By Joab Rogério (Baron of Campina Grande) and Marcio Pinheiro (Baron of Fortaleza and National Coordinator of Brazil). First Joab:
Hello, my dear Methuselahs!
On the 23rd, we had the Brazilian VTES Championship, which took place here in Campina Grande. It was a wonderful tournament, full of highly competitive tables. In total, 59 players came to wage the Eternal Battle and discover who would be crowned the great Brazilian champion.
Each round of the tournament featured 12 tables in dispute, making the journey to the final increasingly difficult. We had the presence of players from various regions of Brazil, representing the states of Ceará, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Piauí, Amapá, Minas Gerais and São Paulo.
After several hours of intense matches and much competition for supremacy in the Eternal Fight, the finalists of the Brazilian Championship were defined:
Rafael Barbosa 3 GW, 9 VP
Joab Barbosa 2 GW, 9 VP
Robério Barbosa 2 GW, 8 VP
Dayvisson Magalhães 2 GW, 7 VP
Valdemir Francisco 2 GW, 7 VP
Starting the grand final, the table was composed as follows:
Joab Barbosa — Anarch Barons
Crypt
3 Sergio Bueno
1 Adrino Manauara
1 Saku Pihlajamäki
2 Vivian VI
1 Ángel Guerrero
1 Branimira
1 Casey Snyder
1 Elisha Tucker
1 Kuyén
Library
1 Abombwe
1 Anarch Railroad
1 Carfax Abbey
2 Club Illusion
1 Coven, The
1 Dark Influences
1 Erciyes Fragments, The
1 Ferraille
2 Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1 Giant's Blood
1 Monastery of Shadows
1 Opium Den
2 Papillon
6 Villein
6 Chameleon
6 Banishment
2 Revolutionary Council
2 Heart of Nizchetus
1 Crypt's Sons
1 Mr. Winthrop
2 Earth Control
2 Monkey Wrench
8 Form of the Bat
10 Bait and Switch
12 Organized Resistance
10 Earth Meld
6 Form of Mist
Dayvisson Magalhães — Ravnos Bleed
Crypt:
1 Doc Martina
1 Gathii
1 Jean-Francois
1 Luciano Carvalho
1 Oleg Kaprizov
1 Phaibun
1 Roberto Rivamonte
4 Sreelekha
1 Zafira
Library
1 Archon Investigation
1 Bitter and Sweet Story, The
13 Break the Bonds
1 Carlton Van Wyk
4 Cloak the Gathering
4 Dabbler
2 Delaying Tactics
2 Direct Intervention
4 Elder Impersonation
1 Entrancement
1 Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
4 Lost in Crowds
6 Memory Rift
1 Narrow Minds
2 On the Qui Vive
1 Park Hunting Ground
7 Power of One
2 Presence
1 Shilmulo Tarot
1 Sudden Reversal
4 Swallowed by the Night
1 Treasured Samadji
3 Villein
7 Visions of Gehenna
4 Visions of Zapathasura
1 Wash
1 Week of Nightmares
Valdemir Francisco — Anarch Brujah
Crypt
4 Theo Bell
2 Aline Gädeke
2 Valeriya Zinovieva
2 Octane
2 Elen Kamjian
Library
1Anarch Free Press, The
2 Carfax Abbey
1 Celerity
2 Fame
1 Giant's Blood
2 Haven Uncovered
1 Monastery of Shadows
1 Presence
1 Tension in the Ranks
3 Vessel
2 Villein
6 Line Brawl
2 Rampage
8 Show of Force
5 Iron Glare
4 Resist Earth's Grasp
4 Bait and Switch
5 Organized Resistance
6 Blur
5 Dust Up
4 Flash
7 Immortal Grapple
4 Pursuit
5 Roundhouse
7 Taste of Vitae
1 Dragonbound
Robério Barbosa — Anarch Gangrel
Crypt
1 André the Manipulator
1 Casey Snyder
1 Crow
1 Dario Ziggler
1 Hanna Nokelainen
1 Indira
1 Joaquín de Cádiz
1 Kamile Paukstys
1 Kuyén
1 Martina Srnankova
1 Massimiliano
1 Nathan Turner
1 Ruslan Fedorenko
Library
1 Anarch Free Press, The
1 Anarch Railroad
1 Backways
1 Carfax Abbey
1 Club Illusion
2 Direct Intervention
1 Ecoterrorists
1 Effective Management
1 Parthenon, The
1 Powerbase: Montreal
1 Smiling Jack, TheAnarch
1 Tribute to the Master
2 Vessel
6 Villein
1 Zoo Hunting Ground
2 Constant Revolution
1 Rewilding
14 Thing
4 Renegade Garou
1 Shackles of Enkidu
4 Raven Spy
2 Earth Control
3 Form of the Bat
6 Bait and Switch
5 Deep Ecology
1 Delaying Tactics
8 Eyes of the Wild
5 Protection Racket
11 Earth Meld
1 Form of Mist
Rafael Barbosa — Tremere Camarilla
Crypt
1 Gerald Windham
1 Ayelech
1 Bituin
1 Inês Tristão
1 Lloyd Brooks
1 Trevon Parker
1 Chrysanthemum
1 Patrik Söderberg
1 Sri Sansa
1 Zane
1 Lauren
1 Rosalina Cortez
