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Make My Deck Better; Megaborg
by Maggie Geppert, Executive Officer
2nd October 2020
I’ve had my eye on Borg megateaming and big missions since Lower Decks came out but haven’t been able to make it work to my advantage yet. I thought Particle 010 from Zero Hour was the big answer to how can I do it, but I still couldn’t get the deck to work to my satisfaction. This failure was in my opinion mostly because the Borg only had access to two missions that were worth 50 points. The addition of Northwest Passage, Resist Extradimensional Invasion to the game allows the Borg to take full advantage of Particle 010. All Persistent dilemmas, except Spot, are free all the time. As I have been playing this deck, I basically ignore Alpha 5 Approach and Destroy Transwarp Hub and concentrate on completing Northwest Passage and Harness Omega Particle.
For dilemmas, I chose to go with a standard attrition pile, with a selection of good Borg dilemmas like Back to Basics and Tactical Disadvantage. The best Persistent dilemmas fill in the slots for Space and Planet. As expected, Neurogenic Field and Night Terrors have been useful ( I love the Do or Die dilemmas), but Staffing Shortage has been a pleasant surprise in my test games. I’ve had people tell me to ditch the Persistent theme, but Strength in Numbers has worked well to slow my opponents down. I need it because it is still difficult to do a two-mission win with two 50-point missions. I often find myself getting bogged down by missing skills while attributes are usually less of a problem, thanks to U.S.S. Enterprise-J, Three of Twelve, Opposition Drone and Computation Drone.
The deck itself requires some practice to play, and I’m getting a better feel for it. The Borg rely on downloads, so I’m still working on which pieces go together. Third and Fourth are good starts to a download chain. Their skills are great for Northwest Passage as well. I don’t really have enough 4-cost cards to take advantage of Six of Ten, Invalidation Drone’s download ability. In terms of deck support, I'm really digging Overrun, but I never seem to have the right Interrupt in hand for whatever dilemma situation I run into. This has definitely been a problem, where I have wanted Adapt, but had Neural Transceiver in hand or vice versa.
Now, I’m still a little worried about this deck. It doesn’t feel tight right now. This is where I need your advice, my friends. What should I do to this deck to make it better? I can usually get one mission done but get outsped by my opponent. I feel like it needs to either be bigger or smaller, but I can’t decide which. Should I add in more copies of Third and Fourth to start download chains? Should I ditch the Persistent stuff? Or do I need to just be less squeamish about milling through my deck with Interlinks and embrace Quintessence? Please, help me Make My Deck Better.
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Tournament Record:
- Constructed - Online Event (2020-08-29): 9th place
This deck is currently eligible for the following family or families of achievements:
- Borg Player
- Unbroken I
- How About a New Mission, Admiral? I
- Good Casting: Armstrong (Two of Nine)
- Good Casting: Spiner (Data of Borg)
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