[Purge] 419Zeki 2-1

"Money is the root of all evil corporate gameplans" -419

This is the runner deck I took to our Purge event, and I think it is one of the most well-rounded runners in the format. Other crims at the event went with tagme Liza, which is very feast or famine. Besides straight up losing to any HPT deck, you risk getting locked out early and falling behind. On the day it feasted, but overall I think 419 and pawnshop Lat are more consistent picks. The one loss I had was against BBlum's Mti, where I made a few misplays and also didn't find my key pieces early (flip switch or airblades to run, corporate grant to slow the game down). Overall I think the MU is a little unfavored, but I also think pawnshop Lat is heavily favored into non-Regenesis Mti.

419 is a strong runner in this format because there are many different scary corp plans and it is extremely difficult to counter all of them. However, they all rely on money, so 419 can slow them down. Meanwhile, crim was gifted some incredible drip unbans (plus bloo moose), which let you take advantage of the slower game pace that 419 demands.

There are so many new and scary corps in this world that an optimal runner deck requires almost unfathomable compromises like cutting bravado/boomerang. These staples are significantly weaker in a field of Mti and BtL. Will your reg PD matchup hurt? Yes, but 9 rezekis should carry you there. OK it's only 8 rezekis but if you squint corporate grant counts too.

Some of these cards are tech for various matchups. However there are too many corporate threats, so one aims for multi-purpose tech when possible. For example, buffer drive gives you an ounce of recursion against BtL trojan horsing you off 30 credits, but also wins you the grinder PE matchup all for 1 influence. Hush hits BtL and kakugo. Light the fire and pinholes hit BtL and Mti. Airblades and flip switch let you play the game against Mti (are you seeing a theme here). Bones are for many possible asset decks including sports and Ob. E Shutdown is also for MAD combo kill, as it reduces available MAD targets, but it also works great against Mti.

If I would change anything it would be cut a PAD tap for either bravado or flip switch (depends how Mti-heavy the meta is), but I was committed to the 9zeki bit.