Leia's Sporting Blaster
| Title | Leia's Sporting Blaster |
|---|---|
| Side | Light |
| Type | Weapon — Character |
| Set | Premiere Limited |
| Rarity | U1 |
| Uniqueness | Unique |
| Destiny | 5 |
| Icons | Weapon |
| card_uid | 1_156 |
| Version | printed |
| Printings | Premiere Limited (1995, black border) — this page Premiere Unlimited (1995/96, white border) — same art and text Japanese Takara Premiere |
Leia's Sporting Blaster is a Light Weapon (Character) from Premiere Limited.
Card Text
Use 1 Force to deploy on Leia, or 2 on your warrior. May target a character, creature or vehicle for free. Draw destiny. Target hit if destiny -1 > defense value. If hit by Leia, target's forfeit = 0.
Lore
Defender sporting blaster, made by Drearian Defense Conglomerate. Intended for personal defense or small-game hunting. Short range. Low power. Carries energy for 50 shots.
Strategy
Decipher card strategy (starred on the Premiere Light card list).
From Joey Golowka:
Light Character Weapon Destiny: 5
approximate card text:
Use 1 Force to deploy on Leia, 2 on any other warrior. May target for free. Draw destiny. A targeted Character is hit if destiny is less than one point greater than its ability. A targeted Vehicle is hit if destiny is less than one point greater than its maneuver or armor.
Defender sporting blaster, made by Drearian Defense Conglomerate. Intended for personal defense or small-game hunting. Short range. Low power. Caries energy for 50 shots.
This weapon, fires for free, which is much better than most other weapons. Nevertheless, it does not make up for its inherent weakness. A -1 to hit? Come on, it's hard enough to hit things with a 1. You'll need a 4+ destiny if you want to hit any one of any strength. And the only real advantage a weapon provides is that it allows you to choose who dies.
A five destiny does help make up for some of its weaknesses, but not
I'm not opposed to using high destiny worthless cards, but there are others that can be more effective. Whaaaaaaooow, A Few Maneuvers, and Lift Tube being among them (AFM can be useful in an Asteroid deck). The destiny also makes it extremely easy to overload.
If Leia is firing and hits her target then the target has forfeit = 0. This can be helpful as it increases the casualties suffered by the opponent - the only good use of this card.
Conclusion: if you're using a Leia deck, then use this card. Otherwise, don't even consider it.
My Favorite Combo:
Leia's Sporting Blaster + Leia
My Rating for Leia's Sporting Blaster:
Usefulness rating 2.1
Fun rating 5.3
Source: Leia's Sporting Blaster strategy at Decipher.com (archive)
See Also
Sources
- Premiere Light 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) — Light Weapon: Leia's Sporting Blaster, Premiere, U1