So, what I like about this game, is taking a card that is considered not very good, and trying to figure out a way to make use of it. Today, I'll be taking a look at a card from Creation & Control that hasn't seen a great deal of play.
Sahasrara. The seventh chakra. A cheap program which gives you credits to install more programs. To get the most out of this card, we'll need to install a lot of programs. So, who do we know who wants to install a lot of programs?
Yep, the hacker extraordinaire. Noise wants to install as many viruses as possible, so having a program which can pay for them is highly beneficial. You could compare Sahasrara to another card which pays for viruses, Cyberfeeder. While Cyberfeeder is in faction, takes up no memory, and its credit can also be used to pay for using icebreakers, Sahasrara allows for cheaper virus installation sooner.
So, what cards are traditionally used with Noise? Well, his standard array of viruses includes Datasucker, Parasite, Medium, Imp, and Cache. Some more good virus choices are Lamprey, Ixodidae, Hemorrhage, Darwin, Gorman Drip v1, and Crypsis. If you're going to be running all these viruses, you might as well include Djinn so you can pick out a virus and have more space to store viruses, and of course include Grimoire so you can get an extra virus counter on each one out the door. Aesop's Pawnshop gives some more value to Cache and to Imp when they've lived out their use, or allows you to get rid of any virus that's not helpful at the moment.
Some additional economy will also be good, so let's add in the staple Sure Gamble and our broker Kati Jones. Plus, we might as well use the standard Anarch breaker suite, since we're out of influence now. Wyldside gives more card draw, and Adjusted Chronotype makes it so we get the click back. Plus, for some extra taxing, let's throw in Fester. Alright, let's take a look at it all.
Patterns in Noise
Seems pretty solid. Just have to pull it together now and try it out.
Oh, and I'd like to thank Rick from league for being the inspiration for this article, as he had been playing Sahasrara in Noise for a while before I got the idea to write this article.
Until next time, keep your connections clear.
7/7 Update: This build is pretty good, but I've decided I'd like to try a different spin on it. So here's my slightly revised decklist.
Patterns in Noise 1.1
I've swapped the Aesop's Pawnshops for Clone Chips, the Mediums for Clots, the Adjusted Chronotypes for Chop Bot 3000 and the Wyldsides for I've Had Worse. I've gone this way because this should give the deck a bit more protection against Tag and Bag, while keeping the draw engine up. Plus, it gives it some Fast Advance countering. Of course, the deck is a bit more tight on money, but hopefully it'll work about as well.
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