Houjix
| Title | Houjix |
|---|---|
| Side | Light |
| Type | Interrupt — Lost Interrupt |
| Set | A New Hope |
| Rarity | C2 |
| Uniqueness | Unrestricted |
| Destiny | 1 |
| card_uid | 2_50o |
| Version | printed |
| Printings | Printed Decipher face — this page (archive) Houjix (Original) — same printed archive face |
Houjix is a Light Interrupt (Lost Interrupt) from A New Hope.
Card Text
If you just lost a battle and after having forfeited all cards from the battle location still have battle damage remaining, cancel all the remaining battle damage. (Immune to Sense.) OR Cancel Sunsdown.
Lore
Dejarik creature. These ferocious-looking beasts are gentle, loyal, and often domesticated as guard animals or pets on Kinyen, the Gran homeworld.
Strategy
By Mike Watkins : RacingFan6@aol.com 8/21/96[1]
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These cards are extremely versatile and can almost always help add to your force drain or lessen your opponents.
Here's how.
If you're getting Force drained for 3 or more (the more the better) at any site, deploy a talz/stormtrooper/x-wing/tie or other similar low deploy card. You will then block the force drain on your opponents turn. He/she will then have to spend a Force to initiate (mabye more if he targets weapons, etc.). You merely lose the one card and the Houjix/Ghhhk. Thus, if he/she was going to Force drain for five you would instead lose only the Houjix and character.
Another great use for these cards is the following. Pick a remote spot (a site with no adjacent areas) where you can Force drain for one or, if possible, two. If you have a spy, look for a 2/0 Force site (war room). Deploy a character there. Your opponent will be forced to deploy characters to block the Force drain and then battle you. When he/she does, lose your two cards. He/she has used up a good deal of Force killing your character and has now stranded (barring a Nabrun/Elis) one or more characters on this remote site. If it is a 2/0 site then he/she can't force drain either.
These cards are also a must if you use undercover spies. If your opponent Alters your Undercover effect, you will most likely be caught with just one card defending against a rather large group. Without the Houjix/Ghhk cards you could lose a good deal of Force.
Combos
- Houjix + BG-J38 Adds 2 to the destiny of each of your holograms and dejariks drawn for battle destiny or weapon destiny.[2]
Rulings
- Cards that cannot be forfeited (such as a character not participating in battle, or a Vaporator) do not prevent a player from canceling all remaining battle damage.[2]
Pulled by
Cancels
Characteristics
- dejarik
Counterpart
See Also
Sources
- Star Wars CCG cardlists index at Decipher.com (archive, 25 December 2008)
- Complete Card List (Decipher PDF, archive 28 September 2007) — Light Interrupt: Houjix, A New Hope, C2