a winning deck

Armin Hammer

Tournament · Las Vegas (NV), USA

March 19th 2011 · won by David Litwin

score
+4
format
2R+F
souls at table
23
twda id
2011lvctmorning
marginalia

The deck plays generally the same as any stealth/vote deck with a more interesting stealth module. Ideally Armin Brenner is your first minion and should always be first unless he isn't in your opening crypt. He is the only minion in the crypt that can maximize the use of all cards in the crypt and his 1 pool/vote adds up over the course of the game. The deck will play quite a few cards each turn and maximizing cards like Forced March for stealth and untap is key. The deck can generally bloat fast enough to handle a moderately fast bleeding predator and Majesty or Resist Earth's Grasp will slow down Animalism rush significantly while accepting that a Grappling foe will kill the deck. Undele is key for late game antics to make sure your two other actions/turn are exactly what you want them to be. While it never showed, gaining potentially 5 pool calling a Black Forest Base action is rather nice. The changes I would make after playing it outside of the local playgroup would be two fewer KRCs and another Neonate Breach and then some other damage vote or maybe even a utility vote like Snipe Hunt/Permanent Vacation to take out late threats that can be brought back. Delaying Tactics recycled in the finals against me slowed down my offense several turns.

the crypt

Vampires

12
  1. 4Armin Brenneranimalism — inferiorobfuscate — inferiorcelerity — superiorfortitude — superiorpotence — superiorpresence — superior
  2. 3Hektorfortitude — inferiorcelerity — superiorpotence — superiorpresence — superiorquietus — superior
  3. 3Undeleobfuscate — inferiorpresence — inferiorserpentis — inferiorcelerity — superiorfortitude — superior
  4. 2Klaus Konrechtfortitude — inferiorpotence — inferiorauspex — superiorcelerity — superiorpresence — superior
the library

Cards

90

Master

15
  1. 1Black Forest Base
  2. 1Creepshow Casino
  3. 3Dreams of the Sphinx
  4. 1Giant's Blood
  5. 1Monastery of Shadows
  6. 1Papillon
  7. 1Powerbase: Madrid
  8. 5Villein
  9. 1Wider View

Action

7
  1. 6Enchant Kindred
  2. 1Entrancement

Ally

2
  1. 1Carlton Van Wyk
  2. 1Mylan Horseed

Political Action

21
  1. 1Anarchist Uprising
  2. 1Ancient Influence
  3. 1Ancilla Empowerment
  4. 1Banishment
  5. 3Honor the Elders
  6. 11Kine Resources Contested
  7. 1Neonate Breach
  8. 1Political Stranglehold
  9. 1Reins of Power

Action Modifier

31
  1. 1Alacrity
  2. 7Forced March
  3. 3Forgotten Labyrinth
  4. 4Freak Drive
  5. 5Iron Glare
  6. 5Perfect Paragon
  7. 6Voter Captivation

Action Modifier/Combat

5
  1. 5Resist Earth's Grasp

Action Modifier/Reaction

4
  1. 4Scalpel Tongue

Combat

5
  1. 5Majesty