New ideas for "Girls will..." decks (+18 only)

Hi folks!

I just came across some new ideas for this "Girls will" archetype. This is sort of 50% fun and 50% serious, can't really decide, but here you go:

1. Girls will find a "Monster of Cock"

Besides Cybele and Nana you could add Cock Robin to the deck. Play with Monster archetype and diversify your rush cards: Deep Song, Taunt the Caged Beast, Sense Death. With a Monster on Cock he can potentially use all 3 rush cards in a turn. 

2. Girls will show you their Titts version 1

This deck can go with the classic 3 girls: Cybele, Nana and Aksinya. The idea behind this version is the use of Diabolic Lure (this is the show titts part). Build a wall with Sense the Savage Way, Cat's Guidance, Sense the Sin (inf. gives intercept) and Raven Spies. Make sure Cybele catches everybody and shows them what she has to offer.

3. Girls will show you their Titts version 2

Similar as above, but even more Cybele based. Use Striga to add Scobax to the deck, which can be used at inferior pre by the other gals to reduce bleeds. 

4.  Girls will burn you in hell

Finally nothing sexual goin' on here. Cybele + Aksinya is of course in here. This version would be more combat heavy with Carrion Crows, Aid from Bats, Walk of Flame and Target Vitals in there to burn vampires. Since you have the MPA you can add Thaumaturgy skill cards to be played on weenie Animalism support vampires.

These decks are of course weaker than the original version(s). The goal here is parody and fun. Oh, and I almost skipped the "Girls will Target your Vitals with a Lucky Blow and stick it Up Yours!" idea...

by: Mephistopheles

Cock got pwned

Hi folks!

I've just seen a Cock Robin loosing his title due to a contest with Sheldon. Shortly after this his capacity got reduced to 6, so he couldn't even play Sense the Savage Way. A turn later he got sold by the Ventrue with a Hostile Takeover. PWNED :)

by: Mephistopheles

Deck Idea: Stop the Girls!

Hi folks!

I just came along this idea while drinking my coffee and so I built this deck in like 2 minutes or so. I am sure it can be improved. However I already like it, though it's not combat. Actually it's a dull stealth-bleed. You know I hate the Girls will find archetype so I was thinking of a deck might have a chance to oust it. 

First of all I wanted to make sure to pack a bunch of Sudden Reversal's in the deck, 5 seemed sufficient. The second thing I have to deal with is the Ashur angle of the Girls's deck. The Solution is of course Trochomancy! It's self explanatory. I couldn't resist to add a Not to Be and a The Uncoiling to the deck, so I have a good chance to kill the Anthelios. Now the only problem I still have to face is Aksinya's ability. She is maybe the strongest weapon of the Girls will find deck. However those decks play with very little wake cards only, so I need to make sure she's tapped. That is exactly my problem: how to do that? I don't have any free master slots so Misdirection and Anarch Troublemaker are out of question. Mind Numb seems like a way to go for. The problem here is that it's hard to find the right crypt cards for it. Halim Bey and Black Lotus don't have presence. I am stuck with this Aksinya problem. Should I figure this out, the deck could actually be able to oust a Girls will find deck. Mind Rape on Aksinya would be another option, but isn't that way too much blood?

Deck Name:   Stop the Girls!

Created By:  Mephistopheles

Description: A deck designed against the Girls will find archetype

Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 17, Max: 40, Avg: 7,25)

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  2  Amenophobis    dom pre OBF SER7  Followers of Set

  1  Anarch Convert           1  Caitiff

  2  Black Lotus     aus DOM obf ser5  Followers of Set

  2  Halim Bey   DOM SER obf tha6  Followers of Set

  5  Seterpenre   AUS NEC OBF PRE SER10 Followers of Set

Library: (84 cards)

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Master (18 cards)

  2  Animalism

  2  Blood Doll

  1  Coven, The

  2  Dominate

  1  Giant`s Blood

  1  Opium Den

  1  Pentex Subversion

  1  Secure Haven

  5  Sudden Reversal

  1  Not to Be

  1  Perfectionist

Action (13 cards)

  9  Govern the Unaligned

  4  Mind Rape

Action Modifier (31 cards)

  6  Conditioning

  2  Elder Impersonation

  3  Enkil Cog

  4  Faceless Night

  4  Lost in Crowds

  3  Seduction

  4  Spying Mission

  5  Trochomancy

Reaction (17 cards)

  5  Deflection

  4  Obedience

  2  On the Qui Vive

  6  Sense the Savage Way

Event (1 cards)

  1  Uncoiling, The

Combo (4 cards)

  4  Swallowed by the Night

by: Mephistopheles

Card Check: Veneficti (Mage)

Hi folks!

I originally didn't want to post a second Card Check post so soon after the first one, but I was just going through a pile of cards and I couldn't resist. This ally is really a powerhouse. The fact that it has 2 life, 1 strength, 2 bleed and +1 stealth for only 1 pool is ridiculously strong on its own, but read on! "He cannot be the target of a (D) action by a vampire with capacity less than 7 or an ally." Wow! In modern v:tes this really narrows the threat down. He also has another minor advantage and burn option of course. A must have in any Baali deck and a sort of must have in any deck that uses Summon History.  

by: Mephistopheles

Card Idea: Fire Axe

Hi folks!

