Maximum Punk Bach (1st Place, Undefeated, Phoenix Comics TT)

There are 2 types of people in the world. Those who like going through 3 cards of their deck each turn, and those who don't. There are a select few of those people who like Maximum Punk Rock who like Maximum Punk Rock in the club.

And if you fall into that category, Maximum Punk Bach is for you.

There has been a flood of RegX MaxX decks recently, and this is my idea of one that can actually perform. The original list that gave me this idea is here. This deck is different than other Faust MaxX decks around.

There are some things people are good at Netrunner. Me, I suck at determining when an HB player put a campaign in a scoring remote verses when they put in a 3/2. But one thing I am good at is telling in which central the agendas are. And I build a deck to capitalize on this.

Maximum Punk Bach went undefeated at the Phoenix Comics and Games team tournament in Seattle on 1/24/16, where you partnered with a friend and your prestige was share. You were able to ask for advice, talk about decisions, anything at all. The only stipulation was that you had to bring decks from different factions. You can find my Glass Shop list here.

The idea is you build your economy ever so slightly as you mill yourself the first time, applying constant pressure. You will draw into your Pancakes engine, and you will get lots of cards. Finally, you use your recursion to play high impact events such as Cutlery, Makers Eye, and Legwork based on your analysis of where the agendas are. You repeat, then Levy, than do it all again. It can push with Faust when needed, and it can get money and real breakers when needed.

I had wins vs IG, Sol, and 2 NEH, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have a good Foodcoats matchup. In fact, it can actually contest those early campaigns and Maker's Eye a couple times and win.

Faust is such a good card, it flips the games interactions on it head. It has hate cards that have in faction answers, and it counters most strategies. It is somewhat unhealthy for the game, but as long as it's here, I'm going to win some games with it.

Recommended Edits: Ice Carver, while good against Foodcoats, generally doesnt pull its weight. I am currently testing -1 Carver -2 Kati +3 Data Folding +1 Turntable, and its been working fine. Other alternatives include Armitage Codebusting and Dirty Laundry.

Here are some videos of @CJFM and myself playing this deck with the above edits:

Game 1

Game 2

Big thanks to Ben and Ryan for running the event, and everyone at Phoenix for letting us use their precious space. Also big thanks to MaxWell for agreeing to be my teammate for this event, it was a really fun format and I encourage all you TO’s out there to run a team tournament.

Note: This deck has the Dan D'Argenio seal of approval.