{% extends "archetypes/_layout.html" %} {% import "archetypes/_layout-erratum.html" as erratum with context %} {% import "archetypes/top-tier/guruhi-rush.json" as deck_json %} {% block meta %} {% endblock %} {% block archetype_name %}

{{ guruhi }} Guruhi Rush

{% endblock %} {% block archetype %} {% trans trimmed nana_buruku=card("Nana Buruku"), ashur_tablets=card("Ashur Tablets"), anarch_revolt=card("Anarch Revolt"), nangila_were=card("Nangila Were"), enkidu_the_noah=card("Enkidu, The Noah"), black_annis=card("Black Annis"), fame=card("Fame"), dragonbound=card("Dragonbound"), powerbase_luanda=card("Powerbase: Luanda"), well_marked=card("Well-Marked"), cats_guidance=card("Cats' Guidance"), sense_the_savage_way=card("Sense the Savage Way"), wider_view=card("Wider View"), andre_le_roux=card("Andre LeRoux"), enchant_kindred=card("Enchant Kindred"), founders_of_the_ebony_kingdom=card("Founders of the Ebony Kingdom"), grooming_the_protégé=card("Grooming the Protégé"), typhonic_beast=card("Typhonic Beast"), michael_heyder_s_deck=link("/deck-search", _("Michael Heyder's deck"), id="2k9nacday2"), alessandro_donatis_deck=link("/deck-search", _("Alessandro Donati's deck"), id="10788") %}

Highlights

This is a rush deck using the {{ ANI }}{{ POT }} disciplines combination. {{ nana_buruku }} is used for additional Master actions, playing {{ ashur_tablets }} for recursion and {{ anarch_revolt }} for additional pool damage.

{{ nangila_were }}, {{ enkidu_the_noah }} and/or {{ black_annis }} are used to rush the opponents minions and take them down with the powerful {{ ANI }}{{ POT }} combat module.

{{ fame }} and {{ dragonbound }} are used to improve pool damage a bit.

Tips & Tricks

{{ powerbase_luanda }} and {{ well_marked }} are nice tools for a rush deck.

Just including a bit of wakes and some intercept enhancers like {{ cats_guidance }} and {{ sense_the_savage_way }} keeps the other players guessing on wether the deck can block or not.

Getting {{ wider_view }} at some point helps rotating the crypt a little bit. {{ andre_le_roux }} is included as a bleed enhancer once all the prey's vampires are down.

The combat module includes a lot of cards in single copy as specific counters. They're not likely to jam the hand and can be brought back by {{ ashur_tablets }} if need be.

As the game moves along, the deck can use {{ ashur_tablets }} to concentrate the content of the deck on more bleed or more combat cards, depending on what's needed.

Variants

This deck became notorious by winning the European Championship twice in a row in 2019 and 2022 (Covid-19 had got the 20 and 21 editions postponed). It still made the finals in 23. It's undoubtedly the strongest variant, although arguably it only really shines in the hands of a a player of Otso's caliber.

The Laibon variant does not go Anarch and can get more toolboxy, using {{ PRE }} for {{ enchant_kindred }} and the excellent {{ founders_of_the_ebony_kingdom }}. {{ grooming_the_protégé }} also helps getting vampires out faster. {{ michael_heyder_s_deck }} from the 2009 NAC is a good example.

The Snake variant does not go Anarch either but uses Serpentis {{ ser }} as a support discipline, like {{ alessandro_donatis_deck }} from the 2023 Italian Tour. This allows for the inclusion of damage prevention with the excellent {{ typhonic_beast }}.

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

Errata

{{ erratum.ashur( 'keep' ) }}
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