TWD - Daring The Dawn 2025 - Liga Catalana - Gameria, BCN, Spain - 08 March 2025

Dear all,

DARING THE DAWN 2025, by Blut in the Shop Gameria.es (Barcelona, Spain)
08 March 2025
3R+F
20 players

Rémi Cavaillé (#1002855) tournament winning deck with 1,5 VP in the final and 1GW5 within the 3 preliminary rounds (3rd Seed).

www.vekn.net/event-calendar/event/12108

Decklist: Ira is the King and Sheila his Queen with a .44 Magnum
Crypt: 12 (Capacity min=21 max=32 avg=6.75)
3x Ira Rivers
1x Jessica
1x Jost Werner
2x Lachlan, Noddist
1x Mercy, Knight Inquisitor
1x Remilliard, Devout Crusader
1x Sheila Mezarin
2x Venere Carboni

Library: 80
Master: 11, 2 trifle
4x Grooming the Protege
1x Archon Investigation
1x Art of Pain, The
3x Palla Grande
2x Villein

Reaction: 27
9x Telepathic Misdirection
6x My Enemy's Enemy
1x On the Qui Vive
11x Eyes of Argus

Action: 12
2x Under Siege
8x Enchant Kindred
2x Army of Rats

Action Modifier: 3
3x Aire of Elation

Combat: 15
6x Concealed Weapon
4x Taste of Vitae
5x Pursuit

Action Modifier/Combat: 6
6x Resist Earth's Grasp

Equipment: 6
6x .44 Magnum

The only one photo my brain managed to ask to Luis and Blut:


My own tournament report:
First of all thanks to Blut, TO and Baron of Barcelona for his Torneo de Despedida in the Shop Gameria and my first Daring the Dawn!
Then thanks to the Playmate designers from Infernal Forge shop, they are making a great job for all the Liga Catalana Final round playmates.
Ending the "TO thank session" to the Trophy designers too.
Congratulations to all 20 players and all my gratitude to my dear Friend Javi for his high level fair-play.

As a few of may know, I enjoy more taking part of TO team than actually playing.
For THAT event, as I didn't need to be the non-playing judge and I had to be there, well I ended playing it!

Round 1:
Seating:
Alfredo (1st player), Assamite for Life, with obfuscate camarilla vote, aka La mitralleta de Camarilla Iron Fist -> Isaac, Ventrue Toolbox -> Me -> Ruben with Ravnos Bleed V5 -> Guillem with Huitzilopochtli & Inner Circle & Liquidation/Ashur Tablets
I draw the worst opening crypt ever: four 8 capacity vampire and I started 3th.

I know quite well my four opponents, they all really want to perform each game they play. Alfredo starts so fast. I recruit my Priscus to be able to say something the turn Mary Anne Blaire showed up in my Predator's Ready region.
The next turn, I manage to block all Isaac's attempts at +1 Stealth to put free pool on to his uncontrolled Ventrue Princes. Alfredo voted with me to give some pool to Guillem. Isaac was quite annoyed, the situation became critical toooo fast for Guillem.
His managed to put Huitzilopochtli into play, recruit Carlton and then Golconda to survive. Alfredo was playing without Predator and abused of that peace to control 3 Vampires and many great expensive masters into play.
Alfredo, Isaac and I had to do something to make that game goes to a better end than letting Ruben sweep for 5VP and GW.
Alfredo offered me 1 VP each, so Isaac and Ruben received much damage. I didn't agree to let Isaac be ousted by politics so Alfredo told me: I Ruben is ousted before Isaac, Rémi I'll oust you.
At that moment of the game, I had no chance to get more than 1 VP. Isaac's plan was to let me, and even help me, to oust Ruben and Guillem so Alfredo would have to oust me. Then Isaac was hoping to win the 1vs1 match.
During Isaac's turn, he bled twice so I could use Telepathic Misdirection to waste any defense Ruben could have. I ousted Ruben, got to 12 Pools withou any wakes in hand. Alfredo chose to continue to play with Isaac and I received 8 damage from 2 consecutive Camarilla Iron Fist. Isaac ousted me with a Conditionning.
Isaac managed to stabilize the Vote-Lock and win that first round.
Isaac: GW 4 VP
Rémi: 1 VP

Round 2:
Seating: (I don't remember who was the 1st player)
Xavi with Malgorzata & Uta Kovacs tool box -> Me -> Aleix Weeny Animalism without reactions and with too many Deep Song -> Xenia, Salubri V5 bleed -> Roc, Harbingers of Skull Emerald Legionnaire & Vengeful Spirit

