a winning deck

Cardinal BeneDICKtion

Week of Nightmares 2018 Event 1 · Columbus (OH), USA

June 10th 2018 · won by Alex Romano

consult the event report

score
1GW6+2
format
2R+F
souls at table
19
twda id
2018won1co
marginalia

This deck was built around a conversation I saw on a group about how cardinal benediction is an inferior card. I just felt that was asinine so I combined it with some of the most heinous cards in the game to create this little monstrosity. Fear of Mekhet, Pentex, Banishment, Conceal, Scalpel Tongue, Disarming Presence and Derange can all be game breaking cards at the right time. The deck is at its best with an aggressive prey as it can just play the unassuming role and be at 20+ pool before doing anything of note. The final was definitely this case as I had a Lasombra stealh bleed prey and a Mambo Jeanne beat face cross table to scare everyone. I was able to get a reverse win with my predator going first then his predator and so on. By time the stealth bleed prey got his VP I was sitting comfortably at around 40 pool after turns of black forest and capping with Armin's special. The recursion from Waste Management Operation is essential as there aren't a ton of offensive votes in the deck. Once in play it needs to be used every turn to push offensive votes and the right modifiers back into your deck. Protected resources slows the game down and often times discourages your prey from attempting to bleed. Gurchon Hall doesn't need to be in the deck as I never got any mileage out of it. Probably better off being another Minion Tap or offensive vote. Probably Ancilla Empowerment with the current Ally heavy climate.

the crypt

Vampires

12
  1. 4Armin Brenneranimalism — inferiorobfuscate — inferiorcelerity — superiorfortitude — superiorpotence — superiorpresence — superior
  2. 2Aristotle de Laurentpotence — inferiorauspex — superiordementation — superiorobfuscate — superiorpresence — superior
  3. 2Isouda de Blaiseauspex — inferiorcelerity — superiorobfuscate — superiorpresence — superior
  4. 1Alicia Barrowsauspex — superiordementation — superiorobfuscate — superiorpotence — superiorpresence — superior
  5. 1Malabrancaobfuscate — inferiorauspex — superiorcelerity — superiorpresence — superiorprotean — superior
  6. 1Doctor Streckauspex — inferiorpotence — inferiorcelerity — superiorobfuscate — superiorpresence — superior
  7. 1Stavrosdementation — inferiorauspex — superiorobfuscate — superiorpresence — superior
the library

Cards

65

Master

18
  1. 1Black Forest Base
  2. 1Día de los Muertos
  3. 1Fear of Mekhet
  4. 1Giant's Blood
  5. 1Gurchon Hall
  6. 1Legendary Vampire
  7. 4Minion Tap
  8. 1Pentex(TM) Subversion
  9. 1Powerbase: Madrid
  10. 2Protected Resources
  11. 1Regent
  12. 1Sudden Reversal
  13. 2Waste Management Operation

Action

4
  1. 1Charming Lobby
  2. 1Conceal
  3. 1Derange
  4. 1Sibyl's Tongue

Ally

1
  1. 1Mylan Horseed

Equipment

1
  1. 1Heart of Nizchetus

Political Action

14
  1. 1Anarchist Uprising
  2. 1Ancient Influence
  3. 2Banishment
  4. 3Cardinal Benediction
  5. 1Disputed Territory
  6. 3Kine Resources Contested
  7. 1Political Stranglehold
  8. 2Rumors of Gehenna

Action Modifier

17
  1. 1Awe
  2. 3Bewitching Oration
  3. 1Disarming Presence
  4. 2Elder Impersonation
  5. 3Forgotten Labyrinth
  6. 3Into Thin Air
  7. 4Voter Captivation

Action Modifier/Combat

2
  1. 2Swallowed by the Night

Action Modifier/Reaction

3
  1. 3Scalpel Tongue

Combat

5
  1. 5Majesty