[Startup] Five Seamless BTL (3rd @ Brisbane CO)

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This is a previous deck modified for the Startup format, which was surprisingly easy. Some lessons I'd learnt playing the archetype since I published the last decklist:

  • 3x Slash and Burn is too much, you never want to score it, so it just sits in your hand as you wait for some other agenda to arrive into HQ. 2x is better.
  • HQ is normally where you put your first Archer because of this.
  • The deck rushes Eminents early, but then sits back as it waits for a Basalt or Above The Law to score. Because of this, 1x Isaac is actually great for the pivot into Glacier in the end game. Also getting an 8 strength Archer is cool.
  • Business As Usual actually kind of slaps? It anti-synergises with BTL, but once things are advanced, it lets you advance an ice the same time as an agenda, or really annoy the runner by removing virus counters.

On the day the deck went 1-2. This was mainly because of not respecting board state when I was "unlucky". For example: drawing too many cards without seeing an agenda, and not icing R&D enough when Agenda density was like 3:1.

However, the event was awesome 😍

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