{% extends "archetypes/_layout.html" %} {% import "archetypes/_layout-erratum.html" as erratum with context %} {% import "archetypes/lutz-politics.json" as deck_json %} {% block meta %} {% endblock %} {% block archetype_name %}

Lutz Politics

{% endblock %} {% block archetype %} {% trans trimmed unmada=card("Unmada"), lutz_von_hohenzollern=card("Lutz von Hohenzollern"), undele=card("Undele"), zillah_s_valley=card("Zillah's Valley"), parity_shift=card("Parity Shift"), villein=card("Villein"), mental_maze=card("Mental Maze"), telepathic_misdirection=card("Telepathic Misdirection"), voter_captivation=card("Voter Captivation"), banishment=card("Banishment"), rafael_de_corazon=card("Rafael de Corazon"), dmitra_ilyanova=card("Dmitra Ilyanova"), forced_march=card("Forced March"), maris_streck=card("Maris Streck"), madness_network=card("Madness Network"), alastor=card("Alastor"), helicopter=card("Helicopter"), derange=card("Derange"), malkavian_dementia=card("Malkavian Dementia"), heidelberg_castle_germany=card("Heidelberg Castle, Germany"), golconda_inner_peace=card("Golconda: Inner Peace"), cybele=card("Cybele"), the_parthenon=card("The Parthenon"), danilo_torrisi_s_deck=link("/deck-search", _("Danilo Torrisi's deck"), id="2016eclvgi"), fabien_garcia_s_deck=link("/deck-search", _("Fabien Garcia's deck"), id="2014ecfcqmg"), otso_saariluoma_s_deck=link("/deck-search", _("Otso Saariluoma's deck"), id="2010finnishecq") %}

Highlights

This is a stealth bleed & vote deck starring {{ unmada }}, {{ lutz_von_hohenzollern }} and {{ undele }}. It uses {{ zillah_s_valley }} to get these big capacity vampires in play quickly, then {{ parity_shift }} and {{ villein }} to get some pool back.

The sheer number of votes the vampire have makes sure they get the vote lock around the table. Stealth is high, with 16 stealth modifiers, and allows the vampire to bleed and vote safely.

{{ mental_maze }} is used to defend against rush actions and {{ telepathic_misdirection }} against too powerful bleeds.

The deck is slow but sturdy and applies constant high pressure to its prey.

Tips & Tricks

{{ voter_captivation }} is used to get pool back on the vampires after {{ villein }}.

{{ banishment }} is used to get rid of cumbersome vampires. It can either weaken the prey, slow down the predator, or even be used cross table to maintain the table balance if necessary.

The deck is deliberately compact with only 70 cards. This enhances the chances to get the many cards that are played in only one copy. As the game progresses, {{ undele }}'s ability can be used for recursion, getting the cards most adapted to the table context back in hand.

Many Master cards cost quite a bit of pool, but this is in fact a feature of the deck: this allows the player to get its own pool down in order to be able to play a {{ parity_shift }} on his prey.

Creator Insights

Maxime Socroun was kind enough to provide the following insights:

Since the errata on {{ parity_shift }}, I feel like this version of the deck is not playable anymore and it drives me crazy.

There may still be a way to make the Maris Lutz variant work, though.

Variants

Replacing {{ rafael_de_corazon }} by a second {{ dmitra_ilyanova }} allows for the inclusion of {{ forced_march }} as she, {{ unmada }} and {{ undele }} can use it.

The Maris Lutz variant uses a group 3-4 crypt with {{ maris_streck }}, like {{ danilo_torrisi_s_deck }} from the 2016 EC. Using more Malkavian in the crypt makes {{ madness_network }} a useful inclusion.

The Helicopter variant uses the {{ alastor }} + {{ helicopter }} combination to enable {{ lutz_von_hohenzollern }} to vote and bleed in the same turn, like in {{ fabien_garcia_s_deck }} from 2014 EC FCQ.

The AD&D variant uses {{ derange }} and {{ malkavian_dementia }}, like {{ otso_saariluoma_s_deck }} from 2010. This combination can steal any vampire, robbing them of their blood and equipment using {{ heidelberg_castle_germany }}, or even destroying them for pool with {{ golconda_inner_peace }}, provided one can get a second Master Action with {{ cybele }} or {{ the_parthenon }}.

{% endtrans %} {% endblock %} {% block errata %}

Errata

{{ erratum.pentextmsubversion( 'undecided' ) }} {{ erratum.parityshift() }}
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