Cortexa plays the long, calculated game. Artificial intelligence and high technology: its Tokens draw cards, see the opponent's hand, recycle the Dead Wallet and boost each other.
A Cortexa deck rarely wins in four turns; it wins because it always has the right card.
The plan
- Draw more than your opponent. Card advantage is Cortexa's engine.
- Know their plan. Revealed hands and drawn cards let you play around every trick.
- Finish with one of the strongest giants in the game.
Cards to look at
The giants
- CorgiAI (level 7, Mythic): 60 ATK and 59 DEF, +10 CP for each Token in your Dead Wallet, a +10/+10 boost, and a free small Token whenever one of yours is destroyed.
- Fish (level 6, Legendary): once per game, look at your opponent's whole deck and banish the 3 cards you fear most.
Level 5
- Sonorc: when destroyed, copy its ATK, DEF and effect onto another Cortexa Token for the rest of the game.
- Trollcoin: a coin flip each turn decides who skips their turn. A gamble.
Card advantage (levels 1 to 4)
- Greg: once per turn, draw one more card when you draw.
- Pure Liquid GOLD: discard 1, draw 2, once per turn.
- Elons Wig: draw 3 extra cards each turn while you have fewer CP.
- Fear Of Missing Out: draw whenever your opponent's effects make them draw.
- crojak: draw a card when destroyed.
Information
- Expanding Brain: look at a random card in your opponent's hand each turn.
- CROnopoly: your opponent reveals every card they draw.
Synergy and protection
- Ulton: +5 ATK to a Cortexa Token each turn.
- Nothing: every effect that targets a Token must target it instead, a shield for your giants.
- Bitcoin CRO: your opponent cannot force you to discard.
- Mouse in Pasta and CRO ONE BUCK: send cards from the Dead Wallet back into your deck, so you never run out.
For risk lovers
Cards to look at, not a list of the best cards or of what a pack holds. Only cards already revealed are named.
A 40-card starting plan
| Part | Count |
|---|---|
| Cortexa Tokens of level 1 to 4 (draw and information first) | 19 to 20 |
| Level 5 Tokens | 4 to 5 |
| Level 6 and 7 Tokens | 3 to 4 |
| Events and Personas (answers first) | 10 to 12 |
The general rules behind these numbers are in the deck building guide.
Playing against Cortexa
Pressure early: Cortexa's small Tokens have low ATK. Hand attacks like KYC or Bank Run slow its engine, unless Bitcoin CRO is on the field.
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