Icebreath Another Droid

icebreath Another Droid is a Dark constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: icebreath
• Published: 10 January 2004 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Original VS6
• Side: Dark
• Starting Card: Invasion
• Starting Interrupt: Prepared Defenses
• Starting Effect: Fear Is My Ally
• Strategy: Invasion
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Ability, Ability, Ability (V) (Virtual Set 6), Security Precautions (V) (Virtual Set 4), Levitation Attack (V) (Virtual Set 6): not in GEMP)

Introduction

Invasion. Focus on destiny 8 blasters, big drain damage, and WIAPN damage with Tank Commanders.

Decklist

Objective 1x Invasion Character 2x Nute Gunray 2x Rune Haako, Legal Counsel 1x Captain Daultay Dofine 2x Lord Maul 1x Darth Sidious 1x P-59 1x P-60 1x OWO-1 With Backup 1x 3B3-10 1x 3B3-1204 1x 3B3-888 1x SSA-1015 1x SSA-306 1x SSA-719 4x Security Battle Droid 3x Tank Commander Starship 1x Blockade Flagship 2x Trade Federation Droid Control Ship 1x DFS-1015 1x DFS-1308 1x DFS-327 1x IG-88 In IG-2000 1x Maul's Sith Infiltrator Location 1x Naboo 1x Naboo: Swamp 1x Blockade Flagship: Bridge 1x Naboo: Theed Palace Throne Room 1x Naboo: Battle Plains

Effect 1x Fear Is My Ally 1x Droid Racks 1x Ability, Ability, Ability (V) 1x An Entire Legion Of My Best Troops 1x You Cannot Hide Forever & Mobilization Points 1x Security Precautions (V) 1x Inconsequential Losses 1x Activate The Droids 1x Expand The Empire Interrupt 1x Prepared Defenses 2x Levitation Attack (V) 1x Weapon Of An Ungrateful Son 3x Imperial Artillery 2x Oh, Switch Off 1x Master, Destroyers! 1x Take Them Away 1x Ghhhk & Those Rebels Won't Escape Us Admiral's Order 1x We're In Attack Position Now

'Under FIMA - 10' section outside the 60: '4 shields' (none named) and 'Battle Droid Blaster x6'.

Notes

• Outside the 60 under 'Under FIMA - 10': 4 unnamed shields and 6 Battle Droid Blasters (no card titled Battle Droid Blaster; nearest is Battle Droid Blaster Rifle), held out of the deck for Levitation Attack (V) per the strategy. Not included in the 60.
• Posted 'Ghhhk combo' dested Ghhhk & Those Rebels Won't Escape Us; 'Mob Points combo' dested You Cannot Hide Forever & Mobilization Points; 'Trade Federation Droid Control' dested Trade Federation Droid Control Ship; 'Flagship: Bridge' dested Blockade Flagship: Bridge; 'Naboo: Theed Throne Room' dested Naboo: Theed Palace Throne Room.
• Original-era (V) slips: Ability, Ability, Ability (VS6), Levitation Attack x2 (VS6), Security Precautions (VS4).

Strategy

Strat is actually fairly simple, and one I've been following since Invasion came out... but with a few Virtual twists that shore up a few of it's inherent weaknesses. I'm not going to give a full turn-by-turn until you flip, just because you pretty much have to play it by ear... I'll tell you this much, though; don't flip until you feel that your space force is able to sustain a small/mid-sized beat. On your first turn, for sure, you need to drop Mob Points to pull SecPrec(V), giving you some extra activation.

A couple of the various nuances that make this deck unique:

Levitation Attack (V) - by keeping those destiny-8 blasters under the shield instead of in the deck, you free up a bit of room for some other stuff.

WIAPN/Tank Commanders - for those that can't count, you're doing an extra 3 damage per turn with this baby. Woohoo.

Security Battle Droids - why not Infantry droids, you ask? Because I prefer the movement limitations provided by these things, that's why.

Expand The Empire trick - drop the Expand on the Swamp to add a drain +1 to your other two sites.

That should just about do it. Like I said, this is a play-by-ear deck, so any detailed strat just isn't feasible. You're just gonna have to build it and give it a try... if nothing else, it's fun as hell!

• • • UPDATE***

responses

DrunkEwok - couldn't find a non-combo version (sad, ain't it?). Besides, the only DDTA they'll be able to cancel with is the non-shield one, and not too many people play that. Oh yeah, or if they're playing TRM.

As for Guri, 4-LOM, and U-3PO... couldn't fit 'em in. They're somewhat limited in usefulness anyways.

• • • END OF UPDATE

Enjoy!

David Kangas

Shadow 31

Ophidian Agent

Vancouver, WA

See also

• Game Players Network decks
• icebreath
• Game Players Network
• GEMP importable decklist

Sources

• Another Droid (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 12 (Wayback, 20050430203312)