This tournament in the North American Cup Grand Prix series was played on April 26. Reported by Darius at Diableriste.com and the winner Alexandre Bustos himself:
On this rainy Saturday, an event in the North American Cup series took place at the Abyss facility in Montreal. Once again, it was a very enjoyable day with few twists and turns. There were 22 players in total, including three from south of the border: Karl Schaefer from Pittsburgh, Darby Keeney from Colorado, and Chris Malec from upstate New York.
The tournament consisted of three preliminary rounds at five tables (two five-player tables and three four-player tables) and a five-player final. Since I wasn't present at the final table, I wasn't able to witness the game unfold. However, Alexandre Bustros, who was there, gave me a summary, which is as follows:
Standings after three rounds:
1. Karl Schaefer 2 GW, 8.0 VP
2. Alexandre Bustros 2 GW, 5.5 VP
3. Martin Servant 1 GW, 8.0 VP
4. Richard Blais 1 GW, 7.0 VP
5. Darby Keeney 1 GW, 6.0 VP
The game started off rather poorly for Alexandre and Martin, who were playing the same vampires. Karl had a very fast start with his Ravnos bleed deck, and Darby quickly turned against him leaving some space to Alexandre. Richard was bled once by his prey (everyone used Deflection). Karl played Kaymakli Nightmares, which delayed Martin by a turn. Darby did what he could to survive Karl's multiple bleeds; he played two My Enemy's Enemy targeting Richard, who ended up with just one pool. Karl received a lot of "table hate" in the form of various votes. Martin didn’t have a Baron due to the lost turn from Kaymakli Nightmares, and he was ousted by Alexandre, who finally managed to bring out a second Baron without contesting Martin’s, as well as a War Ghoul. Richard ousted Karl, and a bit later Alexandre deflected a final fatal bleed back to him to oust him! After that, there was no chance for Alexandre to lose, he had 2 victory points and a better starting position than Darby.
Congratulations to Alexandre for his great victory!
The tournament winning deck: Ghouls & Ghost by Alexandre Bustros
Crypt (12)
3x Angel Guerrero
2x Adrino Manauara
2x Whisper
1x Marialena
1x Branimira
1x Clara Hjortshoj
1x Prentis Derby
1x Susie Kano
Library: 75 cards
Master (15)
2x Blood Doll
1x Papillon
2x Anarch Troublemaker
1x From a sinking ship
5x Jake washington
2x Villein
1x Carfax Abbey
1x Giant's blood
Action (13)
13x Govern the Unaligned
Action Modify (12)
6x Conditioning
2x Foreshadowing Destruction
2x Invigorate
2x Horrific Countenance
Action Modify/Reaction (2)
2x Form of the Bat
Recruit Actions (5)
5x War Ghoul
Combat (15)
2x Carrion Crows
8x Earth Meld
3x Form of Mist
2x Groundfighting
Reaction (13)
8x Deflection
4x Organized Resistance
1x Redirection
Thanks again to the organizers!
The finalists: Duncan Kemp, Nick Miller, Ke Carlton (champion), Richard Aumann and Nathan Budd.
Reported by Steve Harris, VEKN National Coordinator of Australia:
The Oceania Grand Prix Brisbane 2025 took place on June 21 in Comics Plus. 22 players attended.
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Standings after three rounds:
1. Ke Carlton 2 GW, 10 VP
2. Richard Aumann 2 GW, 7.5 VP
3. Nick Miller 1 GW, 7 VP
4. Nathan Budd 1 GW, 3 VP, 106 TP
5. Duncan Kemp 1 GW, 3 VP, 96 TP
I only saw a bit of this finals. From what I saw, the 2 Banu Haqims battled each other but didn't achieve much against each other Stanislava never really got going, as his prey could hurt him backwards, and his predator put Stani into torpor a few times. The other BH deck had to rescue a few times, iirc. The Hecata deck slowly built up moved forward, ousting 2 preys in the last half hour or so of the game.
Ke got the game win with 2.5 VP, and Nick 0.5 and Duncan 0.5. Congratulatiosn Ke!
Tournament winning deck: "Powerbase Decay" by Ke
Comment: “Focused Shroud of Decay and Family Gathering Abuse. Powerbase Zürich allows for both crypt acceleration and survival. House of Sorrow with Dreams / Coven allows for lunge turns (especially if you have Anu in play). Only change after the New Blood release was adding Powerbase Munich. Would drop 1x Tommaso for 1x Alek to lower average capacity. Added Unmasking + FBI last minute with minimal impact.”
