North American Netrunner Players Circuit - Who to Watch at NANPC Seattle 2026

Who to Watch at NANPC Seattle 2026

Vantage Point is out now, and the 2026 NANPC season is right on its heels. A fresh infusion of cards means tournament opportunities for both cunning deckbuilders and quick-on-their-feet pilots alike. Here are some of the players likely to make a splash in the first tournament of the upcoming NANPC tournament season

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CyberShark

From: Seattle Meta
Notable Finishes: Top 32 Worlds 2025, Worlds 2025 Startup Champion, Top 8 New Year’s Showdown 2026

CyberShark is a returning Netrunner player from the before times. He is a member of the Janktinho and Scrubs testing teams where he can be found info-dumping about statistics (read: complaining about variance). In the 2025 season, he played primarily Sable and Ob before switching to Restoring Humanity after the Cybersand ban. With Sable banned, and Ob and RH getting new tech (Méliès U is new tech for RH, right?) It is hard to say exactly what he will pick for Districts, but IDs that reward strong ICE-oriented play are sure to make an appearance.

Lia

From: Portland Meta
Notable Finishes: NANPC Seattle 2025 Champion, Top Cut 2025 APAC, Top Cut 2025 Ultimate Showdown

The reigning Cascadia champion has come to defend her Seattle title. A solid member of both the Scrubs and QTM testing groups, Lia is a star player to watch this coming weekend. With a love for Dolls (Matryoshka), Cezve, Sable, and AU Co, it’s hard to say where the new meta will take her, but her focus on controlling the flow of the game is sure to take advantage of any mistakes opponents throw her way.

Cephalopod Wizard

From: Olympia Meta
Notable Finishes: NSG Rules Team Guru

A member of Null Signal’s rules team, Cephalopod Wizard appropriately loves elaborate engines, and making esoteric cards work for him. While both Ob and Baz have caught his eye for all sorts of engine trickery, you might also catch him with a honest-to-goodness combo deck such as his Synapse & Mutually Assured Destruction special. With fresh cards from Vantage Point, who knows what powerful interactions will appear in his next deck?

NANPC Seattle is sure to be a thrilling start to the new season. Keep an eye on these players, and check back after for a recap of the weekend’s events.