[Scholar/Media - RV] Quick Draw

[DukeBLT]

I was playing around with 2 ideas:
1) What's the fastest rush deck possible?
2) How thin can I make a deck?

This was the result. It suffers from the limitations of any rush deck, but it is so brutally fast that it is far more competitive than I anticipated. I called it "Quick Draw" because so far it's the "Fastest Deck in the West" that I've come up with. It can actually win in a single day.


Pure Income:
5x Political Patronage
5x Knowledge Has A Price

Deck Thinning:
5x Ancient Map
5x Knowledge Is Power
5x Militia Intimidation

Tutors:
5x Family Heirloom
5x Engineer's Workshop

Kill Sites:
5x Assassin Library
5x San Gimignano

Golden Toolbox:
2x Den Defense
1x Constantinople, Galata District
1x Incite Revolt
1x Animus Reboot


Simple Playbook:
Pump enough resources to lay down San Gimignano, and then Assassin Library on top of it. That will score 10 in two regions for an instant win when the day rolls around.

Additional Strategy:
It's great to lay down Constantinople first to prevent counters. Tutor Incite Revolt if you're facing discard. Tutor Animus Reboot if your site(s) are destroyed. Wipe the field and then lay down the combo again. If your sequence is running low on cards, then Incite Revolt can fill it up.

Possible Modifications:
The Golden Toolbox is open to modification. Other possible cards to include: Tactical Upheaval, Sudden Exhaustion, Venezia San Polo District, Condottiero Tactics. Cards from other colors that could also fit well: Dama Rossa, Daring Experiment, Sofia's Home, Quick Study, Piri Reis, Ottoman Bombman, Scientific Espionage, In-Depth Analysis, Lassitude, Ancient Library, The Mentor's Return.

Let me know your thoughts and suggestions, thanks!

[rexseraphim]

hmmmmm, it seems I lost to this deck in one turn yesterday, lol.
It was quite fast

you are DukeBLT on GC, right?

[Brontobeuf]

Looks good to me!

[DukeBLT]

Hi Rex, yup I am indeed DukeBLT on GC!

Thanks, Bronto!

This is the fastest deck I could come up with, since it can win in one turn. However, I'm curious if anyone has come up with a deck that can win in under one turn?

[rockgod321]

Its not possible to win the game in half a day unless all your cards have surprise

[Tuism]

Hmmm it can be quite fast, but I'm gonna play bronto's advocate and ask: how do you deal with abbazia Maria?

Have been trying it out and just insta lost to a abbazia Maria. Hope they need it soon

[Tuism]

Also, interesting fact, just lost to a site "every day, opponent lose 1 point in this region". Obviously that -1 was being applied AFTER the deception score, so it's ALWAYS at 9. How's that!

[DukeBLT]

With a good hand, you might be able to win before Abbazia comes into play. Also, the 5 "Golden Toolbox" cards are entirely customizable. You could include cards in the toolbox to deal with Abbazia Maria.

For example, you could add in:
Fishing Village (early income, but doesn't help if Abbazia is on your Assassin Library)
Imperial Gardener (makes Incite Revolt less attractive to play)
Venezia, San Polo District (again, bad if Abbazia is on your Assassin Library)
Mob Justice

The nice thing is that these cards are all tutorable. Venezia or Mob Justice could help deal with site decks as well. What do you think would be the best way to modify the deck?

At its core, this is a suicide rush deck. So, it doesn't really have the tools to handle all possible situations. It probably won't win tournaments, but it's about as competitive as the Butcher deck. Also, it's a great deck to play when you only have a few minutes to get your 500 credits!

[Tuism]

Yeah I agree, a suicide doesn't have tools all round to handle this and that. And that's pretty normal. I was just pulling bronto's usual thing

It's a cool concept! I'd say it's at least as fast/consistent as the double combo with ESR and gimignano deck

[rasmas]

Good deck! I tested it ...

[DukeBLT]

rasmas, thanks! I'm glad you enjoy it.

Tuism, was Private Study the site that took away 1 each day? I haven't seen it used that often, so I haven't been able to test that out.

Can anyone else confirm this?

[Tuism]

I think that's what it was called, I can't remember now. I don't use it often either. In fact never. But I distinctly remember losing cos of it

[mana]

oh i see thats the deck you played against me

one little suggestion for gaining even more speed! put in 3 sofias offfice instead of KIP. thins out the deck faster IMO without blocking action slots too. for further info why look in brontos new Ox decks comments in his deck its just the other way round

[DukeBLT]

That's a great suggestion, mana! Unfortunately, I don't have any Sofia's Offices to try out... Have you tried this deck with Sofia's Office in it?

All actions in this deck are surprises except for KIP and Militia Intimidation (except Golden Toolbox cards, which are played later, if at all). I like KIP, because it can often give me the card I need (or another deck thinner) right away.

You'd have to wait to draw a card when the day rolls over to notice the effect of Sofia's Office's deck thinning to take place. This deck can often win within a single day (or two), so waiting to draw a card seems to go against the goal of this rush deck.

I agree that Sofia's Office is an amazing deck thinner, but I think it's most appropriate in non-rush decks. What do you think?