{% extends "archetypes/_layout.html" %} {% import "archetypes/_layout-erratum.html" as erratum with context %} {% import "archetypes/neonate/stanislava.json" as deck_json %} {% block meta %} {% endblock %} {% block archetype_name %}

{{ gangrel }} Stanislava

{% endblock %} {% block archetype %} {% trans trimmed alastor=card("Alastor"), anathema=card("Anathema"), archon_investigation=card("Archon Investigation"), assault_rifle=card("Assault Rifle"), banishment=card("Banishment"), deflection=card("Deflection"), desso_alastors_deck=link("/deck-search", _("Desso Alastor's deck"), id="2021fbo"), dreams_of_the_sphinx=card("Dreams of the Sphinx"), earth_meld=card("Earth Meld"), enkil_cog=card("Enkil Cog"), ennoias_theater=card("Ennoia's Theater"), fear_of_mekhet=card("Fear of Mekhet"), forced_march=card("Forced March"), form_of_mist=card("Form of Mist"), govern_the_unaligned=card("Govern the Unaligned"), hartmut_stover=card("Hartmut Stover"), ingrid_rossler=card("Ingrid Rossler"), instantaneous_transformation=card("Instantaneous Transformation"), murmur_of_the_false_will=card("Murmur of the False Will"), parity_shift=card("Parity Shift"), pentex_subversion=card("Pentex™ Subversion"), permanent_vacation=card("Permanent Vacation"), rapid_change=card("Rapid Change"), scourge_of_the_enochians=card("Scourge of the Enochians"), stanislava=card("Stanislava"), xaviar_adv=card("Xaviar (ADV)", "Xaviar"), villein=card("Villein"), zillahs_valley=card("Zillah's Valley"), archetype_page=link("/archetypes/stanislava", _("archetype page")), meta=link("/strategy/articles/advanced/the-game-of-the-game", _("meta")), anniversary=external("https://www.blackchantry.com/products/legacy/preconstructed-decks/product-25th-anniversary/", _("25th Anniversary")) %}

Highlights

This is a vote & bleed deck using {{ stanislava }} and fellow Gangrel {{ gangrel }} royalty.

The preconstructed decklist is already a top tier tournament archetype, only you might want to remove {{ fear_of_mekhet }}, a good counter to this deck that has nothing to do in it: it was a decklist printing error. You can check the tournament {{ archetype_page }} for additional insights.

This is a Bleed & Vote deck. The plan is to get Stanislava out first, use {{ govern_the_unaligned }} to bring a Prince or Justicar out faster and cheaper. {{ villein }} and {{ parity_shift }} are used to get some pool back, then it's all about using {{ PRO }} stealth to bleed and vote, while using {{ dom }} to bounce bleeds away with {{ deflection }} and {{ murmur_of_the_false_will }}.

A lot of cards in the decks are very versatile. {{ form_of_mist }} and {{ rapid_change }} can be used as stealth devices or combat defense, {{ murmur_of_the_false_will }} as bleed boost or bleed defense, {{ forced_march }} and {{ instantaneous_transformation }} for more actions or additional stealth. This opens up a lot of options during the game: how one decides to play the cards has a huge impact on the result.

Tweaks and variants

Although the decklist is already powerful, it still leaves a lot of room for tweaking it to your own style and local {{ meta }}. Minor tweaks are common, like removing the nerfed {{ pentex_subversion }} and a few {{ parity_shift }}, adding one or two {{ zillahs_valley }} and a {{ scourge_of_the_enochians }}, using a fifth {{ stanislava }} for a higher draw chance, doubling {{ ennoias_theater }} and {{ dreams_of_the_sphinx }}, reducing the number of {{ earth_meld }}, adding a {{ banishment }} or two and removing {{ permanent_vacation }}. All these changes are judgment calls and depend on your {{ meta }}.

One of the possible variants includes a number of changes: remove the {{ zillahs_valley }} to avoid jamming the hand and change the crypt a bit. {{ hartmut_stover }} can be removed to include more Gangrel. {{ ingrid_rossler }} in particular can be included in 4 copies with the idea of getting her out first. {{ ennoias_theater }} and {{ dreams_of_the_sphinx }} can both be doubled for a better chance to get her out in two turns. This gives access to her ability sooner, alleviates the absence of {{ zillahs_valley }} and can even let you remove a few {{ govern_the_unaligned }}. On the other hand if you remove {{ hartmut_stover }} and don't put enough {{ xaviar_adv }}, you're left with no decent sidekick for {{ enkil_cog }}: better remove it, it's a dangerous modifier to put on {{ stanislava }} because it leaves her open to an {{ archon_investigation }}.

Another completely different idea, if you have access to legacy cards, is to include {{ alastor }} and {{ assault_rifle }} and double the number of {{ xaviar_adv }}. Both {{ stanislava }} and {{ xaviar_adv }} should be able to rush and vote in the same turn, a powerful combination. {{ anathema }} can even be added to the mix, as in {{ desso_alastors_deck }} from 2021.

What to buy

This is a {{ anniversary }} deck straight out of the box. A second one is useful for a few tweaks.

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