2001 Washington State Championship Keith Watabayashi Is Everbody In

2001 Washington State Championship Keith Watabayashi Is Everbody In is the Dark constructed list Keith Watabayashi posted on DeckTech after finishing 3–0 at 2001 Washington State Championship. The post says this is the exact list he played at the 2001 Washington State Championship, where it went 3-0 against Michael Fortman, Derek Snook and Matt Bryant.

Deck info

• Player: Keith Watabayashi
• Event: 2001 Washington State Championship
• Finish: 3–0
• Published: 21 May 2001 (DeckTech)
• Published title: Is Everbody In
• Format: Premiere - Reflections II
• Side: Dark
• Starting Card: ISB Operations
• Starting Interrupt: Prepared Defenses
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Grabber: not in GEMP)
• Strategy: The Ceremony is about to begin.

Decklist

Objective 1x ISB Operations Character 1x Admiral Ozzel 1x 5D6-RA-7 (Fivedesix) 1x Chall Bekan 1x Grand Admiral Thrawn 1x Admiral Chiraneau 5x Outer Rim Scout 1x Commander Merrejk 1x Officer Evax 1x Darth Vader With Lightsaber 1x U-3PO (Yoo-Threepio) 1x Lord Vader 1x Grand Moff Tarkin 1x Captain Godherdt 1x Admiral Piett 1x Arica Starship 1x Bossk In Hound's Tooth 1x Dominator 1x Executor 1x Avenger 1x Vader's Personal Shuttle 1x Devastator 1x Zuckuss In Mist Hunter 1x Chimaera Vehicle 1x Blizzard 2 1x Tempest 1

Location 1x Coruscant 1x Fondor 1x Sullust 1x Endor 1x Executor: Docking Bay 1x Kashyyyk 1x Endor: Landing Platform (Docking Bay) Effect 1x Mobilization Points 1x Imperial Arrest Order 1x Something Special Planned For Them 1x Imperial Decree 1x Secret Plans 1x Lateral Damage 1x Den Of Thieves Interrupt 1x Prepared Defenses 1x Overwhelmed 1x Abyssin Ornament 1x Overload 1x Twi'lek Advisor 1x Point Man 1x Masterful Move 4x Imperial Command 1x Ghhhk & Those Rebels Won't Escape Us 1x Monnok Admiral's Order 1x We're In Attack Position Now

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

Original post

Is Everbody In

• Author: Keith "Gen" Watabayashi
• Published: May 21, 2001
• Rating: 4.0
• Description: The Ceremony is about to begin.

Strategy

”You've seen this entertainment through and through”

...Jim Morrison...amazing.

Anyway, this another ISB space deck. This particular deck is the exact one I played at WA states against Michael Fortman, Derek Snook, and Matt Bryant...and it went 3-0. The fact that I played this deck at states also means I built it before Hunter submitted his, so don't just say I copied his decklist.

Now, a little history

I was first inspired to build an ISB space deck after reading a few Hunter tourney reports. Apparently I wasn't the only one inspired as several versions started popping up. I looked at few of this decklists, (Joe Horbey's, Justin Fleenor's, and Joe Olson's), and after ”studying” Hunter's reports more closely, I came up with this, and it's good...real good.

Now, a little Tech

The character selection is a good diversity of ISB agents mixed with Admirals, spies, and some heavy hitters. Nothing new. The effects are all defensive, except for the Lateral Damage. They buy you time against speed and cheese so you can win in the clutch. Nothing new. The interrupts are also mainly defensive with a few surprises. Overload and Overwhelmed can be game winners (just ask Snook) if timed right, but they can also be used to help in a battle (No power pivots or SWM). Other than that, Commands, Point Man, Ghhk/Those Rebels...Nothing New. The starships are a mix of pure beef and flexibility. All the SD provide tanks in space, while the Bounty Hunter ships add support. Really, Nothing new here either.

”You've seen this entertainment through and through”

Now, a little execution

Your start never changes, grab Executor before you do anything with Mob. Points. Set up Piet/Merrejk at the ExecDB ASAP to start activating and grabbing systems. Once you got that going, deploy to space at will keeping your tech handy for surprise beatdown/anti-beatdown. Drain from there, and use whatever you need to win.

Finally, a little counter-rant

Here are my responses to some reviews I KNOW I am going to get

”Un-Original” Yeah? So? I like to play it, it wins. You come up with something fun and original, don't wait for me to do it.

”No Guri” 6 force for a card that basically does what Imperial Command does for free? Sorry, not today.

”Start YISYW” I only use 3 Endor/DSII effects...and I currently start with all of them. If you feel I need the numbers protection... You bring numbers to your next tourney and see how well you fare.

”Strat Section is too short” The only time I post a looong startegy section is when I am submitting a deck I haven't seen before, because then it's needed. For something like this, I don't feel I need to go real in-depth. To better show what I mean When I see a deck I like, I copy the decklist as best I can, and completely ignore the strategy, if I decide to print out the decklist, I delete the strategy section before I do. Doing this has made me develop my own play style for each deck I play, and it has made me a better player. This deck is an old theme, very well-known and documented, make your own strategy.

Later all.

Keith ”Gen” Watabayashi

Original card list

As posted on DeckTech

Objective(1) ISB Operations/ESA Locations(7) Coruscant (SL) Fondor Sullust Endor ExecutorDB Kashyyyk EndorDB Characters(19) Admiral Ozzel 5D6-RA-7 Chall Bekan Grand Admiral Thrawn Admiral Chiraneau Outer Rim Scout x5 Comm. Merrejk Officer Evax EPP Vader U-3PO Lord Vader Grand Moff Tarkin Captain Godherdt Admiral Piett Arica Effects(8) Mob. Points (SE) IAO (SE) Something Special Planned for Them (SE) Imperial Decree Grabber Secret Plans Lateral Damage Den of Thieves Vehicles(2) Blizzard 2 Tempest 1 Interrupts(13) Prepared Defenses (SI) Overwhelmed Abyssin Ornament Overload Twi'lek Advisor Point Man Masterful Move Imperial Command x4 Ghhk/Those Rebels... Monnok Starships(9) BiHT Dominator Executor Avenger Vader's Personnel Shuttle Devastator ZiMH Chimaera Admiral's Orders(1) We're in Attack Position Now

See also

• Keith Watabayashi
• 2001 Washington State Championship
• DeckTech decks
• Decklists
• Premiere - Reflections II

Sources

• Is Everbody In, decktech.net
• Is Everbody In, stephenskilton.com
• Is Everbody In (GitHub Pages)