Baali 5-6 untap

Hi there,
I'm trying to build a deck featuring the latest Baali that has voting power and awesome specials. But using the specials usually requires to have an additional untap. Or it can save pool by not paying the infernal penalty.

The key vampires are:


Arishat
Clan: Baali (group 6)
Capacity: 6
Disciplines: DAI OBF PRE
Independent: Arishat has 1 vote (titled). Once each referendum, she may burn 1 blood to force a vampire to abstain. Infernal.

Cheap, has more votes than an inner circle.

Annazir
Clan: Baali (group 5)
Capacity: 9
Disciplines: DAI OBF POT PRE
Independent: Annazir has 2 votes (titled). He may burn a location or steal an equipment as a action. +1 bleed. Infernal.

Awesome specials.

Xeper, Sultan of Lepers
Clan: Baali (group 6)
Capacity: 7
Disciplines: OBF PRE ani dai pro
Independent: Xeper gets 1 additional vote for each ready unique infernal vampire you control. He may steal an ally controlled by another Methuselah as a action. Infernal.

Idem.

So the idea is to build a vote deck with permanent untaps.

How do you intend to oust?
Mostly by voting (Neonate breach, Domain challenge...). Bleeding can help too (include a Heart of the City or two, and some Sense the Sin).

How do you intend to keep from being ousted?
A little intercept (Sense the Sin), some pooling with Voter Captivation, Banishment for slowing the predator, 2 Archon Investigation for the rest.
Some Villein helps to reduce the cost of the vampires, they'll be filled up with Voter Captivation.

What do you want your ready region to look like (ie, how many guys are you planning on getting out)?
Arishat, Annazir and Xeper, the two latest with some permanent untap. And maybe a little non-infernal minion with obf.

What do you want your average turn to look like?
Call a vote or two, untap, use a special or stay untapped.

What's your metagame like? How do your opponents play?
It doesn't matter. Include some combat cards though.

Any ideas for the best way to achieve this? The main problem is to get a permanent untap. THA skill + Rutor's Hand? SER skill with Temptation? Black Hand tech? Anything else?

Thanks for the ideas!

Ankha wrote:

Hi there,
I'm trying to build a deck featuring the latest Baali that has voting power and awesome specials. But using the specials usually requires to have an additional untap. Or it can save pool by not paying the infernal penalty.
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Any ideas for the best way to achieve this? The main problem is to get a permanent untap. THA skill + Rutor's Hand? SER skill with Temptation? Black Hand tech? Anything else?

You could use Cavalier (especially if you are using Reckless Agitation, or any other blood-costing card).

Name: Cavalier
[HttB:R]
Cardtype: Master
Master: archetype.
Put this card on a vampire you control. Once per turn, when this vampire successfully performs an action that costs 1 or more blood, he or she may burn an additional blood to untap. ={A vampire can have only one archetype.}=
Artist: Brian LeBlanc

Another option would be Mylan Horseed:

Name: Mylan Horseed (Goblin)
[Gehenna:R, KMW:PB, Third:R]
Cardtype: Ally
Cost: 1 pool
Unique changeling with 1 life. 0 strength, 1 bleed.
Mylan can untap a ready non-Camarilla vampire with a capacity above 7 as a +1 stealth action. Once each combat, he may dodge as a strike. Mylan cannot block vampires.
Artist: Richard Thomas

And another option would be using Helicopters (if you gain enough pool)

Name: Helicopter
[Third:U/PTr, KoT:U]
Cardtype: Equipment
Cost: 3 pool
Vehicle.
When a minion equips with the Helicopter, tap it. After resolving a successful action, this minion may tap the Helicopter to untap. A minion may have only one vehicle.
Artist: Eric Lofgren

Neither Homunculus nor Concordance allow the minion to act twice a turn.
I like the Cavalier route, so I tried to include it in a test version:


Deck Name : Cavaliers de l'apocalypse
Author : Ankha
Description :

Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 5 max: 9 average: 7.25

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3x Annazir 9 DAI OBF POT PRE 2 votes Baali:5
3x Xeper, Sultan of L 7 OBF PRE ani dai pro Baali:6
3x Arishat 6 DAI OBF PRE 1 vote Baali:6
2x Scout Youngwood 8 MEL OBF PRE for qui 2 votes Daughter :6
1x Abdelsobek 5 for nec obf pre ser Follower :5


Library [79 cards]

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Action [11]
4x Condemnation: Mute
2x Heart of the City
4x Legal Manipulations
1x Unleash Hell's Fury

Action Modifier [18]
3x Elder Impersonation
5x Lost in Crowds
2x Perfect Paragon
8x Voter Captivation

Action Modifier / Combat [5]
5x Force of Personality

Action Modifier/Combat [5]
5x Swallowed by the Night

Ally [2]
1x Mylan Horseed (Goblin)
1x Veneficti (Mage)

Combat [4]
4x Staredown

Master [22]
1x Archon Investigation
3x Cavalier
1x Coven, The
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Giant's Blood
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Secure Haven
8x Villein
4x Wider View

Political Action [12]
2x Domain Challenge
1x Meddling of Semsith, The
4x Neonate Breach
5x Reckless Agitation