a winning deck

Water Dog - It's So Easy a Caveman Can Do It

Truth in Darkness · Lafayette (LA), USA

April 12th 2025 · won by Kelly Lyons

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score
4x Force of Personality
format
3R+F
souls at table
10
twda id
12239
marginalia

Description: I had a Ravnos deck built when the new V5 version came out. It was a go forward deck. No reactions what so-ever. I played it about five times in my play group and won all but once. That's when I was sandwiched between two combat decks. It did have the following combat package: -- 4x Force of Personality -- 2x Hide the Mind -- 1x Swallowed by the Night I didn't play the deck because several of the players in my playgroup wanted to play it. So, I moved onto other things. Last year Darby Keeney and Andy Smith won with the deck. I talked to both of them. I appreciated their thoughts and ideas on the deck list and play style. The biggest difference between my deck and theirs was master cards. Especially when it comes to Villein. I was playing three, Andy was playing six, and Darby was playing seven. It was my conversation with Darby that sold me on putting in the extra Villeins. When you get advice from the best it behooves you to take it. Thanks to those two gentlemen on this final deck design. My version does have some differences. I do include 2x Entrancement. Just felt like if I needed to steal Carlton for defense or take that Renegade Garou off the table I could. Also, a 1x The Bitter and Sweet Story. I love this card when you're playing a go forward deck. The plus two hand size is just too strong to pass up. There are some differences in ratios and master cards between my colleges and I but it's basically the same. As Andy and Darby would say, “all gas, all the time...beeyatch.” The deck is surprisingly resilient. I was Archon Investigated in every round including the final. I had vampires topored or burnt by Shatterings, Ghede combat, Banu Haqim contracts and Anathema. Side Note: Sreelekha's capacity is too high for this deck. When the New Blood comes out I need to find a replacement for her despite her +1 discard phase action and +1 bleed. Thanks to Norm Brown for hosting. Good times as always. I love Lafayette.

the crypt

Vampires

12
  1. 2Roberto Rivamonteanimalism — superiorobfuscate — superiorpresence — superior
  2. 2Gathiiobfuscate — inferioranimalism — superiorpresence — superior
  3. 2Phaibunanimalism — inferiorobfuscate — superiorpresence — superior
  4. 1Sreelekhaanimalism — superiorfortitude — superiorobfuscate — superiorpresence — superior
  5. 1Doc Martinafortitude — inferiorpresence — inferioranimalism — superiorobfuscate — superior
  6. 1Luciano Carvalhopresence — inferioranimalism — superiorobfuscate — superior
  7. 1Jean-Françoisanimalism — inferiorobfuscate — inferiorpresence — inferior
  8. 1Zafiraobfuscate — inferiorpresence — superior
  9. 1Oleg Kaprizovobfuscate — inferiorpresence — inferior
the library

Cards

77

Master

18
  1. 1Anarch Troublemaker
  2. 1Club Illusion
  3. 1Coven, The
  4. 3Dabbler
  5. 1Giant's Blood
  6. 1Jake Washington
  7. 1Pentex(TM) Subversion
  8. 6Villein
  9. 2Week of Nightmares
  10. 1Wider View

Action

22
  1. 17Break the Bonds
  2. 2Entrancement
  3. 3Field Training

Action Modifier

36
  1. 2Elder Impersonation
  2. 4Faceless Night
  3. 4Lost in Crowds
  4. 12Memory Rift
  5. 4Power of One
  6. 2True Love's Face
  7. 8Visions of Gehenna

Event

1
  1. 1Bitter and Sweet Story, The