VTES 3rd Edition
VTES 3rd Edition (Third) is a complete base set for
Contents
Part of the expansion are 4 different pre-constructed decks with 89 cards each as well as boosters with 11 cards each (5 common, 3 vampire, 2 uncommon and 1 rare). There is a total of 390 cards in this set, of which 136 cards are new, i.e. 10 new common, 10 uncommon, 10 rare cards, 6 fixed cards (from the starters) and 100 vampire cards; the rest of the 254 library cards are actually reprints from older sets. The pre-constructed decks are:
- Brujahantitribu
- Malkavianantritribu
- Tremereantitribu
- Tzimisce
The vampires White Lily and Duality (also included in this set) were given as promo cards in a number of magazines. Simultaneously White Wolf released a players kit which contained half of each of the four pre-constructed starters as well as counters and an extensive example of play.
Mechanics
- Draft Effects—a number of library cards contain a draft effect, that the card can be played during a draft format game, usually with a lesser effect and other requirements that the base version of the card.
- Trifles—It is now allowed to play a second trifle master card if the first master card played was also a trifle. Before this the second master card couldn't be a trifle master card.
Cards
- Heart of Nizchetus—an equipment card which provides a very good card drawing/replacement ability that does not waste the currently unwanted cards.
- Helicopter—an equipment card which allows a minion to untap once each turn after a successful action, similar to the Freak Drive card.
- Mirror Walk—an action modifier requiring the Thaumaturgy discipline which gives stealth to a minion's action, while denying any combat if the action is blocked.
- Wash—a master out-of-turn card which allows to counter a master card played by another player. Due to the trifle property of Wash the player is still allowed to play a master card by himself in his own master phase next turn.
- Yawp Court—a master card which allows a Sabbat vampire to block a political action without regard to the stealth/intercept ratio.