From the MaxX thread:
Let’s talk about that, because I think the concept has a lot of potential in Valencia. I’ve played against this Noise style a couple of times and I didn’t have any trouble when I was playing a good deck, but I think it would have been a lot worse for me if it had been Valencia and able to threaten my remotes consistently.
Most of the additional virus shenanigans can just go away when we switch from Noise to Valencia, which frees up deck slots and influence for useful things like Inject and Clone Chips. What’s better than 5-token Parasites? Instant speed 5-token Parasites!
Core: Blackmail, SOT, Clone Chip, Déjà Vu, Djinn, Hivemind/Parasite/Medium/Darwin. 3x each of the first five plus Parasite, most likely 1x each of the other three. That’s 21 slots and 6 inf.
Economy: For a deck that mostly wants to sit back and build counters/money, Kati is an easy include at 2-3x. The rest of the econ package isn’t obvious, although it would be nice if it were clickless since we’ll frequently be installing, moving virus counters around, or making Blackmail runs with our three non-Kati clicks. So 3x Daily Casts instead of Sure Gamble – lower barrier to entry for the same payout, and the delay is less relevant here. Cyberfeeder may still be decent despite the lower virus count, since we can use those credits for both Parasite and Darwin, but I could see a different 3x here (like Sure Gamble, or even better, Stimhack). That’s 28-29 slots, leaving a bit less than half the deck for utility.
Utility: We need Chakana, preferably in multiples, to slow Corps down and narrow their scoring windows. I’ll start with 3x, same as the Noise list. 3x Djinn is necessary to ensure we get Chakana and Hivemind. This version of the deck definitely wants Inject as a 3x. Our deck is big, so I think we keep the 3x Earthrise from the Noise list. We’re also going to need Grimoire, at least 2x. 3x I’ve Had Worse or 2x Plascrete puts us at 44-46 slots and 12 inf.
Additional virus support: 1x Imp, 2x Virus Breeding Ground, 2x Incubator, 1x Gravedigger is 50-52 slots, but still only 12 inf. Since we don’t want to run out of Parasites or Blackmails, I could see Levy as a 1-of.
A little tweaking around the edges gives me this as a starting point:
Valencia Estevez: The Angel of Cayambe (Order and Chaos)
Event (13)
3x Blackmail (Fear and Loathing)
3x Déjà Vu (Core Set)
3x I’ve Had Worse (Order and Chaos)
3x Inject (Up and Over)
1x Levy AR Lab Access (Creation and Control) •••
Hardware (8)
3x Clone Chip (Creation and Control) ••••• •
3x Cyberfeeder (Core Set)
2x Grimoire (Core Set)
Resource (13)
3x Daily Casts (Creation and Control)
3x Earthrise Hotel (The Source)
2x Kati Jones (Humanity’s Shadow)
3x Same Old Thing (Creation and Control)
2x Virus Breeding Ground (Order and Chaos)
Icebreaker (1)
1x Darwin (Future Proof)
Program (15)
3x Chakana (Creation and Control) ••••• •
3x Djinn (Core Set)
1x Gravedigger (Order and Chaos)
1x Hivemind (Order and Chaos)
1x Imp (What Lies Ahead)
2x Incubator (The Source)
1x Medium (Core Set)
3x Parasite (Core Set)
15 influence spent (max 15)
50 cards (min 50)
Cards up to Order and Chaos
It’s going to be hard to find testing time for new stuff in the middle of Store Champ season, but I’ll see if I can get a game in with this here or there.