Deck Archive: Michael's Malkavians

Submitted by Michael McClellan ("Anklebiter")

Introduction

Essentially, this deck is a fairly standard stealth and bleed deck, with enough of each to try and make short work of a player's pool. However, since the major flaw in a fast stealth and bleed deck is its inability to stand up to combat, a few copies of Obedience and multiple copies of Dodge, together with use of Elysium: The Arboretum, allow the throwing up of a fairly swift defence, when needed, though an Immortal Grapple based deck, or one with multiple additional strikes, would be hellish to deal with. The deck has, effectively, no political clout at all (save for two copies of Gilbert Duane, a Primogen and the ability to get the edge) and so could do badly if placed between such decks, if they have high blood gain capabilities. One might have expected to see a couple of copies of Kindred Co-ercion, but they do not feature, since the deck is effectively all from the original set. However, despite these warnings, the deck is effective, and has won a tournament, thus proving its viability, despite any problems which may result from playing heavy stealth and bleed.

Crypt

13 Vampires

• 2 Gilbert Duane (7, Malkavian, Prince, DOM AUS OBF)
• 2 Ozmo (6, Malkavian, dom, obf, AUS, +1 bleed)
• 2 Normal (2, Malkavian, obf)
• 2 Mariel (7, Malkavian, aus, tha, DOM, OBF)
• 2 Zebulon (5, Malkavian, aus, dom, pro, OBF)
• Sylvester Simms (8, Malkavian, Primogen, ani, dom, pre, AUS, OBF)
• Roland Bishop (4, Malkavian, aus, dom, obf)
• Dollface (3, Malkvian, aus, obf)

Average Capacity: 5.31

Best Draw: 11 Worst Draw: 29

Library

72 Cards

Masters: 11

• Short-term Investment
• 3 Ascendance
• 1 Misdirection
• 3 Obfuscate
• Elysium: the Arboretum
• 2 Dominate

Malkavian: 1

• Asylum Hunting Ground

Dominate: 26

• 3 Deflection
• 2 Obedience
• 1 Scouting Mission
• 6 Govern the Unaligned
• 5 Conditioning
• 6 Threats
• 3 Bonding

Obfuscate: 17

• 2 Cloak the Gathering
• 5 Faceless Night
• 5 Lost in Crowds
• 5 Swallowed by the Night

Combat: 13

• Dodge

Reaction: 2

• Wake with Evening's Freshness

Retainers: 2

• Tasha Morgan
• J. S. Simmons, Esq.

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