Mavirus isn't real (1st Naarm CO)

y.pro 867

I thought this Aniccam Hosh deck was extremely cool, so decided to make some very minor changes and run it at a casual tournament (the new label for COs). Very close and fun games, winning against Jukebox Asa, taggy Azmari and Puni Azmari, with one loss to the same Puni Azmari in Swiss.

Botulus was fantastic for dealing with Wraparounds and as an extra pressure tool. Card is so good here!

Fermenter was there to beat assets and save my ass from Punitive, which it did more or less successfully - except in round 1, where I made the World's Biggest Fermenter thanks to literally never having a spare click for the rest of the game after installing it. Wildcat Strike to smooth out the draw might still be better, even with the raw Fermenter cash.

I used exactly one Devil Charm (to break a Wraparound with Aumakua) and one Crew (to trash a previously rezzed Gatekeeper) the entire day. Bankhar with the Lago/Aniccam draw engine was an absolute workhorse though.

Eye for an Eye did nothing until the final...where it trashed 2 Neurospikes and 2 Punitives in a single run (along with Cupellation) to lock down the win.

Still not sold on Ashen, I wanted it to be Boomerang every time I saw it but haven't played any grindy matchups.

Thanks Alex for organising, my opponents for the fun games and TAIB for being generally awesome!

4 comments
14 Jan 2025 aksu

Seeeesh the Goat still can cook!

14 Jan 2025 HaverOfFun

The GOAT never drops the title! Thanks for restoring my faith in runners beating Azmari 🙏

14 Jan 2025 TorpedoTyrus

Glad you like the Deck!! Botulus is for sure one answer for wrap! And Cutting Ashen seems resonable, we thought about it too after the Tournament! Gratz for winning the CO

14 Jan 2025 Council

Whacccccccccccccoooking