First Blood is a collection of five 55-card preconstructed decks for introductory games of Vampire: The Eternal Struggle. These decks are simpler than tournament level decks, but showcase all the basic mechanics of the game. They are balanced, for a fun and exciting first try of Vampire: The Eternal Struggle. They are fully functional cards, ready to mix with cards from other sets.
To make Vampire: The Eternal Struggle more accessible to new players, Black Chantry will make these introductory decks available to retailers at a reduced price compared to our other products.
Clan Ventrue are the ”blue bloods”, the self-proclaimed rulers of all vampires and mortals. They seek to lead by any means necessary – manipulating the weak, destroying the strong.
This deck is very all-round, with a strong offence with both bleeding and political actions, and a stable defence with Fortitude combat cards and effective reactions.
Contents are detailed below. The number before each card is the number of copies of that card in the deck.
Crypt: (6 cards)
1 Emily Carson
1 Graham Gottesman
1 Joao Bile
1 Lodin (Olaf Holte)
1 Mustafa
1 Victor Donaldson
Library: (49 cards)
3 Blood Doll
2 Misdirection
1 Uptown Hunting Ground
1 Ventrue Headquarters
2 Dominate Kine
6 Govern the Unaligned
1 Ancilla Empowerment
5 Kine Resources Contested
4 Bonding (NEW ART)
2 Conditioning
1 Daring the Dawn
2 Seduction
2 Indomitability
2 Rolling with the Punches
1 Soak
2 Unflinching Persistence
3 Weighted Walking Stick
4 Deflection
3 On the Qui Vive
2 Second Tradition: Domain
1 rules reference card
Note: Cellophane wrapped only – no tuckbox.
ART PREVIEW
New art: Bonding by Ginés Quiñonero