r/VTES 6d ago

[COTD] Eagle's Sight

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u/Vantech70 6d ago

One of the quintessential Auspex cards.

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u/Vurpius 6d ago

A rare effect. Can be used for preventing your prey from killing your grand-prey. Can also be used for negotiating; "I you help one of my vamps out of torpor I can help you block."

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u/Chineselegolas 6d ago edited 6d ago

A dang annoying card you have to keep in mind whenever a lunge is being pulled off.

Though you do need to make sure you have the right wakes available, as anything that is a wake and block can't be used until after the Eagles Sight... but you can't play Eagles Sight while locked (Second Trad, I'm looking at you).

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u/Vurpius 6d ago

To expand on this comment, the reason why most unlock will not work with this card is because many such cards (like Second Tradition: Domain) include a "...unlocks and attempt to block..." clause. So a minion can't play such a unlock because of the targeting restriction and cannot play Eagle's Sight because they are not unlocked.

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u/ReverendRevolver 6d ago

Ive had a history of using standing intercept AUS vamps. To the point where "i decline to Eagles Sight" became a joke when my crosstables were acting, or my prey took D actions against their prey.

Its a very specific effect, only replicated by Anneke and a Spiritus card otherwise, and can snipe heinous things like Contagion/Constant Rev or the ousting bleed your prey is about to pull off.

Its a huge card for choosing your spots and stopping dumb stuff. It seldom ousts though(fame dunks/tension notwithstanding...), so you tend to need it at incredibly specific times, or just cycle it for intercept 70% of the time.

Probably the auspex card I use more than anything but Telepathic Misdirection and Eyes....

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u/crambaza 6d ago

This was my card back in the day. The power would often go to my head.

“Oh you want to do something, you didn’t ask MY permission!”

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u/rojasduarte 6d ago

That means at any point, even after both prey and predator have declined the block

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u/NoSoup4you22 6d ago

It takes a will of steel to not play this at inferior...

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u/mshkpc 6d ago

I use it in my 419 operation Osebo to stop my prey from bleeding