Evil Jensen Goes Solo

Evil Jensen has quit the band. a 6-cap Daughter of Cacophony with only basic Melpominee, she's tired of getting less respect than the other girls. She starts holding auditions for her backing musicians and will soon be rocking the Youtubes.

Inspired by Kelly Schultz's clever vote decks. Evil Jensen's 2-pool action may seem expensive at first glance, but it's actually quite a bargain for the speed boost you gain here. if you draw a Kholo or other clan card, she MUST use her action to find the vampire so you can transfer him that same turn. why bother paying 1 pool + 4 transfers for a random draw, when you can pay 2 pool to get exactly who you want? Your vampires are cheap anyway, but be careful about paying for those you don't need yet.

1. How do you intend to oust? votes galore
2. How do you intend to keep from being ousted? gain some pool with diversity and voter caps. or backoust if needed.
3. What do you want your ready region to look like (ie, how many guys are you planning on getting out)? all of them.
4. What do you want your average turn to look like? Evil Jensen goes recruiting, freak drives, everyone else calls some votes. Bleeding as a last resort.
5. What's your metagame like? How do your opponents play? a little bit of everything. some combat is common in most decks.
6. What problems have you observed with the deck in play? see below

I played this for the SE Qualifier, having never tested it before. it earned only 0.5 VP, but I was rather proud of how it did. It was fast and efficient. The first game went mostly smoothly, not too much intercept surrounding me. I could've won the game if I wasn't STUPID (did you know you can play a Kholo card even if the action gets blocked? it doesn't say you need to reach referendum!). The second round was miserable, as my prey played Unmasking 1st turn and then brought out Imbued and Allies left and right. a few Force of Personality got me some key votes through, so I still fought on, but I never found any Kholo titles and was at the mercy of everyone else's votes. The third game was a disaster, with Ira-blocks-everything sitting behind me. I got Antoinette to counter him, but she got Pentexed quickly. Boo.

The spectral divinations didn't seem to help too much. Either default 1 stealth was enough, or you needed 3+ to get past a blocker. I should just load up on more Pentexes instead.
The Crusades seem redundant. nobody will allow them to pass in the early game, and in the late game you're probably already winning or losing the vote count. but I guess they're nice just in case. (discard them early)
before anyone suggests this, Reckless Agitation is no good here. it costs too much. Lily Prelude is just as good, if not better.
don't need Wider View. it's just 1 pool to me, and I'd rather have the thinner deck.
some combat surprise might be nice. perhaps zip guns + target vitals?


Deck Name: Evil Jensen Goes Solo
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Description:

Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 8, Max: 24, Avg: 3.83)

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1 Antoinette Dubois 4 Daughters of Cacophony
4 Evil Jensen 6 Daughters of Cacophony
1 Jack Tredegar 2 Ventrue
1 Leo Washington 2 Gangrel Antitribu
1 Lumumba 4 Guruhi
1 Meno Ngari 2 Akunanse
1 Misrak 2 Osebo
1 Panya 3 Ishtarri
1 Ulrike Rothbart 3 Ventrue Antitribu

Library: (76 cards)

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Master (20 cards)
2 Agent of Power
6 Ashur Tablets
1 Barrens, The
1 Bastille Opera House
2 Blood Doll
1 City Gangrel Connections
1 Creepshow Casino
1 Demonstration
1 Necromancy
1 Pentex Subversion
1 Presence
1 Storage Annex
1 Ventrue Headquarters

Action (6 cards)
2 Concert Tour
1 Fee Stake: Los Angeles
1 Fee Stake: Perth
2 Go Anarch

Action Modifier (14 cards)
2 Bribes
6 Freak Drive
1 Strange Day
5 Voter Captivation

Political Action (23 cards)
3 Conservative Agitation
1 Crusade: Amsterdam
1 Crusade: Dublin
1 Disputed Territory
3 Diversity
6 Kine Resources Contested
4 Lily Prelude
1 Political Flux
1 Reinforcements
1 Rumors of Gehenna
1 Ventrue Justicar

Equipment (1 cards)
1 Kduva`s Mask

Combo (12 cards)
1 Akunanse Kholo
4 Force of Personality
1 Guruhi Kholo
1 Ishtarri Kholo
1 Osebo Kholo
4 Spectral Divination

Interesting deck.
I don't think City Gangrel Connections is worth it. I'd ditch it (probably for another presence master) and replace Leo with Aimee Laroux.
I'd also consider replacing the Necromancy master and the Storage Annex with Paris Opera House and House of Sorrow.
Cryptic Rider might also be a useful addition.

Interesting deck.
I don't think City Gangrel Connections is worth it. I'd ditch it (probably for another presence master) and replace Leo with Aimee Laroux.

what about relacing leo with a follower of Set with presence and replacing city gangrel connections with Farreille..?

Haze wrote:

I could've won the game if I wasn't STUPID (did you know you can play a Kholo card even if the action gets blocked? it doesn't say you need to reach referendum!).

Incorrect.

"Only usable during a referendum."

KevinM wrote:

Haze wrote:

I could've won the game if I wasn't STUPID (did you know you can play a Kholo card even if the action gets blocked? it doesn't say you need to reach referendum!).

Incorrect.

"Only usable during a referendum."

Hmmm, my copies say "Only usable during a political action". Was this erratad at some point?

Mael wrote:

KevinM wrote:

Haze wrote:

I could've won the game if I wasn't STUPID (did you know you can play a Kholo card even if the action gets blocked? it doesn't say you need to reach referendum!).

Incorrect.

"Only usable during a referendum."

Hmmm, my copies say "Only usable during a political action". Was this erratad at some point?

Yes. groups.google.com/group/rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad/msg/0ac8a5f57e8d6177