Grafted weapon

The idea is inspired by a RPG power that require both Vissicitude and Protean. The card I propose require only Vissicitude because VtES vampire with both discipline are pretty scarce.

Name: Grafted weapon
Cardtype: Action / Combat
Discipline: Vissicitude
While this card is on a weapon, the weapon can't be destroyed, stolen, or moved, and striking with this weapon is a hand strike.
[vis] +1 stealth equipping action. Equip a non-unique melee weapon and put this card on the weapon. This acting vampire can pay the pool cost with its blood.
[VIS] as above, but playable in combat before range is determined.

While it does not solve every problems with melee weapon, it does solve three of them : Canine horde, Immortal Grapple, hefty pool cost.

Why bother with weapons when you have access to and combat? I am afraid the competition is too hard as a card.

There could be one way to abuse it with Dagger: if it is ruled that a grafted dagger can be thrown and that it still counts as a hand strike, then one could use Chiroptean for aggravated damage at both close and long range.

Apart from that, I am afraid the good old Chiroptean / Breath of the Dragon / Rötschreck combination still comes ahead.

Why not ? Also, this allow Tzimisce to have (..relatively) powerful permanent combat card that work well with Chiroptean Marauder.

I would say permanent +2 strenght (Bank-nakh) for 2 blood which is unblockable to equip and doesn't require an action (in case of VIS) is for sure worth considering in Tzimisce deck.

Ohlmann wrote:

Why not ?

Because it adds moving parts, costs blood and gives something you don't need. The Tzimisce do not need more damage output in combat: they can already block the rescue attempts. What they lack is combat defense.

Also, this allow Tzimisce to have (..relatively) powerful permanent combat card that work well with Chiroptean Marauder.

It does not combine with Rötschreck, and Rötschreck is both the combat defense and the counter to the opponent's defense.