Curmudgeon
| Name | Curmudgeon |
|---|---|
| Type | Master |
| Description | Master: archetype. Trifle. Put this card on a vampire you control. During your prey's unlock phase, you may choose a minion controlled by your prey. If that minion is blocked this turn, you may lock this card to move 1 blood from the blood bank to thSee more |
| Artist | Leif Jones |
| Set | Gehenna #100482 |
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| Artists | Leif Jones |
| Krcg Id | 100482 |
| Legal Since | 2004-05-17 |
| Source Hash | 21539f4f60dcae2f9535cc109ee53b01060f9f67 |
| Printed Name | Curmudgeon |
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About Curmudgeon
Curmudgeon, Master, designed by Leif Jones first released in May 2004 in the set Gehenna.
Curmudgeon is best suited to aggressive decks that intend to make their prey’s minions act—and, ideally, get blocked—such as combat or bruise-and-bleed decks; it can reward a block with a blood, but only if the chosen minion actually gets blocked that turn, so its payoff is unreliable and does not justify a slot in most decks. The main comparison is to other archetypes, which provide more dependable or strategically useful effects depending on your plan; for example, **Anarch Convert** is not an archetype but can help enable anarch strategies, while **Powerbase: Montreal** offers a more reliable blood-gain effect if that is what you need. Since a vampire can have only one archetype, Curmudgeon also competes directly with stronger archetype options, so I’d generally skip it unless your deck can reliably provoke blocks and has no more valuable archetype for that vampire.
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Frequently asked questions about Curmudgeon
What type of card is Curmudgeon?
Curmudgeon is a Master card in Vampire: The Eternal Struggle vtes.
What is the effect of Curmudgeon?
Master: archetype. Trifle. Put this card on a vampire you control. During your prey's unlock phase, you may choose a minion controlled by your prey. If that minion is blocked this turn, you may lock this card to move 1 blood from the blood bank to this vampire. A vampire can have only one archetype.
What is the original set of Curmudgeon?
Curmudgeon was first released in the set Gehenna, illustrated by Leif Jones.
What is the legality of Curmudgeon?
Legality depends on the tournament format -- Curmudgeon can be legal in some formats and banned or restricted in others. See the full breakdown per format in the Legality section above.