Deck Name : tariq blocks Author : Description : The basic concept is Tariq becomes an anarch, gets atoned, then merges to up his capacity back to 7+. Black Sunrise combines very nicely with Atonement for serious blocking ability. The only rush in the deck is Tariq's inherent; instead there are 8 Eagle's Sight. Having strong eagle's ability means you can block anything you don't like on the table. That includes things like rescues of your prey, votes you don't like, votes to remove your anarch revolts, etc. For ousting it has anarch revolts, many draughts, and four 1 caps to speed up the bleeding a bit. The DotS also makes the Eagle's especially mean, since it's easy to crank tariq up to 3+ permenant intercept. Of course, anyone that looks block-fail-ish is a prime target for getting rushed. Another strength of the deck is that Tariq is basically weapon combat, and anarchs get Groundfighting, the best weapon booster ever. He's also a cel/for vampire, and Diversion is another reason, almost enough on its own, to go anarch. About why there isn't a Smiling Jack in there.... it auto-screws the whole table. Like Leandro, or Baltimore Purge. It's only rational for you to start getting messed with cross-table, and I'd rather be just another deck focusing on his prey and fending off his predator. If I want, I can build up the Anarch Revolts on the table and let everybody but my prey (yes, even my predator, maybe in return for some concessions) go anarch. Then, when I'm close to ousting my prey, I can "round the corner" early by taking out my grand-prey's anarchs. But I generally don't want to build up any more cross-table fear and ire than I absolutely must. Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 7 average: 4.5 ------------------------------------------------------------ 4x Tariq, The Silent 7 AUS FOR OBF QUI cel Assamite:2 2x Tariq, The Silent Adv 7 AUS FOR OBF QUI cel Assamite:2 1x Gustavo Morales 4 ani cel for Gangrel:3 1x Jimmy Dunn 4 CEL POT for Pander:2 1x Basil 1 obf Pander:2 1x Franciscus 1 aus Caitiff:2 1x March Halcyon 1 for Pander:2 1x Sandra White 1 Caitiff:3 Library [90 cards] ------------------------------------------------------------ Action [4] 4x Atonement Action Modifier [2] 2x Forced March Action Modifier/Combat [6] 6x Draught of the Soul Combat [32] 8x Amaranth 6x Disguised Weapon 4x Diversion 6x Groundfighting 4x Psyche! 4x Rolling with the Punches Equipment [10] 1x Bowl of Convergence 2x Flamethrower 2x Ivory Bow 1x Lear Jet 2x Rowan Ring 2x Sengir Dagger Master [21] 4x Anarch Revolt 1x Celerity 1x Dominate 1x Dreams of the Sphinx 1x Effective Management 6x Galaric's Legacy 1x Guardian Angel 1x Potence 1x Powerbase: Los Angeles 1x Powerbase: Montreal 1x Seattle Committee 1x Tension in the Ranks 1x Vast Wealth Reaction [15] 7x Black Sunrise 8x Eagle's Sight Crafted with : Anarch Revolt Deck Builder. [Wed Jul 6 17:16:02 2005] _________________ David Cherryholmes VEKN Prince of Durham, NC --------------------------------------- Deck Name : Tariq Blocks Author : David Cherryholmes Description : Crypt [12 vampires] Capacity min: 1 max: 7 average: 5.16667 ------------------------------------------------------------ 4x Tariq, The Silent 7 AUS FOR OBF QUI cel Assamite:2 4x Tariq, The Silent Adv 7 AUS FOR OBF QUI cel Assamite:2 1x Watenda 3 obf Malkavian:2 1x Basil 1 obf Pander:2 1x March Halcyon 1 for Pander:2 1x Sandra White 1 Caitiff:3 Library [90 cards] ------------------------------------------------------------ Action [5] 4x Atonement 1x Blessing of Chaos Action Modifier [4] 4x Forgotten Labyrinth Action Modifier/Combat [7] 7x Draught of the Soul Combat [28] 11x Amaranth 4x Disguised Weapon 8x Diversion 5x Groundfighting Equipment [9] 1x Flamethrower 3x Ivory Bow 1x Kali's Fang 3x Rowan Ring 1x Sengir Dagger Master [23] 5x Anarch Revolt 1x Celerity 2x Corporal Reservoir 1x Dementation 7x Galaric's Legacy 1x Gift of Experience 1x Market Square 2x Powerbase: Los Angeles 2x Seattle Committee 1x Yoruba Shrine Reaction [14] 4x Black Sunrise 6x Eagle's Sight 4x Wake with Evening's Freshness Posted to the newsgroup 05/24/08.