Ancient Hearts is the second expansion of White Wolf, Inc.

White Wolf, Inc.

White Wolf Publishing is an American gaming and book publisher. The company was founded in 1991 as a merger between Lion Rampant and White Wolf Magazine, and was initially led by Mark Rein·Hagen of the former and Steve and Stewart Wieck of the latter. Since White Wolf Publishing, Inc. merged with...

's trading card game Vampire: The Eternal Struggle

Vampire: The Eternal Struggle

Vampire: The Eternal Struggle, published as Jyhad in the first or "Limited" edition and often abbreviated as VTES, V:TES or V:tES, is a multiplayer collectible card game set in the World of Darkness. It is published by White Wolf, Inc....

 released on May 29, 1996 - then published by Wizards of the Coast

Wizards of the Coast

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. The expansion's theme are the vampires of North Africa and the Near East. The set introduced the vampire clans Followers of Set

Followers of Set

The Followers of Set or Setites are a clan of vampires from White Wolf Game Studio's books and role-playing games set in the Old World of Darkness .The mythic-historical origins of the Followers of Set are in ancient Egypt, as they claim to be descended from the dark god...

 and Assamites.

Contents

This expansion consists only of booster packs with 12 cards each (6 common, 4 vampire, and 2 rare/uncommon). There is a total of 179 new cards.

Notable Cards

• Dreams of the Sphinx -- a multi-purpose master card giving the player either pool (life) or two additional cards for one turn.
• Memories of Mortality -- a master card protecting allies from damage of the vampire the card is played on.
• Parthenon -- a master card allowing to play an additional master card each turn.
• Protect Thine Own -- a political action that burns a non-Camarilla vampire if the vote is successful.
• Temptation -- an action card requiring Serpentis that allows temporary control of another vampire.
• Mirembe Kabbada -- a vampire of clan Gangrel
  Gangrel (World of Darkness)
  The Gangrel are a clan of vampires, often associated with the Camarilla, from White Wolf Game Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade, Vampire: The Dark Ages, and books and role-playing games....
  
  with an unusual yet interesting combination of discplines (powers).

External links

• The official site
• Checklist for the expansion