rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad

Black Hand Anarchy

20 messages from 11 participants · 24 May 2008 – 26 May 2008
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Pullen

So i have been thinking of building a black hand anarch deck for some time now but have been short on any good ideas ( Free States Rant + Marijava Thuggee blood denial has been the best i can think of). Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Bonus point for the use of Remover. Matt Pullen, self declared Baron of Ann Arbor

PhantomLord

Somehow I think that wouldn't be possible because of one thing: If a vampire changes sect, that is, goes from being Sabbat to being Independent, he/she can't be Black Hand anymore. Maybe I'm wrong. LSJ, can you confirm that this is true/false?

suolir...@gmail.com

[ quoted text not captured ] You could combine Banjoko, Teresita and Kazimir Savostin. Three Seraphs with Tattoo Signals and Dominions would be highly amusing. Then you have Powerbase: Los Angeles and Watchtower: Four Ride Forth, as well. All those untap effects might make Power of All pretty decent. Hell-for-Leathers and Disarms for combat (and a Corporal Reservoir for Banjoko because he doesn't have ani). Truth in Ink, Ministry and maybe Friend of Mine for defense. The crypt could be something like 2x Teresita (the second one is for left over Kamuts) 1x Kazimir Savostin 1x Banjoko 8x Anarch Convert which solves the problems of getting all 3 Seraphs and making them anarch. That's all I can think of right now. Hope you like it.

John Flournoy

[ quoted text not captured ] Black Hand is just a keyword; it's not tied to sect. (For instance, see the rulings on the newsgroup about how merged Tariq is an Independent Black Hand vampire.) (Anarch is tied to sect, as it notes in the rulebook.) -John Flournoy

bluedevil

On May 24, 2:03 pm, Pullen <mattp3...@yahoo.com> wrote: > So i have been thinking of building a black hand anarch deck for some > time now but have been short on any good ideas ( Free States Rant + > Marijava Thuggee blood denial has been the best i can think of). Any > ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Bonus point for the use of > Remover. I'm only using Black Hand to run Corporal Reservoirs in this build, but maybe this is a base for something you could fiddle with. Deck Name : tariq blocks Author : Description : Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 7 average: 5.16667 ------------------------------------------------------------ 4x Tariq, The Silent 7 AUS FOR OBF QUI cel Assamite:2 4x Tariq, The Silent Adv 7 AUS FOR OBF QUI cel Assamite:2 1x Watenda 3 obf Malkavian:2 1x Basil 1 obf Pander:2 1x March Halcyon 1 for Pander:2 1x Sandra White 1 Caitiff:3 Library [90 cards] ------------------------------------------------------------ Action [5] 4x Atonement 1x Blessing of Chaos Action Modifier [4] 4x Forgotten Labyrinth Action Modifier/Combat [7] 7x Draught of the Soul Combat [28] 11x Amaranth 4x Disguised Weapon 8x Diversion 5x Groundfighting Equipment [9] 1x Flamethrower 3x Ivory Bow 1x Kali's Fang 3x Rowan Ring 1x Sengir Dagger Master [23] 5x Anarch Revolt 1x Celerity 2x Corporal Reservoir 1x Dementation 7x Galaric's Legacy 1x Gift of Experience 1x Market Square 2x Powerbase: Los Angeles 2x Seattle Committee 1x Yoruba Shrine Reaction [14] 4x Black Sunrise 6x Eagle's Sight 4x Wake with Evening's Freshness

