Maul's Lightsaber
| Title | Maul's Lightsaber |
|---|---|
| Side | Dark |
| Type | Weapon — Character |
| Set | Tatooine |
| Rarity | R |
| Uniqueness | Unique |
| Destiny | 1 |
| card_uid | 11_99 |
| Version | printed |
| Printings | Tatooine — this page |
Maul's Lightsaber is a Dark Weapon (Character) from Tatooine.
Card Text
Deploy on Maul. While on Maul, may not be stolen. May add 1 to Force drain where present. May target a character or creature. Draw two destiny. Target hit, and its forfeit = 0, if total destiny > defense value.
Lore
Trained in the Sith arts, Maul's ferocity in combat is matched by no other. When armed with a lightsaber, his opponent's only option is usually that of escape.
Strategy
What? No cool double-bladed lightsaber? Relax. This is the Tatooine expansion, remember? Maul just used a single-bladed version in this part of the movie. As such, this weapon follows the format established by other unique lightsaber cards, with one notable exception. When Maul is using this weapon, it cannot be stolen. This simple bit of gametext protects Maul's Lightsaber from annoying interrupts like Weapon Levitation, that can result in the Dark Side suddenly finding itself weaponless in a battle.
In addition, Maul can make excellent use of his weapon. Maul can effectively ignore the presence of Light Side characters of ability less than 4. This means he can Force drain while at their site, using Maul's Lightsaber to add 1 to the Force drain. He can also use cards like Sniper to take pot-shots at those poor, low-ability characters, gradually reducing their numbers at his site. Light Side alien swarm decks will want to avoid this armed Dark Jedi as much as possible.
Finally, like other lightsabers, Maul's Lightsaber gets two weapons destiny draws, making it easier to hit even high-ability characters like Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon. Maul also has the advantage of using Maul's Electrobinoculars to rig a high destiny draw, practically guaranteeing a hit against even a Jedi Master if you take the time!
Pulled by
Matching weapons
- Darth Maul
- Darth Maul With Lightsaber
- Darth Maul, Lone Hunter
- Darth Maul, Young Apprentice
- Lord Maul
- Lord Maul With Lightsaber
Persona
- Maul's Double-Bladed Lightsaber
Characteristics
- lightsaber
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 Weapon: Maul's Lightsaber, Tatooine, R
References