Deck Idea: Anson/Masters + TGB + Anneke/Obedience

The South Bay group made a trip up to Stanford for VTES last saturday afternoon. I played my old G1/2 Toreador Aching Beauty/Vote deck; though I got creamed, I thought of a new variation.

This is a mostly Anson/Masters deck; bring him out and start pumping out Master cards. Toreador Grand Ball him to make the small Torries (insert british political joke here) unblockable for KRCs and Praxis Seizures. Anneke can be brought out to block actions with Bowl/2nd Traditions and Obedience (Dominate skill card to make her not tap).

The Masters selection probably needs tweaking (Heidelberg? Visit from the Capuchin?), plus how to maintain vote lock when another vote deck is on the table?

 
Crypt: (12)
4x Anson(G1)
3x Anneke(G1)
1x Alexandra(G2)
1x Delilah Easton(G1)
1x Demetrius Slater(G1)
1x Dieter Kleist(G1)
1x Mariana Gilbert(G1)

Library: (90)
Master: (55)
12x Ashur Tablets
3x Liquidation

3x Zillah's Valley
3x Information Highway
3x Dreams of the Sphinx 
3x Wider View

5x Villein
3x Golconda: Inner Peace
1x Giant's Blood
2x Jake Washington
3x Dominate

3x Direct Intervention
3x Sudden Reversal

6x Toreador Grand Ball
2x The Parthenon

Action Modifier: (2)
4x Bewitching Oration

Equipment: (2)
2x Bowl of Convergence

Political Action: (15)
8x Kine Resources Contested
2x Parity Shift
1x Praxis Seizure: Monaco
1x Praxis Seizure: Paris
1x Praxis Seizure: Boston

Reaction: (16)
8x Obedience
8x Second Tradition: Domain

Beginner deck: Assamites

Truth be told, I wanted to build this deck to assuage myself that a Lords of the Night (LotN) starter set was a good buy. And that the Assamites could hold their own, outside of anarch Amaravati/Revolutionary Councils (Fire the main Cannon!). Here's the deck list, I have seen it played twice with middling results. Mostly because prepping each vampire takes a fair bit of pool ( 4-5 from capacity of vampire, 2 from Mark Vs, and maybe 1 from Clandestine Contract). Mind you, I mainly have only LotN and LoB to work with for the clan specific cards.

There are a couple of ways I can change this deck, which is currently not going anywhere specific;
1. Bum's Rush and Haven Uncovered to go full rush combat.
2. Screw defence and load up on Losses, Quietus skill cards, and OBF stealth.

Here's the decklist:
Crypt: (12)
2x Bertrand d'Anjou(G4)
2x Evan Rogers(G4)
2x Hafsa, The Watcher(G5)
2x Kamau Jafari(G4)
2x Layla bint-Nadr(G4)
1x Alu(G5)
1x Sajid al Misbah(G5)

Library: (80)
Master: (11)4x Quietus
3x Blood Doll
1x Celerity
1x Fame
1x KRCG News Radio
1x Market Square

Action: (20)
6x Haqim's Law: Leadership
6x Loss
4x Clandestine Contract
4x Web of Knives Recruit

Action Modifier: (6)
3x Faceless Night
3x Lost in Crowds
Action Modifier/Combat: (3)
3x Swallowed by the Night

Combat: (25)
16x Flash
6x Taste of Vitae
3x Taste of Death

Equipment: (5)
4x Mark V
1x Ivory Bow

Reaction: (10)
6x Nest of Eagles
4x Black Sunrise

Beginner Decks: Recap

I have been re-tuning my beginner decks in response the recent demos that I have held. Gone is the Gangrel deck (god-awful in poolgain, ousting and ho-hum combat). Replacing it are two decks, one an Assamite Mark V/Loss deck, the other a G3/4 multi-act Nos deck (courtesy of G1 who played it back in summer when I was in SG).

The Ventrue Lawfirm deck has been re-tuned to reduce the amount of vote push (really don't need it), more Mary Anne Blaires (4x right now, took out both Gustav Breidensteins), and Kiss of Ra to power through blockers.

The Malk G4/5 deck would welcome some intercept (Spirit's Touches for the maneuver long).

The Toreador deck seem to be performing as expected, I am looking into re-jigging it for lower cap vampires, maybe evening switching groups, G3/4 instead of the current G4/5.

I am starting to feel the insufficiency of Villeins; when that many decks benefit from 5-6 Villeins, and you only have ~18, it is horrid. Should've bought another HttB starter set.