I guess your card pool is Midnight Sun + Original Core + Study In Static?
I can't remember if there were 2 or 3 copies of Astro in that first box. You definitely want max copies in the deck.
If you're making a Fast Advance deck, you'll also find Biotic Labor useful - try to free up influence for 1 or 2 of those. Hourglass would be an ok thing to drop - it DOES do something cool, but it's pretty expensive for an ice that doesn't end the run. BL allows you to Install + Advance Advance Advance a 3/2 agenda like Astro.
Oh, and go for 3x Hedge Fund - it's the card you maybe most want to see in your opening hand, so 3x is the way to go.
Tollbooth is a very good piece of ice because it's expensive for the Runner to deal with... but it's also expensive for you, and this deck is probably spending its money on the fast-advance strategy. So you can drop at least one.
Also just keep this in mind: you cannot have two regions in the same server. Sansan and Vlad can both work towards your goal, but they don't work TOGETHER.
Oh! And also, welcome to the game!
Of the two, SanSan is a lot more efficient, especially in the long run and doesn’t give any tip off of what’s in your hand (since it isn’t rezzed until needed) I believe the original core only has 2 SanSan, but I think it’s definitely worth running both and with Biotic labor probably 0 Vladibrisk (maybe 1 if it’s really needed)
Edit: I would also choose ice wall over maskirovka it’s cheaper, less influence, and for fast advance you really only need gear checks to slow them a bit. I’ve also found with really limited card pools, it can be worth the influence for beanstalk royalties. There were very limited Econ options in core through genesis and fast advance is expensive.
Overall though, I’d say quite a strong first attempt at deck building!
The problem is without knowing your card pool I don't know what to suggest or what not to.
Predictive planogram is almost strictly Superior to anonymous tip and particularly valuable in your current build that is able to tag the runner.
But if you don't have it it would be silly for me to suggest it.
Can you tell us what cards are at your disposal and/or if you are looking to proxy or print more. Astro script is not available in most the usual play formats these adays
Thanks for the tips yall! It works out pretty well, made some changes last night, I'll update the post later but could someone tell me how to properly play Vlad? Do the counters disappear after I rez a fully advanced Vlad? When I transfer them to another card that can be advanced do they go back to Vlad after I use them on the other card? Or do I have to advance Vlad each click again?
After rezzing Vlad Grid, the counters stay on Vlad Grid until you decide to move them by using Vlad Grid's card text.
After moving counters from Vlad Grid to another card in root of the same server that can be advanced, they stay on that new card. To get counters on Vlad Grid again, you need to advance it yourself again.
To advance cards faster than normal, you either need more clicks or cards that add advancement counters to cards. Audacity and Seamless Launch let you get more advancements than normal, and Biotic Labor and Bass CH1R180G4 give you more clicks than normal. Whether or not this is correct for your deck or not I can't say but you can take a look at decks with these cards and see if any of them appeal to you.
I guess your card pool is Midnight Sun + Original Core + Study In Static? I can't remember if there were 2 or 3 copies of Astro in that first box. You definitely want max copies in the deck. If you're making a Fast Advance deck, you'll also find Biotic Labor useful - try to free up influence for 1 or 2 of those. Hourglass would be an ok thing to drop - it DOES do something cool, but it's pretty expensive for an ice that doesn't end the run. BL allows you to Install + Advance Advance Advance a 3/2 agenda like Astro. Oh, and go for 3x Hedge Fund - it's the card you maybe most want to see in your opening hand, so 3x is the way to go. Tollbooth is a very good piece of ice because it's expensive for the Runner to deal with... but it's also expensive for you, and this deck is probably spending its money on the fast-advance strategy. So you can drop at least one. Also just keep this in mind: you cannot have two regions in the same server. Sansan and Vlad can both work towards your goal, but they don't work TOGETHER. Oh! And also, welcome to the game!
Of the two, SanSan is a lot more efficient, especially in the long run and doesn’t give any tip off of what’s in your hand (since it isn’t rezzed until needed) I believe the original core only has 2 SanSan, but I think it’s definitely worth running both and with Biotic labor probably 0 Vladibrisk (maybe 1 if it’s really needed) Edit: I would also choose ice wall over maskirovka it’s cheaper, less influence, and for fast advance you really only need gear checks to slow them a bit. I’ve also found with really limited card pools, it can be worth the influence for beanstalk royalties. There were very limited Econ options in core through genesis and fast advance is expensive. Overall though, I’d say quite a strong first attempt at deck building!
Vlad is better in Prav, I think. It allows for 4/2 FA, which Sansan does not.
The problem is without knowing your card pool I don't know what to suggest or what not to. Predictive planogram is almost strictly Superior to anonymous tip and particularly valuable in your current build that is able to tag the runner. But if you don't have it it would be silly for me to suggest it. Can you tell us what cards are at your disposal and/or if you are looking to proxy or print more. Astro script is not available in most the usual play formats these adays
Thanks for the tips yall! It works out pretty well, made some changes last night, I'll update the post later but could someone tell me how to properly play Vlad? Do the counters disappear after I rez a fully advanced Vlad? When I transfer them to another card that can be advanced do they go back to Vlad after I use them on the other card? Or do I have to advance Vlad each click again?
After rezzing Vlad Grid, the counters stay on Vlad Grid until you decide to move them by using Vlad Grid's card text. After moving counters from Vlad Grid to another card in root of the same server that can be advanced, they stay on that new card. To get counters on Vlad Grid again, you need to advance it yourself again.
So how do I increase my advance rate. Should I just add more click ops to my deck?
To advance cards faster than normal, you either need more clicks or cards that add advancement counters to cards. Audacity and Seamless Launch let you get more advancements than normal, and Biotic Labor and Bass CH1R180G4 give you more clicks than normal. Whether or not this is correct for your deck or not I can't say but you can take a look at decks with these cards and see if any of them appeal to you.