Landing Claw
| Title | Landing Claw |
|---|---|
| Side | Light |
| Type | Device |
| Set | Dagobah |
| Rarity | R |
| Uniqueness | Restricted (••) |
| Destiny | 2 |
| card_uid | 4_11 |
| Version | printed |
| Printings | Dagobah — this page |
Landing Claw is a Light Device from Dagobah.
Card Text
Deploy on one of your starfighters. During any control phase, may target one opponent's capital starship present. Starfighter attaches to target (automatically moves with target and is 'concealed'). May detach at any time (even as target begins to move).
Lore
Special modification for starfighters. Size may vary depending on mass of starship. Allows a stable connection to a spacedock, uneven terrain or even another starship.
Strategy
By Chris Lapointe, Gold 61[1]
The might of the Imperial fleet is known throughout the galaxy. Direct conflict often ends up in defeat for the Rebel fleet. It is now time to fight back. When brawn fails, brains must take over. The same cunning strategy that got Han Solo out of a tight situation in The Empire Strikes Back is at your disposal. The Landing Claw is a great tool to avoid a confrontation and put a stop to the Imperial control of the galaxy. This device permits you to create an "Undercover" starfighter. You block your opponent's Force drain without risking loosing Force in a battle.
Of course, since you can only have two on the table at a time, you will still have to deploy other ships and attack, but now you have an ace in the hole. Not only do the ships present at the system engage the Imperial fleet, but your concealed starfighter "May detach at any time", thus increasing your power and ability total to give your opponent a run for his money.
Rulings
- Show that the starfighter is attached by physically placing it on the opponent's capital starship.[2]
- While starfighter attached ('concealed'):The starfighter and cards aboard it are inactive (except for Homing Beacon and the Landing Claw itself).Prevents opponent from Force draining.If the capital starship is lost, the starfighter is also lost.The capital starship 'carries' the starfighter, the starfighter is not considered to be moving.If the capital starship lands, the starfighter remains attached.If the capital starship is landed when the starfighter detaches (or Landing Claw is canceled), the starfighter becomes landed there if possible, otherwise it is lost.
- When the starfighter detaches (or Landing Claw is canceled), the starfighter returns to normal (is no longer attached/'concealed').
- Starfighter may either detach as a top level action, or when the capital starship is about to move (after destination has been specified and its movement cost has been paid).
- Although an attached Light starship blocks Dark's Force drains, it does not prevent Dark from controlling a system (e.g. Dark can cancel Cloud City Celebration while a Light starship is attached).
Pulled by
Canceled by
See Also
Sources
- Star Wars CCG cardlists index at Decipher.com (archive, 25 December 2008)
- Complete Card List (Decipher PDF, archive 28 September 2007) — Light Device: Landing Claw, Dagobah, R
References