Darth Fat Bastard A Virtually Independent Operation (VSC)

Darth Fat Bastard A Virtually Independent Operation (VSC) is a Light constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: Darth Fat Bastard
• Published: 31 March 2002 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Original VS1
• Side: Light
• Starting Card: Quiet Mining Colony
• Strategy: Quiet Mining Colony
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Bo Shek (V) (Virtual Set 1: Legacy), Fusion Generator Supply Tanks (V) (Virtual Set 1): not in GEMP)

Introduction

QMC at its best: well-balanced and fun.

Decklist

Objective 1x Quiet Mining Colony Character 2x Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight 2x Obi-Wan With Lightsaber 2x Qui-Gon Jinn With Lightsaber 2x Leia, Rebel Princess 2x Lando Calrissian, Scoundrel 1x Chewie, Enraged 1x Captain Han Solo 1x Dash Rendar 1x Wedge Antilles, Red Squadron Leader 1x Bren Quersey 1x Ten Numb 1x Bo Shek (V) (Virtual Set 1: Legacy) 1x Pucumir Thryss 1x Artoo, Brave Little Droid Device 1x Fusion Generator Supply Tanks (V) (Virtual Set 1) Weapon 2x X-wing Laser Cannon 1x Intruder Missile 1x Luke's Lightsaber Starship 1x Millennium Falcon 1x Outrider 1x Red Squadron 1 1x Red 8 1x Blue Squadron 5

Location 1x Bespin 1x Cloud City: Guest Quarters 1x Bespin: Cloud City 1x Cloud City: Carbonite Chamber 1x Cloud City: West Gallery 1x Cloud City: Platform 327 (Docking Bay) Effect 1x An Unusual Amount Of Fear 1x Keeping The Empire Out Forever 1x Squadron Assignments 1x Menace Fades 1x Goo Nee Tay 1x Legendary Starfighter 1x Cloud City Celebration Interrupt 1x Heading For The Medical Frigate 3x Path Of Least Resistance 1x Rebel Barrier 1x Power Pivot 1x A Jedi's Resilience 2x Off The Edge 2x Rebel Artillery 1x Houjix & Out Of Nowhere 1x Sorry About The Mess & Blaster Proficiency 1x All Wings Report In & Darklighter Spin 1x Strike Blocked 1x Alter Admiral's Order 1x I'll Take The Leader

Strategy

QMC has become one of my favorite Objectives to play and the new Virtual Cards just add to its versatility. With Keeping the Empire Out Forever, once you flip, you can get a card from your force pile EVERY turn. This is absolutely huge! Need that Strike Blocked to help against Saber Combat? Grab it. Need that Power Pivot to take care of the Executor? It’s yours. You also get very nice activation and getting all those 0’s out of your site doesn’t hurt either. It has a very nice average destiny too (around 3.3 after your sites are out if I remember correctly). All in all a very powerful objective that can hold its own against pretty much everything the Dark Side has to offer. Onto the strategy:

If you play this deck properly, you should be able to flip the Objective within the first few turns. This frees you from the force drain restriction on Quiet Mining Colony, and sets up Keeping the Empire Out Forever, which should give you the control you need to set up nice drains, big beats and retrieval.

How to flip:

With Keeping the Empire Out Forever, all you need to do is control two CC sites and OCCUPY Bespin System. There are plenty of ships/characters/weapons in this deck to do that rather easily. X-wing Cannons help you take care of Zuckuss or any other starfighter that is in your way. The EPPs are there for suicide strikes, or to hold a site until you flip. There are also plenty of support cards that help you achieve this:

Goo Nee Tay – combine this with the Bespin System text while you control it, and your opponent will be hard pressed to drop any kind of hit squad to the Bespin sites

Legendary Starfighter – read the card, too bad it’s no longer non-unique

The combo cards – extremely versatile cards that are too useful not too keep in your deck

Jedi Luke – I took the non-EPP Luke road for a few reasons: Quiggy and Ben are usually enough, the destiny 6 is huge, especially when you are using Off the Edge, and he’s got more staying power that the EPP so he can stick around Bespin longer with Leia while she blocks the drains

Bo Shek – new VC is great. Low deploy, 4 ability, and he can pull the Fusion Generator

Once you flip, just utilize Pucumir Thryss and spread and drain. Don’t forget to use those Paths to get you out of trouble. You can use them to run away from a fight, or bring one of your heavy hitters to it.

If you are stuck trying to find a fun, strong Light Side deck, definitely check out QMC. It is a great deck for newbies and old veterans alike.

I look forward to you advice/suggestions.

Thanks!

See also

• Game Players Network decks
• Darth Fat Bastard
• Game Players Network
• GEMP importable decklist

Sources

• A *Virtually* Independent Operation (VSC) (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 54 (Wayback, 20050430203312)