Today, veteran players from Metro Manila are descending upon Calamba, Laguna, to participate in a local tournament, Pangil sa Pangil. Unfortunately, I am unable to attend due to stuff needed to do in the house, so I will try to catch up on V:TES stuff.
Last year, the Philippines hosted the Asian Continental Championships (ACC), and it was held in Whimsy Cafe last September 6, 2025. About 40 players, with three coming from Japan and one from Taiwan, participated, making it one of the largest numbers of players in the region. After three rounds and a finals table, local player Micon Garcia won it using a weenie-Computer Hacking deck, which basically blazed its way through to the finals.
As luck would have it, there were a number of similarities between Micon's deck and the deck I used in the ACC, as both of us relied on weenies and Computer Hacking. However, in my case, I opted for a little more combat flavor, as well as a slight sprinkling of Dominate.
I focused on using group 2-3 vampires with a capacity of 1-2. To bring them out, I had cards such as Effective Management, Powerbase Montreal and Information Highway to facilitate their coming into play.
For the pool management, I included Tribute to the Master and Autarkis Persecution; the latter would always be a gamble, since I didn't have votes to push it, and instead relied on the need of the players' on the table for pool.
For the forward movement, I added an Anarch aspect, with Anarch Revolt and Constant Revolution available to put some pressure on players. I also added Antedeluvian Awakening for the same purpose. Naturally, Computer Hackings were readily available, with some Camera Phones for the extra bleed push.
Since I had a number of vampires with basic dominate, I also included some Deflections just in case an opportunity came to bounce a bleed.
Of course, I added a combat module consisting of .44 Magnums and Wooden Stakes, with Concealed Weapons, Fake Outs and Lucky Blow all included to put some hurt, as well as the occasional torpor of an opposing vampire.
When I look at the deck list, I realize what a toolboxy deck it was. It had some bleed, and some combat, and relied on sheer numbers to overwhelm the opposition. While it wasn't as single-minded as Micon's deck, which I believe focused solely on bleeding opponents out, the Ewoks deck was fun to play. (decklist below)
The deck worked relatively well, especially when opposing players were not ready to deal with so many minions in play. I was fortunate that I didn't encounter Aranthebes, the Immortal, which would nerf the bleed of my minions, or had to face a referendum of Ancilla Empowerment/Anarchist Uprising, which would have knocked me out. In the end, I had a GW, and around 7-9 VPs, which landed me in 9th place. Not enough to make it to the finals, but respectable.
All in all, last year's ACC was fun, as I got to play against a lot of different players, which made me think hard and plan ahead on how to best use my deck. This year, the ACC will be in Japan, so I will likely participate in the local CACC (Cannot ACC) tournament.
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| The ACC 2025 field. Image from the Philippine VTES Community feed. |
Deck Name: The
Ewoks 1.1
Author: greyet
Crypt (22 cards, min=4 max=8 avg=1.73)
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1x Almiro Suarez 2
aus Tre:3
1x Arnold Simpson 2
pot Bru:3
1x Boy Toy 2
dem !Mal:2
1x Carter 2
cel !Tor:2
1x Christine Boscacci 2
dom vic Pan:2
1x Doris McMillon 2
val !Sal: 2
1x Jesús Alcalá 2
cel !Gan: 3
1x Kanya Akhtar 2
cel BanH:2
1x Krid 2
obf Nos:3
1x Marciana Giovanni, Investigator 2
dom Gio:2
1x Mustafa Rahman 2
dom Tre:2
1x New Blood 2
san BBro:ANY
1x Ohanna 2
dom Mal:2
1x Samson 2
dom !Ven:2
1x Sasha Miklos 2
chi Rav:2
1x Zip 2
ani Rav:3
2x Anarch Convert
1 Cai:ANY
1x Huang, Blood Cultist 1
pro Pan:2
1x March Halcyon 1
for Pan:2
1x Royce 1
dom Pan:2
1x Sandra White
1 Cai:3
Library (90 cards)
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Master (27)
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6x Anarch Revolt
1x Antediluvian Awakening
1x Archon Investigation
6x Effective Management
2x Information Highway
1x KRCG News Radio
2x Parthenon, The
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Seattle Committee
4x Tribute to the Master
2x Twilight Camp
Action (14)
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12x Computer Hacking
2x Constant Revolution
Political Action (4)
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4x Autarkis Persecution
Equipment (14)
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5x .44 Magnum
4x Camera Phone
5x Wooden Stake
Reaction (6)
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4x Deflection
2x Delaying Tactics
Combat (25)
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10x Concealed Weapon
5x Fake Out
8x Lucky Blow
2x Target Vitals









