kmfehlbe@ouray.cudenver.edu (K Fehlberg) wrote:
> Xian (xian@waste.org) wrote:
>
> : Hmm...well, I want to see something better than 30 Form of Mist, 30
> : Conditioning, 15 Earth Control, and 15 Flesh of Marble.
>
>       Well, there was that weenie presence-bleed deck which purportedly
> did well in the LA tournament scene.  If I recall correctly it used 40
> Media Influence, which may be useful in large numbers due to its dual
> nature.

Okay...I just posted something else about this...went back & looked.  Here's
the deck...

As I mentioned, I'm leaving it up to Peter to be the final judge on this, but
it looks like it could *easily* be humiliated by either a deflecting prey or
a potence rush deck.  At minimum.  Peter's Nosferatu rush deck (Or Josh's
Brujah princes...*wink*) would have absolutely *no* problem with this deck,
especially because all the minions are *small* and only have Majesty as
defense.  Hmm...maybe Deflections wouldn't work as well...you'd need quite a
few.  Still...Ventrue Vote/Deflect/Pool Gain should work okay.

Still...up to Peter to determine...

And yes, it's a *nasty* deck, but as Peter mentioned, it's still not too much
different if you replace the Media Influence with another presence bleed
card.  In other words, Media Influence is not the problem...having 40 of them
in a deck is not the problem...the effectiveness of the deck *because of* its
**focus** is what most players have a problem with.  You will note that there
is *no* vote defense, and although Majesty is a good combat defense, it's
relatively easily countered.

Heh.  Ask Noal how fun it is to play a nasty presence-bleed deck *without*
bothering to include vote defense.  Hehehehe.  *nudge nudge*

CRYPT:

Mariana Gilbert x2
Gideon Fontaine x2
Antoinette DuChamp x2
Vasilis, The Traitor of Don Cruez x2
Angela Decker
Igo the Hungry
Delilah Easton
Frederick the Weak

LIBRARY:

Tribute to the Master x10
Misdirection x10
Blood Doll x6

Media Influence x40
Aire of Elation x10
Majesty x14

[deck posted in its entirety as originally written up by R. Goudie]

Xian