TWD - The Gate of Acheron open in Belgrade - Serbian National Championship 2025

The Gate of Acheron open in Belgrade

Belgrade, Serbia
May 03rd, 2024
23 players
3R+F

Martin Weinmayer
www.vekn.net/event-calendar/event/12177


First off, the official report will be a bit late as we are waiting on new player registration to finish, so we can upload without issues.

Starting off I am happy for all who managed to come.
We had 23 players in this event, 4 from Osjek, 4 From Austria.
This time we had no entry from Hungary.

In general the event was a lot of fun, as we did a good diversity of play-stiles.

Rough breakdown of deck composition:
4 Brujah V5
3 Ravnos
2 Gangrela
2 Banu Hakim V5
1 Hecata
1 Harbingers of the skull
1 G4 Lasombra politics
1 Imbued
1 Bali / Great Beast
1 Laibon / Nana Buruku
1 Malkavian
1 Kiasyd
1 True Brujah
1 Saulot

Final Game: (Martin Weinmayer perspective)
The seating spelled doom, and the game began with a Fortschrtitt Library into an Unmasking of my Imbued prey. Fighting two intercepts would significantly slow me down, and I see no winning strategy going forward, just to be smashed into the waiting arms of the Brujah Combat deck should I succeed in ousting my prey. Instead, I play as much against my predator as possible, hoping to weaken the Gangrel Anarch so that the table has a chance later. Unfortunately, The Unnamed is unexpectedly caught by the blocking Brujah, sent to Topor, and diablerised by Milos Gangrel. His game essentially ended there. With an easy VP in his pocket, the Brujah went backwards on the Imbued, burning three of their minions. My efforts to keep the Gangrel under pressure paid off, and the Brujah Anarch lunge forward, eager to secure their second Victory Point. That was my time to act, and i oust the Imbued in their weakend state, keeping my pool out of Milos' ousting Range. I rescue Kuyen out of torpor in exchange for the contest yield on Heart of Nizchetus. Milos is forced to backoust Goran with a DI play on his last Organised Resistance, otherwise he would die to the Brujah next. Now in the heads-up against the Topseed Gangrel Anarch, I have the Pentex ready for Kuyen with Raven Spy, barely able to stealth past Milos' defense with three Earth Meld jamming his hand. It was an epic final, where I narrowly emerged victorious and Milos once again demonstrated his superiority as a Gangrel Anarch player.

Deck Name: Hecata Swarm

Author: www.vekn.net/player-registry/player/3340035

Crypt (12 cards, min=11 max=26 avg=4.67)
========================================
1x Mora, the Death Seer 7 AUS FOR OBL ani Hecata:6
1x Parijat, the Dark Oracle 7 AUS DOM FOR OBL Hecata:6
1x Lenelle, Mambo of Birmingham 6 FOR OBL aus Hecata:6
1x Monica Giovanni 6 AUS FOR OBL Hecata:6
2x Gebeyehu Abdu 5 AUS OBL for Hecata:6
1x Holliday "Burgundy" Hall 5 FOR OBL aus Hecata:6
1x Hiromitsu Asano 4 aus for obl Hecata:6
3x Alek König 3 OBL Hecata:6
1x Peter St. John 2 obl Hecata:6
Library (90 cards)
==================
Master (16; 6 trifle)

---

2x Charisma
2x Direct Intervention
6x Family Gathering
1x Jake Washington
3x Pentex(TM) Subversion
2x Perfectionist
Action (10)

---

10x Shroud of Decay
Ally (16)

---

16x Spectral Servitor
Equipment (2)

---

2x Heart of Nizchetus
Action Modifier (30)

---

10x Shadow Cast
10x Shadow Cloak
6x Stygian Shroud
4x Where the Veil Thins
Reaction (14)

---

3x Delaying Tactics
4x Shadow Sentinel
7x Telepathic Misdirection
Event (2)

---

2x Unmasking, The