Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Bloody Disciplines - MYTherceria

Mytherceria, among the Bloodline disciplines, is probably the most toolboxy of them all, rather similar to Obtenebration and Chimestry in terms of the multiple abilities and bonuses that it can confer, and some of them extremely efficient. Combining this discipline with the Kiasyd is simply fearsome, making them perhaps one of the most feared bleeders of all times. Granted, almost every deck I see that utilises MYT are bleed decks, occasionally seeing a combat fun deck, but primarily MYT is most feared for the stealth and bleed that it provides for the deadly blue vampires.

Action
The most commonly seen action card for MYT is Gremlins, and perhaps one of the most efficient bleed action cards there is. A +1 Stealth with a +1 Bleed simply creates a very efficient package, and it costs absolutely nothing - combine this card with the Song of Pan, and you're looking at a bleed for 3 at 1 stealth for every use of this card, with no blood cost. Add to this deadly package the DOM potential of the Kiasyd and you see why this is probably the best card MYT has ever given to the blue fellas. Burn non-melee equipment can be quite useful at times too, and taking into account the stealth potential of the Kiasyds, they can probably destroy any equipment that they don't like most of the time - those troublesome .44s, Ankara on the Summon History guys, Intercept Bikes.. you name it, and Gremlins destroy it.

Aside from this only Pandora's Whispers see some use, but is normally used in more "fun-oriented" Kiasyd decks. Afterall, any non-bleed related action that a Kiasyd should take is Governed the Unaligned at superior. A well-ratioed deck shouldn't have issues with cards most of the time and Pandora's is quite a waste of action.

Action Modifier
The modifiers for MYT are gems. Stone Travel is an excellent free stealth card that also serves as combat protection, giving the acting vampire a choice to have no combat even if blocked. Fae Contortion's main value is the ability to cancel Immortal Grapple, giving the Kiasyds the option to simply run away with combat ends, or even Entomb the opponent - not to mention that it seconds as a Maneuver card, AND a stealth card, and er, it's free too. 

Combat
MYT's combat cards are all pretty interesting cards. Earth Swords being the most unimaginative card, but yet is probably one of the most efficient card in combat, able to deal 3R damage at superior at no cost. Basilisk's Touch is deadly to ally and younger vampires but is quite expensive to pull through and limited in use since not many Kiasyds are old enough to be truly effective.

Equipment
Tinglestrip is actually a pretty effective weapon - giving a maneuver and a 1R strike, and FOC. Since additional strikes are usually not the Kiasyd's forte, the limitation is not really a big problem for them, and at superior, that problem doesn't even exist.

Reaction
Aura Absorption is one of the few rare cards in Vtes that provides both stealth and intercept, moreover, it is a free card, it doesn't get any more toolbox than this. Faerie Wards, though expensive, is a great deterrent against combat decks (or even Sense Deps).

Retainer
Given the high stealth capability of the Kiasyds, this retainer can be a great deterrent for weenie blockers. Nevertheless I think this card is not really a very important addition to the Kiasyd's stealth bleeders.

All in all MYT has great cards at good cost, making the Kiasyd one of the most efficient vampire clans ever, why anyone wanna play a Lasombra stealth bleed deck is beyond me.

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3 comments:

blackday said...
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blackday said...

Once again a great article Stephen, but just a minor clarification Ankara cant be destroyed by Gremlins as its a locquipment and ceases to function as an equipment once in play and for all intents and purposes is a location.

xysing said...

I see~ :) My bad~

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