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{{Hatnote|PC Errata — [[File:SWCCG_2023_AdvancedRulebook.pdf|AR 2023]] Appendix A. Holotable face. Printed: [[Stunning Leader (Original)]]. Bare: [[Stunning Leader]].}}
{{Card
|title=Stunning Leader (PC Errata)
|card_uid=2_140
|image=ANH-D-stunningleader.gif
|side=Dark
|type=Interrupt
|subtype=Lost Interrupt
|subtype_link=Lost Interrupt
|set=A New Hope
|rarity=C2
|rarity_link=Rarity#Common
|uniqueness=Unrestricted
|destiny=4
|version_label=PC Errata (AR 2023 Appendix A)
|set_band=Decipher
|prev=Spice Mines Of Kessel
|next=Superlaser
|lore=Stormtroopers are trained to stun, not kill, priority targets in order to split enemy forces and hold the leaders for interrogation. Stun effects wear off, requiring efficient action.
|game_text=If a battle was just initiated at an interior site, use 1 Force; for remainder of battle all characters of ability > 2 and all leaders (on both sides) are simultaneously excluded from that battle.
|printings=[[Stunning Leader (Original)]] — printed Decipher face<br />
'''PC Errata''' — this page (<code>2_140</code>)<br />
[[Stunning Leader]] — bare/default (Decipher print text restored)
|sources=* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081225225012/http://www.decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/index.html Star Wars CCG cardlists index] at Decipher.com (archive, 25 December 2008)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928014432/http://www.decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/swallcards.pdf Complete Card List] (Decipher PDF, archive 28 September 2007) — Dark Interrupt: Stunning Leader, A New Hope, C2
|strategy=By Andrew Kato, Red 54<ref name="decipher-strategy">https://web.archive.org/web/20040811123219/http://www.decipher.com/starwars/cardlists/anewhope/dark/small/stunningleader.html</ref>

This is another equalizer for you anti-Mains and Toys players

out there, especially with the release of Cloud City. Two things in

Cloud City made this card especially great: interior draining and

[[Trooper Assault]].

Since [[Stunning Leader]] only works indoors, most people found

little use for it before Cloud City. After all, the best draining

sites for the Dark Side were almost exclusively exterior! Virtually

every Dark Side site with a drain for two or more was an exterior

site like the Lars' Moisture Farm, Jundland Wastes, or Defensive

Perimeter. No longer. With the release of Cloud City, the Dark Side

now has a set of interior sites with decent draining opportunities.

Unlike the [[Death Star]] or [[Executor]] sites, these have Light Side icons

allowing a modest drain. Adding [[Dark Deal]] to a Cloud City deck could

be devastating to an ill-prepared Light Side deck. With lightsabers

and [[Dark Deal]], Cloud City is an okay place to drain for the Dark Side.

Oh, and don't forget about [[Bounty]] Hunting opportunities.

Along with Cloud City's interior sites came a nice Used Interrupt

called [[Trooper Assault]]. This card simulates the endless hordes of

troopers the Imperial Army seems to muster by making all Dark Side

troopers in a battle power +2 and immune to all attrition. This one

interrupt almost single-handedly made troopers viable again.

So where does [[Stunning Leader]] fit into the equation? Well, consider

a Cloud City draining deck with troopers as its primary site defenses.

Every site (don't use the [[Cloud City: East Platform (Docking Bay){{!}}Docking Bay]]) is interior, meaning Stunning

[[Red Leader{{!}}Leader]] can be played at a site battle anywhere. All troopers are ability

2 or lower, so they won't be excluded from the battle when Stunning

[[Red Leader{{!}}Leader]] is played - this interrupt isolates your troopers against the

Light Side's non-mains. Sound good?

