Finalists: Nacho Mir, Walbert, Kansho, Hernan the white (the winner) and Sebastian.

Reported by Daniel Bravo, VEKN National Coordinator of Chile: 

On October 3rd, the final event of our GP Circuit was held at Area 52 store in Santiago, Chile. Sixteen players had initially registered, but due to last-minute issues only eleven attended. As the organizer, I decided not to participate, allowing the event to proceed with two tables of five players each.

The rounds were fast-paced and well organized, featuring a variety of combat decks and customized strategic archetypes. Interestingly, there were no traditional power bleed decks present. The closest example was a Lasombra V5 deck that incorporated allies and occasional uses of Oblivion. In one notable moment, Mambo Jean was affected by Oblivion and was subsequently diablerized during the tournament.

The finalists were:
1. Sebastián (2 GW, 5.5 VP)
2. Walbert (1 GW, 7 VP)
3. Nacho Mir (1 GW, 4 VP)
4. Kansho (4 VP)
5. Hernán (3 VP)

Nacho wasted no time relentlessly pressuring Walbert's Giotto deck, significantly slowing down his game plan. Taking advantage of this situation, Kansho leveraged the pressure, environmental damage, and Blessing of the Loa to quickly eliminate Ignacio and secure his first Victory Point.

Meanwhile, Sebastián had already established three Gangrel vampires and was beginning to put moderate pressure on the Samedi deck. At that point, Matasuntha struck back, sending all three Gangrel to torpor while Jackson secured another Victory Point.

Walbert then brought out Arika, applying significant bleed pressure while deploying Camarilla support, considerably reducing the Matasuntha deck's pool. Shortly afterward, Jackson managed to remove Arika and earned his second Victory Point.

The game had now become a confrontation between three Samedi and Matasuntha. It is worth noting that Jackson had previously played Dragonbound, which greatly accelerated the defeat of Ignacio, Walbert, and Sebastián.

Matasuntha eventually sent all three Samedi to torpor. Unable to effectively bring their vampires back due to contests and continued bleed pressure, the Samedi player was unable to recover. Matasuntha then secured a second Victory Point, followed by a third point for taking the table, claiming both the table win and the overall tournament victory.

The final table concluded with Mambo Jean 2 VP and Matasuntha 3 VP. Congratulations to Hernán for his victory! 

The tournament winning deck: “Mata”

Crypt (12)
4x Matasuntha
2x André the Manipulator
1x Andre LeRoux
1x T.J.
4x Anarch Convert

Library (90)
Master (14)
1x Carver's Meat Packing and Storage
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
2x Fame
1x Guardian Angel
1x Perfectionist
1x Secure Haven
1x Tension in the Ranks
5x Villein

Action (17)
2x Big Game
3x Bum's Rush
3x Deep Song
2x Harass
2x Make the Misere
2x Nose of the Hound
3x Taunt the Caged Beast

Equipment (1)
1x Kevlar Vest

Action Modifier (15)
1x Enkil Cog
2x Forced March
10x Freak Drive
2x Instantaneous Transformation

Combat (42)
12x Diversion
8x Psyche!
6x Pursuit
5x Rolling with the Punches
7x Taste of Vitae
4x Telepathic Tracking

Event (1)
1x Dragonbound

With this event, the Chilean GP Circuit comes to an end. The five highest-ranked players across the entire circuit will now be selected to compete in a special invitational event.

We would like to thank Area 52 for providing the venue and their continued support in hosting future tournaments.

Thanks for this report Daniel, good luck with future events, and thanks to sponsors, helpers and players!