This is a piece of equipment I miss since I started playing the game. From a game playing view v:tes doesn't need a card like this and it would be basically just another wallpaper. But from another point of view: any game featuring any Zombies (Reanimated Corpse, Shambling Horde, etc) just needs a goddamn Fire Axe!!! Don't you get the feeling? I want my Fire Axe!!!

by: Mephistopheles

Card Check: Abactor

Hi folks!

This is a card that hardly needs to be introduced. Besides Anthelios, the Red Star this might be the most successful promo card at least in my modest opinion. There are plenty of ways to use it which is surprising for a hunt action! Here are some ideas listed:

1. Vampires with the "blood hunts cannot be called" ability

Ariadne is a no-brainer, but Samat Ramal-Ra or Muaziz may also be damn cool. A Villein + Abactor is a decent way to gain pool. I had a Setite deck that also played Heidelberg Castle: The new vampire got a Villein, I used the Heidelberg to fill it up from Samat and than hunted with Abactor with Samat. Repeat with every new vampire. I could generate 15-20 pool this way! 

2. Vote lock decks

Any deck that is likely to obtain a vote lock and doesn't have access to Presence may find Abactor very useful. It's a perfect way to restore your vampires to full blood again. Some examples: Nosferoyalties, Mistress + Orlando or maybe titled Malkavian antitribu...

3.  The offensive use

Have it both ways! Like in an Arika Mind Rape deck: either restore yourself or hunt-n-burn the raped vampire! Less effective, but still an option would be Temptation. Any other ideas for an offensive use? Comment!

The good thing about Abactor is that you often can find a way to talk/deal it through without the vote lock (I've seen that plenty of times). Also it is just awesome that you can use it when at 0 blood, since it is a hunt action. This card surely became one of my recent favorites.

by: Mephistopheles

Tournament Report: ECQ Budapest

Hi folks!

So here is the actual tournament report:

1st round:

Mate Vaka (Gangrel!) - ??? (Akunanse) - Winnie (Montecalme vote) - Dio (Akunanse) - Me (DBR)

I had an awesome start with everything you could ask for. I graverobbed Bernard the Scourge and used his special to burn a weenie Akunanse from my grand prey! Later on I graverobbed Aksinya Daclau, too. I made a fast VP here. I made a bad decision afterwards. Being stuck between 2 Akunanse decks now I had to much respect from my new prey. I should have wrecked havoc on him relentlessly and try to score a 2nd VP asap. Well I made the mistake to hold back and died couple of turns later. What I didn't know was that my prey played light prevent only while my predator was basically a prevent powerhouse. 1 VP total. 

2nd round:

Zsolt Varga (Goratrix + Ani/Dom ) - Me (DBR) - Laszlo Robert (Auspex/Celerity) - ??? (Marconius + weenies) - Csaba Greguss (Group 4-5 Ventrue Lawfirm)

Again: awesome start. Zsolt was afraid of me and transfered in a way so he can bring out two vampires the same time. So I went forward and graverobbed my preys first vampire. He never brought out a second one. Meanwhile Csaba called a Parity Shift taking pool from Zsolt and bled him. By the Time Zsolt brought Goratrix and Natalia he was down to 5 pool with 4 Ventrue behind him. I figured that attacking Zsolt wouldn't do me no good so I launched an attack on the Kyasid. Well he played 3 Earth Swords on me in one turn which was a pain in the ass. This didn't prevent me from graverobbing Marconius though. Csaba played a Domain Challenge (still cross table) which cost me 9 pool. In my turn I played a Golconda on Marconius and got the 9 pool back. Shortly later I ousted my second prey. By this point Goratrix had a 3rd vampire and decent pool again with the all to boring but very effective Villein + Lilith's Blessing combo working. I had only 6 minions and few library cards left at this point and believe me 6 minions with this deck is way too less. I told Csaba that we share a common enemy and that I am fine with him making a VP so until I see that he tries to oust the Goratrix deck I will stop behind him.  Now I regret that I didn't take any notes. For a couple of turns everybody was on edge to being done and gone. It was really a though endgame. The final moment was when Csaba took his last chance he had and tried a bleed for 3 with Daring the Dawn (Zsolt had 3 pool). Zsolt deflected the bleed to me. I had 4 pool so I wasn't ousted by that, just went down to 1 pool. I had enough blocking vampires untapped to block Zsolt. My turn came and after a few minutes of thinking and discussing the odds I decided to take my chance and try to oust Csaba with bleeds for one (I had only 4 cards left in my hand at this time). Fortunately for me the match was on my side and I made my 3rd VP. With the additional 6 pool I could survive long enough against Zsolt to time out. 1 GW 3,5 VP at this table.

