{% extends "strategy/deck-guides/_layout.html" %} {% import "strategy/deck-guides/libertine-ball.json" as deck_json %} {% block meta %} {% endblock %} {% block deck_name %}

{{ toreador_antitribu }} {{ _("Libertine Ball") }}

{% endblock %} {% block deck_guide %} {% trans trimmed art_scam=card("Art Scam"), change_of_target=card("Change of Target"), consanguineous_boon=card("Consanguineous Boon"), creepshow_casino=card("Creepshow Casino"), delaying_tactics=card("Delaying Tactics"), enchant_kindred=card("Enchant Kindred"), foundation_exhibit=card("Foundation Exhibit"), kine_resources_contested=card("Kine Resources Contested"), majesty=card("Majesty"), palla_grande=card("Palla Grande"), perfectionist=card("Perfectionist"), resist_earth_s_grasp=card("Resist Earth’s Grasp"), telepathic_misdirection=card("Telepathic Misdirection"), the_embrace=card("The Embrace"), the_hungry_coyote=card("The Hungry Coyote"), vessel=card("Vessel"), leeching=link("/strategy/bloat", _("leeching"), _anchor="leeching") %}

Summary

This is a Toreador Antitribu Breed & Vote deck. The setup is to get a the oldest vampire out first, then play {{ the_embrace }} and {{ enchant_kindred }} at superior {{ PRE }} to get more Toreador Antitribu in play. The idea is to overwhelm other decks by sheer numbers.

Once enough vampires are in play, the plan is to play either {{ foundation_exhibit }} or {{ palla_grande }} to make them useful. These cards should be kept in hand: even copies to replace them are useful.

Offence

Pool damage is high, using {{ kine_resources_contested }} and bleed actions — especially if {{ palla_grande }} is in play. If {{ enchant_kindred }} is used at superior {{ PRE }} in the beginning to build up more power, it becomes an excellent bleed action at inferior {{ pre }} later on.

The deck has almost no stealth: it uses {{ change_of_target }} against wakes and {{ majesty }} at superior {{ PRE }} to cancel combats after an action is block, then unlock and try another one. The sheer number of actions will ensure most of them get through. Still, {{ resist_earth_s_grasp }} is available to help get critical actions through, like {{ the_embrace }}.

Defence

The combat module is defensive, using {{ majesty }} to end combats that could kill the vampires.

Bloat is high, with {{ consanguineous_boon }} and {{ art_scam }}, completed with some {{ leeching }} from the vampires with {{ vessel }}. {{ creepshow_casino }} and {{ the_hungry_coyote }} help get more blood out of hunt actions, and {{ perfectionist }} is used to get even more blood back on vampires.

The deck avoids combat so it does not try to intercept actions, hence the high bloat module. It uses only {{ delaying_tactics }} against critical votes and {{ telepathic_misdirection }} to bounce bleeds.

Tips

Play as many actions as possible. As a general rule, do not keep vampires unlocked and never try to intercept.

Keep your vampires out of torpor. Embraces seem expendable, but the power of this deck relies on the number of minions. If an Embrace goes into torpor, pay the blood and get her out.

Keep your votes for when {{ foundation_exhibit }} hit the table. {{ consanguineous_boon }} is your best bloat device and it is critical to get some through throughout the game.

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{% trans trimmed change_of_target=card("Change of Target"), consanguineous_boon=card("Consanguineous Boon"), kine_resources_contested=card("Kine Resources Contested"), majesty=card("Majesty"), the_embrace=card("The Embrace") %}

Order of actions

The deck undertakes so many actions it makes it hard for the opponents to decide what to block when they can. Moreover, the deck uses {{ majesty }} and {{ change_of_target }} when it is blocked to end the action, unlock and try another one.

The order of actions is therefore decisive. Try to bait your opponents into blocking bleed or {{ kine_resources_contested }} first, then when it seems safe play {{ the_embrace }} and {{ consanguineous_boon }}.

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{% trans trimmed information_highway_article=external( "https://vtesinformationhighway.wordpress.com/2019/01/24/toreador-starter-libertine-ball/", _("Information Highway article") ) %} Check the {{ information_highway_article }} for a deck review and ideas on how to improve it. {% endtrans %}

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