a winning deck

2k1.6.03 v0.6 (Edit)

Crusade III: Frozen Carnage · Edmonton (AB), Canada

March 17th 2001 · won by Mattrim Dixon

consult the event report

score
+2
format
souls at table
twda id
edmonton2k1
marginalia

https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/c/0sk7pwVY57Y The idea behind the deck is simple: keep yourself alive, almost indefinitely, by bloating like crazy from the Blood Dolls / Hungry Coyote combination, supplemented by Govern the Unaligned and Scouting Mission at superior. After you have a suitable number of minions up and your prey is low enough in pool (less than twelve, heh), steamroll your prey with stealthed up nicely: "And here we must observe that men must either be flattered or crushed; for they will revenge themselves for slight wrongs; whilst for grave ones they cannot. The injury, therefore, that you do a man should be such that you need not fear for revenge." The weak spots of this deck, as with most focused decks, are numerous. The lack of intercept, with the exception of Angelica, is a major sore spot, which actually cost me two victory points in the final. Should anyone seek to replicate this deck, I suggest substituting a number of intercept cards in for the Redirections. A heavy-duty rush-combat deck with Immortal Grapple would tear this deck to shreds, as the maneuvers are light. Depending on your local metagame, replacement of a number of Shadow Step for Arms of the Abyss may be in order. The addition of a Power Structure, to defend against vote-based decks, would also benefit the deck greatly as it will often finish the game with four-plus minions.

the crypt

Vampires

12
  1. 2Gratianoobfuscate — inferiorpotence — inferiordominate — superiorobtenebration — superior
  2. 1Ambrosio Luis Monçada, Plenipotentiaryauspex — inferiorfortitude — inferiordominate — superiorobtenebration — superiorpotence — superiorpresence — superior
  3. 1Angelica, The Canonicuscelerity — inferiorobfuscate — inferiordominate — superiorobtenebration — superiorpotence — superior
  4. 1Francisco Domingo de Poloniaprotean — inferiordominate — superiorobtenebration — superiorpotence — superiorpresence — superior
  5. 1Lucitacelerity — inferiorpotence — inferiordominate — superiorfortitude — superiorobtenebration — superior
  6. 1Aurora Van Brande, Paladindominate — inferiorfortitude — inferiorpotence — inferiorobtenebration — superior
  7. 1Talley, The Houndauspex — inferiordominate — inferiorobtenebration — superiorpotence — superior
  8. 1Guido Luccianodominate — inferiorobfuscate — inferiorobtenebration — superior
  9. 1Ignacio, The Black Priestdominate — inferiorobtenebration — inferiorpotence — inferior
  10. 1Ramirodominate — inferiorobtenebration — inferiorvicissitude — inferior
  11. 1Mitchell, The Headhunterobtenebration — inferiorpotence — inferior
the library

Cards

75

Master

12
  1. 7Blood Doll
  2. 1Dreams of the Sphinx
  3. 1Elysian Fields
  4. 2Hungry Coyote, The
  5. 1Political Hunting Ground

Action

15
  1. 9Govern the Unaligned
  2. 6Scouting Mission

Action Modifier

15
  1. 1Bonding
  2. 2Conditioning
  3. 9Shadow Play
  4. 3Shroud of Night

Reaction

16
  1. 5Deflection
  2. 2Forced Awakening
  3. 4Redirection
  4. 5Wake with Evening's Freshness

Combat

17
  1. 9Arms of the Abyss
  2. 2Disarm
  3. 3Shadow Body
  4. 3Thrown Gate