{% extends "archetypes/_layout.html" %} {% import "archetypes/_layout-erratum.html" as erratum with context %} {% import "archetypes/ventrue-royalty.json" as deck_json %} {% block meta %} {% endblock %} {% block archetype_name %}
This is a toolbox deck using Ventrue Princes.
The idea is to get the highest capacity vampire out, then use {{ card("Govern the Unaligned") }} at superior D to get more vampires out fast and cheap, then later to bleed with the help of some d modifiers.
The intercept module is built around the fact the many vampires in the crypt are Princes and uses {{ card("Second Tradition: Domain") }} heavily. {{ card("Deflection") }} is used to bounce bleeds in case they get thtough anyway.
The combat module uses f for damage prevention and {{ card("Weighted Walking Stick") }} to deal more damage.
{{ card("Daring the Dawn") }} and {{ card("Foreshadowing Destruction") }} are used for the lunge. The use of {{ card("Direct Intervention") }} on a modifier like {{ card("Conditioning") }} prevents it to be played again on the same action (as a modifier can only be played once, even if countered). Using an alternative bleed enhancer is permitted though (the modifier did not apply, so limited bleed enhancement is still possible). {{ card("Foreshadowing Destruction") }} can even save a lunge this way.
{{ card("Scourge of the Enochians") }} and {{ card("Anarchist Uprising") }} are counters against breed constructs, as they can become overwhelming for this deck.
There are many minor variations to this archetype. {{ card("Parity Shift") }} and {{ card("Entrancement") }} are often included, {{ card("Seduction") }} can help to get the bleed through. On the Master side, {{ card("Papillon") }} and {{ card("Island of Yiaros") }} are common inclusions. Finally, some {{ card("Freak Drive") }} to increase {{ link("/strategy/fundamentals", _("A&B"), _anchor="AB") }}w is often seen too.
The Law Firm variant ditches the combat module and replaces it with some {{ card("Majesty") }}, with a good number of {{ card("Freak Drive") }} for multiple actions. With more damaging votes like {{ card("Kine Resources Contested") }}, it makes for many aggressive actions, and they quickly become hard to block. {{ link("/deck-search", _("Anthony Coleman's deck"), twda_id="2k9uknats") }} from the 2009 English NC is a good example. It is also often played with a group 1-2 crypt, as {{ card("Emerson Bridges") }} and {{ card("Sir Walter Nash") }} are good Princes for the job, at a low cost. {{ link("/deck-search", _("Sergio Gracia's deck"), twda_id="2k9powerbasecataluna") }} from 2009 is a good example.
{% endblock %} {% block errata %}