{% extends "archetypes/_layout.html" %} {% import "archetypes/_layout-erratum.html" as erratum with context %} {% import "archetypes/the-unnamed.json" as deck_json %} {% block meta %} {% endblock %} {% block archetype_name %}
This is a stealth & bleed deck starring {{ card("The unnamed") }}. The idea is to use his ability to bleed and bloat at the same time. {{ card("Tend the Flock") }} is used to improve the bloat.
At some point in the game, he gets {{ card("Enkil Cog") }} and {{ card("Homunculus") }}, allowing him to bleed again during another turn, doubling his bleed and bloat power.
The versatile {{ card("Instantaneous Transformation") }} is a great asset and other options are included to let him unlock as much as possible: {{ card("Homunculus") }}, but also {{ card("Eluding the Arms of Morpheus") }}, {{ card("Mylan Horseed") }} and {{ card("Majesty") }}. The more he unlocks, the less the Methusalah has to pay for the Infernal penalty.
His threatening combat ability makes unlocking and trying to block a real threat — {{ card("Sense the Sin") }} becomes more versatile than in most Baali decks.
{{ card("Flurry of Action") }} is rarely played overall, but very typical of this archetype. It lets {{ card("The unnamed") }} bleed and unlock with a single card, at no cost. A bleed enhancement action is less useful than it can be in other decks, since {{ card("Sense the Sin") }}, {{ card("True Love's Face") }}, {{ card("Enkil Cog") }} and {{ card("The Horde") }} already provide enough bleed enhancement, and the deck never bleeds over 3 because of {{ card("Archon Investigation") }} anyway.
{{ card("Rötschreck") }} is a nice surprise that can disable quite any combat module if used with {{ card("The unnamed") }} ability when blocking.
{{ card("Infernal Servitor") }} is a powerful bleeder and can even use o for some stealth. Moreover, it can be played twice in a turn, back-to-back.
{{ card("Shadow of the Beast") }} and {{ card("Kaymakli Fragment") }} are rare inclusions and Darby Keeney comments they could be cut.
{{ card("Mask of a Thousand Faces") }} is seldom played, but here it lets {{ card("The unnamed") }} "takeover" when someone unexpectedly blocks a sidekick.
The whole deck tends to cost a bit of blood, so {{ card("Perfectionist") }} and {{ card("Giant's Blood") }} are played to help restore {{ card("The unnamed") }}'s blood. {{ card("The Coven") }} is also common.
{{ card("I am Legion") }} is versatile: it can be used to counter some a intercept or bounces but can also be used just for 1 pool on a successful action: the card text states "and/or gain 1 pool".
Many small variations exist over the minion cards. {{ card("Form of Mist") }} is often included for its versatility. and {{ card("D'habi Revenant") }} as a bleed enhancer.
The Legal variant disregards the {{ card("Enkil Cog") }} and {{ card("Homunculus") }} combination and replaces {{ card("Flurry of Action") }} with {{ card("Legal Manipulations") }}.
The Maleficia variant plays {{ card("Maleficia") }} and uses {{ card("Psalm of the Damned") }}, {{ card("Greater Curse") }} and/or {{ card("Evil Eye") }} to improve the deck. {{ link("/deck-search", _("Fernando Naves Resck's deck"), twda_id="2017vplnebspb") }} from 2017 Brazilian CCQ is a good example.
{% endblock %} {% block errata %}