a winning deck

Mergen's Quandry

Longmont Benediction · Longmont (CO), USA

January 13th 2008 · won by Darby Keeney

score
—
format
2R+F
souls at table
13
twda id
2k8longmontbenediction
marginalia

Description: [CEL] gun Built so that I could better understand the way [CEL] gun decks win tables. Named in honor of my friend Kevin's critique of the 1st cut deck design at the 2006 NAC. I pay slightly more than the bare minimum for G1/2 vampires with [CEL] to support Atonement and a touch of [pre]. One Waste Management Operations could fit in here. It's rare to feel that I need more rushes to impact both predator and prey. I think this is the right number, combined with the 3 Frontal Assaults. Never seen impactful use - this would be my first cull. The combat package is pretty bulky - but is resilient and pretty effective I seldom count on equip actions for the .44, so the NRA PAC should be culled. The 3-card vote package is the most consistent source of pool damage in this deck, despite my vampires' lack of titles. These should probably be "Eluding the Arms of Morpheus" for Yawp Court and Atonement.

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the crypt

Vampires

12
  1. 2Black Catpotence — inferiorpresence — inferiorcelerity — superior
  2. 1Brachahfortitude — inferiorcelerity — superiorpresence — superior
  3. 1Dodddominate — inferiorpresence — inferiorcelerity — superior
  4. 1Felicia Mostrompresence — inferiorauspex — superiorcelerity — superior
  5. 1Rigby, Crusade Vanguardauspex — inferiorpotence — inferiorcelerity — superiorpresence — superior
  6. 1Victor Revell, Loyalistauspex — inferiordementation — inferiorpresence — inferiorcelerity — superior
  7. 1Volker, The Puppet Princepotence — inferiorcelerity — superior
  8. 1Jimmy Dunnfortitude — inferiorcelerity — superiorpotence — superior
  9. 1Parmenidesquietus — inferiorcelerity — superior
  10. 1Victor Tolliverpotence — inferiorcelerity — superior
  11. 1Sarah Brandocelerity — superior
the library

Cards

90

Master

17
  1. 1Amusement Park Hunting Ground
  2. 5Blood Doll
  3. 2Dreams of the Sphinx
  4. 1Fame
  5. 3Frontal Assault
  6. 1Heidelberg Castle, Germany
  7. 1Storage Annex
  8. 1Tension in the Ranks
  9. 1Warzone Hunting Ground
  10. 1Yawp Court

Action

17
  1. 4Ambush
  2. 2Atonement
  3. 3Bum's Rush
  4. 4Flurry of Action
  5. 2Games of Instinct
  6. 2Legal Manipulations

Ally

2
  1. 2Arms Dealer

Equipment

6
  1. 6.44 Magnum

Political Action

3
  1. 1Ancilla Empowerment
  2. 2Perpetual Care

Action Modifier/Reaction

1
  1. 1Scalpel Tongue

Reaction

3
  1. 3On the Qui Vive

Combat

39
  1. 4Blur
  2. 4Concealed Weapon
  3. 1Fast Hands
  4. 4Flash
  5. 3Infernal Pursuit
  6. 10Psyche!
  7. 4Pursuit
  8. 4Sideslip
  9. 5Taste of Vitae

Event

2
  1. 1Dragonbound
  2. 1NRA PAC