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Record Reconstructor
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Darksbane
, Nov 14 2013 03:35 AM | Last updated Nov 14 2013 03:35 AM
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Record ReconstructorType: Hardware Cost: 0 Faction: Runner Shaper Faction Cost: 1 Whenever you make a successful run on Archives, instead of accessing cards, you may choose 1 faceup card in Archives and add it to the top of R&D. Set: Second Thoughts Number: 028 Quantity: 3 Illustrator: Lucas Durham |
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11 Comments
Would be a little bit better if it worked with Sneakdoor Beta, but given the way Sneakdoor Beta is worded it doesn't look like it does.
Let's imagine though, a meta shift where corps play slower, with big ICE paid for by Celeb Gift and Restructure. The corps, instead of fast-advancing, builds super-servers before sitting back and waiting for an agenda to slip in quietly from R&D.
Now you can keep giving them junk back into their R&D instead
Obviously all speculation.
Is there a use for this card? I really don't see what it is. As a Corp, getting a card out of Archives and back on top of R&D would be a God-send. It's either an ICE that I can install again, an Asset I can reuse, an Agenda (that would seriously be stupid), an Operation I can use again, or an Upgrade. Not only that, but since the game ends when the Corp runs out of cards, it's relieving some of the game's natural stress of pushing Agendas that's placed on the Corp.
I seriously can't understand why any Runner would do this.
You could use this in a Noise deck to keep from blowing yourself up on Shock or Shi.kyu during your upcoming big Archives run (or Hades Shard trash).
That's pretty situational.
The other use (again, most likely for Anarch), is for getting an agenda out of a difficult Archives (protected by Ash, for example, or Red Herrings, etc.) and into a (hopefully) more open R&D (or eventually HQ). Again, that's pretty situational.
Worth it? Almost never. Totally useless? No.
Given the ability does not state "the fist time you make a successful run" but "whenever you make a successful run...", you can...
**** SPOILER ALERT : UNPLAYABLE STUPID COMBO ****
...run unprotected archives 4 times a turn (yes, all your clicks), 10 turns in a row.
4 times a turn makes sure runner won't get a new card (mandatory draw + 3 clicks).
Do this 10 turns in a row with Datasucker, Desperado and John Masanori in play.
After this break, game resumes.
But meanwhile you have shaped the perfect hand, you have 40 credits and 40 virus tokens on data sucker.
You're ready to win.
If Corp purges virus counters, head for another 10 turns
Stalemate. Force the draw in a tournament if you're in a bad situation.
I'd say it's at least replicator-good now, with the advantage of costing one less influence!
Given that the ruling on Eater is that it turns all cards in Archives face-up, would this mean that Record Reconstructor can essentially be used on any card? You aren't choosing between accessing and not accessing cards, so my thought is that both abilities would resolve in the order of your choice.
I'm not sure what you're asking. Record Reconstructor is a replacement effect.
Basically, if you use Eater and have RR installed, you have two choices:
1) Choose to access normally. All cards are turned face up, and Eater (assuming it broke a subroutine) prevents you from accessing more than zero of these cards.
2) Choose to use Record Reconstructor's access replacement. Access no cards. No cards are turned face up (as this would be part of the access step). Choose a card that was already face up and add it to the top of R&D.
In other words, using Eater doesn't stop the access (even if you access zero cards), which lets you turn the cards in archives face-up. If you choose to trigger Record Reconstructor, you forfeit the access - and what's face-down stays face-down.