It should have been a good siting for me, Xavi's deck is not so fast and plans to make killing big bleeds.
Aleix almost ousted Xenia by attacking her Vampires and bleeding for 2 many times. He manages to control 5 vampires and bled every single turn. He though he had almost ousted Xenia and deal damages to Roc's Minions when Xenia deflected his bleed attempts. Next to the end of my game, Aleix tryed to make the finish oust attempt to Xenia who managed to redirect and block the key actions so she stayed in the game. By the way, her vampires had not enough blood to attempt to oust Roc.
Xavi's pression against me with a few Rushs from Uta and a deadly Blood to Water managed to let me run out of Wakes. He bled for 4 and finally ousted me. Then, he had enough ressources to continue to play.
Xavi: GW 4 VP
Aleix: 1 VP

Round 3:
Starting the last round of a tournament at after 4AM is not a great idea... trust me.
Seating:
Tomàs, Ravnos V5 Bleed -> Javi Cybele, Piper/Herald of Topheth with Liquitation & Ashur Tablets -> ME -> Alfredo, another one, Ravnos V5 Bleed -> Aleix, the same

The two Ravnos players made a great deal not to contest any vampires. Aleix played really well to manage to control any threat from his predator and keep a harsh pression on Tomàs.
Javi kept his own blood out of problems. Not really high but no too low so he wouldn't be ousted. Aleix had to decide if he would let Tomàs oust Javi or to secure his VP. Tomàs had been ousted when every Alfredo's vampire was in torpor. Aleix almost ran out of his library at that moment.
Javi survived well with a Minion Tap + Golconda on Cybele. He managed to control Ossian + 1 Herald of Topheth + Vagabond Mystic.
What about me? Frearing the worst, every turn. Javi's deck is full of Master but every single no-master card is a high level threat to my deck. I block first action of Cybele who deal aggravated damage with Daimonion. Herald of Topheth can do the same too.
Really late game, I finally draw Concealed Weapon/.44 Magnum and managed to keep most of my vampire from Torpor. I recieved visit from Aleix Batmen and Javi's monsters. After killing Ossian the Press Master (well the true Press Master was his dog with Vagabon Mystic) with 3 maneuvers, I get a few minutes of calm.
I ousted Alfredo, and Aleix then we went to 1 minute to the timelimit with Javi. With no chance to get more vampires into play, the game could have last many more minutes with Liquidation & Ashur Tablets but no true GW option for him. This great player offered to shake my hand.
Rémi: GW 4 VP
Aleix: 1 VP

Hey, I got to the final
1st Seed: Isaac (Ventrue from the first round) = 1 GW 6.5 VP
2nd Seed: Tomàs (Ravnos from the third round) = 1 GW 6.5 VP
3rd Seen: Me (1st player) = 1 GW 5 VP
4th Seed: Xavi (Malgorzata from the Second Round) = 1 GW 5 VP
5th Seed: Luis (I would discover during the Final that he played Vincent French National Championship 2024 winning deck) = 1 GW 5 VP

We sat in that same order because I didn't want to have Xavi as Predator another game.
Tomàs neither wanted to sit next to Uta so he sat as my predator (danger but the best predator I could have since everyone was convinced that I was playing a Wall).
Isaac decided to be Tomàs' predator.