The Lasombra

On Sat, 24 May 2008 20:12:07 -0700 (PDT), bluedevil wrote: >Deck Name : tariq blocks http://bluedevilvtes.tripod.com/tariq_blocks.txt Do you feel that the build you just posted is any stronger than the original? Deck Name : tariq blocks Author : Description : The basic concept is Tariq becomes an anarch, gets atoned, then merges to up his capacity back to 7+. Black Sunrise combines very nicely with Atonement for serious blocking ability. The only rush in the deck is Tariq's inherent; instead there are 8 Eagle's Sight. Having strong eagle's ability means you can block anything you don't like on the table. That includes things like rescues of your prey, votes you don't like, votes to remove your anarch revolts, etc. For ousting it has anarch revolts, many draughts, and four 1 caps to speed up the bleeding a bit. The DotS also makes the Eagle's especially mean, since it's easy to crank tariq up to 3+ permenant intercept. Of course, anyone that looks block-fail-ish is a prime target for getting rushed. Another strength of the deck is that Tariq is basically weapon combat, and anarchs get Groundfighting, the best weapon booster ever. He's also a cel/for vampire, and Diversion is another reason, almost enough on its own, to go anarch. About why there isn't a Smiling Jack in there.... it auto-screws the whole table. Like Leandro, or Baltimore Purge. It's only rational for you to start getting messed with cross-table, and I'd rather be just another dec focusing on his prey and fending off his predator. If I want, I can build up the Anarch Revolts on the table and let everybody but my prey (yes, even my predator, maybe in return for some concessions) go anarch. Then, when I'm close to ousting my prey, I can "round the corner" early by taking out my grand-prey's anarchs. But I generally don't want to build up any more cross-table fear and ire than I absolutely must. Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 7 average: 4.5 ------------------------------------------------------------ 4x Tariq, The Silent 7 AUS FOR OBF QUI cel Assamite:2 2x Tariq, The Silent Adv 7 AUS FOR OBF QUI cel Assamite:2 1x Gustavo Morales 4 ani cel for Gangrel:3 1x Jimmy Dunn 4 CEL POT for Pander:2 1x Basil 1 obf Pander:2 1x Franciscus 1 aus Caitiff:2 1x March Halcyon 1 for Pander:2 1x Sandra White 1 Caitiff:3 Library [90 cards] ------------------------------------------------------------ Action [4] 4x Atonement Action Modifier [2] 2x Forced March Action Modifier/Combat [6] 6x Draught of the Soul Combat [32] 8x Amaranth 6x Disguised Weapon 4x Diversion 6x Groundfighting 4x Psyche! 4x Rolling with the Punches Equipment [10] 1x Bowl of Convergence 2x Flamethrower 2x Ivory Bow 1x Lear Jet 2x Rowan Ring 2x Sengir Dagger Master [21] 4x Anarch Revolt 1x Celerity 1x Dominate 1x Dreams of the Sphinx 1x Effective Management 6x Galaric's Legacy 1x Guardian Angel 1x Potence 1x Powerbase: Los Angeles 1x Powerbase: Montreal 1x Seattle Committee 1x Tension in the Ranks 1x Vast Wealth Reaction [15] 7x Black Sunrise 8x Eagle's Sight Crafted with : Anarch Revolt Deck Builder. [Wed Jul 6 17:16:02 2005] _________________ David Cherryholmes VEKN Prince of Durham, NC

Dasein

> Hell-for-Leathers and Disarms for combat (and a Corporal Reservoir for > Banjoko because he doesn't have ani). > Truth in Ink, Ministry and maybe Friend of Mine for defense. > The crypt could be something like > 2x Teresita (the second one is for left over Kamuts) > 1x Kazimir Savostin > 1x Banjoko > 8x Anarch Convert Huh?? Has this card been spoiled?? What is its card text? Where is the spoiler? Where are others? Am I the only one feeling uninformed??

suolir...@gmail.com

[ quoted text not captured ] All the vampires were posted on thepathofblood.com (http:// www.thepathofblood.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=572&start=30) Anarch Convert Caitiff 1 No Disciplines any Group Independent Anarch When the convert enters play, you may remove him from the game to make a non-titled vampire you control anarch and either gain 1 pool or draw a card from your crypt. So it's like a Tupdog and a Galaric's Legacy in one package.

Dasein

[ quoted text not captured ] Holy crap that is INSANELY AWESOME!! Anarch decks can actually like WORK!!

JJeff

[ quoted text not captured ] So, despite what is in the stories from old VTM books(from what I remember) that Black Hand were only sabbat, you can be a Black hand Indep, huh? What about Seraph? Also just a keyword? I assume so since Black Hand already is...

LSJ

[ quoted text not captured ] The the RPG books, the black hand had infiltrated all sects and clans, and maybe even the Inconnu. > What about Seraph? Also just a keyword? I assume so since Black Hand > already is... Yes.

