Vampires
- 3Velya, The Flayer
- 2Lambach
- 2Stravinsky
- 2Meshenka
- 2Rose, The
- 1Sascha Vykos, The Angel of Caine
Summon the Abyss · San Jose (CA), USA
June 30th 2012 · won by Brett Schofield
A somewhat traditional "tap and cap" deck backed up with the stealth offered by Vicissitude. I was pretty fortunate in that I didn't face a real wall deck, and I was the only political deck in the finals. But it is pretty ridiculous how much pool this deck can acquire. Crypt Selection: Velya and Lambach are the stars. Obviously it is best for Velya to use Voter Cap, but refilling Lambach for future Minion Taps is pretty good. I think there are a couple of modifications that could be made to this deck. More copies of Sascha Vykos (adv) could be added - she has an amazingly good ability, but it is frustrating that she can't use Mind of the Wilds for stealth. Sames goes for Matteus, Flesh Sculptor (!Toreador) who could replace Meshenka. Library: Over all, I was pleased with the amount of defense (combat and bounce), stealth, and vote push this deck packs. I only saw early crypt acceleration in one game, but it seems hard to justify adding any more. On hind sight, I would definitely drop the Crusade. I was surprised how often I ended using Changeling to bleed.