Here are few things I remember from the game:
- Luis' first card has been: Garibali-Meucci Museum and used it many times.
- Luis only got 2 inferior protean Barons and manage to play 1 Master: Discipline Protean to the Tzimisce one.
- Xavi started slowly, as usual and had to let Luis build his game.
- I got a great openning cript even if I was first player. I put into play Venere Carboni the same turn Tomàs got his Sreelekha. I had 2 Enemy's of my Enemy in hand and 1 Enchant Kindred. My last transfert allowed me to put 1 pool on Ira Rivers. I send my first Predator's Bleed to Isaac with my own true appology. Next turn, Ira Rivers showed up, I had to send another bleed to Isaac and drew a third copy of My Enemy's Enemy. I used it to block the Undersiege of Malgorzata. Then I started to draw Telepathic Misdirection and abused of Ira Rivers drawing engine.
- Isaac has been waiting to get the perfect window to attack Tomàs, Luis managed blocked almost every Isaac's Political Action and stopped many Superior Govern the Unaligned.
- Lodin received a Rotshreck, I rescued her.
- I manage 2 great things: Survive from the Tomàs' endless bleeds and have Xavi run out of defense. Then Sheila Mazarin, the Queen of March 8th, manage to bleed for 5 with Palla Grande and Aire of Elation to oust Xavi.
- By Tournament Maths, I was winning the tournament, but Tomàs didnt want to stop bleeding me.
- Tomàs played the Final very carefully, he almost never went below 15 Pools by paying his own cards, so he only bled me high twice per turn.
- Game changer appeared when Isaac went at 1 pool because of Luis pressure. Tomàs bled me for 4 and Luis had already played 2 Bait and Switch that turn. I had Archon and Telepathic Misdirection, so I had to make a choice. Isaac recorded me that if I wanted to win the tournament, I had to redirect that bleed atempt. Luis played a 3rd Bait and Switch and ousted Isaac.
- Next turn, I had no option to oust Luis but I remembered that Tournament Maths were in my favor because of the Seed. Far less pression, indeed, I only had to survive to win the tournament. I had almost no reaction cards in hand. I finished the game at 2 Pools, timelimit saved me because I don't know how I would have stayed into the game during the next Tomàs' turn.
Rémi: 1.5 VP
Luis: 1.5 VP
Tomàs: 0.5 VP

1st Seed, Isaac's Decklist:
Crypt: 12 (Capacity min=6 max=10 avg=7.375)
1x Graham Gottesman 7 obf pre tha DOM FOR Ventrue:5
1x Lodin (Olaf Holte) 8 aus pro DOM FOR PRE Ventrue:5
4x Mary Anne Blaire 10 ani pot AUS DOM FOR PRE Ventrue:5
1x Victor Donaldson 6 for pre DOM Ventrue:5
2x Alexa Draper 8 for pot DOM PRE Ventrue:6
1x Alice Chen 7 dom obf FOR PRE Ventrue:6
1x Horst von Bruhl 6 aus dom pre FOR Ventrue:6
1x Sybren van Oosten 7 dom tha FOR PRE Ventrue:6

Library: 86 cards

Master: 15, 4 trifle
1x Anarch Troublemaker
1x Giant's Blood
1x Ephor
1x Island of Yiaros
1x Papillon
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Perfectionist
1x Ventrue Headquarters
4x Villein
1x Camarilla Conclave
1x Dreams of the Sphinx

Action: 10
10x Govern the Unaligned

Action Modifier: 14
7x Freak Drive
5x Conditioning
2x Daring the Dawn

Political Action: 11
2x Kine Resources Contested
4x Parity Shift
2x Banishment
3x Camarilla's Iron Fist

Combat: 14
2x Hidden Strength
6x Majesty
3x Rolling with the Punches
3x Weighted Walking Stick

Reaction: 22
2x On the Qui Vive
2x Redirection
8x Second Tradition: Domain
6x Deflection
4x Obedience

2nd Seed, Tomàs' Decklist: Ravnos atack
vdb.im/decks/e24abf1b1
Crypt: 12 (Capacity min=16 max=30 avg=5.75)

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3x Sreelekha 8 ANI FOR OBF PRE Ravnos:7
2x Doc Martina 6 ANI OBF for pre Ravnos:7
1x Gathii 5 ANI PRE obf Ravnos:7
1x Jean-François 4 ani obf pre Ravnos:7
1x Luciano Carvalho 6 ANI OBF pre Ravnos:7
1x Oleg Kaprizov 3 obf pre Ravnos:7
1x Phaibun 5 OBF PRE ani Ravnos:7
1x Roberto Rivamonte 6 ANI OBF PRE Ravnos:7
1x Zafira 4 PRE obf Ravnos:7

Library: 90
Master: 13, 9 trifle
1x Coven, The
3x Dabbler
1x Fortune Teller Shop
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
5x Villein
2x Week of Nightmares

Action: 22
17x Break the Bonds
2x Entrancement
3x Field Training

Equipment: 3
1x Heart of Nizchetus
1x Shilmulo Tarot
1x Treasured Samadji

Action Modifier: 43
4x Cloak the Gathering
2x Elder Impersonation
4x Faceless Night
5x Freak Drive
4x Lost in Crowds
9x Memory Rift
3x Spying Mission
4x True Love's Face
1x Veil the Legions
7x Visions of Gehenna

Action Modifier/Reaction: 1
1x Gift of Sleep

Reaction: 8
2x Delaying Tactics
2x Guard Dogs
4x Visions of Zapathasura

4th Seed, Xavi's Decklist: Lady in Pink (Malgorzata y Uta)
Description: Play with patience, the deck is slow. The key is letting Uta open your prey's doors and mantain control. Mirror Walk don't allow blocking player to cicle combat cards. Efective Management in the early game gives you an extra use of Malgorzata's ability. Remember that you can play two copies of Blood to Water in the same round of combat.

