A Carnival of Carnage
Pasig City, Philippines
04/13/2024
Standard Constructed
10 players
Joscar Gamaliel Malacaman
www.vekn.net/event-calendar/event/11400
-- 8VP2GW with 4VP in the Final
Deck Name: Fire in the Belly Encore (Magic in the Valley)
Description:
It was the week before the tournament when Mikey Ferguson messaged me about my Fire in the Belly deck that helped me win the February Tournament in the Philippines. Incidentally, I have been making tweaks to it so the discussion about the deck was most welcome. The most important change is adding a Magic of the Smith Toolbox in order to fetch an early Heart of Nizchetus to improve consistency and also to fetch relevant pieces of equipment later on in the game.
And thus, Fire in the Belly Encore (Magic in the Valley) was born. It was only fitting to bring out this deck that weekend as the it was certain that Le Sserafim would be performing Fire in the Belly at Coachella that day. So I decided to bring my own magic to the (Zillah's) valley and burn the stage so to speak.
The deck worked a lot smoother than before with Graverobbing doing a lot of work during this month's tournament. I even ended one game with one vampire from 3 out of the 4 other methuselahs.
The Auspex Package allowed me to play the role of table police for most games. Preventing ousts and disabling threats. This primed tables for big lunges earning me 3 VP and 5VP from the two preliminary rounds respectively.
This allowed me to seat myself away from potential blockers in the final with Malgorzata doing heavy work allowing me to bloat and establish a strong board early on. This snowballed into a 4VP win for me in the finals with only Cien (Harmut Stover Stealth Bleed) being able to score a VP for ousting my then predator.
Crypt (12 cards, min=36 max=44 avg=10.17)
5x Malgorzata 9 AUS DOM THA VIC pre priscus Tremere antitribu:4
3x Lord Tremere 11 ANI AUS DOM THA VIC obe Tremere:5
3x Mistress Fanchon 11 AUS CEL DOM OBF THA VIC inner circle Tremere:4
1x Dracon, The 11 ANI AUS POT THA VIC Tzimisce:5
Library (88 cards)
Master (21; 6 trifle)
1x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Giant's Blood
1x Heidelberg Castle, Germany
2x Information Highway
1x Monastery of Shadows
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Rack, The
1x University Hunting Ground
6x Villein
5x Zillah's Valley
Action (7)
4x Graverobbing
3x Magic of the Smith
Equipment (6)
1x Ankara Citadel, Turkey, The
1x Bowl of Convergence
1x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Helicopter
1x Ivory Bow
1x Kevlar Vest
Action Modifier (8)
4x Changeling
4x Mirror Walk
Reaction (22)
4x Deflection
4x Eagle's Sight
4x Enhanced Senses
4x Eyes of Argus
2x Forced Awakening
2x On the Qui Vive
2x Telepathic Misdirection
Combat (24)
3x Blood Rage
5x Breath of the Dragon
10x Chiropteran Marauder
4x Rego Motum
2x Telepathic Tracking
TWD - A Carnival of Carnage, Pasig City, Philippines, April 13, 2024, 10 Players
