!Salubri Swarm

Deck Name : !Salubri Swarm
Author : KoKo
Description : See bottom for more info!



Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 7 average: 4

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3x Adonai 7 AUS VAL for !Salubri:2
2x Thomas Steed, The 4 ani aus val !Salubri:2
2x Wolf Valentine 4 VAL for !Salubri:2
2x Kervos, The Lieute 3 aus val !Salubri:2
1x Doris McMillon 2 val !Salubri:2
1x Piotr Andreikov 2 aus Tzimisce:3
1x Feo Ramos 1 aus Pander:3


Library [71 cards]

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Action [9]
2x Blessing of the Name
4x Brother in Arms
3x Sense Death

Action Modifier/Combat [11]
11x Burning Touch

Combat [21]
11x Armor of Caine's Fury
10x Trap

Equipment [4]
4x Kevlar Vest

Master [12]
4x Blooding by the Code
2x Hungry Coyote, The
2x Path of Retribution, The
4x Tribute to the Master

Reaction [14]
10x Hide the Heart
4x On the Qui Vive


1. How do you intend to oust?

Swarming with 3/4+ minions for 1-2 pool via Burning Touch.

2. How do you intend to keep from being ousted?

Abuse Hide the Heart and the occasional backrush on vamps low on blood during the mid-late game.

3. What do you want your ready region to look like (ie, how many guys are you planning on getting out)?

Probably 3x unique !Salubri and 1-2x Brother in Arms.

4. What do you want your average turn to look like?

I expect to bleed with 3-4+ vamps per turn. If being pressured, I can always hold back while playing Hide the Heart with those same 3-4 vampires.

5. What's your metagame like? How do your opponents play?

Play mostly on JOL so lots of everything. I expect to get crushed in combat by dedicated combat decks and/or by aids/crows.

6. What problems have you observed with the deck in play?

Haven't tested yet but as mentioned above expect to struggle against animalism/celerity combat. Otherwise, Trap/Armor +1 strength from Code is a cheap combo in terms of slot/cost and allows weenies to take down unprepared mid-caps. Add Burning Touch on block and blood management can become an issue for opponents. Thinking of dropping Blessing of the Name for something else.

Ideas/Suggestions/Comments appreciated!

Villein + Lilith's Blessing will give Adonai the superior fortitude he should have been printed with.

Code of Samiel will give you blood like a hunting ground, and let you untap when successfully putting your opponents in torpor.

If you are going to bother with off-clan Auspex vampires, use the ones with superior Auspex, and replace some of the Hide the Heart with Telepathic Misdirection .

I'd include 2 copies of Dela Eden before I would duplicate any of the 4 cap or younger Salubri Antitribu.

Weighted Walking Stick plus Sword of the Righteous lets those Traps end sooner, and more in your favor.

Death Seeker can fix a lot of the things that opponents would play in combat that would impact your strategy, like Strike: Combat Ends or maneuvers. I'd definitely throw 5-6 in.

I might have a deck idea or two that you would like to sample, here:
www.thelasombra.com/decks/clandecks.htm#SalubriAntitribu