So, it was a start, and then, a long absence. So much for posting regularly. At any rate, let's pick up where we left off, and maybe, I can manage some regularity.
In my last post, I was exploring my shift from weenie to midcap play. Below is one of the results of my efforts.
Obfuscate (OBF) is one of the more useful Disciplines, mainly because of the stealth factor. Play enough stealth, and your opponent would not be able to block it, even if his/her deck was built to intercept. Some of the OBF stealth cards, such as Faceless Night and Elder Impersonation, added some extra oomph by respectively keeping blocking minions locked or preventing further blocks.
In combat, using Disguised Weapon to surprise opponents with .44 Magnums or Flamethrowers makes them think carefully about getting into combat. While Celerity has the edge in determining combat range, with OBF, getting away from close combat is facilitated by Behind You! and Swallowed by the Night maneuvers. Thus, the dedicated OBF deck can fight, to a certain extent.
The ousting mechanism for the deck is the Night Moves+Spying Mission combo. While not as potent as Dominate or Presence bleeds, using the Mission to bleed for 3 is fairly effective, if a little slow.
Thus, after some tweaking, below is the deck list for the OBF deck.
On further thought, I could focus it on particular vamps with special abilities, such as Synner-G or Luc, but I tend to work with whatever I have handy. That's also the reason for the Blood Dolls, which I would swap with Vessels if I had any spare ones.
Deck Name: OBF Midcap Spying Mission
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Crypt: (12 cards, Min: 15, Max: 20, Avg: 4.58)
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1 Antoine aus cel dem OBF 5 Malkavian
1 Florentina Lengauer aus OBF 4 Malkavian
1 Frank Litzpar ani for pot OBF 5 Nosferatu Antitribu
1 Jeffrey Mullins cel OBF 4 Gangrel Antitribu
1 Layla bint-Nadr qui CEL OBF 5 Assamite
1 Lubomira Hradok OBF 3 Nosferatu Antitribu
1 Luc dem vic OBF 5 Malkavian Antitribu
1 Petra aus ANI OBF 5 Nosferatu
1 Renenet ser OBF PRE 5 Follower of Set
1 Ruxandra ani aus OBF 5 Nosferatu
1 Skulk ani OBF 4 Nosferatu Antitribu
1 Synner-G pro CEL OBF 5 Gangrel Antitribu
Library: (80 cards)
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Master (14 cards)
1 Archon Investigation
4 Blood Doll
1 Direct Intervention
2 Effective Management
1 Heidelberg Castle, Germany
1 KRCG News Radio
1 Vast Wealth
1 WMRH Talk Radio
2 Wash
Action (16 cards)
8 Computer Hacking
8 Night Moves
Action Modifier (18 cards)
4 Cloak the Gathering
4 Faceless Night
2 Lost in Crowds
8 Spying Mission
Reaction (4 cards)
4 Forced Awakening
Combat (13 cards)
6 Behind You!
4 Disguised Weapon
3 No Trace
Retainer (3 cards)
1 J. S. Simmons, Esq.
1 Mr. Winthrop
1 Tasha Morgan
Equipment (10 cards)
4 .44 Magnum
2 Flamethrower
2 Laptop Computer
2 Sport Bike
Combo (2 cards)
2 Swallowed by the Night
2 comments:
Hi there, I'm a relatively new player to the game, and I don't quite understand the interaction between Spying Mission and Night Moves - how do you get to three bleed from that? Doesn't the Night Moves reduce the bleed to one?
You'll need to use a vampire with superior OBF to make this work. Play the Night Moves, and then the Spying Mission; you choose not to bleed in order to place the Mission on the bleeding vamp. On your next turn, bleed and then burn the Mission for an extra +2 bleed. Hopefully, you'll have stealth in order to get it through, since your prey knows that a big bleed's on its way.
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