{% extends "archetypes/_layout.html" %} {% import "archetypes/_layout-erratum.html" as erratum with context %} {% import "archetypes/ventrue-royalty.json" as deck_json %} {% block meta %} {% endblock %} {% block archetype_name %}
This is a toolbox deck using Ventrue Princes.
The idea is to get the highest capacity vampire out, then use {{ govern_the_unaligned }} at superior {{ DOM }} to get more vampires out fast and cheap, then later to bleed with the help of some {{ dom }} modifiers.
The intercept module is built around the fact the many vampires in the crypt are Princes and use {{ second_tradition_domain }} heavily. {{ deflection }} is used to bounce bleeds in case they get through anyway.
The combat module uses {{ for }} for damage prevention and {{ weighted_walking_stick }} to deal more damage.
{{ daring_the_dawn }} and {{ foreshadowing_destruction }} are used for the lunge. The use of {{ direct_intervention }} on a modifier like {{ conditioning }} prevents it to be played again on the same action (as a modifier can only be played once, even if countered). Using an alternative bleed enhancer is permitted though (the modifier did not apply, so limited bleed enhancement is still possible). {{ foreshadowing_destruction }} can even save a lunge this way.
{{ scourge_of_the_enochians }} and {{ anarchist_uprising }} are counters against breed constructs, as they can become overwhelming for this deck.
There are many minor variations to this archetype. {{ parity_shift }} and {{ entrancement }} are often included, {{ seduction }} can help to get the bleed through. On the Master side, {{ papillon }} and {{ island_of_yiaros }} are common inclusions. Finally, some {{ freak_drive }} to increase {{ a_b }} is often seen too.
The Law Firm variant ditches the combat module and replaces it with some {{ majesty }}, with a good number of {{ freak_drive }} for multiple actions. With more damaging votes like {{ kine_resources_contested }}, it makes for many aggressive actions, and they quickly become hard to block. {{ anthony_coleman_s_deck }} from the 2009 English NC is a good example. It is also often played with a group 1-2 crypt, as {{ emerson_bridges }} and {{ sir_walter_nash }} are good Princes for the job, at a low cost. {{ sergio_gracia_s_deck }} from 2009 is a good example.
{% endtrans %} {% endblock %} {% block errata %}