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The Giovanni comprise 24
vampires of various capacities, some very good, some useless. Make your choices,
build your crypt wisely !!
(click
on the underlined vampires to know their lineage, age and generation)
| Vampire |
Cap |
Group |
Disciplines |
Card
Text (Group in brackets) |
Comments |
Ratings |
| 2 |
II |
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Independent |
Mostly
useful in weenie Potence decks. |
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| 2 |
II |
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Independent: Bleed actions cost Marciana an additional blood. Tap
Marciana and choose a non-Sabbat vampire to allow that vampire to burn
1 blood to get +1 intercept for the current action. |
A
must have in any weenie dominate. Can't use Nec at all, has trouble
bleeding, but her special can come in handy. And what more can you ask
for such a cost ? |
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2 | IV |
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Independent |
The smaller Necrogio, and second smaller Necromancer in the game. |
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 Almodo Giovanni |
3 | IV |
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Independent |
The Giovanni's answer to Cameron. Nice little bruiser. |
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Lia
Milliner |
3 | III |
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Independent |
A nice and small addition for all bleeders or recruit decks. |
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| Rudolfo
Giovanni |
3 |
II |
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Independent |
No
Dom means he's a useless bleeder, but man, can he recruit zombies and
wraiths ! |
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| Cristofero Giovanni |
3 |
II |
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Independent |
Cornercase,
or weenie potence. |
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| Mario Giovanni |
3 |
II |
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Independent |
The
exact copy of Cristofero (better drawn) |
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| Francesca
Giovanni |
4
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II |
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Independent |
Very
nice if you play all three disciplines, not so bad if you play two. |
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| 4 |
II |
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Independent: When Chas announces an action, any other Methuselah can
discard a master card as an out-of-turn master to cause the action to
fail. Chas gets +1 strength when in combat with a titled vampire. |
While
he has great stats for a Pot / Dom bruise'n'bleed deck, he has no Nec
and a very hindering weakness. Think twice about playing him. |
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| Gloria Giovanni |
4 |
II |
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Independent |
Great
small Cap if you don't play Pot. |
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| Donatello Giovanni |
5 |
IV |
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Independent: During your prey's untap phase, choose a vampire controlled
by a Methuselah other than your predator. If the chosen vampire attempts
to bleed before your next untap phase, he or she moves 1 blood to Donatello. |
No Necromancy ? 2 out-of-clans ?? The name of a Teenage Ninja Turtle ?!? Come on ! That guy has no place in the Clan. He could fit in an Anarch deck but can't even use the fantastic new "Gear up" action to toy with the ash heap... His special can interfere a bit with your prey's actions and can also grant a free, albeit somewhat limited cross table interaction. Stiil, the Black Sheep of G4 Gios. |
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| 5 |
II |
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Independent |
A must-have
in every G2 Giovanni deck !!! |
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| Patrizia Giovanni, Collector of Secrets |
5 |
II |
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Independent: As an action, Patrizia can employ a retainer in your
ash heap. She still pays the employment cost as normal, but she burns
one additional blood. |
Useless
special. Weird discipline combination. I have yet to find a way to use
her. Keep one for collection, basta ! |
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| Vittorio Giovanni |
5 |
II |
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Independent |
Too
bad not enough Giovanni have For, he could find some uses... |
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| Stefano Giovanni |
6 |
II |
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Independent: During a political action, Stefano may burn 1 blood to
gain 1 vote. |
Much
too expensive except if you play Pre. Special can be useful sometimes. |
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| Gaspare Giovanni |
6 |
II |
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Independent: During your master phase, Gaspare may burn 2 blood to
move a vampire from your ash heap to the top of your crypt. +1 strength. |
Lacks
the 2 principal Giovanni disciplines. Useless except in some very, very
specific decks I have yet to find. |
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| Rafaele Giovanni |
6 |
II |
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Independent: As a (D) action, Rafaele
may bleed your predator. +1 bleed. |
Though
I'll never put him in a "regular" Gio deck, he can be a pillar
in a deck with Obf . |
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6 |
IV |
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Independent. |
More like Stefano's sister than Rafaele's. She's make a good bleeder, could vote, great Gear Up user. |
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6 |
IV |
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Independent: During your untap phase, any Giovanni older than the oldest ready Giovanni you control can burn 1 blood to take control of Benedict. Benedict cannot block undirected actions. |
Obviously a very strong fighter for the Clan. Of course, you'd better control Ignazio or Baldesar before you get him out, jsut in case... |
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7 |
IV |
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Independent: Michael has 2 votes (titled). He cannot strike to end combat and cannot use presses to end combat. He gets +1 strength on any combat round after the first. |
Mmm... Michael looks very good at first. Unfortunately, he cannot flee combat, and doesn't have For or any other way to survive it. The smallest Giovanni voter. Strange combinations indeed. |
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| 7 |
