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

{{ harbinger_of_skulls }} Harbinger Legionnaires

{% endblock %} {% block archetype %} {% trans trimmed anarchist_uprising=card("Anarchist Uprising"), angelique=card("Angelique"), anu_diptinatpa=card("Anu Diptinatpa"), ashur_tablets=card("Ashur Tablets"), direct_intervention=card("Direct Intervention"), dreams_of_the_sphinx=card("Dreams of the Sphinx"), emerald_legionnaire=card("Emerald Legionnaire"), entrancement=card("Entrancement"), erebus_mask=card("Erebus Mask"), funeral_wake=card("Funeral Wake"), gear_up=card("Gear Up"), heart_of_nizchetus=card("Heart of Nizchetus"), kevlar_vest=card("Kevlar Vest"), khurshid=card("Khurshid"), liquidation=card("Liquidation"), my_enemys_enemy=card("My Enemy's Enemy"), soul_feasting=card("Soul Feasting"), the_unmasking=card("The Unmasking"), trochomancy=card("Trochomancy"), vengeful_spirit=card("Vengeful Spirit"), emerald_legion=link("/archetypes/emerald-legion"), khurshid_dream_team=link("/deck-search", "Khurshid Dream Team", id="2019zt3bofvf"), print_on_demand=external("https://www.drivethrucards.com/browse/pub/12056/Black-Chantry-Productions/subcategory/30619_34256/VTES-Legacy-Card-Singles", _("Print on Demand")), lost_kindred=external("https://www.blackchantry.com/products/legacy/bundles/lost-kindred/", _("Lost Kindred")), httb_a=external("https://www.blackchantry.com/products/legacy/bundles/product-heirs-to-the-blood-reprint-bundle-1/", _("Heirs to the Blood 1")), anthology=external("https://www.blackchantry.com/products/legacy/bundles/product-anthology-1/", _("Anthology 1")), the_unaligned=external("https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vtes/vampire-the-eternal-struggle-unleashed", _("The Unaligned")), V5=external("https://www.blackchantry.com/products/vampire-the-eternal-struggle-fifth-edition/", _("V5")), sabbat_precons=external("https://www.blackchantry.com/products/legacy/preconstructed-decks/", _("Sabbat Precons")) %}

Highlights

This is an allies toolbox deck relying on {{ emerald_legionnaire }}.

Hoping to get {{ khurshid }} out fast as a first vampire, the deck relies on its strong combat ability coupled with {{ AUS }} for blocks. The plan is to get another Harbinger {{ harbinger_of_skulls }} out, then {{ anu_diptinatpa }} later in the game. All the while, using {{ liquidation }} for bloat and aiming to recruit an {{ emerald_legionnaire }} to bring back the others from the ash heap.

The deck builds up slowly and steadily. Once an {{ emerald_legionnaire }} is out, he should be protected so he can bring back his mates from the ash heap on the next unlock phase. A few {{ vengeful_spirit }} can be stacked on the Harbinger vampires to augment the bleed power, {{ the_unmasking }} and {{ anu_diptinatpa }} both improve the {{ emerald_legionnaire }} capacities.

The deck originality is in the inclusion of {{ gear_up }}, an excellent card when you got your ash heap full of cards and possibilities early thans to {{ liquidation }}. It also includes very specific counters and meta-related cards, like {{ soul_feasting }} against other {{ emerald_legionnaire }} builds or to remove one that was stolen, {{ trochomancy }} against decks that use their ash heap with {{ emerald_legionnaire }} or {{ ashur_tablets }}, and {{ direct_intervention }} against {{ entrancement }} or {{ anarchist_uprising }} and similar votes.

Tweaks and variants

The deck originates from the {{ emerald_legion }} archetype, but is mostly a tweak of Antti Penttilä's {{ khurshid_dream_team }}. As can be seen in the original list, a few non-BCP cards could be useful inclusions, like {{ erebus_mask }} and {{ my_enemys_enemy }}.

Other small tweaks can be considered: adding more {{ dreams_of_the_sphinx }}, if you're not concerned about too many contests, is a great way to cycle cards and fill your ash heap faster. The {{ heart_of_nizchetus }} is also worth consideration. Finally, the crypt can also be changed a bit: doubling either {{ anu_diptinatpa }} for bleed improvement or {{ angelique }} for blood economy makes sense.

What to buy

Necromancy {{ nec }} cards are available on {{ print_on_demand }}, and the Harbinger {{ harbinger_of_skulls }} cards come from the {{ lost_kindred }} set. Most of the other cards come from {{ httb_a }} and {{ anthology }}. The last few cards can be found from diverse sets, like {{ V5 }} or {{ sabbat_precons }} decks, or replaced if you don't have them. {{ funeral_wake }} was included in the Kickstarter bundle {{ the_unaligned }}.

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