Howler tap & bleed

Deck Name : Howler tap & bleed
Author :Chaitan
Description :
Currently my favorite deck due to its incredible versatility and uncomplicated playstyle.

How do you intend to oust?
Tap and bleed.

How do you intend to keep from being ousted?
Block using Speak with Spirits, Majesty. Abbot and Raven Spies for extra intercept.
Against combat decks, always manouver, use Swiftness of the Stag, Leapfrog and New Moon Sigil (on howler or siamese) for extra manouvers against tough rush decks.

What do you want your ready region to look like (ie, how many guys are you planning on getting out)?
Howler and Siamese as bare minimum. Mid game 3-4 vamps are out and by the time the fifth and last vamp is out the game is almost always over.

What do you want your average turn to look like?
Howler Mind Numb a deflecter. Siamese with Heart of the City perform a Public Trust/Air of Elation bleed for 8. Cynthia either bleed or perform non-bleed action such as Army of Rats.
Predator is very agressive but do not stealth for more than 4 or deny blocks, Howler block and avoid all combat. Due to the amount of anti-combat in this deck, the deck if flowing much better if faced against agressive opponents.

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

What problems have you observed with the deck in play?
Nosferatu Hates You beat both manouvers and S:CE. Decks with both deflect and wakes can defend fairly well. Heavy bleed decks that reliably reach a high amount of stealth and/or deny. Many cards cost blood so most Master tech is focused on blood gain to compensate. No votes mean the deck can not participate in cross table deals.



Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 4 max: 8 average: 6.66667
4x Howler (8) Ahrimane (group 2)
3x Siamese, The (7) Ahrimane (group 2)
3x Cynthia Ingold (6) Ahrimane (group 2)
1x Nettie Hale (5) Ahrimane (group 2)
1x Juanita Santiago (4) Ahrimane (group 2)


Library [90 cards]

Action [27]
2x Abbot
2x Army of Rats
1x Engling Fury
4x Entrancement
2x Heart of the City
5x Mind Numb
1x Muricia's Call
1x New Moon Sigil Discard in a low combat meta.
1x Propaganda
6x Public Trust
1x Sanguine Instruction
1x Vulture's Buffet

Action Modifier [8]
5x Aire of Elation
3x Squirrel Balance

Combat [18]
7x Leapfrog Easy to cycle, just use manouver and then majesty to burn two combat cards.
10x Majesty
1x Unholy Penance

Combat/Action Modifier [9]
9x Swiftness of the Stag Awesome card. Stealth, manouver or press.

Master [11]
1x Anarch Troublemaker Eurostealth.
1x Coven, The
1x Giant's Blood
2x Hungry Coyote, The
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion Eurostealth.
1x Perfectionist
1x Powerbase: Barranquilla
1x Presence
1x Slave Auction With few masters you often end up with spare master phase actions.
1x Wider View To extract a rare juanita or nettie vampire from crypt in late game.

Reaction [14]
14x Speak with Spirits One of the best wake cards in the game.

Retainer [3]
3x Raven Spy

Speak with Spirits is great, but a little diversity might help. Maybe a few Falcon's Eye and Cats' Guidance? Also, you seem quite action heavy. Drop 2-3 Entrancement, New Moon Sigil, Propaganda, and Sanguine Instruction at least.

DeathInABottle wrote:

Speak with Spirits is great, but a little diversity might help. Maybe a few Falcon's Eye and Cats' Guidance? Also, you seem quite action heavy. Drop 2-3 Entrancement, New Moon Sigil, Propaganda, and Sanguine Instruction at least.

Yes, those reactions cards are great also. And I also somewhat agree on the new moon sigil and Sanguine Instruction part since they both distract from the decks main role, tap and bleed. But the deck performs very well with alot of actions because of the insane amount of Speak with Spirits. It allows the deck to be completely tapped out every round and still survive against a fierce predator.

I don't think Hungry Coyote is a good idea. You don't want to use your actions hunting. Those cards might be better as more euro stealth or even Approx. of Loyalty ("poor man's seduction" or bounce/wake cancelling). The combat selection seems pretty high. What about losing some of those S:CE cards to get down to 12-14?

18 combat ends + 16 maneuvers is far to far to avoid combat.
In total you have 27 combat cards ( near to 1 of every 3 card) to AVOID combat. That has absolutely no sense, either you combat and modify the module to combative approach or reduce the combat module.
Engling fury is perfect for this deck. I would put more of them.
New Moon sigil and sanguine instruction are actions that you won´t get the time to put them on the game.

Dr.Mafrune wrote:

18 combat ends + 16 maneuvers is far to far to avoid combat.
In total you have 27 combat cards ( near to 1 of every 3 card) to AVOID combat. That has absolutely no sense, either you combat and modify the module to combative approach or reduce the combat module.
Engling fury is perfect for this deck. I would put more of them.
New Moon sigil and sanguine instruction are actions that you won´t get the time to put them on the game.

You don't see the multipurpose.

Yes. Against a rush deck I have 30% cards in deck to avoid combat.
Against a predator with lots of minions I can untap and block ten more times.
Against a blocker, 9 of those cards are stealth cards.

Preferably I would like to have the leapfrogs as majesties also but I have to consider the blood cost. They are however very easy to cycle.

Yes, Engling fury is awesome. I guess those hungry coyotes could be replaced for more of them.