{% extends "archetypes/_layout.html" %} {% import "archetypes/_layout-erratum.html" as erratum with context %} {% import "archetypes/neonate/ravnos-clown-car.json" as deck_json %} {% block meta %} {% endblock %} {% block archetype_name %}

{{ ravnos }} Ravnos Clown Car

{% endblock %} {% block archetype %} {% trans trimmed anarch_convert=card("Anarch Convert"), aranthebes=card("Aranthebes, The Immortal", "Aranthebes"), ashlesha=card("Ashlesha"), autarkis_persecution=card("Autarkis Persecution"), bamba=card("Bamba"), change_of_target=card("Change of Target"), city_star_taxi=card("City Star Taxi"), strange_day=card("Strange Day"), consanguineous_boon=card("Consanguineous Boon"), delaying_tactics=card("Delaying Tactics"), the_embrace=card("The Embrace"), embrace=card("The Embrace", "Embrace"), embraces=card("The Embrace", "Embraces"), fata_morgana=card("Fata Morgana"), gird_minions=card("Gird Minions"), heart_of_nizchetus=card("Heart of Nizchetus"), joaquina_amaya=card("Joaquina Amaya"), kine_resources_contested=card("Kine Resources Contested"), life_in_the_city=card("Life in the City"), mirror_image=card("Mirror Image"), mozambique_allure=card("Mozambique Allure"), ravnos_carnival=card("Ravnos Carnival"), scourge_of_the_enochians=card("Scourge of the Enochians"), the_eldest_are_kholo=card("The Eldest Are Kholo"), the_uncoiling=card("The Uncoiling"), the_unmasking=card("The Unmasking"), week_of_nightmares=card("Week of Nightmares"), anniversary=external("https://www.blackchantry.com/products/legacy/preconstructed-decks/product-25th-anniversary/", _("25th Anniversary")), anthology=external("https://www.blackchantry.com/products/legacy/bundles/product-anthology-1/", _("Anthology 1")), kickstarter=external("https://blackchantry.shop/collections/vampire-the-eternal-struggle-legacy-cards", _("Kickstarter")), libertine_ball=external("https://www.blackchantry.com/products/legacy/preconstructed-decks/product-libertine-ball/", _("Libertine Ball")), main_article=link("/archetypes/runner-ups/ravnos-clown-car", _("main article")), print_on_demand=external("https://www.drivethrucards.com/browse/pub/12056/Black-Chantry-Productions/subcategory/30619_34256/VTES-Legacy-Card-Singles", _("Print on Demand")), v5_malkavian=external("https://www.blackchantry.com/products/legacy/vampire-the-eternal-struggle-fifth-edition/fifth-edition-malkavian/", _("V5 Malkavian")) %}

Highlights

This is a swarm deck where Ravnos {{ ravnos }} use {{ embraces }} to proliferate, {{ consanguineous_boon }} to bloat and bleed with their swarm for the kill.

The plan is to have a horde of Laibon Ravnos {{ ravnos }} vampires. Get a vampire out as fast as possible, use {{ mozambique_allure }} to become Laibon and unlock, then {{ embrace }}. When you get the chance, play a {{ ravnos_carnival }} to help you pay for {{ the_embrace }}. Continue to grow your horde, then call {{ consanguineous_boon }} with {{ the_eldest_are_kholo }} to bloat and recruit even more Ravnos. Once you have enough vampires to kill your prey, start bleeding. {{ week_of_nightmares }} can help you lunge with style.

The deck is hard to stop because of the high number of +1 stealth actions. Once it is settled with enough vampires, it is virtually unstoppable. A few subtleties deserve a note: rescuing your vampires from torpor might not be necessary - they still count as controlled for the {{ consanguineous_boon }} so, if you do not need their votes or actions you can just leave them be. Also note that {{ mozambique_allure }} can be used to draw a crypt card if all your vampires are already Laibon. Finally, {{ the_eldest_are_kholo }} can also be used as a reaction to stop an opponent's vote, but this should be done sparingly: you need it to get your {{ consanguineous_boon }} through.

If you get too much attention on a table, especially if your neighbours keep minions unlocked with intercept ready, you can consider taking a static stance and just do nothing for a turn or two. Holding back to block actions that do not come can be very frustrating for them: just waiting it out can give you the opening you need to get the deck rolling.

Tweaks and variants

You might want to check the {{ main_article }} on this archetype for other variants.

The idea leaves room for interpretation and alternatives. You can, for example, include a few {{ kine_resources_contested }} for additional damage so you don't have to rely on the {{ week_of_nightmares }} so much. You can also have more modifiers to help you get the actions through: more {{ change_of_target }} can be used and most vampires in the crypt can use {{ chi }} for stealth with {{ fata_morgana }} or {{ mirror_image }}. {{ city_star_taxi }} and {{ strange_day }} are other possibilities, although they're not in print yet.

If you have access to some legacy cards, consider replacing {{ life_in_the_city }} with a pair of {{ gird_minions }}. You might also want to include one or two {{ the_uncoiling }} to deal with problematic events like {{ the_unmasking }} or {{ scourge_of_the_enochians }}. An {{ aranthebes }} or two can also be nice, just to contest it if it gets out. Finally a few {{ bamba }} might help reduce the cost of these {{ embraces }} and {{ autarkis_persecution }} might bring a bit of vote diversity to fight back against {{ delaying_tactics }}.

What to buy

Two {{ libertine_ball }} and a {{ anniversary }}, the rest of the cards can be found on {{ print_on_demand }}. {{ ashlesha }} is, for now, only available as a promo card from the {{ kickstarter }} in 2021. But you can replace her by {{ joaquina_amaya }} or just an {{ anarch_convert }}. {{ life_in_the_city }} ({{ v5_malkavian }}) and {{ heart_of_nizchetus }} ({{ anthology }}) can be traded or just cut out.

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