{% extends "archetypes/_layout.html" %} {% import "archetypes/_layout-erratum.html" as erratum with context %} {% import "archetypes/akunanse-wall.json" as deck_json %} {% block meta %} {% endblock %} {% block archetype_name %}
This is an Akunanse wall deck, using WIF. It leans on the toolbox side of things. Depending on the build, it can be a pure wall or use Magaji and include some political cards. The idea is to use the classical big capacity i Intercept combination ({{ card("Raven Spy") }}, {{ card("Cat's Guidance") }}, {{ card("Sense the Savage Way") }}) combined with the excellent w wake/intercept card: {{ card("Predator's Communion") }}.
The combat module is short-ranged, using {{ card("Invoking the Beast") }} in combination with {{ card("Carrion Crows") }}. f provides a welcome damage prevention for more sturdiness.
This is a slow play, slowing down the prey and predator and bloating a bit with Master cards, all the while bleeding when possible with {{ card("Deep Song") }} and {{ card("Predator's Mastery") }}.
As Akunanse are Laibon, they have access to some niche cards: {{ card("Powerbase: Luanda") }} is invaluable for increasing the rush power, {{ card("Well-Marked") }} helps with damage mitigation and {{ card("Shaman") }} is slightly better than a {{ card("Raven Spy") }}.
f provides the excellent {{ card("Freak Drive") }}, improving {{ link("/strategy/fundamentals", _("A&B"), _anchor="AB") }} quite a bit.
Combining the big capacity vampires access to {{ card("Sense the Savage Way") }} with {{ card("Predator's Communion") }} and {{ card("Cats' Guidance") }} means every reaction card is a wake of some kind. This makes for a strong wall.
Both {{ card("Fakir al Sidi") }} and {{ card("Matata") }} have a +1 strength bonus and a press, a nice combination for the short-ranged combat module.
Dávid Farkas was kind enough to provide the following insights:
The biggest strenght of the deck are permanency and versatility.
By permanency, I mean that even with 100% hand jam, the deck can function just fine. {{ card("Fakir al Sidi") }} and {{ card("Matata") }} can both fight a combat and deal a total of 4 damage without a single card. Permanent intercept is also awesome.
As for versatility, every single intercept reaction is also a form of wake. The fact that {{ card("Deep Song") }} is both a rush and a bleed means that the deck has an usual lunge potential, as he can bleed for 9 with 3 minions.
Minor variations exist for the combat module, as it can also contain {{ card("Devil-Channel: Back") }} and/or {{ card("Devil-Channel: Hands") }}.
An original module played by {{ link("/deck-search", _("Michael Bartsch"), twda_id="2012ghn") }} in 2015 uses {{ card("Pack Alpha") }} alongside {{ card("Duma Rafiki") }} and {{ card("Elephant Guardian") }}.
Many versions of this deck also include the {{ card("Abombwe") }} discipline card: as it's a Trifle, hence a cheap card to improve {{ card("Fakir al Sidi") }} or {{ card("Sanjo") }}.
The Magaji variant disregards {{ card("Fakir al Sidi") }} and {{ card("Matata") }} to use the Magaji {{ card("Umdava") }} and {{ card("Nkule Galadima") }} instead. Together with {{ card("Uchenna") }}, they all can play {{ card("No Secrets From the Magaji") }}, a powerful addition to the intercept module. Furthermore, this allows the inclusion of some political actions for a bit more versatility. To free some slots up, the bleed power of the deck is toned down. {{ link("/deck-search", _("Noel Giménez Infante's deck"), twda_id="2012secqbdvs") }} from the 2012 Spanish ECQ is a good example of this variant.
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