Contingency Planning
| Name | Contingency Planning |
|---|---|
| Type | Master |
| Description | Master: out-of-turn. Only usable when a minion you control is bleeding. You may play this card during your turn. Cancel a minion card that would change the target of the bleed as it is played (no cost is paid). If more than 1 pool is bled in this actSee more |
| Artist | Brian LeBlanc |
| Set | Keepers of Tradition #100419 |
| Wallpaper |  Download wallpaper |
| Image |  Download image |
| Artists | Brian LeBlanc |
| Krcg Id | 100419 |
| Pool Cost | 1 |
| Legal Since | 2001-06-11 |
| Source Hash | aa466664b67792e57ba8cc0bb9f1c2bf98a3438f |
| Printed Name | Contingency Planning |
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About Contingency Planning
Contingency Planning, Master, designed by Brian LeBlanc first released in June 2001 in the set Final Nights and was printed exactly in 2 different ways.
Contingency Planning mainly benefits dedicated bleed decks that rely on a small number of decisive, often high-stealth or high-bleed actions—such as !Tremere, Giovanni, Malkavian, or other wall-breaking/combo bleed decks—because it prevents Deflection, Telepathic Misdirection, Redirection, and similar bounce effects while guaranteeing that the original target takes at least one pool of damage; however, its narrow requirement, one-pool cap, and master-slot opportunity cost make it unreliable outside a meta with substantial bleed redirection. Direct Intervention is generally better because it can cancel any minion card rather than only target-changing cards, although it cannot normally be played during your own turn, while Sudden Reversal is not a substitute because it only cancels master cards. Contingency Planning should therefore see play only in specialized bleed decks that are particularly vulnerable to bounce and have a strong reason to defend a key bleed; in most competitive decks
Rules
10/08/2026
If a limited effect is canceled (bleed, additional strike), then the limit is not triggered and another limited effect can be used. [LSJ 20030224]
10/08/2026
Cards are not replaced during the "as played" window. The cancelation must be played immediately: no other effects can be used, except for wakes (eg. neither {The Barrens} nor {Dreams of the Sphinx} can be used). [LSJ 20061207] [RBK playing-a-card] [LSJ 20061013]
10/08/2026
If the canceled card had a "do not replace until" clause (or alternate replacement like {Steely Tenacity}), that clause is canceled as well and the card is replaced normally. [LSJ 20080630] [LSJ 20011023]
10/08/2026
The canceled card has still been played. The same reaction or modifier cannot be played again by the same minion. Any card which text prohibits to play more than once cannot be played again. [ANK 20190104] [RBK cancel-a-card] [LSJ 19980212]
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Frequently asked questions about Contingency Planning
What type of card is Contingency Planning?
Contingency Planning is a Master card in Vampire: The Eternal Struggle vtes.
What is the effect of Contingency Planning?
Master: out-of-turn. Only usable when a minion you control is bleeding. You may play this card during your turn. Cancel a minion card that would change the target of the bleed as it is played (no cost is paid). If more than 1 pool is bled in this action, ignore the excess.
What is the original set of Contingency Planning?
Contingency Planning was first released in the set Final Nights, illustrated by Brian LeBlanc.
What is the legality of Contingency Planning?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Contingency Planning can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.