Harbingers of Skulls Strengths But Mostly Weaknesses

What about making cards for their disciplines that have added effect for Harbingers of Skulls?


"Aire of Damnation"

1
+1 stealth or +2 stealth on an action to put a wraith or zombie into play.
+1 bleed. +3 bleed if this vampire is a Harbingers of Skills. You cannot play another action modifier to increase this bleed amount.


"Valley of Death"

1
Bleed at +1 bleed. +2 bleed if this vampire is a Harbinger of Skulls.
Move 2 blood to a vampire with necromancy in your uncontrolled region. Move 4 blood if the target vampire is a Harbinger of Skulls.


"Weather the Storm"

Prevent all non-strike damage this round of combat. If this vampire is a Harbinger of Skull, he may also burn a blood to prevent all damage from a strike as well.
Only usable during an action directed at you or something you control. This vampire may attempt to block or play reactions as if untapped. If this vampire is a Harbinger of Skulls, he or she untaps.


"Eye Mill You"

1
+2 intercept against a younger vampire or ally. If this vampire is a Harbinger of Skulls, burn two cards from the acting minion's library if the block is successful.
As above, but usable against a vampire the same age or older. If this vampire is a Harbinger of Skulls, reduce the cost of this card by 1 blood.

direwolf wrote:

What about making cards for their disciplines that have added effect for Harbingers of Skulls?

good idea. makes me wonder why after Aire of Elation, no other similar cards were made with specific clan bonuses
(maybe there's a few, but none of them stick in my mind so they probably weren't that great)

Mental Maze, Baltimore Purge, Siphon to mention a few.

Or just go the way of beastial vengeance.

allegiance through the umber
action
1 blood
requires a sabbat vampire
+1 stealth action.
[nec] recruit a wraith ally from your hand, ignoring requirements and reducing its cost by one pool.
[NEC] move 3 blood from the blood bank to a younger harbinger of skulls or sabbat vampire with [nec] in your uncontrolled region.

Thinking more about ICL's hypothetical Force of Will deck.

Babalawo Alafin hunts, plays Force of Will, Daring the Dawn and Trochomancy. 5 bleed, 1 blood, he burns. Next turn play Blessed Resilience and repeat.

Gilbert Duane plays Govern the Unaligned, Lost in Crowds, and Threats. 5 bleed, 1 blood, doesn't burn. Next turn play Life in the City and repeat.

The Harbingers deck is susceptible to Sudden Reversal and has to include additional cards to account for allies and being blocked on the hunt action. Malkavians also need to include additional cards because they are susceptible to intercept - but they sure do get a lot of mileage out of Govern the Unaligned at superior, and all they need is a little blood gain to pay for their bleed cards.

I guess my point here is that the Harbingers of Skulls need to do perform a lot of gymnastics to make a less effective bleed deck.