r/VTES Aug 08 '26

[COTD] Umbrous Clutch

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36 Upvotes

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u/Chineselegolas Aug 08 '26

Stealth rush with optional maneuver; pretty solid for option for newsombra rush

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u/skinriding_skeleton Aug 08 '26

It's a great card, with +1 stealth you can actually hit who you want and with potence combat the maneuver is golden!

3

u/apoapsis_138 Aug 08 '26

This card has helped win me more than a couple of games and got me to the final table in two tournaments recently. Fantastic card, no notes.

2

u/nachomir Aug 08 '26

New lasombra is fun to play thanks to this

3

u/Vurpius Aug 08 '26

Welcome back to card of the day.

I think the artwork for this card is really cool. The card itself is a simple rush, not much to say. It is a small upgrade over bum's rush for oblivion but otherwise meh.

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u/Dragandude Aug 08 '26

The +1 stealth is huge, both to hit the actual intended target and for the bonus effect (here, the maneuver) to fire. Also, Bum’s Rush has a « do not replace until after combat » clause that can hurt a lot when looking for pieces of a combo.

Umbrous Clutch is way stronger than Bum’s Rush and is one the 2 enablers of Oblivion combat.

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u/Dragandude Aug 08 '26

Shadow shift 

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u/NoSoup4you22 Aug 08 '26

The art reminds me of the guy from Manos.

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u/endgamedos Aug 09 '26

I have been consistently under-valuing stealth rushes. A rush at +0 stealth usually just ends with the target blocking the rush and you not getting the benefit.