Ahrimane Protectorate I: Rat's Warning
Helsinki, Finland
February 1, 2020
17 players
3R+F
Otso Saariluoma's tournament winning deck with 2GW7 and 1,5 vps in the finals.
www.vekn.net/event-calendar/event/9564
Deck Name: Gangrene Bleed
Author: Otso Saariluoma
Description: This brew is a remake of my first tournament deck from 2004. According to my deck building philosophy back then, this deck tries to accrue a critical mass of permanent effects and win in the late game. Hatch the Viper was insanely strong and in hindsight I'd probably adjust the deck to rely more on it.
Crypt (12 cards; Capacity min=1 max=9 avg=5.)
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2x Torvus Bloodbeard 9 pot ANI FOR OBF PRO Gangrel:3
1x Nadima 8 ani aus FOR PRO SER Gangrel:3
2x Danielle Diron 7 chi for ANI PRO Gangrel:3
1x Horrock 6 vic ANI PRO Gangrel:3
1x Dr. Allan Woodstock 5 ani aus for PRO Gangrel:3
1x Mirembe Kabbada 5 ani PRO SER Gangrel:2
1x Daliyah 4 obf PRO Nosferatu:2
1x Chandler Hungerford 3 PRO Gangrel:2
1x Sadie 2 pro Gangrel antitribu:2
1x Huang, Blood Cultist 1 pro Pander:2
Library: 69 cards
Master (17 cards)
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1x Giant's Blood
2x Heidelberg Castle, Germany
1x Archon Investigation
1x Perfectionist
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Backways
1x Rötschreck
3x Vessel
3x Villein
1x Wider View
1x Zoo Hunting Ground
1x Ecoterrorists
Action (1 cards)
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1x Army of Rats
Action Modifier (6 cards)
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6x Earth Control
Action Modifier/Combat (2 cards)
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2x Rapid Change
Combat (20 cards)
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8x Form of Mist
4x Claws of the Dead
8x Earth Meld
Ally (1 cards)
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1x Carlton Van Wyk
Retainer (10 cards)
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1x Hatch the Viper
1x J. S. Simmons, Esq.
1x Mr. Winthrop
5x Raven Spy
1x Robert Carter
1x Tasha Morgan
Equipment (3 cards)
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1x Heart of Nizchetus
2x Camera Phone
Reaction (9 cards)
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2x On the Qui Vive
6x Wake with Evening's Freshness
1x Delaying Tactics
It was a really nice tournament with people from all over Finland showing up. The meta was pretty grindy, casual and combat heavy. In the finals we had:
Aksinya Animalism rush/wall (5th seed Teemu S.) -->
Emerald Legionnaires + Anarch Revolts (4th seed Jani) -->
Setites with dominate and Vampiric Disease (3rd seed Marko S.) -->
Protean bleed/wall (1st seed Otso) -->
G4-5 Ventrue lawfirm (2nd seed Niko)
The Ventrues were killed by crosstable revolts and the Setites were eventually crushed between the Legionnaires and the Protean wall after which the table ran out of time.
Everything ran really smooth and in good spirits. The feedback from the players was encouraging and we look forward to hosting Ahrimane Protectorate II.
TWD Ahrimane Protectorate I: Rat's Warning (Helsinki, Finland)
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