Death Star II Starter Decks

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Death Star II Starter Decks

Game/Set	Star Wars CCG
Expansion	Death Star II Starter Decks
Publisher	Decipher
Country	USA
Date	2000
Language	English
Cards Total	expansion
Card Size	63x88mm

Death Star II Starter Decks is the 26th expansion of Star Wars CCG. Starter decks were produced for Death Star II and released at the same time as the expansion. They are an expansion, not a “Death Star II Sealed Deck.” CardGuide lists a Death Star II Sealed Deck row that is omitted here.

Dark Side	Light Side

Light and Dark preconstructed starter decks shipped with Death Star II.

Two exclusive rares use the Death Star II expansion symbol but were available only in these starter decks (not in Death Star II boosters):

Admiral Ackbar (Light)	Admiral Piett (Dark)

Decipher's cardlists index notes Death Star II as 182 cards including 2 exclusive rares (the starter-deck cards).

Sources

Star Wars CCG: The Expansions at Decipher.com (archive, 4 May 1999)
Star Wars CCG cardlists at Decipher.com (archive, 25 December 2008)
Complete Card List (Decipher PDF, archive 28 September 2007)
Death Star II: 182 Cards (includes 2 exclusive rares) at Decipher.com (archive, 25 December 2008)
Death Star II Limited at Wookieepedia

Reprints from earlier expansions in these decks carry a 2000 copyright and may have revised text from their first printing.

Card list

Dark Side

60 predetermined cards.

Character

Card	Type	Rarity	Destiny	Qty	Original expansion	Game text
Admiral Piett	Character	XR	1	1	Death Star II	Deploys -2 to Executor. Adds 2 to power of anything he pilots (3 if a Star Destroyer). Your capital starships deploy -1 to same system. Once per game, you may take one Admiral's Order or any commander into hand from Reserve Deck; reshuffle.
Captain Jonus	Character	U	3	1	Death Star II	Deploys -2 aboard Scimitar 2. Adds 2 to power of anything he pilots. When forfeited from a TIE/sa he is piloting, also satisfies all remaining attrition and battle damage against you.
Corporal Drazin	Character	U	3	1	Endor	Once during each of your control phases, may take one Special Delivery into hand from Reserve Deck; reshuffle. Special Delivery is immune to Alter. When Drazin completes Special Delivery, you may take two additional cards into hand.
DS-181-3	Character	U	3	1	Death Star II	Adds 2 to power of anything he pilots. When piloting Saber 3, draws one battle destiny if not able to otherwise. Opponent may not 'react' to same system or sector.
DS-181-4	Character	U	4	1	Death Star II	Adds 3 to power of any TIE he pilots. Once during each of your deploy phases, you may take one unique (•) TIE Interceptor into hand from Reserve Deck; reshuffle.
Elite Squadron Stormtrooper	Character	C	3	3	Endor	Power +2 while armed with a blaster. When using a blaster, subtracts 1 from Force required to fire it. Adds 2 to forfeit of each stormtrooper of ability < 2 at same site.
Lieutenant Arnet	Character	U	2	1	Endor	Deploys free aboard Blizzard Scout 1. Adds 2 to power of any combat vehicle he pilots (or 3 if an AT-ST). When piloting Tempest Scout 1, draws one battle destiny if not able to otherwise. Opponent may not 'react' to or from same site.
Lieutenant Grond	Character	U	2	1	Endor	Adds 2 to power of anything he pilots or any swoop he drives. When in battle at an exterior site, adds 2 to attrition against opponent for each of your biker scout/trooper (non-biker scout) pairs present.
Lieutenant Hebsly	Character	U	3	1	Death Star II	Adds 2 to power of anything he pilots. When piloting Scythe 3, once per turn may subtract 1 from maneuver of one opponent's starfighter at same location for remainder of turn.
Reserve Pilot	Character	U1	3	1	A New Hope	Adds 1 to power of anything he pilots. When piloting Black 2, Black 3 or Black 4, also adds 1 to maneuver and draws one battle destiny if not able to otherwise.
Sergeant Tarl	Character	U	3	1	Endor	While Tarl is the trooper targeted by Spice Mines of Kessel, that Utinni Effect is immune to Alter and Tarl adds 4 to Force retrieved when completed. Subtracts 3 from Force opponent retrieves with Noble Sacrifice.

