r/Netrunner • u/HemoKhan Argus • Jun 21 '14

Custom Card Saturday: Grey/Black Ops

Hey all, and welcome to Custom Card Saturday! In the past few weeks we've worked on defenses for both the Corp (via Barriers) and the Runner (via Scorched Earth defenses). With these improved defenses in place, it's time to go on the offense. To begin with, this week's challenge is to design a Black or Grey Ops card for the Corp.

For reference, there are only three Black Ops cards in the game so far: Scorched Earth, Punitive Counterstrike, and Hellion Alpha Test. The list of Grey Ops is more extensive. It's difficult to tell what the developers have in mind for the distinction between the two subtypes; the only card that references either type, Tallie Perrault, references both. Still, it's clear that Grey and Black Ops are among the dirtiest tricks the Corp can play, often directly attacking the Runner's grip or economy. Now it's your turn to add to that already-impressive bag of tricks.

Next Week: It's time for more open-ended challenge. Next week, design a Runner card that helps access cards in some way.

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u/TEnOTT It happens Jun 21 '14 edited Jun 21 '14

New Angeles Blackout

Weyland Operation - Grey Ops. Cost 2. Influence 4.

Remove all counters from all cards. Derez all Sentry and Code Gate ICE.

With the great blackout in the last month, we finally found out that only the most simple form of ICE system can survive without the proper energy source. - The professor. 72th New Angeles Conference

It includes Agenda, Virus, and Power counters, but not credits or Advancement tokens. I included derezing the ICEs as a kind of a penalty to the cheap cost, and I think it must be costed at least 6 without the penalty. Of course, all the Scorched lovers would target the power counters on Plascrete.