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

Weenie DEM

{% endblock %} {% block archetype %} {% trans trimmed confusion=card("Confusion"), telepathic_misdirection=card("Telepathic Misdirection"), delaying_tactics=card("Delaying Tactics"), poison_pill=card("Poison Pill"), kindred_spirits=card("Kindred Spirits"), madman_s_quill=card("Madman's Quill"), leverage=card("Leverage"), obfuscate=card("Obfuscate"), dementation=card("Dementation"), dive_into_madness=card("Dive into Madness"), dreams_of_the_sphinx=card("Dreams of the Sphinx"), heart_of_nizchetus=card("Heart of Nizchetus"), anarchist_uprising=card("Anarchist Uprising"), ancilla_empowerment=card("Ancilla Empowerment"), domain_challenge=card("Domain Challenge"), restructure=card("Restructure"), enchanted_marionette=card("Enchanted Marionette"), telepathic_counter=card("Telepathic Counter"), narrow_minds=card("Narrow Minds"), wash=card("Wash"), sudden_reversal=card("Sudden Reversal"), bleeding_the_vine=card("Bleeding The Vine"), villein=card("Villein"), the_call=card("The Call"), no_trace=card("No Trace"), wider_view=card("Wider View"), norbert_broda_s_deck=link("/deck-search", _("Norbert BrĂ³da's deck"), id="2015nliiibh"), bram_van_stappen_s_deck=link("/deck-search", _("Bram van Stappen's deck"), id="2013gncbc"), pawel_kosz_s=link("/deck-search", _("Pawel Kosz's"), id="2011rtthbp") %}

Highlights

This is a stealth & bleed deck using the {{ dem }}{{ obf }} disciplines and middle to low capacity vampires. The idea is to bring maximum pool damage to the prey as fast as possible.

Stealth is very high, using {{ confusion }} and multiple {{ obf }} and {{ dem }} modifiers.

Some vampires have {{ AUS }}, so {{ telepathic_misdirection }} can be used against bleeds. {{ delaying_tactics }} and {{ poison_pill }} are used against votes.

{{ kindred_spirits }} provides some bloat and {{ madman_s_quill }} can be used for the lunge.

The deck is very fast, but a bit fragile. There is no combat module, and a strong combat deck can become an issue. It is compensated by the fact the deck is fast.

Tips & Tricks

{{ leverage }} is used to keep the opponents guessing about the actual bleed power of the deck, adding just a point of bleed for an eventual lunge.

The disciplines are not so well distributed in the crypt: {{ obfuscate }}, {{ dementation }} and {{ dive_into_madness }} can be used to fix this.

{{ dreams_of_the_sphinx }} and {{ heart_of_nizchetus }} help with cards rotation and avoid jamming the hand with stealth if the prey chooses not to block.

{{ poison_pill }} is an interesting alternative to {{ delaying_tactics }} in a weenie deck: it does not cost a blood, which is better as blood is a rare resource in this deck, plus it is an excellent counter to high damage anti-weenie votes like {{ anarchist_uprising }}, {{ ancilla_empowerment }} and {{ domain_challenge }}.

Only one copy of each vampire in the crypt makes sure that each draw on the crypt will get a vampire that can be brought into play.

Variants

There are many small variations of this archetype. {{ restructure }} (against ally), {{ enchanted_marionette }} and {{ telepathic_counter }} (because {{ narrow_minds }} can cripple {{ telepathic_misdirection }}) are sometimes included. More {{ wash }} and {{ sudden_reversal }} can be included, sometimes even {{ bleeding_the_vine }}, to counter Master bloat cards like {{ villein }} and improve the deck forward pressure.

Bigger capacity vampires can be used like in {{ norbert_broda_s_deck }} from 2015. A stable access to {{ OBF }} and {{ AUS }}gives them better stealth and let them use {{ the_call }} and {{ no_trace }} for combat defence, although the deck gets a bit slower.

Lower capacity vampires can be used, dropping {{ obf }} entirely to rely exclusively on {{ DEM }}, as in {{ bram_van_stappen_s_deck }} from the 2013 German NC. This is an even faster variation, but more fragile as the stealth gets lower and the vampires have more chances to get blocked.

Finally, a more stable crypt can be used, like in {{ pawel_kosz_s }} deck from 2011, but {{ wider_view }} is included to help with crypt rotation in this case.

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Errata

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