Effect

Card	Type	Rarity	Destiny	Qty	Original expansion	Game text
Battle Order	Effect	U	5	1	Endor	Deploy on table. You may initiate battles for free. Also (unless Battle Plan on table), for either player to initiate a Force drain, that player must first use 3 Force unless that player occupies a battleground site (except a holosite) and a battleground system. (Immune to Alter.)
Combat Response	Effect	C	5	1	Death Star II	Deploy on table. During your deploy phase, you may reveal one unpiloted starfighter from hand to takes its matching pilot character from Reserve Deck (or vice versa) and deploy both simultaneously; reshuffle. (Immune to Alter.)
Inconsequential Losses	Effect	C	5	1	Death Star II	Deploy on table. Each turn, each of your characters, vehicles, and starships may forfeit one of its weapons (except a lightsaber) using forfeit value = 3. Also, your forfeited weapons go to Used Pile. (Immune to Alter.)

Interrupt

Card	Type	Rarity	Destiny	Qty	Original expansion	Game text
Combat Readiness	Interrupt	C	5	1	Endor	USED: If a battle was just initiated, draw destiny and activate up to that much Force. STARTING: If you have not deployed an Objective, deploy from Reserve Deck one battleground site (or two <> sites) related to your starting location. Place Interrupt in Reserve Deck.
Dark Maneuvers	Interrupt	C2	6	2	Premiere	Add 2 to maneuver and 1 to power of any starfighter for the remainder of this turn. If it has hyperdrive, also add 2 to hyperspeed. (Interrupt may even affect the result immediately after a destiny draw targeting the starfighter's maneuver.)
Flawless Marksmanship	Interrupt	C	3	1	Special Edition	Add X to one starship weapon or tractor beam destiny (before destiny is drawn) when targeting opponent's starship. USED: X = 2. LOST: X = 4.
Ghhhk	Interrupt	C2	1	1	A New Hope	During the damage segment of a battle you lost, if you have no cards left that can be forfeited, cancel all remaining battle damage. (Immune to Sense.) OR Cancel Nightfall.
Imperial Reinforcements	Interrupt	C1	4	1	Premiere	If opponent has more total characters and starships on table than you have, use 1 Force to draw destiny. Retrieve that number of Stormtroopers and/or TIE/lns.
Monnok	Interrupt	C2	2	2	A New Hope	USED: If opponent has 13 or more cards in hand, place all but 8 (random selection) in Used Pile. LOST: Use 4 Force to reveal opponent's hand. All cards opponent has two or more of in hand are lost.
Prepared Defenses	Interrupt	C	3	1	Death Star II	USED: Add 1 to your battle destiny just drawn. STARTING: Deploy up to three Effects if each of them deploys for free, is always immune to Alter and has 'deploy on table' (or 'deploy on your side of table') in its game text. Place Interrupt in Lost Pile.

Location

Card	Type	Rarity	Qty	Original expansion	Game text
Endor	Location	U	1	Endor	Dark: If you control, for each of your starships here, your total power is +1 in battles at Endor site. Light: If you have no Ewoks on Endor, Force drain -1 here. To move or deploy your starship to here requires +1 Force.
Endor: Ancient Forest	Location	U	1	Endor	Dark: Your aliens are deploy -1 here (or -2 if Yuzzum). If your Yuzzum present, Force drain +1 here. Light:
Endor: Back Door	Location	U	1	Endor	Dark: During your move phase, you may move from Back Door to Bunker (or vice versa). Light: If you control, during your move phase, you may move from Back Door to Bunker (or vice versa).
Endor: Great Forest	Location	C	1	Endor	Dark: Your character movement from here (except for Yuzzum and scouts) requires +1 landspeed. Light: Your character movement from here (except for Ewok and scouts) requires +1 landspeed.
Endor: Landing Platform (Docking Bay)	Location	C	1	Endor	Dark: Your docking bay transit from here requires 1 Force (free if your Imperial present). Light: Your docking bay transit from here requires 7 Force. Your transit to here requires +9 Force.
Kessel	Location	U2	1	Premiere	Dark: Your starships deploy -1 here, -2 if Tarkin is aboard a starship here. If you control, Kessel Run is canceled. Light: Total ability of 6 or more required for you to draw battle destiny here.
Mon Calamari	Location	C	1	Death Star II	Dark: If you occupy with a Star Destroyer, opponent's Star Cruisers are deploy +2 (and may not deploy here). Light: Force Drain -1 here. If you occupy with a Star Cruiser, opponent's Star Destroyers deploy +2 here.
Sullust	Location	C	1	Death Star II	Dark: If you control when Haven is canceled, opponent loses 8 Force. Light: Immune to Revolution.