Library
1 Academic Hunting Ground
1 Arcane Library
1 Blood Doll
1 Chantry
1 Coven, The
1 Dominate
1 Dreams of the Sphinx
1 Powerbase: Montreal
1 Smiling Jack, TheAnarch
1 Sudden Reversal
3 Vessel
1 Villein
1 Wasserschloss Anif, Austria
1 Dominate Kine
11 Govern the Unaligned
1 Pulse of the Canaille
1 Scouting Mission
2 Kine Resources Contested
6 Bonding
1 Change of Target
3 Conditioning
9 Mirror Walk
4 Seduction
8 Deflection
2 Enhanced Senses
4 Eyes of Argus
1 Forced Awakening
4 On the Qui Vive
1 Precognition
1 Spirit's Touch
2 Telepathic Misdirection
3 Apportation
1 Blood Rage
3 Rego Motum
4 Theft of Vitae
2 Wind Dance
The match began extremely aggressively. The Ravnos Bleed (Dayvisson), very fast and offensive, quickly prevented the Anarch Brujah (Valdemir) from developing a comfortable game. At the same time, Dayvisson also managed to resist the attacks of the Anarch Barons (Joab) well.
While the Brujah struggled to survive, the Anarch Gangrel (Robério) found space to grow without much pressure, setting up his board calmly. Valdemir couldn't resist for long and ended up being the first eliminated from the final.
With that, Robério already had several vampires in play and a gigantic pool. Still, Dayvisson didn't give up and came very close to achieving his goal, but ended up not resisting the redirected bleeds from Tremere (Rafael) and the constant pressure from the Barons (Joab).
Only three contenders remained for the title: Rafael, Joab, and Robério, the three Bloodfaca brothers. Joab tried in every way to eliminate the Gangrel and came very close, leaving Robério with only 2 in the pool, but without managing to finish him off.
When his turn came, Robério managed an impressive recovery: he played two Villeins and quickly returned to a 10 pool. Then, he took advantage of a Club Illusion that was already in play and, with eight Gangrel vampires ready to act, applied devastating pressure. Rafael couldn't resist the bleeds and ended up being eliminated.
The final then came down to just Joab and Robério. Although Joab managed to steal one of his vampires, it wasn't enough to contain the many actions of the Gangrel. Surrounded by the constant pressure from the table, Joab ended up succumbing to the attacks.
With this, Robério Barbosa was crowned Brazilian VTES champion, adding yet another title to his tireless collection of trophies.
Closing comment by Marcio Pinheiro, Baron of Fortaleza and National Coordinator of Brazil:
Another great Brazilian championship took place with enormous success. We had the presence of the artist Felipe Headley, who signed one of his cards for each participant.
We also had a final table with the highest-ranked female players, continuing our tradition, with Madevi emerging victorious.
Finally, the new date and location of the National Championship was announced, which will be in Juiz de Fora, on May 1, 2027.
Anarch Greetings!
Thanks to Joab and Marcio for this report, and thanks to all participants, organisers and sponsors!
The finalists Erik, Peitsa, Tommi, Marko and Michael.
This event was played on April 25 in Vantaa. Report by Jani Malmi, VEKN National Coordinator of Finland, photos by Marko Saari.
The Finnish Nationals had 41 Metuselahs duking it out. We had strong participation from abroad with 9 players coming from afar.
Best Metuselahs from preliminary rounds were: Tommi Hakomaa (2 gw, 8.5 vp), Marko Saari (2 gw, 7 vp), Michael Holmström (2 gw, 6.5 vp), Peitsa Suominen (2 gw, 6.5 vp), and Erik Wallgren (1 gw, 6 vp).
Tommi won with 1,5 vp as a top seed. Michael also got 1,5 vp and Peitsa got 1 vp. Congratulations!
The tournament winning deck: “Juliet's Dream” by Otso Saariluoma, played by Tommi Hakomaa
Comment: Shout-out to Otso who is the mastermind behind this deck. Honorable mention also goes to Ivan Marin-Rivas, who originally gave Otso the idea for the deck based on the collaboration between Juliet Parr and Modius.
