[Submission]: Cloak the Beast

Name: Cloak the Beast
Cardtype: Action
Cost: 1 Blood
Disciples: Potence and Obfuscate

Inferior potence and obfuscate [pot][obf] Bleed with +1 bleed. If this action is blocked and the opposing minion is not ready after the resulting combat, this vampire can continue the action as if unblocked.
Superior potence and obfuscate [POT][OBF] As above, but at +2 bleed and this vampire gets 1 optional maneuver during that combat.

Flavor text: None

Art notes: Two vampires fighting with a looming shadow on one of them that assists in escaping or fighting. Or two vampires fighting and one of them appears to be a shadow in a looming strange form.

World of Darkness reference: None.

How does this card address a compelling game need?: This is a bleed card to assist bleed bruise decks. It works similarly to show of force but instead of giving strength on the combat it instead gives the option to continue the bleed if you manage to torporize or burn your opponent. At superior it also gives optional maneuver to assist potence combat. It requires dual disciplines so it is not an easy effect to use. It also costs 1 blood which seems appropriate. The disciples are obfuscate and potence to help Nosferatu decks mostly but can be used in other decks. It could also be considered with potence and oblivion instead but I believe obfuscate would be better to give more tools to nosferatu. There is also little reason to make it clan exclusive.

It is a great concept because it rewards you when you are good in combat and they has to risk going into combat to block the bleed. It is still vulnerable to bounces. This rewards combat decks a bit more instead of simple stealth bleed with obfuscate. It can also be used to bluff when you dont have good combat in hand but you scare your prey.

Created by: Pedro Valentim
With card art using AI software.