Submission: Merged Flesh

Name: Merged Flesh
Cardtype: Action
Cost: None
Capacity: Not applicable
Discipline: Sanguinus or Vicissitude
Clan: None
+1 stealth Choose another ready vampire you control.
Burn the acting vampire. Attach this card to the chosen vampire. This card can be locked to unlock the attached vampire. The attached vampire gains +1 bleed and an optional additional strike each round of combat which doesn't count against their additional strikes for the round.
as and attached vampire adds 1 to any +X bonus for cards requiring Sanguinus.
as and attached vampire burns 1 less blood for cards requiring Sanguinus.

Flavor text: "Two heads are better than one."

Art Notes: Two Chicago Blood Brothers fused together just like Velya the Flayer.

World of Darkness reference: While the most notable case is Velya the Flayer using Vicissitude. Velya the Flayer Blood Brothers also have a similar ability using Sanguinus with greater control. In fact, that is the main point of Sanguinus 2 Octopod and Sanguinus 5 Coagulated Entity from Guide to the Sabbat Pg. 112 and 115.

How does this card address a compelling game need?: This is a very thematic card for both Vicissitude and Sanguinus. However the largest boost is to Blood Brothers where they can burn New Blood to make their other Blood Brothers better without sacrificing the benefit of having multiple Blood Brothers on the table. In addition, if Blood Brothers have duplicate copies of a unique vampire in the crypt they can burn the first to make another vampire better, then influence out the second copy. This promotes a Blood Bruise deck for Blood Brothers without resorting to weenie swarm as the only option.

Created by: Justin Lacey

Update: July 6th 2017
Here is text from the last update

There are some seriously fun combos with this card. This card + The Dracon is brutal because of Theft of Vitae. The text might be one of my favorite effects on any card. You basically sacrifice a weenie and instantly make another vampire a total badass. I get the sense that this is what Bauble was suppose to be. The text is fine, but the needs to be better. Blood Brothers still run out of blood way too quickly. If Blood Brothers aren't constantly gain blood... they just lose and the cost reduction is not enough. To burn a vampire with the payoff has to be enormous.

Merged Flesh

+1 stealth Choose another ready vampire you control.
Burn the acting vampire. Attach this card to the chosen vampire. This card can be locked to unlock the attached vampire. The attached vampire gains +1 bleed and an optional additional strike each round of combat which doesn't count against their additional strikes for the round.
as and attached vampire adds 1 to any +X bonus for cards requiring Sanguinus.
as and the attached vampire gains a blood after each successful action.