Ensconced
| Name | Ensconced |
|---|---|
| Type | Action/reaction |
| Description | [vis] [ACTION] +1 stealth action. Put this card on a location and unlock this vampire. While this vampire is ready, their controller can burn this card during an action directed at the attached location to have the action fail, and the acting minion See more |
| Artist | Marian Churchland |
| Set | Heirs to the Blood #100648 |
| Wallpaper |  Download wallpaper |
| Image |  Download image |
| Artists | Marian Churchland |
| Krcg Id | 100648 |
| Disciplines | vis |
| Legal Since | 2010-02-03 |
| Source Hash | c799fcb010339afcac5fcd42a879ceaab5d69386 |
| Printed Name | Ensconced |
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About Ensconced
Ensconced, Action/reaction, designed by Marian Churchland first released in July 2018 in the set Heirs to the Blood Reprint and was printed exactly in 2 different ways.
Ensconced is primarily a niche inclusion for Visceratika Gargoyle, combat-control, or toolbox decks that rely on an important location—such as The Rack, Powerbase: Montreal, or Anarch Railroad—and want to punish attempts to attack it without needing to block; the +1 stealth action makes it easy to install, and the reaction both unlocks the vampire and guarantees combat after stopping the action. However, it is narrow: it protects only one location, requires the vampire to remain ready, consumes an action to play, and does nothing against actions not directed at that location. Generic intercept and wake cards such as Eyes of Argus, Enhanced Senses, Forced Awakening, or Wake with Evening’s Freshness are usually better defensive cards, while combat decks may prefer more proactive tools such as Deep Song or Immortal Grapple; there is no broadly superior card that provides exactly Ensconced’s combination of reusable location defense, unlock, action failure, and combat. It should see play on
Rules
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[VIS][REACTION]If an action fails, it was not blocked. Cards/effects depending on a block (e.g. {Mirror Image}, [FOR] {Freak Drive}) cannot be played/used. [LSJ 20070219]
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[VIS][REACTION]If the action fails, the action has reached resolution, so is subject to NRA (Non Repeatable Action) rules. [ANK 20211015] [RTR 20180719]
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[VIS][REACTION]If the action fails, modifiers and reactions that can be used at the end/after an action can still be used afterwards (after combat, if any). [ANK 20221205] [ANK 20220118] [RTR 20180719] [LSJ 20041022]
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Cannot be used while a block is being attempted, or has already been successful. [ANK 20260316] [LSJ 20041022]
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The action fails: it might be continued (eg. Form of Mist) but still fails anyway. [LSJ 20070214-2]
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[VIS][REACTION] The action still continues until the end of combat. The acting minion stays the same, effects applied during the action still applies during combat. [LSJ 20070217]
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Frequently asked questions about Ensconced
What type of card is Ensconced?
Ensconced is a Action/reaction card in Vampire: The Eternal Struggle vtes.
What is the effect of Ensconced?
[vis] [ACTION] +1 stealth action. Put this card on a location and unlock this vampire. While this vampire is ready, their controller can burn this card during an action directed at the attached location to have the action fail, and the acting minion and this vampire enter combat. [VIS] [REACTION] Only usable during an action directed at a location. This vampire unlocks, the action fails, and the acting minion and this vampire enter combat.
What is the original set of Ensconced?
Ensconced was first released in the set Heirs to the Blood Reprint, illustrated by Marian Churchland.
What is the legality of Ensconced?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Ensconced can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.