2001 Swedish National Championship Martin Akesson Steken (the steak)

2001 Swedish National Championship Martin Akesson Steken (the steak) is the Dark constructed list Martin Akesson posted on DeckTech after finishing 1st at 2001 Swedish National Championship.

Deck info

• Player: Martin Akesson
• Event: 2001 Swedish National Championship
• Finish: 1st
• Published: 20 May 2001 (DeckTech)
• Published title: Steken (the steak)
• Format: Premiere - Reflections II
• Side: Dark
• Starting Card: Carbon Chamber Testing
• Starting Interrupt: Prepared Defenses
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits suprise assault: not in GEMP)
• Strategy: This deck went 4-0 in the swedish championships and is the reason i won it. never beaten in tournaments

Decklist

Objective 1x Carbon Chamber Testing Character 1x Jabba's Prize 2x Darth Vader, Dark Lord Of The Sith 1x Darth Vader 1x Darth Vader With Lightsaber 1x Mara Jade, The Emperor's Hand 3x Emperor Palpatine 2x Janus Greejatus 1x Mighty Jabba 1x Prince Xizor 2x Grand Moff Tarkin 1x IG-88 With Riot Gun 1x 4-LOM With Concussion Rifle 1x Lando Calrissian 1x Dr. Evazan & Ponda Baba Device 1x Carbonite Chamber Console Weapon 2x Vader's Lightsaber 1x Mara Jade's Lightsaber Starship 1x Zuckuss In Mist Hunter 1x Bossk In Hound's Tooth 1x IG-88 In IG-2000

Vehicle 1x Tempest Scout 4 1x Blizzard Scout 1 Location 1x Cloud City: Security Tower 1x Cloud City: Carbonite Chamber 1x Cloud City: East Platform (Docking Bay) 1x Tatooine: Docking Bay 94 1x Jabba's Palace: Audience Chamber 1x Carida Effect 1x Mobilization Points 1x You Cannot Hide Forever 1x Search And Destroy 1x Crush The Rebellion 1x Secret Plans 1x Blast Door Controls 1x First Strike Interrupt 1x Set For Stun 1x Masterful Move 1x Ghhhk 1x Omni Box & It's Worse 1x Force Lightning 2x Operational As Planned 2x I Have You Now 1x Evader & Monnok 2x Trample 1x Prepared Defenses 2x You Are Beaten 1x Dark Maneuvers 1x Sense

The post also lists 1x suprise assault, which matches no known card; it is shown as posted and counted in the published total.

Original post

Steken (the steak)

• Author: Martin "Mart" Akesson
• Published: May 20, 2001
• Rating: 4.5
• Description: This deck went 4-0 in the swedish championships and is the reason i won it. never beaten in tournaments

Strategy

This is the deck i've been since reflections, though i didnt really take it searious until the a few weeks ago when i tested it in texas. I wanted to make a dark side mains&toys deck. I choose CCT as a platform for the reasons that it takes Han (and often Lando) away from your opponent. It also lets you get some good sites (i dont have to use arrest order to get my activation going, so i can start with one extra effect). It is unaffected by a flipped WYS since the only non battleground i have is the security tower. early pressure, lots of activation, high destinys and beatdown are the keys to winning with this deck.

Always start mobilization points and crush the rebellion. third effect is you cannot hide forever (to get search and destroy) or secret plans.

-set up emperor and janus at one docking bay for activation and destiny tracking. i have you now saves you from beatdowns.

-you shall attack, not be attacked with this deck. This is why i dont use hunt down or bring him before, because those decks aren't very functional without vader on table. i want vader for beatdowns. without han or lando, the characters they have to rely on are luke and obi, and this deck runs double i have you nows.

-the at-st's are there for tramples, imunity to fallen portal, to protect lando from replacement and your other characters from weapons when needed. since i have only ability 3 or more pilots i use the walkers with the highest destinys. If you draw one in your starting hand, deploy it to a dockingbay along with lando (who you pull from reserve).

-dont try to move Han to flip, he will just get rescued somewhere along the way.

-the starships are in the deck for hit and die purposes, or a possible beatdown with set for stun and multiple destinys, or to satisfy battleorder in late game.

-this deck has many ways of removing characters (set for stun, choke, trample, force lightning, you are beaten, IG88, dr. E). use them wisely and batteling on sites wont be a problem

-tarkin cancels fallen portal destinys.

Hidden base

start secret plans as third effect. any kind of hidden base is to slow to survive without retrieval. If it is a hidden base deck based in space, spread and drain, get search and destroy. Set up your destinys and win by suprise assault (against swarms) or a beatdown if you can. you will hit them hard from the beginning, and once they flip they shoulndt be able to keep up. Hidden base decks also have to deploy lots of cards - you dont.

WYS

start secret plans. without Han, their second biggest character is gone. the german beatdown WYS will not work. Deploy Lando to the prison and they wont be able to deploy him either(WYS should not run any spies) (ps. so what if he gets replaced, it stills limits him to deploying him there. My lando wont get beaten, but his probably will and that is the point of having him there). Left they have luke and a few miniors; use i have you now to clear the ground and drain him in the cantina and in the dockingbays. if he commes to space, let him. if he is at kessel (with outrider), deploy to tatooine. he cant beat your ships without the outrider. WYS is not a problem if you play your cards correctly.

ANSB

start you cannot hide forever. just spread and drain, deploy search and destroy and have in mind that he might deploy to 4th marker to satisfy search and destroy. keep vader in your hand as long as you feel you will use him for a beatdown. Hit and die attacks in space.

mains.

start secret plans. keep one docking bay with emperor, janus and some other guys for activation and forcedrain. hit them with vader and tracked destinys, possibly suprise assault if they stay togeather.

Dagobah

start you cannot hide forever. set up quick and then pull your guys togeather so they will stay with search and destroy working. trample eventual undercovers away.

scout decks

your tramples and choke vader will rule. start secret plans. you will not have any problems winning against those small scouts.

profit

flip your objective, deploy jabba and xizor, deploy some other guys to protect them. Retrieve one force per turn.. if you dont have anything to retrieve, play monnok lost first. drain at jabbas palace with vader and he will do nothing.

other decks i forgot

use your imagination.

have fun, for another week or two

/Martin Akesson

4th time world finalist

Original card list

As posted on DeckTech

Carbon Chamber Testing/bla CCsecurity tower CCcarboninte chamber CCdocking bay Tatooine docking bay jp audience chamber Carida tempest scout 4 blizzard scout 1 zuckuss in mist hunter bossk in hounds tooth ig-88 in ig2000 Jabbas prize DVDLOTS X2 Darth Vader vader with saber Mara Jade Emperor palpatine X3 janus grejatus X2 mighty jabba prince xizor Tarkin X2 IG88 with gun 4LOM with gun Lando Carlrissian Dr. E & Ponda B Vaders lightsaber x2 mara jades lightsaber Carbon chamber console mobilization points you cannot hide forever search and destroy crush the rebellion secret plans blast door controls first strike set for stun masterful move ghhhk omnibox& its worse force lightning opperational as planned X2 I have you now X2 evader & monnok trample X2 prepared defenses you are beaten X2 suprise assault dark maneuvers sense

See also

• Martin Akesson
• 2001 Swedish National Championship
• DeckTech decks
• Decklists
• Premiere - Reflections II

Sources

• Steken (the steak), decktech.net
• Steken (the steak), stephenskilton.com
• Steken (the steak) (GitHub Pages)