TWD: Origins WoN #1 (12 June 2016)

Origins 2016 WoN #1
Fabian's Pizza, Columbus, OH
June 12, 2016
13 players
2R + F

www.vekn.net/event-calendar/event/8384

Finalists: James Messer --> David Setty --> Bob Joseph --> Mark Loughman --> Darby Keeney

Darby Keeney's Tournament Winning Deck with 4 VPs in the Finals (0+1 / 0+2 / 1 + 4)

Deck Name : The Crypt That Should Not Be
Author : Darby Keeney
Description : Little bit of this, little bit of that leveraging a crypt that I've previously suggested might be reasonably strong. A good case could be made for running Gustaphe as the sole lead, but I wanted one minion with both +1 bleed and [OBF].

This version is vulnerable against political decks, but fairly well rounded otherwise. It is entirely coincidence that the number of actions, modifiers, masters and combat cards are pretty much equivalent. These ratios just seemed to flow correctly in casual playtesting.


Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 2 max: 10 average: 6.75

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3x Alonso Petrodon 10 ANI DOM OBF POT for tha justicar Nosferatu:5
3x Gustaphe Brunnelle 8 ANI DOM POT obf primogen Nosferatu:4
1x Accorri Giovanni 6 DOM POT ani nec Giovanni:5
1x Harold Tanner 6 POT ani dom obf Nosferatu:4
1x Joseph Cambridge 6 POT ani dom obf bishop !Nosferatu:4
1x Paulo de Castille 4 ani dom pot Lasombra:4
1x Almodo Giovanni 3 dom pot Giovanni:4
1x Jackson Asher 2 dom Ventrue:4

Library [74 cards]

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Action [15]
2x Deep Song
8x Govern the Unaligned
1x Graverobbing *// Last minute add (replacing Temptation of Greater Power), not used.
1x Heroic Might */ Only for Gustaphe, primarily to destroy equipment.
1x SchreckNET *// Never used when in play, unsure of true value.
2x Scouting Mission

Action Modifier [11]
2x Cloak the Gathering
3x Conditioning
2x Elder Impersonation
2x Faceless Night
2x Lost in Crowds

Action Modifier/Combat [2]
2x Swallowed by the Night

Action Modifier/Reaction [2]
2x Murmur of the False Will

Ally [1]
1x Underbridge Stray *// Underappreciated ally

Combat [15]
1x Canine Horde
3x Carrion Crows
2x Immortal Grapple
2x Slam
4x Taste of Vitae
3x Torn Signpost

*// A light combat package that remains just effective enough with prevalent Villeins. Easy to dump with Gustaphe.

Master [16]
2x Blood Doll
2x Information Highway
1x Labyrinth, The
1x Perfectionist *// Marginal, but useful enough to keep only because of Warsaw Station hunting.
1x Slum Hunting Ground
4x Villein
2x Warsaw Station *// Could go to 3 copies as this is the only multi-action option in the deck.
1x Wider View
2x Zillah's Valley

Political Action [1]
1x Parity Shift *// Because it has to be there if it can reasonably be played.

Reaction [11]
6x Deflection
2x Guard Dogs
3x On the Qui Vive

*// Another compact module, but deep enough to be effective with 2-4 cap vampires untapped to bounce