a winning deck

EconoGhoul

Origins Thursday 10am · Columbus (OH), USA

June 30th 2005 · won by Ben Peal

score
format
2R+F
souls at table
24
twda id
2k5originsthur10
marginalia

BEN'S DECK NOTES: I'd been thinking about building a War Ghoul deck for a while, but acquiring the 10 of them that one needs for the usual 60-card version looked to be a pain in the neck. So, I thought about applying the tech developed with the Pochtli Twister deck, building a version that was 30 or so cards, with half the War Ghouls, and padding out the deck with burn option cards. This would save me from having to get more War Ghouls, and I figured that it'd be extremely rare that an ally rush decks would bring out 6 or more such allies anyway. When Mata Hari was printed, I decided to build the deck, as she could take easy advantage of Waste Management Operation and I liked the superior Obfuscate. Josh Feuerstein then clued me into the fact that the burn option cards could be D'habi Revenants, as they can be discarded via burn option, and Mata Hari could employ them for use in creating War Ghouls (though not for the bleed bonus). I ran with the idea and included a variety of other burn option cards, such as Riddle Phantastique and Chanjelin Ward. The deck proved to be highly effective, the only worry being that Mata Hari might get immediately rushed via Red List when she comes out, before a Secure Haven or Chanjelin Ward could be put on her. As such I recommend dropping a couple Obfuscate stealth cards and including a couple copies of Mirror Image. Another discovery was how solid it was to bring back Jake Washington via the Waste Management Operation, as it allows you to stop one rushing minion cold every turn. Props to Josh Feuerstein for the D'habi Revenant idea, and to Ruben Vidana Ramos and Stephane Lavrut whose War Ghoul decks I used as references (and to Lasombra Jeff for the TWD Archive!).

the crypt

Vampires

12
  1. 6Mata Hariauspex — inferiorfortitude — inferiorquietus — inferiorchimerstry — superiorobfuscate — superior
  2. 1Ana Rita Montañaauspex — inferiordominate — inferiorobfuscate — inferiorvicissitude — superior
  3. 1Denette Stensenobfuscate — inferior
  4. 1Hanna Redmondsobfuscate — inferiorthaumaturgy — inferior
  5. 1Kridobfuscate — inferior
  6. 1Piotr Andreikovauspex — inferior
  7. 1Zipanimalism — inferior
the library

Cards

62

Master

20
  1. 2Blood Doll
  2. 1Brothers Grimm
  3. 4Chanjelin Ward
  4. 1Creepshow Casino
  5. 1Direct Intervention
  6. 1Fame
  7. 1Fortune Teller Shop
  8. 1Information Highway
  9. 2Jake Washington
  10. 1KRCG News Radio
  11. 1Mob Connections
  12. 1Secure Haven
  13. 1Slaughterhouse, The
  14. 1Tabriz Assembly
  15. 1Waste Management Operation

Action

4
  1. 4Riddle Phantastique

Ally

5
  1. 5War Ghoul

Retainer

20
  1. 17D'habi Revenant
  2. 1J. S. Simmons, Esq.
  3. 1Mr. Winthrop
  4. 1Tasha Morgan

Action Modifier

9
  1. 2Cloak the Gathering
  2. 1Elder Impersonation
  3. 1Forgotten Labyrinth
  4. 2Grandest Trick, The
  5. 2Lost in Crowds
  6. 1Spying Mission

Action Modifier/Combat

1
  1. 1Swallowed by the Night

Combat

1
  1. 1Trap

Event

2
  1. 1Dragonbound
  2. 1Unmasking, The