a winning deck

(Very) Pretty Hate Machine

WoN Neonates first night · Newark (OH), USA

June 14th 2025 · won by Karl Schaefer

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score
1GW5+4
format
2R+F
souls at table
16
twda id
12356
marginalia

I have had a couple of versions of this deck. The original version (Pretty Hate Machine) was all 4/5 PRE vamps, but switching to all Toreador made the deck more powerful (better Aire boost) and have more survivability. I switched from 6/7 (all Toreador) to 5/6 (with one !Toreador) because it provides better options for bouncing, even though it increases my overall capacity somewhat. The addition of the Heart of the City makes folks question whether letting a Public Trust through is correct because the next one could be worse. The deck usually plays very fast, but the finals was slow. The first oust was 1:30 in. I didn't want to oust early because I would have had no answers for the endless rush of my grandprey. After the first oust by my grandpredator. I got both my prey and grandprey in a single turn with the help of a Pentex on Carlton. In the heads-up, I had 21 pool and he had 9. His two vampires with DOM (one being Stanislava) couldn't get me and I ousted him next turn. Thanks to Darby Keeney for feedback.

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the crypt

Vampires

12
  1. 1Gwendolyn Flemingcelerity — inferiorprotean — inferiorauspex — superiorpresence — superior
  2. 1Mailacelerity — inferiorauspex — superiorpresence — superior
  3. 1Ambercelerity — inferiorauspex — superiorpresence — superior
  4. 1Anne-Marie Bourgeois, Inconnu Recruitercelerity — inferiorpresence — inferiorauspex — superior
  5. 1Kathy Glensauspex — inferiorcelerity — inferiorthaumaturgy — inferiorpresence — superior
  6. 1Regina Blakeauspex — superiorpresence — superior
  7. 1Tamosziusauspex — inferiorcelerity — superiorpresence — superior
  8. 1Bethany Rayauspex — inferiorpresence — superior
  9. 1Bret Strykercelerity — superiorpresence — superior
  10. 1Tyler McGillpresence — inferiorauspex — superior
  11. 1Nik Sikkocelerity — inferiorpresence — inferior
  12. 1Mateo Garcíapresence — inferior
the library

Cards

77

Master

15
  1. 1Anarch Troublemaker
  2. 2Art Museum
  3. 6British Museum, London, The
  4. 1Coven, The
  5. 1Direct Intervention
  6. 2Dreams of the Sphinx
  7. 1Giant's Blood
  8. 1Pentex(TM) Subversion

Action

18
  1. 1Heart of the City
  2. 3Intimidation
  3. 3Mind Numb
  4. 2Propaganda
  5. 9Public Trust

Equipment

12
  1. 2Blood Tears of Kephran
  2. 1Codex of the Edenic Groundskeepers
  3. 1Concoction of Vitality
  4. 4Cooler
  5. 1Flaming Candle
  6. 2Heart of Nizchetus
  7. 1Palatial Estate

Action Modifier

14
  1. 7Aire of Elation
  2. 2Change of Target
  3. 5Loup

Reaction

14
  1. 2Delaying Tactics
  2. 3Eyes of Argus
  3. 2My Enemy's Enemy
  4. 2On the Qui Vive
  5. 5Telepathic Misdirection

Combat

4
  1. 4Majesty