Guide to the Clans II: The Anarchs

The new expansion includes one Camarilla clan, the Banu Haqim, whom we already talked about, and 3 new clans who joined the Anarchs. A bit of Background Before V5 (in the role-playing game as well as in VTES), the clans were divided in: 7 Camarilla clansBrujahGangrelMalkavianNosferatuToreadorTremereVentrue4 Independant clansAssamite (= Banu Haqim)Followers of Set (= Setites...

Vampire promos 10/21

As you probably know, some new vampires and reprints of old cards will see their way into the tournament packs beginning soon. I won't talk about the reprints here, as none strikes me as vital and they are already well known, therefore I will focus on the vamps. So, are they worth collecting? Which decks...

Guide to the Clans I: The Camarilla

I was talking with a new player tonight, and realized that if you don't know at all the lore behind Vampire: The Masquerade, you can be at a loss when choosing which clan to play. Of course I'll refer you to our article on the deck concepts, but it doesnt tell you what each clan...

How to build around a star Vampire

So, long time no see I guess, or something. One of the most exciting things in Vampire is the vast majority of concepts and cards available to make deckbuilding interesting. And what could possibly be more exciting than picking your favorite bloodsucker and building a whole archetype around him? 1/ Let The Right One In...

Nosferatu V5

You've been waiting for it in many ways: this is both our "get out of torpor" article, and the preview for the new Nosferatu pre-constructed deck ("Nosfe precon" for the friends). You will love it, hate it, or anything in-between. But I don't think it will leave you unaffected: for this deck Black Chantry chose...

So, you want to play Ashur Tablets?

Ashur Tablets made an entrance in Keepers of Tradition, and introduced ash heap recursion to VtES like never before – even though it was out there (mainly as a niche for Giovanni), not even Fox Mulder could believe hard enough in it to make it a mainstream strategy. The tablets arguably make any deck type...

So, you want to play the Unnamed?

Hello dear readers, Orpheus here. I have today the pleasure of introducing the first article by a player who asked to be hosted on our blog and was deemed worthy! I'll leave you with Petrus Makkonen, who will tell us how to build an Unnamed deck with a few starter packs, and how to play...

Top 5: the 1-Caps

In this series we'll rank the 5 best vampires for each Capacity. Of course this list might evolve with time. Those lists are more or less subjective, as, well, everything else on this blog. But please consider our articles like holy scripture, it will spare us some argumenting efforts. Let's begin with the weeniest of...

Recognize the archetypes Part I: What to look for

When you sit at a V:TES table, one of the most important - and also the most challenging - things is to know as fast as possible what the other players around the table are playing. Of course, as everything in this game, it will take practice, lots of it, but hopefully this series of...

Highway to Paris 4 : How To Play When You’re The Less Skilled Player Of The Table

For the last iteration of our series, I want you to picture the following situation: It’s been a stressful day, but you managed to do it: you made finals! In the poorly lit underground of the illegal bar where you are playing your last game, you observe your opponents. To your left, your prey is...