{% extends "archetypes/_layout.html" %} {% import "archetypes/_layout-erratum.html" as erratum with context %} {% import "archetypes/archive/malk-94.json" as deck_json %} {% import "archetypes/archive/_layout.html" as layout with context %} {% block meta %} {% endblock %} {% block archetype_name %}

{{ malkavian }} Malk' 94

{% endblock %} {% block archetype %} {% trans trimmed archon_investigation=card("Archon Investigation"), deflection=card("Deflection"), govern_the_unaligned=card("Govern the Unaligned"), lucian=card("Lucian"), madness_network=card("Madness Network"), obedience=card("Obedience"), second_tradition_domain=card("Second Tradition: Domain"), spying_mission=card("Spying Mission"), sudden_reversal=card("Sudden Reversal"), villein=card("Villein"), wash=card("Wash"), meta=link("/strategy/articles/advanced/the-game-of-the-game", _("meta")), jose_luis_manuel_s_deck=link("/deck-search", _("José Luis Manuel's deck"), id="10127") %}

Highlights

This is a classic Malkavian {{ malkavian }} stealth & bleed deck using {{ DOM }}{{ OBF }} to devastating effect.

The base plan is the most straightforward there is: influence the highest capacity vampire first, use {{ govern_the_unaligned }} at superior Dominate {{ DOM }} a couple of times to influence some other vampires fast and cheap, then bleed hard with {{ govern_the_unaligned }} at inferior Dominate {{ dom }}, using {{ OBF }} for stealth, and additional {{ dom }} modifiers for even stronger bleeds.

Dominate {{ dom }} is also useful for defense, since it provides {{ deflection }} to avoid the predator's bleeds and, while adding to the deck's bleed pressure at the same time.

This deck also uses a {{ second_tradition_domain }} & {{ obedience }} defensive package, that is usually associated to the {{ lucian }} version of the deck, but can still definitely work if the {{ meta }} is low cap enough.

Tips & Tricks

{{ spying_mission }} helps negate bleeds that get bounced by the prey, to avoid helping them.

{{ madness_network }} is a nice addition, since it allows to either bleed during the prey's turn to avoid an {{ archon_investigation }} (since it's an out-of-turn Master it cannot be played duing one's own turn), or at the end of the predator's turn to get the edge and benefit from it immediately after.

Master cancellation, with {{ wash }} and {{ sudden_reversal }}, is especially useful to counter Master bloating devices like {{ villein }}, but can also slow down some deck or avoid painful permanent intercept locations.

Variants

Using higher capacity titled vampires, especially including {{ lucian }}, can help make {{ obedience }} more relevant, and also allows for the inclusion of a few political actions, like in {{jose_luis_manuel_s_deck}}.

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