Vampires
- 4Uchenna
- 2Nkule Galadima
- 1Amavi
- 1Jubal
- 1Sanjo
- 1Kikiyaon, The
- 1Hasani
- 1Dolie
Origins Sunday · Columbus (OH), USA
July 2nd 2006 · won by Matthew Morgan
Description: Bleed forward and block backward. No Secrets From the Magaji and Guardian Angel (or a gun of some sort) will stop many decks dead in their tracks. This deck has an answer to most strategies and bleeds very well besides. Its main weakness is if other decks can block it tooling up. This was evidenced in this year's NERQ when all my bleed permanents were blocked so even after I ran my prey out of s:ce, I couldn't do much other than bleed for 1. I think this deck is one of the best I've ever made. That is evidenced by its performance in two tournaments against some of the top players in the US (if not the world). Anyone who feels that Legacies of Blood isn't a strong set, should try something like this. This version may not be ideal for every metagame as it is built to withstand some serious combat if necessary and it could have more stealth if that would be helpful. Also, in an extremely stealthy environment, more permanent intercept may be necessary. Delaying Tactics could certainly go in here if you aren't confident of catching every vote. Some of the Predator's Communion could be Forced Awakening, which would be crucial verses a Giovanni powerbleed running The Sleeping Mind. The main idea here is to have a wallish deck that can bleed forward well. I think a deck with No Secrets From the Magaji is perfectly suited to such a concept because I only block forward when it's necessary or advantageous. I don't need to block my prey to kill him. First of all, this lets my prey play his game and weaken his prey before I get him (in a perfect world) and secondly this makes it less likely for me to lose my No Secrets before my predator's turn, which could be fairly disastrous.