r Platinum Revelation
Highlights
This is a Stealth & Bleed deck using the V5 Ministry r anarchs and their ominous Platinum Protocol to deliver constant strong stealth bleeds, supported by the combo cards Revelation of the Serpent and Enchanting Gaze.
The game plan is very straightforward: get vampires out and bleed your preys to death successively. Party Out Of Bounds and Bait and Switch are used for bleed defense, and the versatile Form of Mist as both stealth and combat defense. is used to get some pool back and influence more bleeders throughout the game.
Tips & Tricks
Mind Numb can be used to slow down the predator or lock a defender on the prey's side. Entrancement, on the other hand, can be used to take control of any cumbersome ally and, if there are none, simply to bleed.
CrimethInc. is used to unlock so that these "additional actions" can be played on top of the bleeds, so as to not slow down the core strategy of the deck. It can also be used simply to unlock a Baron so they can Bait and Switch if you don't have a wake, or appear like they could, even if you don't have the bounce.
Dabbler is a very typical card in this archetype. Because most vampires will use Platinum Protocol with the three disciplines, they will always get some blood out of it. They can also unlock with it, if the CrimethInc. is not enough. But mostly it's a solid blood generation device, justifying the inclusion of over a more classical Villein.
With the amount of unlock and the good number of combat ends offers, the deck can also put up a resilient defense in the face of a predator who's not using stealth, if need be.
Variants
The Apolitical variant forgoes the Barons altogether to rely solely on Party Out Of Bounds for defense. It can also work pretty well, especially when backed by a solid master denial module, as demonstrated by Kim Nilsson.
The master module can vary widely. Carfax Abbey and Temple Hunting Ground can improve blood regeneration. Some have experimented with Cave of Apples to add a dreadful use to all these juicy corruption counters Platinum Protocol pops up.
The inclusion of a view political cards like Eat The Rich and Reckless Agitation is also a possibility: it can be backed by Propaganda of the Deed and offer a stronger lunge by calling the votes after a successful Platinum Protocol and an unlock from CrimethInc. and Dabbler. The downside is, obviously, less stability and a harder hand management. Still it is appealing, as two top players, Desso Alastor and Karl Schaefer, already demonstrated.
Another variation combines this archetype with The unnamed, see for example Lukáš Simandl's deck for the Austrian Open. It is debatable whether or not the combination is in any way stronger than any of the individual decks, but it does not seem to be inferior either.