If The Trace Was Correct
| Title | If The Trace Was Correct |
|---|---|
| Side | Dark |
| Type | Epic Event |
| Set | Tatooine |
| Rarity | U |
| Uniqueness | Unique |
| Destiny | 0 |
| card_uid | 11_80 |
| Version | printed |
| Printings | Tatooine — this page |
If The Trace Was Correct is a Dark Epic Event from Tatooine.
Card Text
Deploy on I Will Find Them Quickly, Master. Once during each of your deploy phases may deploy a Sith Probe Droid from Reserve Deck; reshuffle. If Amidala forfeited at same site as Maul, she is captured instead of lost. While Maul escorting Amidala, opponent's battle destiny draws are -1 and during your turn you may use up to 3 Force in opponent's Force Pile. While Maul escorting Amidala at a non-Tatooine battleground site, opponent's Force drains at Tatooine sites are -1 and at the end of every turn, may reshuffle opponent's Reserve Deck.
Lore
Strategy
On this ominous purple card depicting Maul and a Sith Probe Droid in deep conversation, the benefits for your Hunt The Queen strategy are provided. First, you can get your Sith Probe Droids out directly from Reserve. Besides a nice little retrieval text on those hunter-seeker droids, it also provides you with a way to search for the Queen without having to move Darth Maul away from a good drain site. Let the droid do the legwork!
'Trace' also provides you with another way to capture Amidala, above and beyond that provided on the partner Effect, I Will Find Them Quickly, Master. If forfeited at Maul's site, Amidala is captured. That simple line stops your opponent from using a cheap way to remove her from your location.
The rest of this card provides you with benefits for capturing Amidala. Once seized, opponent's battle destinies are each reduced by 1, and a nice little "Beggar" style ability is provided, allowing you to use 3 Force from your opponent's Force Pile during your turn. This is a major blow to your opponent's Force saving and card drawing potential!
If you endeavour to take the captive Queen from Tatooine, then two more benefits kick in, reducing all Tatooine site drains by 1 for opponent, and spoiling his tracking ability with a Reserve Deck shuffle every turn (that's after your turn and your opponents!).
All this can certainly provide a headache in a Light Side day!
Pulled by
- I Will Find Them Quickly[2]
- Master
Pulls
Underlying card for
See Also
Sources
- Star Wars CCG cardlists index at Decipher.com (archive, 25 December 2008)
- Complete Card List (Decipher PDF, archive 28 September 2007) — Dark Epic Event: If The Trace Was Correct, Tatooine, U
References