Cam Solusar The Art of War By The Book (TIGIH)

Cam Solusar The Art of War By The Book (TIGIH) is a Light constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: Cam Solusar
• Published: 31 October 2004 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Original VS7
• Side: Light
• Starting Card: There Is Good In Him
• Starting Interrupt: Heading For The Medical Frigate
• Strategy: There Is Good In Him
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Princess Leia (V) (Virtual Set 6), Tawss Khaa (V) (Virtual Set 7), Yoda (V) (Virtual Set 5), 2-1B (Too-Onebee) (V) (Virtual Set 4), Bionic Hand (V) (Virtual Set 6), Mercenary Armor (V) (Virtual Set 7), Bright Hope (V) (Virtual Set 6), Redemption (V) (Virtual Set 6), Tantive IV (V) (Virtual Set 7), Wokling (V) (Virtual Set 3), Rycar Ryjerd (V) (Virtual Set 2), Civil Disorder (V) (Virtual Set 6), Imperial Atrocity (V) (Virtual Set 6), Flash Of Insight (V) (Virtual Set 5), Undercover (V) (Light) (Virtual Set 3), Escape Pod (V) (Virtual Set 2), Impressive, Most Impressive (V) (Virtual Set 7), Sabotage (V) (Virtual Set 3): not in GEMP)

Introduction

My TIGIH deck returns. This time, it's a bit more refined and shows the results of some tactful trading.

Decklist

Objective 1x There Is Good In Him Character 1x Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight 2x Obi-Wan With Lightsaber 2x Qui-Gon Jinn With Lightsaber 2x Corran Horn 1x Princess Leia (V) 1x Tawss Khaa (V) 1x Yoda (V) 1x 2-1B (Too-Onebee) (V) 1x Owen Lars & Beru Lars 1x Wedge Antilles, Red Squadron Leader 1x Threepio With His Parts Showing 1x Phylo Gandish Device 1x Bionic Hand (V) 1x Mercenary Armor (V) Weapon 1x Luke's Lightsaber 1x Leia's Blaster Rifle

Starship 2x Bright Hope (V) 1x Redemption (V) 1x Tantive IV (V) 1x Spiral Location 1x Endor: Landing Platform (Docking Bay) 1x Endor: Chief Chirpa's Hut 1x Dejarik Hologameboard 1x Coruscant: Jedi Council Chamber Effect 1x Wokling (V) 1x Colo Claw Fish 1x Rycar Ryjerd (V) 1x I Feel The Conflict 1x Civil Disorder (V) 1x Draw Their Fire 2x Imperial Atrocity (V) 1x Mantellian Savrip 2x Flash Of Insight (V) 1x Bacta Tank 1x Undercover (V) (Light) 1x Lightsaber Proficiency Interrupt 1x Heading For The Medical Frigate 1x Fall Of The Empire 2x The Signal 2x Escape Pod (V) 2x Control & Tunnel Vision 1x Impressive, Most Impressive (V) 1x Speak With The Jedi Council 1x Inconsequential Barriers 1x The Bith Shuffle & Desperate Reach 1x Grimtaash 1x Sabotage (V) 2x A Jedi's Resilience 1x Nabrun Leids

No Defensive Shields listed.

Notes

• Posted '(V) Fall Of The Emperor' (under Effects): no card or original-era (V) printing by that name; dested the printed Fall Of The Empire (Cloud City Interrupt). Unsure.
• Posted 'Inconsequential Barrier' dested Inconsequential Barriers; 'Bith Shuffle & Desperate Reach' The Bith Shuffle & Desperate Reach.
• Original-era (V) slips: Wokling/Undercover (Light)/Sabotage (VS3), Rycar Ryjerd/Escape Pod x2 (VS2), 2-1B (VS4), Flash Of Insight x2 (VS5), Princess Leia/Bright Hope x2/Redemption/Bionic Hand/Civil Disorder/Imperial Atrocity x2 (VS6), Tawss Khaa/Yoda/Tantive IV/Mercenary Armor/Impressive, Most Impressive (VS7).
• Original-era printing corrected: Yoda (V) (Virtual Set 7) -> Yoda (V) (Virtual Set 5) (an earlier dest had linked the modern virtual card of the same name).

Strategy

• • • Strategy***

This is your fairly standard TIGIH beats deck. It has done well in playtesting, but I want to get some constructive criticism to refine it. First of all, I’ll give some ideas of what I’ve seen as possible weaknesses.

1) Space. I don’t have a system in it, and there is no easy, economic way to pull them for LS. Also, given the rise of CCT, is my space package enough?

2) Character selection. Do I have enough for effective beatdowns without sacrificing some of the Red?

3) Activation. Most TIGIH decks I see have both the Battle Plains and Boss Nass’s Chambers. Are the JJC and Hologameboard enough along with Wokling, the Jedi Masters and the force I may or may not get from my opponent?

4) Bullets. I’ve thrown in some things like Imperial Atrocity and Down With The Emperor to give some hurt to Walkers, but they can also be useful in other circumstances. Are there any other cards I should think about? Is there anything that is too specific that should go?

5) Other Stuff. I have Undercover, Merc Armor and Sabotage in there to attempt a first-turn cancellation of Carbon Chamber Console, among other things. I put them in there because of the problems that TIGIH can have against CCT, but is that overkill? Also, the lack of a Starting Effect and shields is because I don’t have any. Once I get them they will go in.

I would greatly appreciate any useful comments that people may have. Thanks for reading, God bless, and may the Force be with you.

• • • EDIT***

ECF- Thanks for the review! Honor was actually in the deck until I recounted and found there were 61 cards. I'll try to fit it back in. Rendezvous point is a definate possibility.

vader12- Thank you for the review! I supposed I erred in calling this a beatdown deck. It's really built for waging a war of attrition. Deal direct damage through I Feel The Conflict and Draw Their Fire, and use Draw Their Fire, Civil Disorder, Bacta Tank, 2-1B and Flash of Insight to keep cards out of the lost pile. Once I acquire the LS Starting Effect and Don't Do That Again shield I'm going to switch over to the Obi-Wan OOP method which let's me get I Can't Believe He's Gone on the table. That way I can guarantee that I win more battles.

See also

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

Sources

• The Art of War By The Book (TIGIH) (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 2 (Wayback, 20050430203312)