Blackmoon Red Squadron MBO

Blackmoon Red Squadron MBO is a Light constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: Blackmoon
• Published: 19 February 2003 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Original VS3
• Side: Light
• Starting Card: Massassi Base Operations
• Strategy: Massassi Base Operations
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Rebel Tech (V) (Virtual Set 3): not in GEMP)

Introduction

Not a lot of people realize (or remember) that MBO/OIAM is a powerful objective that has fallen out of favor. My deck incorporates most of Red squadron too, just for kicks.

Decklist

Objective 1x Massassi Base Operations Character 1x Admiral Ackbar 1x Luke With Lightsaber 1x Obi-Wan With Lightsaber 1x Leia With Blaster Rifle 1x Lando Calrissian, Scoundrel 1x Red Leader 1x Wedge Antilles, Red Squadron Leader 1x Derek 'Hobbie' Klivian 1x Jek Porkins 1x Elyhek Rue 1x Keir Santage 1x Bren Quersey 1x Lieutenant Naytaan 1x Colonel Feyn Gospic 3x Rebel Tech (V) (Virtual Set 3) Weapon 3x X-wing Laser Cannon 3x Proton Torpedoes Starship 1x Home One 1x Red 1 1x Red Squadron 1 1x Red Squadron 4 1x Artoo-Detoo In Red 5 1x Red 6 2x Red Squadron 7 1x Red 8 1x Red 9

Location 1x Ralltiir 1x Kessel 1x Death Star 1x Death Star: Trench 1x Yavin 4 1x Yavin 4: Massassi Ruins 1x Yavin 4: Massassi Headquarters 1x Yavin 4: Docking Bay 1x Yavin 4: Briefing Room 1x Yavin 4: Massassi War Room Effect 1x Squadron Assignments 1x S-foils 1x Launching The Assault 1x Insurrection Interrupt 1x Heading For The Medical Frigate 1x You're All Clear Kid! 2x A Few Maneuvers 1x Out Of Nowhere 1x Rapid Fire 2x Sense 1x Alter & Friendly Fire 1x Rebel Barrier Admiral's Order 1x I'll Take The Leader Epic Event 1x Attack Run

Strategy

In addition to MBO, start HFTMF with Insurrection, Squadron Assignments, and Launching The Assault. Don’t flip until you have all your sites out; the last thing you want to do is draw a zero for Attack Run, plus more locations add to your total. Obi-Wan, Leia, and Lando will hold Yavin 4 for you, plus Luke can help if it starts to get hairy. Also, having Obi-Wan out protects you from A Day Long Remembered. The rest is pretty much self explanatory: pull Death Star and Rebel Techs, blow up the Death Star, etc. Force drains are now +2 at systems where you have a piloted starfighter, so use that to your advantage (Elyhek Rue on Red 7 at Ralltiir will drain for 4). Also, your force drains with Home One are +1 if a pilot is aboard, i.e. Ackbar. That’s a potential drain of 5 at one system. Also, Kessel is an automatic 5 drain (2 icons, +1 game text, +2 MBO), or 6 if you put Home One there.

This deck is pretty straightforward and isn’t really flashy, but it’s fun and it wins.

See also

• Game Players Network decks
• Blackmoon
• Game Players Network
• GEMP importable decklist

Sources

• Red Squadron MBO (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 36 (Wayback, 20050430203312)