You may be thinking “NBN FatroBiotics is the corp deck to beat right now”

And you would be wrong.

The Glass Shop will win you the game so fast that the runner can literally do nothing to stop it. It will get to 7 points faster than a runner is able to find a Clot threat. It will kill the runner far before they can get a Plascrete. And best of all, it’s MWL legal.

Why is it called the Glass Shop?

Cause it’s broken as hell.

A friend asks me about my lists after the last round of this tournament, stating, “You can’t have the influence for all of that!” I confidently hand him my deck, just smirking. He begins to lay out the cards in piles, counting pips. “The Most Wanted List didn't do shit!” he yells, slamming the stack of cards on the table. It did something all right, it created this monster.

The two pronged attack is as strong as ever, and it is near impossible to stop. The speed granted by NEH will propel you into victory. This is not a classic ButcherShop list, it’s no CheeseCakeShop combo deck, It’s not a Haarp ConvieninceShop deck with only one win condition. This is a deck that will win you the game.

The Glass Shop went undefeated at the Phoenix Comics and Games team tournament, 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 Maximum Punk Bach list here.

The runners I faced included Ian, Leela, and 2 Kates, and they are all flatlined now. Didn't even have to score out once. You could say “But you didn't play against any Anarchs! How do you survive I’ve Had Worse?” The answer is either a) Cut the Midseasons for Invasion of Privacy (not actually as bad as people think) or b) Score out (EZ with SanSan).

Agendas:

Astroscript: Do you really think I’m going to not pay influence for the most enabling card in the game? Combos with Breaking News get me more kills than games I score out.

Beale: Turns out 3/2’s are still good.

Explode-a-Palooza: I really would prefer NAPD here, but sadly, this mediocre agenda is better than anything else I can get. Best case they waste their time Film Criticing it.

Breaking News: The best tagging card in the game. Why 3? Because it’s good.

15 Minutes: This could be a blank 2/1 and I would play it. Most of the time, it is.

Assets:

Jackson and PAD Campaign: Stop looking so hard.

Upgrades:

SanSan City Grid: You mean I can score Breaking News and still have a click left? Yes please! Oh, it combos with this Astroscript card as well...

Operations:

Hedge and Sweeps: Still good.

24/7 News Cycle: The core of the deck. You can obviously use it to trigger Breaking News and go for the jugular, but an interesting use is to forfeit a 2/1 to get an extra Astro counter, which allows you to score Palooza from hand, so basically you are turning one point into 2 with a bunch of clicks. Not the most efficient, I know, but there are times when it is worthwhile.

Scorched Earth and Traffic Accident: Looks like you got caught in Traffic in the wrong place at the wrong time. 2 Scorched isn't a problem, you draw one with your NEH ability so fast it doesn't even matter.

Midseasons (Sucks): Costs so much, I pretty much never play it, (Not once on the day.) Pretty much only good against Criminals, and who plays that these days anyways?

Ice:

Wraparound: Has been good forever, really helps against siphon spam decks. A pain for Faust and Eater, one of which is my worst enemy.

Resistor: Possible the best early HQ ice in the game, taxes for 4, and they almost never pay it. Not worried about Nexus Kate, I will win before they have anything but a Opus on the table.

Archangel: I almost never lay it down, just use it for HQ protection, unless there is a plascrete on the board or I am trying to rush behind a Wraparound or something.

Enigma: I have to give them some reason to put down that Yog/Gordian.

Pop-Up: No idea why people stopped playing this, it’s one of the best small ice in the game. You can rez it when you're broke, and even if they Parasite it, that’s one less Parasite going on your Data Raven’s, so be grateful.

Data Raven: Whenever I rez a Raven, my opponent bounces. Whenever I hit a Raven, I bounce. Therefore, there is a joke in our meta that Data Raven is the best ETR ice in the game. So whenever my opponent jacks out after a Raven res, I swiftly tell them “They always do.”

Gutenberg: I used to subscribe to this “When I draw Gutenberg, it immediately goes on R&D” philosophy, but it’s surprisingly good at drawing out Mimic’s on HQ. It’s also not a piece of cake for link decks.

Recommended Edits: Take out the Midseasons. I don't care what you put in, Cyberdex, Resistor, Fast Track, and Gutenberg would all be good choices. Just make sure that Midseasons isn't in there.

While, that's the deck. Hope you have fun playing the tag-tag-scorch-scorch game with people, and make ‘em flatlined! 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. If you don't want to play the Glass Shop, at least be prepared for it when SC’s come around, it will be there.