Edward Kim Denial

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Mulligan for Opus, set-up, and Vamp. When they're broke, hit R&D and trash the upcoming econ/steal agendas. Don't be afraid to draw.

Possible problems: Memory? Not hitting a Grimoire might suck. Money? Not hitting an Opus will suck. Draw? If you don't hit your key cards your draw is either expensive or precious (if they're trying to kill you).

Benefits: Classic Opus/Vamp, with a sprinkling of EKim and Imp to increase the denial train. Lots of access tricks and breakers means getting set-up isn't too hard. Long term economy from Opus is click intensive, but non-exhaustible.
No resources means riding tags is reasonable. Lots of trash/denial options.

All this is guesswork: Bad Matchups: NEH/Other Rush (NEXT, TWIY) - too fast? Knight will help here, but no Opus in opening might mean insta-lose.

Good Matchups: Glacier - Can keep up with money. Can trash precious money.
Punitive/SEA kill: Can stay ahead on cash with Opus. Steelskin is also powerful against these decks. RP? - Might be wrong, but econ denial seems like one of the best strategies against RP. You will need to pressure early to keep them at your level though.

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