TWD: New Haven: Haven Uncovered

New Haven: Haven Uncovered
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New Haven, CT
Nov 19, 2011
10 players, 2R + F

Deck Name: Mordechai Ben Nun & Friends HATE THE IMBUED!
Author: Asif Chaudhry

Description: After snatching defeat from the jaws of victory one too many times while facing the imbued, I decided I wanted to make a deck that could effectively deal with them. Thus, the inspiration for this deck.

Mordechai is the super star. Want to :
- burn allies (Mercy of Seth)
- block actions (built in +1 int, plus AUS)
- burn ash heap power/conviction cards (Trochomancy)

Crypt (12 cards; Capacity min=5 max=8 avg=7.08)
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3x Babalawo Alafin 7 ani AUS FOR NEC Harbinger of Skulls:4
5x Mordechai Ben-Nun 8 ANI AUS FOR NEC Harbinger of Skulls:5
1x Nicomedes 5 aus for nec vic Harbinger of Skulls:4
1x Phagian 8 dom for AUS NEC THA Harbinger of Skulls:4
1x Solomon Batanea 5 nec AUS FOR Harbinger of Skulls:4
1x Zygodat 6 pot AUS NEC Harbinger of Skulls:4

Library (90 cards)
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Master (9)
2x Archon Investigation
1x Direct Intervention
1x Maabara
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Slaughterhouse, The
2x Vessel

Equipment (1)
1x Shaal Fragment

Action Modifier (10)
2x Mind of the Wilds
8x Trochomancy

Reaction (33)
6x Cats' Guidance
4x Delaying Tactics
4x Eagle's Sight
3x Enhanced Senses
5x Eyes of Argus

2x On the Qui Vive
2x Sense the Savage Way
7x Telepathic Misdirection

Combat (34)
7x Carrion Crows
5x Dead Hand
3x Hidden Strength
5x Mercy for Seth
2x Rolling with the Punches
2x Skin of Rock
2x Skin of Steel
2x Soak
3x Taste of Vitae
3x Unflinching Persistence

Combo (3)
3x Spectral Divination

Created with Secret Library v0.9.3. (Nov 20, 2011 18:34:02)

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- How am I going to oust my prey?

=> Bounce bleeds into him, block his actions that gain pool, otherwise appear relatively innocuous until ready to lunge with some Trochomancy bleeds for 3.


- How am I going to keep from being ousted?

=> Extensive amounts of intercept/untap with combat, coupled with fortitude to keep my blockers going


- How many minions do I expect to have in play, and how much pool will I have left when they are ready?

=> Expect to have Mordechai + 1 friend out (preferably Babalawo), leaving me around 15 pool. If I manage to gain pool (via keeping the edge, vessel, cross table ally, etc), get a third minion.

- What should my turn look like? What actions will I prefer to take?

=> Will generally not take many actions other than equipping the Shaal Fragment and the occasional bleed for 1. Maybe a cross table rescue of a torpored vampire. Eagle Sight actions cross table that would destablize the table.

- What should my prey's turn look like for me? Will I interact with him directly?

=> For the most part, let my prey play his game. Try to block pool gain actions, create (too many) minions actions, or actions otherwise obviously detrimental to my game. Make sure to collaborate with my grand prey to keep
our common enemy in check.

- What should my predator's turn look like for me? How will I be defending my pool?

=> Block bleeds and damaging votes. Allow predator to bloat up and defend himself from my grand-predator. If he wants to pass a KRC and only allocate the 1 point to me, (instead of 3) then allow that, to promote some good will and not demoralize my pred into killing himself trying to blast through my wall.

- what can I do to improve the deck?

=> Add a 2nd Maabara (best card in the deck). Add 1-2 Call of the Hungry Dead. Maybe a Guardian Angel and a Powerbase Montreal.