Suppose the Light Side deploys Obi Wan (and lightsaber), [[Han Solo]]

(and heavy blaster), [[Wedge Antilles]], and [[Major Bren Derlin]] to attack your

squad of 4 Stormtroopers and [[General Tagge]] (with lightsaber) in hopes of

a massive slaughter. Dark Side reacts over 4 Stormtroopers from another

site via a [[Lift Tube (Dark){{!}}Lift Tube]] to increase to 8 Stormtroopers. Dark Side plays

[[Trooper Assault]] to boost all 8 Stormtroopers. Dark Side plays Stunning

[[Red Leader{{!}}Leader]] to exclude [[General Tagge{{!}}Tagge]], [[Obi-Wan Kenobi{{!}}Obi-Wan]] and [[Han Solo]] from the battle. At this

point, things look grim for Wedge and Bren, who must face 8 immune, power

+2 Stormtroopers by themselves. On the Dark Side player's turn, [[Disarmed (Dark){{!}}Disarmed]]

is played on [[Obi-Wan Kenobi{{!}}Obi-Wan]] and another battle is intiated, hopefully with a

big power win as well.

These are the kinds of mismatches you can set up with [[Stunning Leader]],

especially since the Light Side relies heavily on Main Characters and

other high ability characters most of the time. With the newfound power

of troopers and interior sites on [[Bespin (Dark){{!}}Bespin]], a well timed [[Stunning Leader]]

could give you a massive battle victory.

Combos:

Cloud City Sites + Lift Tubes + [[Stunning Leader]] = A great point defense system that'll allow you to spread a bit thinner than normal and still be able to bring all your low ability characters to brawl in a mainless battle.

Ability > 2 Imperials + Stormtroopers + [[Trooper Assault]] + [[Stunning Leader]] = This is awesome because you get a speed gain and a defensive gain; the Stormtroopers deploy for free and [[Stunning Leader]] excludes the high ability Imperial, leaving only totally immune troopers in the fight. Add a [[Comlink]] for more fun.

Cloud City Troopers + Imperial Trooper Guards + E-3P0 + [[Stunning Leader]] = Bring out the odds cards! With this kind of Cloud City defense force, you could have a blast with Light Side Mains. Trooper Assaults would make the power here obscene. Don't forget the [[E Chu Ta]] for maximum insult to injury.

IT-0 + [[IG-88]] + [[Probe Droid]] + [[Stunning Leader]]

How about a droid strike team? Exclude all their mains and send your

droids on suicide missions. Retrieve with the [[Cloud City: Incinerator (Dark){{!}}Cloud City: Incinerator]] and

repeat ad infinitum. With a spy on the team, it can't be kept out of the

action.
|combos=* [[Stunning Leader]] + Cloud City sites + Lift Tubes A great point defense system that'll allow you to spread a bit thinner than normal and still be able to bring all your low ability characters to brawl in a mainless battle.<ref name="scomp">https://scomp.starwarsccg.org/?s=Stunning%20Leader</ref>
* [[Stunning Leader]] + Ability > 2 Imperials + Stormtroopers + [[Trooper Assault]] This is awesome because you get a speed gain and a defensive gain; the Stormtroopers deploy for free and [[Stunning Leader]] excludes the high ability Imperial, leaving only totally immune troopers in the fight. Add a [[Comlink]] for more fun.
* [[Stunning Leader]] + Cloud City Troopers + Imperial Trooper Guards + E-3P0 Bring out the odds cards! With this kind of Cloud City defense force, you could have a blast with Light Side Mains. Trooper Assaults would make the power here obscene. Don't forget the [[E Chu Ta]] for maximum insult to injury.
* [[Stunning Leader]] + IT-0 + [[IG-88]] + [[Probe Droid]] How about a droid strike team? Exclude all their mains and send your droids on suicide missions. Retrieve with the [[Cloud City: Incinerator (Dark){{!}}Cloud City: Incinerator]] and repeat ad infinitum. With a spy on the team, it can't be kept out of the action.
|rulings=* Any additional characters of ability > 2 or leaders who arrive at the battle after [[Stunning Leader]] has been played are also excluded.<ref name="scomp" />
* To initiate this Interrupt, there must be at least one character targeted to be excluded.
|canceled_by=* [[Impressive, Most Impressive (V)]]
|also_known_as=* SL
|counterpart=* [[Blast The Door, Kid!]]
|underlying_card_for=* [[Supremacy: Throne Room]]
|has_refs=1
|notes=* Players Committee [[File:SWCCG_2023_AdvancedRulebook.pdf|SWCCG 2023 Advanced Rulebook]] Appendix A. Side-by-side: [[Errata#PC_Errata|Errata — PC Errata]].

|see_also=* [[Errata]]
* [[Stunning Leader]]
* [[Stunning Leader (Original)]]
}}

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