3rd round:

Silver (Imbued) - Me (DBR) - ??? (Tzimisce toolbox) - Slaven (Ventrue! Grinder) - Sandor (Tremere toolbox)

The Imbued had an awesome start here. I had a modest one, but that was enough for me to kill the first two Tzimisce (Horatio and Corine Marcon). My prey stopped influencing and I had to bleed him down from 22 pool. While I was bleeding the imbued set up like hell. It was pretty obvious that he will be unstoppable here. I tried to rush for my second vp, but Slaven was well prepared and I terribly hand jammed seeing no more Concealed Weapons in the game. The constant bleeds for 2 at 1 stealth from the imbued killed me. 1 VP here

Final:

So I made it to the final as 3rd place with 1/5.5, damn cool! Here is the seating:

Silver (imbued) - Me (DBR) - Peter Ducai (some obf/dom mid cap stealth vote stuff) - Guyla Ferdos (Tzimisce Wall) - Peter Botos (Nergal + Infernal Servitor) 

Not the imbued again!!! Crap. Even worse: I had a terrible starting hand. Peter Ducai's deck would be the optimum prey for me on any table, but with this hand I couldn't graverobb any of his minions. Neither Information Highway nor Dreams of the Sphinx showed up so I was slowed down. Peter Ducai called an Ancient Influence and a Neonate Breach to hurt me and played Scourge of the Enochians! Game over for me. Well at least I could ruin his game so much that he had no shot for the win. 

I didn't stay to watch the endgame, but Silver texted me that he won. Congrats! The imbued deck is still just insanely strong. 

And here is my deck:

Deck Name: Creativity in its purest form

Created By: Mephistopheles

Description: based on Marius Iscru's deck

Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 4, Max: 9, Avg: 1,58)

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  1  Samson                             dom            2  Ventrue Antitribu

  1  Smudge the Ignored                 none           1  Caitiff

  1  Royce                              dom            1  Pander

  1  Antoinette DuChamp                 cel pre        1  Caitiff

  1  Nik                                cel            1  Caitiff

  1  Anarch Convert                     none           1  Caitiff

  1  Christine Boscacci                 dom vic        2  Pander

  1  Watenda                            obf            3  Malkavian

  1  Navar McClaren                     ani            1  Caitiff

  1  Marciana Giovanni                  dom            2  Giovanni

  1  Ohanna                             dom            2  Malkavian

  1  Mustafa Rahman                     dom            2  Tremere

Library: (61 cards)

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Master (7 cards)                        /needs 1 Pentex Subversion/

  3  Information Highway

  2  Dreams of the Sphinx

  1  Jake Washington (Hunter)

  1  Golconda: Inner Peace

Action (20 cards)

  14 Bum`s Rush /needs 1 more/

  6  Graverobbing /needs maybe 1 more/

Combat (22 cards)

  11 Concealed Weapon /needs 2 more/

  11 Dragon`s Breath Rounds /needs 2 more/

Equipment (12 cards)

  12 Saturday-Night Special /needs 2 more/

I never played this archetype in a tournament before. It was a fun experience. As primitive as this deck seems to be it might sound surprising that it is actually very hard to play. The deck requires a very good insight on  when and where to rush and you need to be able to deal with constant table hate. I think that the Nanalism or Ansonashur rush decks are much stronger, still they get only half the hate that this deck gets. I wanted to give this deck a try and if I hadn't been qualified before it would have achieved it's mission. However I am 100% sure that I will never play this deck again. 

by: Mephistopheles

Update: Archon file (standings)

Final Rank	Name	Prelim GWs	Prelim VPs	Final VPs	TPs
1	Szilveszter Miklos	2	6,5	2,5	150
2	Martin Major	1	5,5	0	144
2	Peter Ducai	1	5	0	102
2	Gyula Erdos	1	6	1,5	180
2	Peter Botos	1	5,5	0	138
6	Mate Vaka	1	5		96
7	Gergo Gyarmati	1	4,5		150
8	Tomas Varga	1	4,5		138
9	Ferenc Vasadi	1	4,5		132
10	Csaba Pal	1	4,5		114
11	Csaba Marton	1	3,5		132
12	Peter Korsos	1	3,5		120
13	Milos Krstic	1	3		114
14	Sandor Vicha	0	3,5		126
15	Balazs Palffy	0	2,5		138
16	Norbert Broda	0	2,5		108
17	Mihaly Antal	0	2		132
18	Martin Cajagi	0	2		96
19	Mate Marton	0	1,5		114
19	Sandor Kadar	0	1,5		114
21	Andras Odor	0	1		102
22	Martin Varga	0	1		96
22	Zsolt Varga	0	1		96
24	Vladimir Korl	0	1		84
25	Ferenc Koczka	0	1		78
26	Denes Kocsis	0	0,5		90
26	Ana Bortic	0	0,5		90
28	Slaven Karakas	0	0,5		84
29	Dusan Simsik	0	0,5		78
30	Stefan Ristic	0	0,5		72
31	Mirko  Marinkovic	0	0		66
31	Csaba Greguss	0	0		66
31	Robert Laszlo	0	0		66
31	Peter Vadasz	0	0		66