TWD - Botched Move: US WoN Cup Series (29 Sept 2021)

Botched Move US WoN Cup Series Event (Wed PM)
29 Sept 2021
2R+F
10 players
Darby Keeney

www.vekn.net/event-calendar/event/9551

Unusual design for the competitive environment, but it has been unexpectedly reliable. My playgroup will be supremely happy to see it semi-retired.

Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 5 max: 9 average: 6.75

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2x Cagliostro, The Grand Copht 8 OBF PRE SER nec pot Follower :4
2x Ankh-sen-Sutekh 6 PRE SER obf Follower :4
2x Zhenga 5 SER obf pre Follower :4
1x Porphyrion 9 CHI OBF PRE SER for Follower :5
1x Arnulf Jormungandr 8 OBF PRE SER aus cel Follower :5
1x Amenophobis 7 OBF SER dom pre primogen Follower :4
1x Bupe Kuila 7 OBF POT SER pre Follower :4
1x Ogwon 7 OBF PRE SER for Follower :5
1x Abdelsobek 5 for nec obf pre ser Follower :5

*// Every one of these vampires has a special from which I get real benefit. The crypt really is sneaky strong even if it can't bounce bleeds.

Library [82 cards]

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Action [21]
1x Conceal *// removing a Hunting Grounds is often vitally important.
7x Enchant Kindred
2x Entrancement *// it's good to steal all the minions, right?
2x Form of Corruption *// I finally learned how to make this less immediately threatening, and the deck works better for that change in approach.
2x Heart of the City *// primary offensive option.
1x Summoning, The *// somewhat marginal, but amounts to a 2nd Saatet-taa.
6x Temptation *// it seems like too few until it starts to recur (or I draw a Mokole Blood).

Action Modifier [12]
4x Cloak the Gathering
2x Elder Impersonation
3x Forgotten Labyrinth
2x Lost in Crowds
1x Veil the Legions *// an easy way to make self-tempting work.

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

*/ The 14-card modifier package could be expanded by a couple of cards - but I count on getting additional stealth through permanents fairly early.

Ally [8]
2x Gregory Winter *// blood deprivation.
2x Impundulu *// blood deprivation - sometimes in 2 ways.
1x Mylan Horseed
2x Procurer *// marginal, originally intended to get others' minions to spend blood.
1x Saatet-ta *// the ultimate swiss army knife.

Combat [6]
6x Serpent's Numbing Kiss *// the extent to which this thing slows other players down is absurd. An underrated card, IMO.

Equipment [2]
2x Mokole Blood *// because recursion is a broken mechanic, in every form. An early draw is a search function for a Form of Corruption and 2-3 Temptations and 0-1 Ophidian Gaze/Serpent's Numbing Kiss. Mid and late game, the targeted cards vary based on the the shape of the table and what's actually found its way into my ash heap.

Event [2]
2x Restricted Vitae *// Solves the biggest problem facing most Temptation decks.

Master [22] (8 Trifles): // Masters are the most routine discards.
2x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Fear of Mekhet *// fantastic addition in Mod 1 of this deck.
1x Giant's Blood *// must have it to compete with others' use.
1x Heidelberg Castle, Germany *// yeah, this thing.....
1x Opium Den
1x Presence *// This would be my first cut but it has been useful to get Bupe or Zhenga into a late game superior Heart of the City.
1x Society of Leopold *// blood deprivation.
1x Temple Hunting Ground
5x Vampiric Disease *// blood deprivation and sows complete chaos.
8x Villein *// yes, this deck really needs all 8 copies, expecting to cycle/discard them late game.

Reaction [7]
3x On the Qui Vive
4x Ophidian Gaze *// cancels the biggest repeatable blood-gain tool in the game and offers bleed defense when that isn't needed - it cycles SO easily when you're not forced to hold it.