Ishtarri Bruise and Bleed

Thanks a lot for your thoughts. Elephant Guardian was something really stupid. Ayo as star to bounce a litlle and help with her ability. No pool loss with weapons.

Deck Name: Ishtarri B&B
Created By: Joo

Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 17, Max: 37, Avg: 6,41)

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1 Agru Kabera cel nec pre FOR6 Ishtarri
4 Ayo Igoli AUS CEL FOR PRE obf tha10 Ishtarri
1 Elizabeth Conde pre CEL FOR 5 Ishtarri
1 Ganhuru cel pro FOR PRE7 Ishtarri
1 Kenyatta cel for pre 4 Ishtarri
1 Panya cel pre 3 Ishtarri
2 Shasa Abu Badr cel for PRE 5 Ishtarri
1 Ubende for obf qui CEL PRE7 Ishtarri

Library: (90 cards)

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Master (14 cards)
1 Archon Investigation
1 Barrens, The
1 Fame
2 Haven Uncovered
2 Ishtarri Warlord
1 Mbare Market, Harare
1 Port Hunting Ground
1 Tension in the Ranks
4 Vessel

Action (14 cards)
2 Bum`s Rush
4 Legal Manipulations
4 Public Trust
4 Social Charm

Action Modifier (11 cards)
5 Dawn Operation
3 Forced March
1 Kiss of Ra, The
2 Uncontrolled Impulse

Reaction (10 cards)
3 On the Qui Vive
4 Telepathic Misdirection
2 Wake with Evening`s Freshness
1 My Enemy`s Enemy

Combat (39 cards)
3 Blur
1 Fast Hands
5 Psyche!
2 Pulled Fangs
2 Pursuit
3 Rolling with the Punches
2 Skin of Steel
3 Superior Mettle
5 Target Vitals
5 Taste of Vitae
2 Unflinching Persistence
6 Weighted Walking Stick

Combo (2 cards)
2 Resist Earth`s Grasp

Sorry to push you in yet another direction, but I think that paying 10 pool for a minion just so that you can have bounce and a good but not great ability.

What about diversifying your crypt with some non-laibon with for pre?

Antoinette Dubois 4 PRE for can't be blocked by tor/!tor
Aimee Laroux 2 for pre
Fahd al-Zawba'a 4 cel for pre
Victor Pelletier 5 PRE cel for (with option to give title)
Beth Malcolm 6 FOR PRE +1 bleed
Mustafa, The Heir 6 FOR PRE cel prince

That's just naming a few.

Combat could be as simple as WWS + Soak or WWS, Acrobatics, and Staredown.

For reactions, have votes + Scalpel Tongue or just Delaying tactics. Blocking is not as good as bounce. A couple Lost in Translation might not be terrible.

If you go the all laibon route, definitely include Terra Incognita. If you stick with auspex (like 6+ vamps out of 12 having it), then Ancestor's Insight isn't bad.

Dawn Operation is not a good card.

Dawn Operation is not a good card.

I have played a similar deck, and this card works great with such deck. Once you pull it out once, people are terrified to see it again, because with cel and for you should not only prevent the coming damage quite reliably, outmaneuver and outpress, but also have multiple strikes, presses and such to ensure agg reaches the target (bar combat ends). The effect on the table psyche is similar to entombment/coma, which is good.

Hmm...

3 Rolling with the Punches
2 Skin of Steel
3 Superior Mettle

might want to consider dropping a few of these in favour of Hidden Strength or even Acrobatics.

Also, I think that replacing some of these

4 Legal Manipulations
4 Public Trust
4 Social Charm

for Aire of Elation and Entrancement would make your deck more versatile without reducing your ousting capabilities.

If you are willing to spend actions once in a while to retrieve it after it gets stolen, Powerbase: Luanda may be a better choice than Haven Uncovered. Personally, I would drop the hunting ground for the PB.

I really don't know if Ayo is a good inclusion to the deck. You'll have to try a few games to be sure.

I really really, thank u all for the tips and advices. I am away from vtes quite a litlle bit and some of your concearns wasn't in my head at the moment when I put this cards together. I think Ayo will be a good way to go. Of course it is a 10 cap vamp, but otherwise I think that her ability to feed my influences will gimme a fair payback. I will change blurs for acrobatics and find some room to a couple of hidden strenghts, entrancement and aire of elation. Im thinking about Powerbase Luanda... Again, thank you for your tips!

Ohlmann wrote:

Glutton seem a tad weak with a clan that can play Forced March or Frak Drive in my humble opinion. It also make the deck much more rush-combat, which may not be the OP wish.

You do realize that you can use it as a "wake" as well, right? With No Secrets for example, it allows you to untap and then play reaction cards if needed. It's an amazing card. I have played Ishtarri a lot and Glutton has always worked great.