Crypt (12 cards)
3x Juliet Parr 9 AUS DOM OBF cel pot justicar Malkavian:7
1x Kasim Bayar 9 CEL OBF THA aus pot justicar Banu Haqim:6
3x Modius 8 AUS CEL PRE obf prince Toreador:7
1x Alexander Silverson 8 AUS DOM OBF pre prince Malkavian:6
1x Oluwafunmilayo 8 AUS CEL OBF THA prince Banu Haqim:6
1x Belinde 6 OBF ani aus pot prince Nosferatu:6
1x Donny Kowalczyk 6 AUS cel dom obf prince Malkavian:6
1x Warmaksan 5 THA cel obf prince Banu Haqim:6
Library (90 cards)
Master (48; 10 trifle)
1x Archon Investigation
6x Ashur Tablets
1x Bleeding the Vine
2x Camarilla Conclave
1x Coven, The
2x Direct Intervention
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Elysium: The Palace of Versailles
1x Giant's Blood
3x Information Highway
1x Kaymakli Nightmares
2x Monastery of Shadows
2x Papillon
6x Parthenon, The
7x Villein
2x Wider View
8x Zillah's Valley
Event (1)
1x Bitter and Sweet Story, The
Political Action (21)
1x Anarchist Uprising
1x Ancilla Empowerment
2x Banishment
4x Camarilla's Iron Fist
4x Kine Resources Contested
7x Parity Shift
1x Political Stranglehold
1x Rumors of Gehenna
Equipment (2)
2x Heart of Nizchetus
Action Modifier (11)
1x Faceless Night
5x Forgotten Labyrinth
5x Lost in Crowds
Reaction (7)
2x Eyes of Argus
1x Second Tradition: Domain
4x Telepathic Misdirection
Our tournament was sponsored by Black Chantry Productions and Ultra Pro. Also Noora Hirvonen and Timo Tahvanainen gave us art as a prize.
Thanks for this report, and thanks to all volunteers, sponsors and participants!
The finalists with winner Rathpex in the middle.
Reported by Steve Harris, VEKN National Coordinator of Australia:
On Saturday 18th April, 17 Methuselah’s gathered at Market City Tavern for the Perth Grand Prix 2026, the second leg of the Oceania 2026 Grand Prix circuit. 5 players travelled from Melbourne and Canberra to join with locals, and anyone who knows Australia, knows that this is a big trip (from a local perspective) – 5-6hr flight one way. For those of us on the Australian East Coast, it is easier to fly to New Zealand than to Perth for a tournament.
The event was well organised and run smoothly, with plenty of prize support provided by Black Chantry Productions and Australia’s Online VTES Store.
The preliminary rounds were hard fought before the finalists finally gathered for last showdown.
Standings before the finals:
1. Rathpex 2 GW, 10 VP
2. Steven Wong 2 GW, 7.5 VP
3. Richard Aumann 2 GW, 7 VP
4. Ben Szymkow 1 GW, 6 VP
5. Nicolas Small 1 GW, 5 VP
The Unmada multi-act deck made a crucial decision to destroy the Heart of Nizchetus on his predator rather than the Club Illusion on the Ministry grand predator, assuming that his predator could survive with 14 pool, however the Ministry Platinum Protocol destroyed the first BH prey.
Nonetheless, Unmada continued forwards, with 3 minions who could do 4 pool damage at 2 stealth (and his prey on 4 pool), he felt confident. But the ever-resilient Rich was able to hold him off, playing 3 Second Trads to survive. Soon after the Ministry deck swept through both Unmade and then the last BH deck. In the endgame, however, the Tzimisce Anarchs finally defeated the Ministry, however with 3 VP, Rathpex won the event.
Finals result: Rathpex 3VP GW, Steven Wong 2VP
The tournament winning deck: "Minister Lim"
Crypt (12 cards, min=21 max=32 avg=6.67)
2x Nonu Dis 8 OBF PRE PRO for Ministry:6
2x Sergio Bueno 8 OBF PRE PRO aus pot baron Ministry:6
3x Vivian VI 7 PRE PRO obf tha baron Ministry:6
2x Elisha Tucker 6 PRE cel obf pro baron Ministry:6
1x Crystal Lynn 6 OBF PRE PRO Ministry:6
1x Jenny Silver 5 PRE PRO obf Ministry:6
1x Marcel 4 obf pre pro Ministry:6
Library (80 cards)
Master (13; 8 trifle)
1x Anarch Railroad
1x Carfax Abbey
1x Club Illusion
4x Dabbler
1x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Opium Den
4x Villein
Action (16)
16x Platinum Protocol, The
Ally (1)
1x Saatet-ta
Action Modifier (18)
6x Enchanting Gaze
2x Faceless Night
10x Revelation of the Serpent
Action Modifier/Reaction (4)
4x Form of the Bat
Combat (10)
4x Earth Meld
6x Form of Mist
Reaction (18)
6x Bait and Switch
2x On the Qui Vive
4x Organized Resistance
6x Party Out Of Bounds
Thanks for this report, and thanks to all volunteers, sponsors and players!
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