Ryō “Phoenix” Ōno
Anarch Identity: G-mod
Pronouns: Any/All
Minimum Deck Size: 45 – Influence: 17 – mu limit: 4 – Base link: 0
The first time each turn a run becomes successful after a subroutine resolved during that run, gain 1 credit and the corp trashes 1 card from HQ.
Light up, flame out, and burn it all down.
3 stars
The SBT groundhog saw its shadow and we all know what that means: 2 more years of Hoshiko1!
That’s right, the ban list for elevation came out and while they thought it was prudent to go for Creative Commission (valid), Daily Casts (interesting but go off), and Moshing (boo), Hoshiko will continue her reign as the de facto best ID in Netrunner until Ashes rotates out I guess.
What does this have to do with the new kid on the block? It means our dearly beloved Ryō “Phoenix” Ōno will probably see about as much play as Seb and Esâ do now; not much but still above fringe. It’s a shame because I really love the vibes Ryō is giving off. They’re Anarch ID that rewards you for playing aggressively and tanking ice, and I really like the danger that comes from forcing you tank a to subroutine and succeed at the run. Ryō feels like Anarch at its most Anarch. Unfortunately great flavor is still worse than a massive pile of draw that enables whatever strategy you want to do.
If Hoshiko ever gets quick banned for being Hoshiko, Ryō goes up to 4 stars.
Footnotes
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Oh I just saw in the newest NetrunnerDB update, Hosh now has a toggle to flip the card from front to back. Very cool NRDB, very cool. ↩
