A further development of my Cerebral Imaging deck (which you can find in the "Derived From" section), this build got created to cover one of the weaknesses of the standard CI build - tag-me runners.

Huge props to Hollis, who was the first person I've seen do this (you can watch the original video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV23N0Da6z4). SEA+Scorch actually makes perfect sense in Cerebral Imaging, for all the synergies:

• You're already running a ton of recursion, so recurring one Scorch to play it multiple times to chew through Carapaces requires no additional deckspace
• You're already running ways to get more clicks (EffCom, Biotic), once again enabling multi-Scorch plays, even factoring in recursion!
• You're usually sitting on a ton of money, making SEA Source very hard to play around

Of note is the fact that Shipments from SanSan managed to stay despite squeezing in all the TnB goodness, meaning that the classic avenue of scoring 7 points is still open to you, if it's more convenient to win that way.

Differences from the previous version

Vitruvius got changed into NAPD Contract, because it's excellent for making the runner more SEA-Sourcable. Especially in a situation where the runner is wary of your shenanigans, slapping down an unprotected NAPD contract basically creates a nasty dlemma for him.

Losing the Celebrity Gifts definitely hurts and it means you need to mostly use your Reclamation Orders for whatever Econ card you get three copies of first.

Hives are also sorely missed, although there's one somewhat suitable substitute - Heimdall 2.0. While 1.0 is essentially an overpriced Enigma, it's pretty common for Heimdall 2.0 to actually stick its brain damage, further enabling the Scorch play.

Ichi 2.0 is actually invaluable as a source of tags, as runners can't click through all three subroutines and they'll often let the third sub run, expecting the program trashes to be the bigger threat.

Random Notes From Tournament Play

I took this version to the Chronos in Vienna, where I proceeded to kill every single one of my opponents with it 😀 Three of the five kills were particularly notable:

• First game, where I killed the runner after a game-breaking Escher that left him with free runs on my HQ, which would surely have lost me the game the next turn if I were playing a more traditional CI build
• Third game, where I drew an opening hand of SEA + 2x Scorched, leading to a game taking all of 1 minute and 23 seconds
• Fifth game, where I killed the runner through two Plascretes, thanks to Efficiency Committee and Reclamation Order on two Scorched Earths

(shame my runner deck sucked, so I came in fifth overall)

edit: I've done a write-up on various Cerebral Imaging variant over at http://stimhack.com/cerebral-imaging-the-evolution-of-an-identity/ , check it out if you're interested.