Keith Watabayashi Final Hyperdrive

Keith Watabayashi Final Hyperdrive is the Light constructed list Keith Watabayashi posted on DeckTech.

Deck info

• Player: Keith Watabayashi
• Published: 30 October 2001 (DeckTech)
• Published title: Final Hyperdrive
• Format: Premiere - Coruscant
• Side: Light
• Starting Card: The Hyperdrive Generator's Gone
• Starting Interrupt: Podrace Prep
• GEMP Importable deck: Download
• Strategy: We all though AOBS sucked, and then there was Dark Surgeon. We all think THGG suck, and now here is this deck.

Decklist

Objective 1x The Hyperdrive Generator's Gone Character 3x Obi-Wan Kenobi, Padawan Learner 3x Lando With Vibro-Ax 2x Qui-Gon Jinn 2x Senator Palpatine 2x Supreme Chancellor Valorum 1x Padme Naberrie 1x Threepio With His Parts Showing 1x Tawss Khaa 1x Melas 1x Captain Panaka 1x R-3PO (Ar-Threepio) 1x Plo Koon Weapon 1x Qui-Gon Jinn's Lightsaber 1x Obi-Wan's Lightsaber 1x Panaka's Blaster Location 1x Tatooine: Podrace Arena 1x Tatooine: City Outskirts 1x Tatooine: Watto's Junkyard 1x Coruscant: Jedi Council Chamber

Effect 2x Projection Of A Skywalker 1x Battle Plan & Draw Their Fire 1x Your Insight Serves You Well 1x Goo Nee Tay 1x Credits Will Do Fine Interrupt 3x Too Close For Comfort 3x Speak With The Jedi Council 2x Gift Of The Mentor 2x Double Agent 2x Sorry About The Mess & Blaster Proficiency 2x Were You Looking For Me? 2x Stay Here, Where It's Safe 2x Out Of Commission & Transmission Terminated 1x Neck And Neck 1x Slight Weapons Malfunction 1x Fall Of The Legend 1x Throw Me Another Charge 1x Podrace Prep 1x Lost In The Wilderness Epic Event 1x I Did It! 1x Boonta Eve Podrace Podracer 1x Anakin's Podracer

Original post

Final Hyperdrive

• Author: Keith "Gen" Watabayashi
• Published: October 30, 2001
• Rating: 4.5
• Description: We all though AOBS sucked, and then there was Dark Surgeon. We all think THGG suck, and now here is this deck.

Strategy

This deck is full of counters, and will fully surprise any opponent you come against. How it works is simple (like every SW deck). Start the race, control the Junkyard and set up your hand, win the race, retrieve early losses, then flip and dominate ground, set up Battle Plan/DTF for a good lock-down, and win. Granted, this is ALWAYS easier said than done, but that is what you need to do when playing this deck.

Now, since I am posting this the day before Ref III comes out, I know I will get some skeptic reviews. This deck will still work, the Podrace may not cause any more damage, but all I need is the force retrieval, and not so much a 12-card force swing. (Even so, this deck once loss a Boxed' race against Senate, and still went on to win). Also, the new DS objective DEFINETLY hurts Qui-Gonn, but it's really a simple matter, don't deploy him. But the new DS objective also helps somewhat, as Maul will is made immune to attrition by the 0 side of THGG, he has always been somewhat of a pain. But, against We'll Let Them Make the First Move, Maul will be on Naboo, and easily ignored (to some extent). So really, this deck will work after Ref III, maybe even better because of Defensive Shields.

I know this deck is strange, new, and NOT WYS, but it gets the job done. With beefy characters and counters, it can definetly net you big wins.

What? You're still not convinced? Okay, here are some explanations

Why use THGG at all?

Well, it gives you a great start, one of the best starts of any LS objective. You get 3 icons (giving away 2 does suck, but like every LS obj. does that), the abiity to pull a power character (that flips Hunt Down), and a great site to cause direct damage and get massive activation. (Just on your starting sites you can generate 6 icons). Another great feature of the objective are the flipping requirements. Instead of finishing Jedi Tests then battleing and draining, or Rescuing a Princess then battleing and draining, or setting up a Senate Majority then battleing and draining, or getting 5 systems out then battleing and draining, you just get to Battle and Drain The last great thing about this Objective is the flip side. For two reasons Plenty of flexi-retrieval, and it won't ever flip back. Good Stuff.

Character Selection

Qui-Gonn + Obi + Lando = Beats

Palpatine + Valorum = Anti-Senate

RPO = Anti-Spy

Ploo Koon = Auto-hits/battle wins and more retrieval (draw one, retrieve one, cancel it, draw another one, retrieve another one).

Everyone Else = Power/support

Interrupt Selection

TMAC/FOTL = high destiny for race/battles

Stay Here, WIS = Anti-Anti Senate plus extra power in battles.

Were You Looking for Me? = Get 3PO, get RPO

Speak with Council = More activation, high destiny

Double Agent = Anti-Spy, Pro-Flip

SATM/DP = Anti-Spy, Pro-Flip/Battles

Why Podrace?

This is a slow deck, you will lose cards in early on. The retrieval from Boonta Race and I Did It Will put you back in the game, and ready to flip and win. Also, starting with Goo Nee Tay helps against Mains.

Well, that's all folks, try this deck. It's fun, solid, and unexpected. It's good.

Later,

Keith "Gen" Watabayashi

Original card list

As posted on DeckTech

Objective(1) THGG/We'll Need a New One Loctions(4) TatooinePodrace Arena (S) TatooineCity Outskirts (S) TatooineWatto's Junkuard (S) CoruscantJedi Council Chamber Characters(19) Padawan Obi x3 EJP Lando x3 Qui-Gon Jinn x2 Senator Palpatine x2 Supreme Chancellor Valorum x2 Padme Naberrie Threepio w/His Parts Showing Tawss Khaa Melas Captain Panaka R-3PO Ploo Koon Effects(6) POAS x2 Battle Plan/DTF YISYW Goo Nee Tay (S) Credits w/Do Fine (S) Epic Events(2) I Did It Boonta Eve Podrace (S) Interrupts(24) Too Close for Comfort x3 Speak w/The Jedi Council x3 Gift of the Mentor x2 Double Agent x2 SATM/Blaster Prof. x2 Were you Looking for Me? x2 Stay Here, Where it's Safe x2 OOC/Trans. Term x2 Neck and Neck Slight Weapons Malfuntion Fall of the Legend Throw me Another Charge Podrace Prep (S) Lost in the Wilderness Weapons(3) Qui-Gonn's Saber Obi's Saber Panaka's Blaster Podracer(1) Anakin's Podracer (S)

See also

• Keith Watabayashi
• DeckTech decks
• Decklists
• Premiere - Coruscant

Sources

• Final Hyperdrive, decktech.net
• Final Hyperdrive, stephenskilton.com
• Final Hyperdrive (GitHub Pages)
• Final Hyperdrive (Wayback of decktech.net)