TWD - Gulf Coast Roast Grand Prix (3rd Leg) – Biloxi/Gulfport

Gulf Coast Roast Grand Prix (3rd Leg) – Biloxi/Gulfport
Gulfport MS, USA
August 24, 2024
3R+F
25 players
Kelly Lyons

www.vekn.net/event-calendar/event/11471

-- 2GW+8VP + 2 VP in final



Deck Name: Water Dog - Manipulating the Beast
Author: Kelly Lyons
Description: Gulf Coast Roast Grand Prix – Mississippi – 3rd Leg

My previous Gangrel Deck was “Unscrupulous Behavior in the Wild” which had a similar crypt. With this deck I decided to let André the Manipulator shine. The +2 cards for your hand is too good when it’s so easy to make him anarch, unlock, act again, defend, etc. Utilizing THING and Effective Management helped me put Andre into play every round including the final.

For this crypt I dropped Martina Srnankova, Mickey Wheeler, and Hanna Nokelainen. I added 2X Andre and Massimiliano. Massimiliano, although higher in cost than what I wanted to pay would be another baron added to help play Bait and Switch.

The library was completely different in many ways except for THING and Deep Ecology. Starting with master cards the big change was adding 2X Garibaldi-Meucci Museum. Why wasn’t that in my other Gangrel Deck??? I also, added a Pentex(TM) Subversion which came up big in the final. However, this is a reduced master card package as I went from 16 master cards to 14.

I added Break the Bonds, Open War, and Constant Revolution reducing the number of THINGS and Skullduggeries. The combat package was completely overhauled to add Concealed Weapons with .44 Magnums. Open War with guns was really important in the finals.

FINAL TABLE: (1.) Water Dog – Gangrel Anarchs (2.) Andy Smith – Ravnos Bleed (3.) Matt Hatch - Ravnos Bleed (4.) Karl Schaefer – Toreador Bleed (5.) Kelly Schultz – Stanislava Vote

I knew I couldn’t oust Kelly if we were heads up. Back ousting was the option I was thinking. He committed himself when he influenced out a third vampire. That dropped his pool. I immediately Pentexed Stanislava, topored Ingrid Rossler by using Shatter and then diablerized her. The game shifted to whether or not Karl could be ousted but he’s such a good player that he was able to stop bleeds and set himself up to oust me. Knowing this I was prepping for him.

I don’t quite remember the order of things here but Andy finally ousted Matt. I believe it was at this point that Karl decided to make his move. Karl had an Anarch Troublemaker in play. I was feeling good about my hand sitting on Deep Ecologies and Eyes of the Wild. Also, for the last 2 turns I was slow bleeding Andy and leaving 2 untapped minions to tempt Karl to use his Troublemaker. He finally committed, locked down my minions, and then sent 5 straight Public Trust bleeds. I prevailed the onslaught and now with Karl weak Andy committed to oust him. I had no problem with this because I truly felt that my bleeds weren’t going to be enough to get Karl. Also, I still get the Tournament win as long as I oust Andy.

I was about 95% sure that Andy had an Archon Investigation. I needed him to get rid of it. So, I sacrificed a vampire with a Monkey Wrench bleed, then influenced out Kuyén. I held onto one more turn. Sitting on 2 pool, I Garibaldied a Break the Bonds to get another plus bleed in my hand and finished the job.

Thanks to Dean Garrison for hosting. Also, big shout out to Terry Miles of Miles to Adventure Game Store.

Crypt (12 cards, min=12 max=25 avg=4.83)
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1x Massimiliano 7 ANI FOR pro baron Gangrel:6
2x André the Manipulator 6 FOR PRO Gangrel:5
1x Casey Snyder 6 PRO ani cel for baron Gangrel:6
1x Kuyén 6 ANI PRO baron Gangrel:6
1x Crow 5 ANI for pro tha Gangrel:5
1x Dario Ziggler 5 FOR ani pro tha Gangrel:6
1x Kamile Paukstys 5 PRO ani for Gangrel:6
1x Nathan Turner 4 PRO ani Gangrel:6
1x Indira 3 PRO Gangrel:6
1x Joaquín de Cádiz 3 for pro Gangrel:6
1x Ruslan Fedorenko 2 pro Gangrel:6

Library (90 cards)
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Master (14)

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1x Anarch Free Press, The
1x Backways
1x Club Illusion
2x Direct Intervention
1x Ecoterrorists
4x Effective Management
1x Ennoia's Theater
2x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion

Action (26)

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2x Break the Bonds
1x Constant Revolution
1x Open War
2x Rewilding
2x Shattering
2x Skullduggery
16x Thing

Political Action (2)

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2x Revolutionary Council

Equipment (4)

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4x .44 Magnum

Action Modifier (12)

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4x CrimethInc.
2x Earth Control
6x Monkey Wrench

Action Modifier/Combat (2)

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2x Rapid Change

Action Modifier/Reaction (4)

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4x Form of the Bat

Reaction (18)

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5x Bait and Switch
9x Deep Ecology
3x Eyes of the Wild
1x Organized Resistance

Combat (8)

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4x Concealed Weapon
2x Earth Meld
2x Form of Mist

Hi Kelly, GG for your Victory.
I'm verry curious about how you managed the blood on your vampire, I mean , no hunting ground and cards who cost blood !
And you have so few card who provid stealth, how Can you pass your actions like shatering ?

Thing out minions.
You'll use them.

Stealth when you need it.
Pentex Subversion (Can't Block)
2x Earth Control
2x Rapid Change
2x Form of Mist
4x Form of the Bat

Take a new action after being blocked.
2x Earth Meld

Hunt for 2 Blood
1x Anarch Free Press, The

- Water Dog

Thing out minions.
You'll use them.

Stealth when you need it.
Pentex Subversion (Can't Block)
2x Earth Control
2x Rapid Change
2x Form of Mist
4x Form of the Bat

Take a new action after being blocked.
2x Earth Meld

Hunt for 2 Blood
1x Anarch Free Press, The

- Water Dog

Skullduggery also bleeds at 1 stealth. One of my favorite cards for protean anarchs.

- Water Dog

I was playing a V5-only Toreador bleed deck. It has everything it needs to win even against the Gangrel, but Kelly played really well.

He didn't mention the backrush that left my bouncer empty. I had previously decided to block is only Baron to knock him into torpor. Thinking later, if I had let that hunt go, I would have had the blocker for the rush and enough blood to live to my next turn. Would have likely had a chance to get Kelly, if I didn't block the hunt. It was one of those judgment calls that in hindsight I went the wrong way on.