Darth Vader
| Title | Darth Vader |
|---|---|
| Side | Dark |
| Type | Character — Imperial |
| Set | Premiere Limited |
| Rarity | R1 |
| Uniqueness | Unique |
| Destiny | 1 |
| Power | 6 |
| Ability | 6 |
| Deploy | 6 |
| Forfeit | 8 |
| Landspeed | 1 |
| Icons | Imperial Pilot Warrior |
| card_uid | 1_168 |
| Version | printed |
| Printings | Premiere Limited (1995, black border) — this page Premiere Unlimited (1995/96, white border) — same art and text Japanese Takara Premiere |
Darth Vader is a Dark Character (Imperial) from Premiere Limited.
Card Text
When in battle, adds 1 to each of your battle destiny draws. Adds 3 to power of anything he pilots (or 4 to power and 3 to maneuver if Vader's Custom TIE). Immune to attrition < 5.
Lore
Dark Lord of the Sith. Servant of Emperor's. Encased in armor with cybernetic life support. Student of Obi-Wan Kenobi. Was the best starpilot in the galaxy. Cunning warrior.
Strategy
By Michael Sharp, Gold 29[1]
What more can you say? This is Darth Vader, perhaps one of the most used and most loved Star Wars CCG cards.
With power of 6 he is definately a character of choice in battles, and also has the nice touch of adding +1 to EACH battle destiny draw. So now you don't need to worry about drawing that location that you know is coming up. All this and he's immune to attrition <5.
Combos:
Vader + Tarkin - What an awesome combo! Power 10, a +1 to battle destiny draws, and the ability to cancel one of the Light Side's destiny draws!
Vader + Tarkin + Vader's Cape (deployed on Tarkin) - POWER COMBO! Power 10, a +1 +1 to battle destiny draws, the ability to cancel one of the Light Side's destiny draws, and both are immune to attrition <5!
Combos
- Darth Vader + Grand Moff Tarkin Once per battle, Tarkin may cancel one opponent's destiny just drawn.[2]
- Darth Vader + I Have You Now Add one battle destiny (two if Rebel is Luke) if a Dark Jedi and a Rebel with ability > 2 are involved in the same battle.
- Darth Vader + Force Field Cancels an attempt to target a Dark Jedi with a character weapon.
Rulings
- This card is a Black Squadron pilot.[2]
Pulled by
- Blizzard 4
- The Empire's Back
Matching
- Vader's Custom TIE
- Vader's Custom TIE (V)
- Vader's Personal Shuttle
- Vader's Personal Shuttle (V)
Matching weapons
- Darth Vader's Lightsaber
- Darth Vader's Lightsaber (V)
- Vader's Lightsaber
Also known as
- Space Vader
- Math Vader
Persona
- Vader
Characteristics
- Dark Jedi
Underlying card for
- Darth Vader (V)
See Also
Sources
- Premiere Dark Side card list at Decipher.com (archive, 11 June 2002)
- Star Wars CCG cardlists index at Decipher.com (archive, 25 December 2008)
- Complete Card List (Decipher PDF, archive 28 September 2007) — Dark Character: Darth Vader, Premiere, R1