Samantha's Psychotic Earth Meld

How do you intend to oust?
Fame damage.

How do you intend to keep from being ousted?
Back rush.

What do you want your ready region to look like (ie, how many guys are you planning on getting out)?
Samantha and 2-3 weenies.

What do you want your average turn to look like?
Samantha enters combat, gets a retainer, untaps, then Psyche! and torporizes her opponent. Weenie follows up with diablerie.

What's your metagame like? How do your opponents play?
Lots and lots of big cap minions.

What problems have you observed with the deck in play?
Haven't played it yet. Expect problems with not being able to do enough damage in combat so that a single Flak Jacket or Kevlar Vest or Guardian Angel will shut it down.

Loosely based on:
www.thelasombra.com/decks/emp.htm


Deck Name : Samantha's Psychotic Earth Meld
Author : Adonai
Description :
Enter combat, equip with an animal retainer, untap, restart combat, get another retainer, and hit your opponent for aggravated damage.

Crypt [13 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 10 average: 7

5x	Samantha	(10)		bishop	Gangrel antitribu	(g2)
3x	Ellen Fence, the Tracker	(8)		bishop	Gangrel antitribu	(g2)
1x	Zachary	(7)			Gangrel antitribu	(g2)
1x	Darrell Boyce, Consul	(6)			Gangrel antitribu	(g2)
1x	Sadie	(2)			Gangrel antitribu	(g2)
1x	Huang, Blood Cultist	(1)			Pander	(g2)
1x	Igo the Hungry	(1)			Caitiff	(g1)

Library [90 cards]

Action [11]
1x Ambush
1x Big Game
1x Bum's Rush
1x Fleetness
3x Flurry of Action
1x Harass
1x Rumble
1x Sense Death
1x Taunt the Caged Beast

Action Modifier [5]
5x Lost in Crowds

Combat [49]
4x Claws of the Dead
12x Earth Meld
4x Flesh of Marble
2x Leathery Hide
5x Pack Alpha
16x Psyche!
6x Pursuit

Master [18]
1x Campground Hunting Ground
3x Fame
3x Gangrel Conspiracy
1x Giant's Blood
1x Haven Uncovered
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
7x Wash
1x Yawp Court

Retainer [7]
3x Murder of Crows
1x Owl Companion
3x Raven Spy

What do you want your ready region to look like (ie, how many guys are you planning on getting out)?
Samantha and 2-3 weenies.

You only have 3 weenies in your crypt.

Scarlet Carson O'Toole is group 3, you could replace Igo. Wren is group 2 and would fit.

Since you are willing to go out of clan for Igo, why not use Deliya or Chandler Hungerford?

I don't play this kind of deck often, but I feel like 2 or 3 more rush actions are in order, or perhaps a few permanent bleed cards (camera phone, tasha morgon etc.) to encourage blocking.

When Igo or Huang commit diablerie and are burned in the blood hunt, I'm not out a minion that I had planned more use for....

Samantha and Ellen are the most likely vampires to be in play.

In that case, consider a couple "Wider View." There is a pretty good chance you won't see a disposable vampire in your starting crypt, Wider View will help you dig for her.

You might consider swapping Darrell and Zachary and Igo for Chandler, Daliyah, Wren and Scarlet. Samantha and Ellen are expensive, lowering the cost of your other helpers might be advantageous.