II |
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Independent: Andrea gets +1 stealth when performing an action that
requires Necromancy. |
Great
vampire if you don't rely on Pot and intend to do some Necromantic
actions. Veni, Vidi, Vicissi... what ?!? |
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| 7 |
II |
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Independent: Gillespi gets +1 bleed when bleeding a Methuselah who
controls a ready Camarilla vampire. |
Good
vampire, great in a mostly Camarilla Metagame. |
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| Carlotta Giovanni |
7 |
II |
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Independent: Carlotta may exchange a library card in your ash heap
for a card in your hand as a +1 stealth action that costs 1 blood. |
She
doesn't have DOM. So what ? Her special is so great I've seen her played
in decks that don't even play Nec, so... |
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| 8 |
II |
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Independent: Pochtli may move up to two cards from your ash heap to
your library as a +1 stealth action. Shuffle your library afterward. |
To
some, the greatest vampire ever. To me, a flawed copy of Carlotta. I
do play him when I need Obf, though. Or if I'm afraid of Harbingers... |
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| Enzo Giovanni, Pentex Board of Directors |
8 |
II |
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Independent: Enzo may attempt to block any political action attempted
by any Methuselah; he gets +1 intercept against any political action
not attempted by a Prince, Justicar, or Inner Circle member. |
Good
it you don't play Pot, very good if you need Tha. His special may seem
cornercase, but in a deck with few intercept it can save your neck !! |
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| 8 |
II |
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Independent: If Marianna is ready, any other Methuselah controlling
a ready Giovanni burns 1 pool during his or her untap phase. Marianna
gets +1 strength when in combat with a Giovanni. |
While
she only has Nec, and therefore cannot use the best effects from the
Nec cards, she can be useful in decks based on Tha, and in alliances
with the Tremere or !Tremere (especially with her Auspex). She's a pain
in the ass for every other controller of a Giovanni. |
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| Baldesar Rossellini |
9 |
IV |
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Independent: Once each turn, if Baldesar is ready, he can reduce the
cost of a location or of an equipment you play by 1 pool or blood. +1
strength. |
His +1 strength and For make him look like Ignazio's (and thus Sylvia's !) little fighting brother. Not a real necromancer, he can still recruit Shamblings or use some surprise Nec. His aus is marginaly useful (aura reading ?) but his good discipline spread also makes him a good Anarch. He belongs mostly in For/Gios decks. His second special is excellent and looks a lot like Jack the blood brother's - except you don't need to tap Baldesar !! And it works even on locquipment. It allows you to put a lot of locations into play for a lesser cost, to equip your wraiths for free...A very solid vampire. |
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| 9 |
II |
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Independent: Ambrogino has 1 vote. +1 bleed. |
Same
as Marianna with NEC, 1 Vote, +1 Bleed, this guy can kill in the right
decks !! 9 is expensive, though. |
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9 |
II |
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Advanced, Independent, Red List: During your untap phase, Ambrogino may remove 7 cards in your ash heap from the game to gain 2 blood. +1 bleed. [Merge] +1 stealth. |
So what do we get ? A Red List vampire with no vote for a very relative benefit ? I wouldn't advise playing him alone. But of course, he's here to be merged : then we get 3 bleed at +1 stealth with Nec for unblockability and Tha againts deflects !!! Could be worth including some Priority Shift or a few Haven Uncovered... |
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| Igniazio Giovanni |
9 |
III |
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Independent: Ignazio
can enter combat with a vampire of capacity less than 7 controlled by
your predator or prey as a (D) action. +1 strength. |
And Lo, the Giovanni
could FIGHT !! The guy is obviously Silvia's little
brother, but with the integrated (albeit limited) rush and sup FOR,
he can make a difference. At least, if he can get his enemies at close
range... Also has Obf, which makes him Carlotta's lover and Krassimir's
friend. |
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| Silvia Giovanni |
10 |
II |
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Independent: Silvia gets one optional press each combat. +1 strength. |
Beautiful girl, but way too expensive in my book for what she does. But a deck centered around her is now possible, and can be quite deadly... |
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| Regina Giovanni |
10 |
II |
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Independent: Regina has 2 votes. Recruiting allies and employing retainers costs Regina 1 less pool or blood (but never less than 0 pool or blood). |
Though
she, too, is expensive, she can be useful in a recruiting deck, and
she can also fit in a Harbingers-with-Dom deck. |
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10 |
II |
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Independent: Carmine has 2 votes (titled). Whenever a wraith enters play, that wraith gains 1 additional life from the blood bank. Carmine may tap to give an acting ally +1 stealth. |
His superior Protean offers brand new possibilities if, of course, he is given some allies.Alas, Carmine will never know Raful-al-Zarqa ! Pre or Ani at inf is nothing new to the Giovanni, and we'll have to see if he uses them much. His first special can be interesting for recruiting Puppeteers or Ambrosius. His second special is very marginal : there are few cases where you'll prefer to give stealth to an ally rather than act with a 10-Cap ! But then, if he gets untapped somehow... |
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| 11 |
II |
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Independent: Augustus has 2 votes. If a vampire you control has been
burned since your last turn, Augustus may move that vampire from your
ash heap to the ready region as an action that costs 1 pool. +1 bleed. |
Sorry,
I should be respectful to the old guy, but for that cost I find him
very, very useless (except if you insist on playing Giovanni Presence
Vote, but... that's your funeral !!!). |
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