Cam Solusar Hidden Base Asteroids

Cam Solusar Hidden Base Asteroids is a Light constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: Cam Solusar
• Published: 20 August 2003 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Original VS3
• Side: Light
• Starting Card: Hidden Base
• Strategy: Hidden Base
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Bo Shek (V) (Virtual Set 1: Legacy), Luke Skywalker (V) (Virtual Set 1: Legacy), R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) (V) (Virtual Set 3), Red 5 (V) (Virtual Set 3), Rycar Ryjerd (V) (Virtual Set 2: Our Most Desperate Hour): not in GEMP)

Introduction

Classic format deck and my first stab at Hidden Base. Never underestimate the power of a bunch of rocks.

The published list has 73 cards.

Decklist

Objective 1x Hidden Base Character 1x Bo Shek (V) (Virtual Set 1: Legacy) 1x Captain Han Solo 1x Corran Horn 1x Dash Rendar 1x General Calrissian 1x LE-BO2D9 (Leebo) 1x Luke Skywalker (V) (Virtual Set 1: Legacy) 1x Melas 2x Obi-Wan With Lightsaber 1x R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) (V) (Virtual Set 3) 2x Ralltiir Freighter Captain 1x Theron Nett 1x Wedge Antilles, Red Squadron Leader Device 1x Landing Claw Weapon 2x X-wing Laser Cannon Starship 1x Gold Squadron 1 1x Outrider 1x Pulsar Skate 1x Red 5 (V) (Virtual Set 3) 1x Red 10 1x Red Squadron 1 2x YT-1300 Transport

Location 1x Rendezvous Point 1x Corellia 1x Ralltiir 1x Kashyyyk 1x Roche 8x Endor 8x Kessel 3x Asteroid Field 2x Big One: Asteroid Cave Or Space Slug Belly Effect 1x Squadron Assignments 1x Battle Plan 1x Asteroids Do Not Concern Me 1x Rycar Ryjerd (V) (Virtual Set 2: Our Most Desperate Hour) 3x Kessel Run 1x Rycar's Run Interrupt 1x Heading For The Medical Frigate 2x A Few Maneuvers 1x Alternatives To Fighting 2x Closer?! 1x Direct Assault 2x Houjix & Out Of Nowhere 1x Hyper Escape 1x Lost Relay 1x Rebel Barrier

Strategy

<<The Strategy>>

The basic objective of this deck is to force drain and cause direct damage, retrieve, and battle when necessary.

First turn I pull Roche, an Asteroid Field, Big One, and the Asteroid Cave. On subsequent turns I pull the rest of the Asteroid Fields and the remaining systems. The way I play this deck really depends on the type of deck I go against, of which there are three general categories:

All Space:

This confrontation will probably mostly be battling, with some Kessel and Rycar’s Runs thrown in for good measure. It will probably be a close game, so ideally I will play smart and get some beatdowns in if the opponent leaves his Executor alone or something like that. Wedge, Dash and Theron Hett in their ships would make a good battle squad, with a Freighter Captain in a YT-1300 for forfeit fodder.

Ground deck with a compact but strong space force:

This game will probably be a tough one. Decks like COTVG and TDIGWATT, just to use a couple examples, usually concentrate on ground but have space forces adequate to give you a bad day. This game might start out early by taking out the opponent’s space force, with the latter part of the game dedicated to a drain/direct damage race. This is also where Obi-wan will come in handy, doing some hit/run to take out weak parts of his/her ground forces.

All Ground:

These types of decks SHOULD be pretty easy to take out, but I’m not going to get overconfident. Most decks tend to have at least SOME space, but for those that don’t my plan would be to just spread out and drain, keeping control of the Asteroid Fields and sitting Obi-wan at the Asteroid Cave to fulfill Battle Plan. So far I haven’t seen any non-space decks other than my ISB, but I’ll keep the possibilities open.

Card Selection

(V) Asteroids Do Not Concern Me:

Pulls asteroids and Rycar’s Run, causes direct damage when you control asteroid fields

(V) Red 5:

Why not R2 w/ Red 5?

Well, first of all it has higher maneuver for the asteroids, and it can also cancel annoying game texts like (V) Mist Hunter or the old ZiMH.

Closer?!:

With this card you can pull off Rycar’s Run in two turns, and it also has a nice high destiny to track.

Lost Relay:

Can cause some extra direct damage against the opponent; also has a neat picture.

Asteroid Cave:

To fulfill Battle Plan

This is my first attempt at a Hidden Base deck. Please rate accordingly. ;)

Thanks for reading, God bless, and MTFBWY.

Responses:

RickeyNumber24:

Thanks for the review! The main reason I am using YT-1300's is for the Ralltiir Freighter Captains. I never planned on putting them in the asteroids, they're for Kessel Runs. I'll try to fit Hobbie back in; he was in my original 'stack' of cards that I wanted in the deck but got cut out. As for the Darklighter Spin combo I don't have it.

Shewski: I don't have the YISYW combo or the Battle Plan combo, so I'm sort of stuck there. If I take out the smugglers I can't do Kessel Runs anymore, so should I take out all of that? (Answer in the feedback column) I don't have Colonel Cracken, but I'll try to get him. I can definately try They'd Be Crazy To Follow Us, Ineffective Manuever and the Tanks. Thank you for the review, but unfortunately I don't have some of the key cards you recommended.

See also

• Game Players Network decks
• Cam Solusar
• Game Players Network
• GEMP importable decklist

Sources

• Hidden Base Asteroids (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 18 (Wayback, 20050430203312)