The KEY to Criminal

Duxmar 178

Runner deck I rode to a 4-0 record and a win at a 10 person tournament

This is the deck I've been trying to build since store championships last year when keyhole first came out. Keyhole fixes so many things I dislike about criminal.

This deck can pressure all three centrals at all times against ANY corp. I ran RDI for a while, but having them choke my hand against Jinkeki meant that those match ups were problematic, and without recursion willy-nilly net damage is problematic. This deck allows me to run with reckless abandon and whenever I want to.

Keyhole combines the best of Imp and RDI for me, and between sneakdoor and Gabe's ability there isn't enough ice to go around. It was very important to me to keep all these in play at all times if possible, hence the mem-chips, and the recent release of Rex allowed me to stay in faction for all breakers except the obligatory Corroder.

Net Celebrity is a necessary evil in a world dominated by ELP, and Manhunt is a problem locally in the Colorado area as well, and combined with desperado, I was trashing mental health clinics for one credit out of pocket, not bad for a card that I viewed as just an off switch when building the deck.

Two desperados only because I have two cores, and refuse to buy a third for 4 cards (alt art and draft filling the other holes) and Plascrete allows tag me as an option.

John Masanori was a suggestion from the great Ryan Burke, and has been a godsend to me, as I often get locked in to running 3-4 times per turn and not drawing up like I should, it is a little touch, but a key one that allowed me to go undefeated in the era of the corp.

2 comments
3 Dec 2014 Thike

Been playing this (-2x Dirty Laundry, 1x Plascrete => Desperado) and I'm really enjoying it. I've been looking for a criminal deck that suits me, and it's either this or a Lamprey Gabe. (Funny how both are built around Anarch cards... Showing my colors.) The card I'm looking to cut is Net Celebrity. As great as it can be, The 2MU programs help against ELP and I never really want to play them. Not sure where to spend the influence, though. Datasuckers seem like a good idea, but MU. Maybe MORE STIMHACK! Or economy.

Man, that Dog is exactly what Criminal needed.

3 Dec 2014 Duxmar

Couldn't agree more, I was shocked listening to podcasts and reading reviews stating it was weak. The boon of diversified influence and the ability to spend your femme on tollbooths and komaninu.