Starship

Card	Type	Rarity	Destiny	Qty	Original expansion	Game text
Black 3	Starship	U1	3	1	Premiere	May add 1 pilot.
Saber 3	Starship	U	3	1	Death Star II	May add 1 pilot. Cannons are deploy -2 aboard. Immune to attrition < 3 when DS-181-3 piloting.
Saber 4	Starship	U	3	1	Death Star II	May deploy with a pilot as a 'react' to a battle where you have a TIE (for free if TIE is in Saber Squadron). May add 1 pilot. Immune to attrition < 4 when DS-181-4 piloting.
Scimitar 2	Starship	U	2	1	Death Star II	May add 1 pilot. Power +3 during a Bombing Run battle. Once per game, you may deploy one Proton Bombs from Reserve Deck on this starfighter; reshuffle.
Scythe 3	Starship	U	4	1	Death Star II	May add 1 pilot. Hebsly deploys -2 aboard. Once during each of your move phases, may fire one starship weapon aboard ('hit' targets are lost). Immune to attrition < 4 when Hebsly piloting.
Scythe Squadron TIE	Starship	C	4	2	Death Star II	Deploy -2 to Death Star II or Endor. Permanent pilot provides ability of 2 add adds 1 to power and maneuver.
TIE Defender Mark I	Starship	F	3	3	Special Edition	May deploy as a `react'. Permanent pilot provides ability of 1. Any starship cannon may deploy aboard. Power - 2 while opponent has a starfighter present with higher maneuver.
TIE Interceptor	Starship	C	2	3	Death Star II	Permanent pilot provides ability of 1. Power +1 when present with an X-wing. During each battle, may fire one starship weapon aboard twice.
Victory-Class Star Destroyer	Starship	U1	2	3	A New Hope	May add 4 pilots, 6 passengers, 1 vehicle and 3 TIEs. Has ship-docking capability. Permanent pilot provides ability of 1. Adds 1 to your total power in battles at related planet sites.

Vehicle

Card	Type	Rarity	Destiny	Qty	Original expansion	Game text
Tempest 1	Vehicle	R	1	1	Endor	May add 1 pilot and 8 passengers. Immune to attrition < 4. Landspeed may not be increased. Permanent pilot provides ability of 2. Each of its weapon destiny draws is +1.
Tempest Scout	Vehicle	U	3	2	Endor	May add 1 pilot or passenger. May move as a 'react' for 1 additional Force. Permanent pilot provides ability of 1. Your Elite Squadron stormtroopers are deploy -1 to same site.
Tempest Scout 3	Vehicle	R	3	1	Endor	May deploy or move as a 'react' to a forest or Endor site. May add 1 pilot or passenger. Permanent pilot provides ability of 2.

Weapon

Card	Type	Rarity	Destiny	Qty	Original expansion	Game text
Blaster Rifle	Weapon	C2	3	2	Premiere	Use 2 Force to deploy on your warrior. May target a character, creature or vehicle using 2 Force. Draw destiny. Target hit if destiny +1 > defense value.
Concussion Missiles	Weapon	C	4	1	Death Star II	Use 1 Force to deploy on your bomber, TIE Defender, freighter or transport. May target a starship for free. Draw destiny. Add 1 when targeting a starfighter or squadron. Target hit if total destiny > defense value.
Enhanced TIE Laser Cannon	Weapon	C2	5	1	A New Hope	Use 1 Force to deploy on your TIE. May target a starship using 1 Force. Draw destiny. Subtract 2 if targeting a capital starship. Target hit if total destiny > defense value.
Intruder Missile	Weapon	F	7	2	Special Edition	Deploy on your TIE Bomber, TIE Defender or freighter. May target a capital starship for free. Draw destiny. Add 3 if that capital starship was targeted by another weapon this turn. Target hit if total destiny > defense value. After firing, place Missile in Used Pile.
SFS L-s7.2 TIE Cannon	Weapon	C	5	1	Death Star II	Use 2 Force to deploy on any TIE (for free if a TIE/ln). May target a starship using 1 Force. Draw Destiny. Target hit if destiny > defense value.