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Astrolabe



Astrolabe

Astrolabe


Type: Hardware: Console
Cost: 1
Faction: Runner Shaper
Faction Cost: 2
+1 [Memory]
Draw 1 card whenever the Corp creates a server.
Limit 1 console per player.
Set: Up and Over Number: 079 Quantity: 3
Illustrator: Gong Studios
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9 Comments

Nice in Shaper for aggressive rush runners who don't usually play consoles.

Seems terribly situational: does next to nothing against HB and Weyland decks that run one beastly remote, but terrifying against Jinteki server spam.

Seems like it provides a foil against NEH as well.

Seems terribly situational: does next to nothing against HB and Weyland decks that run one beastly remote, but terrifying against Jinteki server spam.

 

Akamastu #4 in that instance (if you're not running a different console already). I do have some Shaper builds that this is going straight in for that reason.

Akamastu #4 in that instance (if you're not running a different console already). I do have some Shaper builds that this is going straight in for that reason.

Oh yeah, good point this. I missed the install cost of 1. Good call.

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KillerShrike
Oct 18 2014 09:25 AM

I'm glad that this is in the card pool. There is something to be said for a thrifty / modest console for decks that run very lean on cash and don't need a powerhouse console to make the deck work; especially in shaper where the console options tend to be a little pricey.

 

So, not setting the world on fire, but could do some work in an aggressive and lean Chaos Theory deck for instance.

When do you create a server? I assume it's when you play the first card in the server, even if ice is already present?

No, putting just ice also counts as creating a server - an empty server in that case

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KillerShrike
Nov 27 2014 03:24 AM

When do you create a server? I assume it's when you play the first card in the server, even if ice is already present?

 

If ice is present, the remote exists. Installing the first card in (agenda, asset, upgrade) or protecting (ice) the server creates the server.

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