Crypt: 12 (Capacity min=5 max=9 avg=7.)
1x Frondator 5 dom tha AUS Tremere antitribu:4
1x Ladislas Toth, The Torch 7 for AUS DOM THA Tremere antitribu:3
4x Malgorzata 9 pre AUS DOM THA VIC Tremere antitribu:4
1x Selena 6 AUS DOM THA Tremere antitribu:3
4x Uta Kovacs 8 ser AUS DOM THA Tremere antitribu:4
1x Carna, The Princess Witch 7 AUS DOM THA Tremere:3

Library: 90

Master: 18
4x Effective Management
1x Anarch Troublemaker
1x Giant's Blood
1x Information Highway
1x Rack, The
3x Vessel
2x Villein
1x Dark Influences
1x Depravity
3x Dreams of the Sphinx

Action: 12
5x Govern the Unaligned
2x Under Siege
4x Biothaumaturgic Experiment
1x Abbot

Action Modifier: 15
7x Mirror Walk
3x Bonding
5x Conditioning

Combat: 23
3x Apportation
5x Rego Motum
3x Telepathic Tracking
3x Theft of Vitae
7x Blood Fury
2x Blood to Water

Equipment: 1
1x Bowl of Convergence

Reaction: 21
6x Eyes of Argus
3x My Enemy's Enemy
4x On the Qui Vive
4x Telepathic Misdirection
4x Deflection

5th Seed, Luis's Decklist: Baron Protean, French National Championship winner Deck, by Vincent
vdb.im/decks/11754
Crypt: 12 (Capacity min=17 max=29 avg=5.92)

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1x Ángel Guerrero 7 ANI DOM PRO baron Tzimisce:6
1x Branimira 6 ANI dom pre pro baron Tzimisce:6
1x Casey Snyder 6 PRO ani cel for baron Gangrel:6
1x Elisha Tucker 6 PRE cel obf pro baron Ministry:6
1x Indira 3 PRO Gangrel:6
1x Joseph Fischer 3 PRO Gangrel antitribu:5
1x Kamile Paukstys 5 PRO ani for Gangrel:6
1x Kuyén 6 ANI PRO baron Gangrel:6
1x Massimiliano 7 ANI FOR pro baron Gangrel:6
1x Sergio Bueno 8 OBF PRE PRO aus pot baron Ministry:6
1x Valeriya Zinovieva 7 POT cel pre pro baron Brujah:6
1x Vivian VI 7 PRE PRO obf tha baron Ministry:6

Library (90 cards)
Master (27; 6 trifle)
1x Anarch Free Press, The
1x Anarch Troublemaker
2x Carfax Abbey
2x Club Illusion
1x Dark Influences
1x Erciyes Fragments, The
2x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Papillon
1x Poacher's Hunting Ground
1x Powerbase: Los Angeles
6x Protean
1x Rötschreck
1x Tribute to the Master
6x Villein

Action (10)
1x Aranthebes, The Immortal
8x Childe of the Revolution
1x Constant Revolution

Political Action (2)
1x Eat the Rich
1x Revolutionary Council

Equipment (2)
2x Heart of Nizchetus

Action Modifier (6)
4x Earth Control
2x Monkey Wrench

Action Modifier/Reaction (4)
4x Form of the Bat

Reaction (25)
6x Bait and Switch
1x Delaying Tactics
16x Organized Resistance
2x Protection Racket

Combat (14)
6x Donnybrook
8x Earth Meld

Bref I won and two French Decks went to that awesome Final round

Don't miss the Spanish National 2025 in Manresa, June 28-29!!
www.vekn.net/forum/europe/82123-spanish-championship-2025-manresa-barcelona-spain-june-28-29-2025

¡A Jugar!
Rémi.

The winner's deck probably needs to be formatted the same way as all the other decks; not it is just one big lump of Library...

Hey Lönkka,

Done

Regards,
Rémi.