To choose between the three data packs on the last bullet point,

A Living Card Game
Android: Netrunner is developed as a Living Card Game, which
means new cards are published in set expansions (much like a
board game), rather than randomized booster packs. This
means you always know what you’re getting when you buy a
Data Pack or Deluxe Expansion.
Discontinuation look up the packs online and find the one with the most cards
that interest you. If you cannot decide, prioritize them in the
After all that Rotation business, it is disheartening to say that order as written (Escalation first).
FFG announced in June of 2018 that they are no longer
supporting Netrunner due to the end of a licensing agreement.
FFG will cease to sell any Android: Netrunner products as of
October 22nd, 2018.
This also means there will be no further rotations for the game,
which factors into my recommendations for this buying guide. I
have included several data packs that were previously taken out
of the guide because of their impending rotation, but will now be
forever legal.

The announcement has created a #MadDashForDataPacks,

with many people scouring the internet for cards to complete
their collection before they're all gone. It may be hard to find the
exact packs you need. I encourage you to call local game stores
in your area and see if they have things in stock. Members of
the online ANR community have also been sharing their local
stores' stock of expansions. Reach out for help if you are having
trouble finding the expansions you're looking for.

Even though product will no longer be sold by FFG, Android:

Rotation
For a game to release new cards, yet remain competitively
balanced, the legal card pool cannot become too large. Fantasy
Flight Games has announced that the oldest two cycles of Data
Packs will “rotate out” of the competitive legality upon the
release of the 8th legal cycle. Genesis and Spin Cycles have
rotated out as of October 1st, 2017. For this reason, I
recommend new players avoid purchasing these cycles if they
are concerned with the tournament playability of their cards. I
have omitted these packs from the suggested purchases in this
guide. For more information on rotation and cycle legality, visit
levyarlab.com.
There are several large faction-specific expansions that are
immune to rotation and are expected to remain tournament
legal. Sometimes referred to as “Big Boxes”, these expansions
are:
Creation & Control Deluxe Expansion (Shaper,
•
Haas-Bioroid)
• Honor & Profit Deluxe Expansion (Criminal, Jinteki)
• Order & Chaos Deluxe Expansion (Anarch, Weyland)
• Data & Destiny Deluxe Expansion (NBN, 3 runner
mini-factions)
• Terminal Directive Campaign Expansion (Shaper,
Criminal, Haas-Bioroid, Weyland)
• Reign & Reverie Deluxe Expansion (all factions)
Netrunner is a fantastic game that you can play with your
physical cards for as long as you like.
First Purchases
If you are looking for a well-rounded collection with cards for all
factions and multiple strategies, I recommend the following
purchases:
• Terminal Directive Campaign Expansion
• Down the White Nile
• 23 Seconds
• Escalation, Kampala Ascendant, or Earth’s Scion
Combined with a Core Set or Revised Core Set, this collection
will give you a balanced card pool for extensive deckbuilding
and exploration of strategies.
Additional Purchases
Many players wish to expand their collection for their favorite
faction first. Here are my suggested purchases based along
faction lines for those playing with a limited card pool.
Some Data Packs may contain very powerful cards that have
been banned for official tournaments. If you predominately play
Netrunner at home or in a non-competitive setting with a limited
card pool, I recommend following the official ban list (known as
the NAPD Most Wanted List, or “MWL”), as these cards could
otherwise give one side an unfair advantage over the other.
I've also included packs that you can consider if you only play
casually. These packs are from the rotated Genesis and Spin
Cycles and are not legal for tournament play. They usually have
several cards that came in the Revised Core, and so they are
not as effective at expanding your collection if you already own
the Revised Core. These packs are indicated with *(CasO),
which stands for Casual Only.
Any Runner
1. Kampala Ascendant
2. Earth’s Scion
3. Blood and Water
4. Creation & Control Deluxe Expansion
5. Blood Money (one banned card)
6. Intervention
7. The Underway
 Anarch Any Corporation
1. Escalation 1. Down the White Nile
2. Kampala Ascendent 2. Crimson Dust (one banned card)
3. Blood Money (one banned card) 3. Kampala Ascendent
4. Whispers in Nalubaale 4. Escalation
5. Order & Chaos Deluxe Expansion 5. What Lies Ahead *(CCO)
6. Council of the Crest 6. Council of the Crest
7. Blood Money

Criminal 8. Breaker Bay

9. The Devil and the Dragon
1. Kampala Ascendent
2. Honor & Profit Deluxe Expansion
3. Terminal Directive Campaign Expansion Haas-Bioroid
4. Blood and Water 1. Crimson Dust (one banned card)
5. Intervention 2. Whispers in Nalubaale
6. The Devil and the Dragon 3. Terminal Directive Campaign Expansion
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7. Humanity's Shadow *(CasO) 4. Escalation
5. Sovereign Sight

Shaper 6. Chrome City

1. Creation & Control Deluxe Expansion

2. Kampala Ascendent Jinteki

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3. Cyber Exodus *(CCO) 1. Blood & Water
4. Terminal Directive Campaign Expansion 2. Honor & Profit Deluxe Expansion
5. Breaker Bay 3. Earth’s Scion
6. Whispers in Nalubaale 4. Escalation
7. Free Mars (one banned card) 5. Trace Amount *(CCO)
6. The Valley

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1. 23 Seconds
2. Data & Destiny Deluxe Expansion
3. Council of the Crest
4. Sovereign Sight
5. Kampala Ascendant
6. Old Hollywood

Weyland
1. Terminal Directive Campaign Expansion
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3. Martial Law (one banned card)
4. The Devil and the Dragon
5. Order & Chaos Deluxe Expansion
6. Daedelus Complex