Read the Winds!

KevinM wrote:

If the guy that played the Pentex on Goratrix wants to keep all his minions untapped and not ousting his prey while I'm repeatedly taking lots and lots of actions to remove Pentex, I'm fine with that trade-off!

Well, he often need only keep zero or one minion for that, depending on the amount of wake or majesty he have. And since your non-goratrix minion are likely to end in torpor after the first block, it can be fast. And if he is your predator, it's not like he have a hope to bleed you without the pentex anyway

Don't forget that your non-goratrix minion not only are easy to block, but easy to kill too.

Some star deck can have somewhat stealthy sidekick and/or that can do something in combat, the foratrix wall is not one of them. The best bet being Mirror walk, which weaken significantly against anything non-pentex.

I run 3 Read the Winds in my G2 Tzimisce deck, and they definitely help with survivability. It's a solid card, especially for a toolbox that wants to be able to move forward while still blocking low-stealth actions.

DeathInABottle wrote:

I run 3 Read the Winds in my G2 Tzimisce deck

Ditto, I always had 2 or 3 copies, especially pre-Eyes of Argus decks. A rather useful card and I also have a fondness of cards that are supposed to be clan-based but are actually two discipline-based (like Minds of the Wild). I wish there were more cards like that...

I just don't really see the point in using that many regular wakes when he has Eyes of Argus, Read the Winds, AND Sense the Savage Way all which are better.

well, there IS a point.

For instance, Read the Winds and Sense the savage way cannot be used in interaction with Eagles sight, a vital table controlling card for wall decks.

Also, Read the Winds and Sense the savage way demand a block attempt, something regular wake (or superior eyes of argus) do not

You are correct but that didn't bother Gyula Erdos much.

I'd also question the importance of Eagle's Sight. In my experience, when considering auspex reactions, it is lower priority than:

1. Telepathic Misdirection
2. Eyes of Argus
3. Enhanced Senses
4. My Enemy's Enemy