[TWD] Shell Break 2026

Shell Break 2026
Espoo, Finland
2026-04-06
2R + F
14 players
winner: Tommi Hakomaa
1 GW 4 + 1,5 VP in the final
www.vekn.net/event-calendar/event/13148

It was the fifth edition of the traditional Easter tournament. We had a decent turnout, and the meta was quite varied.

The final table:

1. Niko Vanhatalo (Mono Potence) 0
2. Aki Puolakka (Salubri V5 rush) 1,5
3. Juho Linna (Ministry bleed + vote) 1
4. Joona Tuominen (Thucimia bleed) 0
5. Tommi Hakomaa (Tzimisce anarch bleed) 1,5

Tommi won with a higher seed. Congratulations! The TWD and the winner's comments should appear here shortly.

Thank you to the tournament organizer and all the players who came. Shell Break was a nice way to wrap up the Easter break.

Deck Name: The Manse Family v2
Author: Karl Schaefer
Description: Shout out to Karl Schaefer whose list this is and to Darby Keeney. This deck has been heavily influenced by his "Defy the Edict of Worms" deck.

I only managed to play Chameleon once during the tournament. I see the card’s potential, but if I were to play this deck again, I’d probably swap them out for Govern the Unaligneds. I also thought during the tournament that the deck could benefit from one or two Abombwe Master Discipline cards. They could solve the deck’s problem when Adrino isn’t in the starting crypt.

Crypt (12 cards, min=19 max=31 avg=6.42)
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3x Adrino Manauara 8 ANI DOM PRO pot baron Tzimisce:6
2x Ángel Guerrero 7 ANI DOM PRO baron Tzimisce:6
1x Máddji, Mistress of Szlachtas 7 ANI DOM PRO for Tzimisce:6
1x Saankaláxt 7 ANI DOM PRO aus Tzimisce:6
1x Branimira 6 ANI dom pre pro baron Tzimisce:6
2x Marialena 5 DOM PRO ani Tzimisce:6
1x Clara Hjortshøj 5 PRO ani aus dom Tzimisce:6
1x Prentis Derby 4 ani dom pro Tzimisce:6

Library (83 cards)
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Master (21; 7 trifle)

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1x Anarch Railroad
5x British Museum, London, The
1x Carfax Abbey
1x Direct Intervention
1x Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
1x Giant's Blood
1x Papillon
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Poacher's Hunting Ground
1x Powerbase: Los Angeles
6x Villein
1x Wider View

Action (11)

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2x Chameleon
1x Dominate Kine
8x Govern the Unaligned

Equipment (11)

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1x Blood Tears of Kephran
1x Cooler
2x Heart of Nizchetus
6x Living Manse
1x Palatial Estate

Action Modifier (3)

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3x Foreshadowing Destruction

Action Modifier/Combat (2)

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2x Rapid Change

Action Modifier/Reaction (8)

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5x Form of the Bat
3x Murmur of the False Will

Reaction (17)

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2x Bait and Switch
2x Deep Ecology
6x Deflection
2x Delaying Tactics
1x On the Qui Vive
2x One With the Land
2x Organized Resistance

Combat (10)

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2x Donnybrook
3x Earth Meld
5x Form of Mist