Scatter Field
HB ICE: Code Gate
Rez cost: 3 – Strength: 0 – Influence cost: 2
While this ice is the only piece of ice protecting this server, it gets +4 strength.
Sub: You may install 1 card from HQ. Sub: End the run.
“It is a fallacy that conscious observation can change reality. The consciousness of the observer isn’t required at all.” —The Encyclopedia Silica
4 stars
This card is genuinely good. In wide decks having an incredibly cheap 4 Strength code gate can serve as an effective check on the runner, with the only breaker in the current format breaking it for less than 3 credits being a Buzzsaw that's boosted with GameDragon or Leech. And honestly, I'm okay with the runner spending two clicks and 6 credits to trivially break my 3 credit ice. The subroutines are also solid, and for my wider decks, this works great as central defense in a way that's just annoying enough to dissuade the runner from certain runs.