Crypt (12 cards)
1x Anu Diptinatpa 7 aus vic DOM NEC Nagaraja:6
1x Alek Konig 3 OBL Hecata:6
1x Gebeyehu Abdu 5 for AUS OBL Hecata:6
1x Hiromitsu Asano 4 aus for obl Hecata:6
1x Holliday "Burgundy" Hall 5 aus FOR OBL Hecata:6
1x Lenelle, Mambo of Birmingham 6 aus FOR OBL Hecata:6
1x Monica Giovanni 6 AUS FOR OBL Hecata:6
2x Mora, the Death Seer 7 ani AUS FOR OBL Hecata:6
1x Parijat, the Dark Oracle 7 AUS DOM FOR OBL Hecata:6
1x Peter St. John 2 obl Hecata:6
1x Tommaso Sforza 7 dom for AUS OBL THA Hecata:6
Library: 84 cards
Master (24 cards)
1x House of Sorrow
1x Coven, The
1x Dreams of the Sphinx
11x Family Gathering
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Powerbase: Munich
1x Powerbase: Zürich
1x Tribute to the Master
4x Villein
1x Wider View
1x Direct Intervention
Event (2 cards)
1x FBI Special Affairs Division
1x Unmasking, The
Action (14 cards)
14x Shroud of Decay
Ally (6 cards)
6x Spectral Servitor
Action Modifier (23 cards)
3x Freak Drive
3x Shadow Cast
2x Shadow Cloak
4x Stygian Shroud
10x Where the Veil Thins
1x Daring the Dawn
Combat (3 cards)
3x Pass Through Shadow
Reaction (12 cards)
2x Eyes of Argus
2x My Enemy's Enemy
4x Telepathic Misdirection
2x Shadow Sentinel
2x Delaying Tactics
Thanks to all organisers, sponsors and players! Only Auckland remains:
The finalists: Fréderic, Perrine, Marc (champion), Iván and Alberto.
This event was played in the Wow Club in Manresa on June 28 with 123 players in attendance. Reported by Ginés Quiñonero.
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The top seed was Alberto Lozano with 3 GW, 13 VP
Second seed = Frédéric Pin 3 GW, 11 VP
Third seed = Marc Álvarez 3 GW, 10 VP
Fourth seed = Perrine Ketlas 2 GW, 10 VP
Fifth seed = Iván Bernal 2 GW, 9 VP
Final score: Marc 4 VP, Iván 1 VP. Congratulations Marc!
Marc's tournament winning deck: "Gangrel Montecristo" by KRCG
Crypt (12 cards)
4x Matasuntha 10 ANI AUS CEL FOR PRO Gangrel:5
2x André the Manipulator 6 FOR PRO Gangrel:5
1x Andre LeRoux 3 aus Toreador:5
1x T.J. 3 cel for Gangrel:4
4x Anarch Convert 1 Caitiff:ANY
Library (90 cards)
Master (12; 5 trifle)
1x Carver's Meat Packing and Storage
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
2x Fame
1x Secure Haven
1x Tension in the Ranks
5x Villein
Event (1)
1x Dragonbound
Action (18)
2x Ambush
2x Big Game
2x Bum's Rush
3x Deep Song
2x Fleetness
2x Make the Misere
2x Nose of the Hound
3x Taunt the Caged Beast
Action Modifier (14)
3x Forced March
8x Freak Drive
3x Instantaneous Transformation
Combat (45)
2x Claws of the Dead
12x Diversion
4x Drawing Out the Beast
4x Flesh of Marble
10x Psyche!
