file Black Hand-ish

26 Feb 2011 04:04 - 26 Feb 2011 04:21 #1894 by finbury
Replied by finbury on topic Re: Black Hand-ish
I think there is a focused / synergistic deck that could be built here, where the concept is:
- Al-Muntathir does whatever he wants, because people are afraid of Domain / Outside
- What he wants is to take lots of actions to bring out hordes of minions
- Then the minions swarm your prey, game over.

Clotho's Gift is really useful here in multiples, as all three options are useful for swarm-building, both by Al and by any buddies with obf he might have.

The swarming might actually be "big turn" style with Dream World, with support from Vaticination and Recurring Contemplation. Dream World increases the bleed of allies too, so including some Marijava Thuggees might be nice.

Such a deck would chew through cards pretty quickly on its turn, so it might have to run lighter-than-usual on masters and reactions. I'd keep the defenses to bounce and maybe light anti-vote. Decks like this can also jam on cards if they don't get the right draws, so stuff that fixes your hand midturn can be really nice - like Dreams of the Sphinx or Art of Memory.

Crypt-wise, there's no reason everyone has to be Black Hand. With Clotho's at obf available, there should be at least one BH guy in uncontrolled at all times, even if it is another copy of Al. Having some little guys that are easier to bring out - say, via Enchant Kindred or Clotho's Gift inferior, is probably a bit more efficient. They should have obf, so they can play Domain of Evernight to sneak and Outside the Hourglass to dodge. Hey, the Thuggees can also play those - cool! (Still, additional Als don't help much, so better include Wider View.)

Here's a sketch:
Crypt (Capacity min=2 max=8 avg=5.08; 12 cards)
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4x Al-Muntathir, God's Witness 8 obf qui AUS FOR PRE TEM True Brujah:5 - Black Hand
1x Bloodfeud 2 obf !Malkavian:4
1x Denette Stensen 2 obf !Gangrel:4
1x Dr. Morrow, The Skindoctor 5 for AUS VIC Tzimisce:5 - Black Hand
1x Gabriel de Cambrai 5 aus cel dem obf pre !Toreador:4 - Black Hand
1x Kestrelle Hayes 6 dom for obt AUS !Ventrue:5 - Black Hand
1x Lubomira Hradok 3 OBF !Nosferatu:5 - Black Hand
1x Old Neddacka 2 obf !Nosferatu:4
1x Rashid Stockton 4 cel obf vic !Gangrel:5 - Black Hand

Library (90 cards)
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Master (14 cards)
2x Anarch Troublemaker
3x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Failsafe
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Perfectionist
3x Tribute to the Master
2x Wider View

Action (24 cards)
7x Clotho's Gift
3x Dream World
4x Enchant Kindred
5x Reunion Kamut
2x Revelations
3x Vaticination

Equipment (1 cards)
1x Guarded Rubrics

Ally (4 cards)
4x Marijava Thuggee

Action Modifier (26 cards)
4x Art of Memory, The
9x Domain of Evernight
3x Freak Drive
4x Recurring Contemplation
6x Veil the Legions

Reaction (14 cards)
6x On the Qui Vive
6x Telepathic Misdirection
2x Truth in Ink

Combat (7 cards)
7x Outside the Hourglass

Almost made the cut here:
- Some kind of blood restorative for Al, like Restoration or Jake Washington.
- Mylan Horseed - he's cheaper than a Thuggee and doesn't need a card to dodge, and the special is pretty good, but the Thuggee's ability to Veil and play Clotho's Gift outferior makes them really useful here.
- Quicksilver Contemplation - it's a great card, and running a deck based around an AUS TEM guy makes it a really strong choice, but it's not close enough to the focus.
- Storage Annexe - to hold on to a Dream World I'm not using.
- Remover - because tapped minions have more trouble blocking.
Last edit: 26 Feb 2011 04:21 by finbury.

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