Barbed Wire Project: Ventrue

Deck Name: Barbed Wire Project — Ventrue
Created By: Preston Poulter
Description: “Light as air. Stronger than whiskey. Cheaper than dirt.”

Crypt: (12 cards)


1x Democritus
1x Natasha Volfchek
1x Sir Walter Nashx
2x Emerson Bridges
1x Timothy Crowley
1x Melissa Barton
1x Courtland Leighton
1x Violett Prentiss
1x Gideon Fontaine
1x Roland Loursarrian
1x Rufina Solidad

Library: (60 cards)


Master (12 cards)
1x Uptown Hunting Ground
3x Minion Tap
2x Blood Doll
2x Misdirection
3x Short Term Investment
1x Ventrue Headquarters

Action (2 cards)
2x Enchant Kindred

Action Modifier (11 cards)
3x Bewitching Oration
2x Voter Captivation
3x Seduction
3x Bonding

Combat (15 cards)
3x Concealed Weapons
5x Majesty
2x Skin of Steel
2x Skin of Rock
3x .44 Magnum/Sawed-Off Shotgun

Political Action (13 cards)
1x Disputed Territory
1x Ancilla Empowerment
1x Domain Challenge
4x Kine Resources Contested
4x Conservative Agitation
2x Consanguineous Boon

Reaction (7 cards)
3x Wake
4x Deflection


Strategy Note:

  • Deflection: Note that you will want to play these to maximum effect. Try to attempt to block with a minion first, wait to see if your opponents stealths it, then declare you have no block and see if your opponent increases the bleed. You can then play Wake With Evening?s Freshness and Deflection.

Play Note:

  • This deck can be the most straightforward to play or the most challenging, depending on your circumstances. Your biggest challenge will be getting your votes successfully cast because other minions will attempt to block- despite the +1 stealth action. If you find yourself unable to cast any votes, just sit back and wait for an opening. Many times this deck is a sleeper deck that lies low and then explodes.