CRYPT (12 vampires)
Julius 1
Navar McClaren 1
Antoinette DuChamp 1
Hasina Kesi 1
Smudge the Ignored 1
Nik 1
Igo the Hungry 1
Franciscus 1
Angel 2
Rufina Soledad 2
Magdelena Schaefer 2
Normal 2
Roreca Quaid 2
Dimple 2
Total 20 -- Average 1.6 -- Best 4 -- Worst 8
LIBRARY (60 cards; 12 Master, 48 Minion)
Effective Management 5
Anarch Revolt 4
Info Highway
Elysium: the Arboretum
Antedilluvean Awakening
Praxis Seizure (various, less-popular ones) 15
Kine Resources Contested 15
Dodge 4
Change of Target 2
Autarkis Persecution 2
Banishment 2
Disputed Territory 2
Judgment: Camarilla Segregation
The First Tradition: The Masquerade
Dramatic Upheaval
Kindred Restructure
Political Flux
Rumors of Gehenna
Notes:
If this deck gets Princes out fast, it usually seems to do well. However, If someone is able to stop the first PS
votes from passing, it goes down like a presidential intern. Occasionally, a quick bleed needs to be made in order
to get the Edge which is then subsequently sacrificed for a tie-breaking vote. Alternatively, making a deal for a
supporting vote often makes all the difference.
Adding some Presence has been considered but as things stand its a pretty tight balance to maintain. Adding disciplines
would only decrease the 'tempo' of this deck as far as I can tell. In fact, the ONLY reason to add Presence would seem
to be for Bewitching Oration or Voter Captivation. BO would be nice if caught with less votes but VC ends up being
unnecessary as this deck ALWAYS seems to have more pool than it needs (nice for a change).
The obvious tactic is to aim for eliminating the prey's pool (and other Methuselahs as needed) by damaging votes. It
also relies heavily on permanent cards such as Anarch Revolt which damage every Methuselah each turn. Sometimes, a
bit of management is required to ensure that it is the prey that gets eliminated first.
This deck suffers from intercepts obviously, but there are only so many intercepts available and it is not unusual
for this deck to have six votes called in one turn. The blocker needs to decide which votes are the right ones to
block and that's not always easy to determine.
Bleeds are pretty much ignored. Combat decks will never be able to torporize all the minions this deck controls. Other
vote decks might be a problem; in that case its basically a race to the finish.
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