John Flournoy

[ quoted text not captured ] Although Tupdogs are non-unique, and the Anarch Convert isn't. But still! -John Flournoy

John Flournoy

[ quoted text not captured ] It doesn't necessarily insure that you actually draw all 3 Seraphs, though; you'd still need to account for 'what if my only copies of Kazmir and Banjoko are buried in my crypt'. Might be better doing something like 2x each of the Seraphs and 6 Converts, and even then you're limiting yourself to only 4 vampires in play, at most. -John Flournoy

suolir...@gmail.com

On 26 touko, 06:13, John Flournoy <carne...@gmail.com> wrote: > It doesn't necessarily insure that you actually draw all 3 Seraphs, > though; you'd still need to account for 'what if my only copies of > Kazmir and Banjoko are buried in my crypt'. > > Might be better doing something like 2x each of the Seraphs and 6 > Converts, and even then you're limiting yourself to only 4 vampires in > play, at most. > > -John Flournoy If the Seraphs are in the crypt you'll just have to dig them out, that's what Anarch Convert is for. Adding second copies would introduce the chance of getting two pairs and stop the flow of Converts. Not gamebreaking but still annoying and slows you down a few turns.

Ector

On May 24, 9:03 pm, Pullen <mattp3...@yahoo.com> wrote: > So i have been thinking of building a black hand anarch deck for some > time now but have been short on any good ideas ( Free States Rant + > Marijava Thuggee blood denial has been the best i can think of). Any > ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. Bonus point for the use of > Remover. > Think about Elimelech. He gains the most from Powerbase: LA and Watchtower: Four Ride Fourth. He can also easily get a lot of votes (Rise of Nephtali, Emergency Powers) - he needs Fueled By the Heart's Blood anyway, so you're going to have 3-4 Gehenna cards. And he's the best one to play Free States Rant, if you wish - for 6 blood!

Dasein

> Think about Elimelech. He gains the most from Powerbase: LA and > Watchtower: Four Ride Fourth. He can also easily get a lot of votes > (Rise of Nephtali, Emergency Powers) - he needs Fueled By the Heart's > Blood anyway, so you're going to have 3-4 Gehenna cards. And he's the > best one to play Free States Rant, if you wish - for 6 blood! Elimilech is scary. I had a predator using him on me the other day. Once he got a blessing of chaos and a sengir dagger, there wasn't much my Setite vote deck could do. I had plenty of Majesties, but they're no use against someone with Blessing. And then he hits for first strike agg, yuck. can't even punch him for one. I suppose those are the situations where you need a Banishment... actually no that wouldn't work either because it's only on younger. boo.

J

> Elimilech is scary. I had a predator using him on me the other day. > Once he got a blessing of chaos and a sengir dagger, there wasn't much > my Setite vote deck could do. I had plenty of Majesties, but they're > no use against someone with Blessing. And then he hits for first > strike agg, yuck. can't even punch him for one. I suppose those are > the situations where you need a Banishment... actually no that > wouldn't work either because it's only on younger. boo. Mercy for the Weak FTW!!! --> J grail_pbem "at" hotmail.com

John Flournoy

[ quoted text not captured ] Mmm, I suppose you can keep making your existing vampires Anarch over and over again, for the flow. Sure, that'd work. -John Flournoy

Dasein

> Mercy for the Weak FTW!!! LOLZ Ben and I were discussing that the other day. He reckons it's the worst card ever printed. It's pretty bad but I'm not so sure. And it does hose Elimilech gets Blessings of Chaos and destroys everyone decks!! Actually I'm thinking of going with hurty fighting when playing Setites. Skin of the Adder and Target Vitals or something. Sick of majesties. Nakh with Skin and TV is awesome... you grapple me and punch me for 4? Meh I'll prevent one and punch you for 5. No disarm for you.

J

On May 26, 6:58 am, Dasein <dasein2...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Mercy for the Weak FTW!!! > > LOLZ > > Ben and I were discussing that the other day. He reckons it's the > worst card ever printed. It's pretty bad but I'm not so sure. And it > does hose Elimilech gets Blessings of Chaos and destroys everyone > decks!! How could it be the worst card ever printed? S:CE that is disciplineless? I played 1 in my Nats deck last year that was an OBF Prince/Justicar First Trad/Shift. There are plenty worse cards out there, and if you're playing a deck that doesn't ahve a S:CE discipline as a dominant one, but still want to avoid combat (OBF/DOM for instance), then it's fine. [ quoted text not captured ]