6x Pursuit
7x Taste of Vitae
Ivan´s finalist deck: "New Tzimi" by Woodytron
Crypt (12 cards)
3x Adrino Manauara 8 ANI DOM PRO pot baron Tzimisce:6
3x Ángel Guerrero 7 ANI DOM PRO baron Tzimisce:6
1x Branimira 6 ANI dom pre pro baron Tzimisce:6
1x Kuyén 6 ANI PRO baron Gangrel:6
1x Clara Hjortshøj 5 PRO ani aus dom Tzimisce:6
1x Kamile Paukstys 5 PRO ani for Gangrel:6
1x Marialena 5 DOM PRO ani Tzimisce:6
1x Whisper 5 ANI DOM pro Tzimisce:6
Library (90 cards)
Master (10)
1x Anarch Railroad
1x Anarch Troublemaker
1x Carfax Abbey
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Giant's Blood
1x Jake Washington
1x Libertas
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Perfectionist
Action (22)
8x Deep Song
14x Govern the Unaligned
Political Action (2)
2x Eat the Rich
Equipment (1)
1x Heart of Nizchetus
Retainer (1)
1x Crypt's Sons
Action Modifier (10)
4x Conditioning
4x Earth Control
2x Foreshadowing Destruction
Action Modifier/Reaction (6)
4x Form of the Bat
2x Murmur of the False Will
Combat (20)
14x Earth Meld
6x Form of Mist
Reaction (18)
4x Bait and Switch
4x Deflection
2x Guard Dogs
2x On the Qui Vive
4x Organized Resistance
2x Redirection
Alberto's finalist deck: "Hecata Spectral Bleed" by Vere
Crypt (12 cards)
2x Tommaso Sforza 7 AUS OBL THA dom for Hecata:6
1x Mora, the Death Seer 7 AUS FOR OBL ani Hecata:6
1x Parijat, the Dark Oracle 7 AUS DOM FOR OBL Hecata:6
1x Lenelle, Mambo of Birmingham 6 FOR OBL aus Hecata:6
1x Monica Giovanni 6 AUS FOR OBL Hecata:6
2x Gebeyehu Abdu 5 AUS OBL for Hecata:6
1x Holliday "Burgundy" Hall 5 FOR OBL aus Hecata:6
2x Alek König 3 OBL Hecata:6
1x Peter St. John 2 obl Hecata:6
Library (90 cards)
Master (8; 1 trifle)
1x Anarch Troublemaker
1x Cappadocian Crypt
1x Charisma
1x Coven, The
1x Dark Influences
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Perfectionist
Event (1)
1x Bitter and Sweet Story, The
Action (22)
18x Computer Hacking
4x Shroud of Decay
Ally (14)
14x Spectral Servitor
Action Modifier (33)
4x Leverage
10x Shadow Cast
8x Shadow Cloak
5x Stygian Shroud
6x Where the Veil Thins
Reaction (12)
2x Delaying Tactics
2x On the Qui Vive
2x Shadow Sentinel
6x Telepathic Misdirection
Fréderics finalist deck: "ALASTOR"
Crypt (12 cards)
3x Gwendolyn 11 CEL FOR POT PRE aus tha inner circle Brujah:2
3x Jaroslav Pascek 10 CEL POT PRE for obf justicar Brujah:3
2x Lucinde, Alastor 10 DOM FOR PRE obf pot tha justicar Ventrue:3
2x Madame Guil 10 AUS CEL PRE for pot ser justicar Toreador:3
1x Mark Decker 8 CEL PRO ani for obf pot prince Gangrel:3
1x Volker, The Puppet Prince 5 CEL pot prince Brujah:2
Library (75 cards)
Master (19; 4 trifle)
1x Camarilla Conclave
1x Giant's Blood
3x Information Highway
1x New Carthage
1x Rack, The
4x Villein
8x Zillah's Valley
Political Action (12)
3x Alastor
1x Ancient Influence
2x Banishment
4x Parity Shift
1x Political Stranglehold
1x Reins of Power
Equipment (5)
4x Assault Rifle
1x Flamethrower
Action Modifier (10)
4x Forced March
5x Freak Drive
1x Voter Captivation
Combat (16)
3x Acrobatics
3x Disarm
3x Disguised Weapon
2x Pursuit
4x Skin of Steel
1x Taste of Vitae
Reaction (13)
2x Lost in Translation
11x Second Tradition: Domain
Perrine´s finalist deck: "Alonso" by Niniel
Crypt (12 cards)
4x Alonso Petrodon 10 ANI DOM OBF POT for tha justicar Nosferatu:5
2x Nikolaus Vermeulen 7 ANI POT for obf prince Nosferatu:6
2x Belinde 6 OBF ani aus pot prince Nosferatu:6
2x Benedito, a Lanterna 6 POT ani aus obf baron Nosferatu:6
2x Jacques Rouge 6 OBF ani pot pre baron Nosferatu:6
Library (75 cards)
Master (16; 3 trifle)
1x Dominate
3x Dreams of the Sphinx
5x Information Highway
1x Labyrinth, The
1x Secure Haven
2x Warsaw Station
1x Wash
2x Wider View
Action (5)
4x Govern the Unaligned
1x SchreckNET
Political Action (16)
1x Anarchist Uprising
3x Camarilla's Iron Fist
4x Kine Resources Contested
1x Neonate Breach
4x Parity Shift
3x Reckless Agitation
Action Modifier (21)
2x Cloak the Gathering
4x Elder Impersonation
1x Enkil Cog
1x Faceless Night
1x Foreshadowing Destruction
3x Forgotten Labyrinth
5x Freak Drive
3x Lost in Crowds
1x Spying Mission
Action Modifier/Combat (3)
3x Swallowed by the Night
Action Modifier/Reaction (2)
2x Murmur of the False Will
Reaction (12)
3x Bait and Switch
5x Deflection
3x On the Qui Vive
1x Wake with Evening's Freshness
Thanks to all organisers, sponsors and players!
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