Bravo 3 Filthy Daves Trooper Takedown

Bravo 3 Filthy Daves Trooper Takedown is a Dark constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

Player: Bravo 3
Published: 7 December 2001 (Game Players Network)
GPN category: Standard
Format: Premiere - Reflections II
Side: Dark
Starting Card: My Kind Of Scum
Strategy: My Kind Of Scum
GEMP Importable deck: Download

Introduction

An older deck but I don't see why it couldn't still be loads of fun and mabey win a few games. It uses a MKOS start to unleash the ultimate stormtrooper beatdown. You can’t run, you can’t hide...

Decklist

Objective 1x My Kind Of Scum Character 1x Mosep 1x Mara Jade, The Emperor's Hand 2x Darth Vader With Lightsaber 2x Darth Vader 1x Major Hewex 1x Navy Trooper Fenson 1x Trooper Davin Felth 1x Sergeant Wallen 16x Stormtrooper Weapon 1x Mara Jade's Lightsaber Location 1x Tatooine: Desert Heart 1x Jabba's Palace: Lower Passages	Effect 1x Well Guarded 1x There Is No Try & Oppressive Enforcement 1x First Strike 1x Imperial Decree 1x Secret Plans 1x You Cannot Hide Forever 1x Reactor Terminal 1x Strategic Reserves 1x Search And Destroy 1x Ability, Ability, Ability Interrupt 4x Trooper Assault 2x Elis Helrot 2x Operational As Planned 2x Full Scale Alert 2x Dark Jedi Presence 1x Twi'lek Advisor 1x Masterful Move 1x Abyssin Ornament 1x Unexpected Interruption 1x Prepared Defenses 1x Ghhhk & Those Rebels Won't Escape Us 2x Ghhhk

Strategy

Update

Ok, since everyone seems to think this deck will atomatically lose to any space deck, I’m going to explain in greater detail what to do against space decks. I’m not saying it will always beat space decks. In fact, if they are a very good player and play smart they can easily take you out. But 90% of the time they will make the mistake of messing with your drains and/or S&D damage. This is when you win.

vs ALL space decks except EBO: Deploy your 2 storptroopers to your sites and pull Search and Destroy. They are playing space so unless they have a death wish they will not be able to occupy a battleground site and will be losing 1 EVERY turn from the very start of the game. This hurts A LOT and they may even lose somthing critical off the top. Next you get Mosep and Mara + saber out to boost your drains. If you want to switch the Lower Passages out for Audience Chamber you could just pull Mara or Mosep depending on which you need. You will be draining for 3 and they will be losing 2 from S&D. If they just take the damage they probably will win, but unless they are a really good player they usually will get annoyed by the drains and especially the 1 every draw phase and come down to stop you. Thats when you ghhhk any damage and win the game the following turn.

vs EBO: This is not as bad a matchup as it seems. Set up on tatoine with Search And Destroy first turn, then invade Hoth to get Imperial Decree in effect. They are draining for what 3 or 4 A turn? You can handle that. And if they come to play on Hoth, which they most likly will, you win.

End Update

PLEASE READ THE STRATEGY BEFORE REVIEWING!

This deck is so unexpected and so lethal it isn’t even funny. It has won many a tournament game by huge differential. Here is how to play it right...

WHAT TO START: Always start your immune to Alter Well Guarded and TINT/Oppresive. Your second and thrid effects depend on the matchup.

vs EBO start Imperial Decree and You Cannot Hide Forever

vs Hidden Base start Secret Plans and You Cannot Hide Forever

vs everything else start just Secret Plans. You can start YCHF if you are afraid of numbers but most of the time you won’t need a third effect.

WHAT TO DO: First turn... See if you have a Ghhhk in your hand. If you do, drop 2 stormies to your 2 sites. If not draw up to find one.

Second turn and mid-game... If they don’t mess with your troopers just have them drain away while you draw to build your hand. If they take the bait just Ghhhk away any damage and keep building your hand. Use the 2 Operational As Planned and the Terminal to keep your hand to 12 if you fear Grimtassh. Once you have a beatdown squad ready go for the kill. The troopers deploy free with Imperials of ability >2 so drop a Vader and a load of Stormtroopers to wherever he is. Then Trooper Assault and Dark Jedi Presense for major damage.

Finish Them Off... After the beatdown if you didn’t whipe out the site wait till AFTER their deploy phase and play a Full Scale Alert to block their movement. Then on your turn drop more guys and battle them again. Now you can use your A,A,A and/or S&D to cause more even damage. This is also a good time to play your Abyssin Ornament for some insane retreival.

vs EBO, HB, or other space decks Deploy your 2 storptroopers to your sites and pull Search and Destroy. Get Mosep and Mara and her saber quickly to help with drains. If its EBO, then invade Hoth to get Imperial Decree working. If they ever decide to come down to ground and mess with your drains you know what to do.

CARDS THAT ARE COOL: Full Scale Alert - man this is awesome in this deck. Just play it and see how fun it is to block ALL movement. hehe.

Hewex - adds 1 to total power for each trooper present. cool.

Sergeant Wallen - power 2 stormtrooper that deploys free to a battle you just inisiated.

Navy Trooper Fenson - power 2 trooper that subtracts 3 from On AND Off The Edge. Come to think of it, this deck really limits ALL forms of light side retrival. Secret Plans will slow them and best of all they can not even play Harvest!

Basically it's an evil deck that everyone will hate you for playing but it also wins games and is actually quite fun to play. Thanks for reading!

Sources

Filthy Daves Trooper Takedown (Wayback, 20051102154456)
GPN Star Wars Decks page 61 (Wayback, 20050430203312)

References