Luke Hector Echo Strike Force (Pilot Edition)

Luke Hector Echo Strike Force (Pilot Edition) is the Light constructed list Luke Hector posted on DeckTech.

Deck info

• Player: Luke Hector
• Published: 13 April 2001 (DeckTech)
• Published title: Echo Strike Force (Pilot Edition)
• Format: Premiere - Reflections II
• Side: Light
• Starting Interrupt: Heading For The Medical Frigate
• GEMP Importable deck: Download
• Strategy: To get out Echo Base Ops in 2 turns with decent effects I have chosen a new approach to Echo Base decks. See what u think

Decklist

Character 1x TK-422 1x Boushh 1x General Crix Madine 1x General Calrissian 1x Obi-Wan With Lightsaber 1x Chewie With Blaster Rifle 1x Corporal Kensaric 1x Sergeant Brooks Carlson 1x Luke Skywalker 1x Lieutenant Blount 1x Elyhek Rue 1x Theron Nett 1x Ten Numb 1x Wedge Antilles, Red Squadron Leader 1x Tycho Celchu Weapon 2x X-wing Laser Cannon Starship 1x Red 10 1x Red 7 1x Artoo-Detoo In Red 5 1x Tala 2 1x Red Squadron 1 1x Blue Squadron 5 1x Green Squadron 3 1x Gold Squadron 1 1x Home One Location 1x Hoth: Main Power Generators (1st Marker) 1x Hoth: North Ridge (4th Marker) 1x Hoth: Echo Docking Bay 1x Hoth: Echo Corridor 1x Hoth: Echo Command Center (War Room) 1x Hoth 1x Kiffex 1x Sullust 1x Endor

Effect 1x A New Secret Base 1x Bacta Tank 1x Honor Of The Jedi 1x Legendary Starfighter 1x Strikeforce 2x Projection Of A Skywalker 1x Haven 1x Echo Base Operations 1x Strike Planning 1x Insurrection 1x Squadron Assignments Interrupt 1x Heading For The Medical Frigate 4x The Signal 1x Out Of Commission & Transmission Terminated 1x Houjix & Out Of Nowhere 2x Hyper Escape 2x Power Pivot 1x Insertion Planning Admiral's Order 1x I'll Take The Leader

Original post

Echo Strike Force (Pilot Edition)

• Author: Luke "Skywalker65" Hector
• Published: April 13, 2001
• Rating: 4.5
• Description: To get out Echo Base Ops in 2 turns with decent effects I have chosen a new approach to Echo Base decks. See what u think

Strategy

UPDATE Right then I've checked out some ideas that you have given me. I don't have an Ice Storm, but I do intend to get one for this deck as I know it is a good one. I like the Close Air Support idea with Tala 1 and Cracken considering he's a scout and a good ground man as well.

I agree with the Luke EPP idea as well. Considering with Echo Base Ops and Haven the ships deploy for less anyway, it would be handy to have Luke for 2 purposes (air and ground)

The odds may not seem brilliant m8, but in all my games I have either had ANSB or a signal in my starting hand or at least on the 2nd turn so that isnt a problem.

Lots of people suggest Echo Base Garrison. I'm well aware of it except for 2 reasons

(1) I don't have Echo Base Garrison, I got ANSB and R2 in Red 5 out of trading, not the 3rd Anthology

(2) With Strike Planning I can get Lando so I can get the Super Falcon out very soon, plus a lot of the pilots and characters in the deck are Ability 2 Scouts Crix fishes them out and then they fish out their ships Also Carlson has Landspeed 2 and allows others to move with him for free. so heres the setup

- Deploy Kensaric to the corridor and carlson to the docking bay. When EBO is out, move Kensaric to Carlson's location and then move BOTH of them from there to the North Ridge- If i got this rule wrong then let me know

So in conclusion

Drop Blue 5 with pilot for Cracken and Tala 1

Drop Farmboy Luke for EPP Luke

I don't know what to drop to put in Menace Fades though. It's not essential at the mo cause I got 2 Projections and 2 undercover spies, but if anyone has ideas let me know for this deck is attending the UK Nationals next Sunday

END UPDATE

Right then, I'm deciding whether to use X-Wing Swarms or Pilots in this deck as each have different impacts on stragety. This deck can get ready on 2nd turn 90% of the time so its FAST

1st Turn

Before activation search for Gen Crix Madine. If u have a signal i starting hand use it DURING activation to get ANSB (if you didnt get in starting hand). Deploy ANSB and search for corridor and War Room. Use Insurrection to get the Docking Bay. If u have force spare deploy Crix and search for either Carlson or Kensaric (scouts)

2nd Turn

Get ECho Base Ops before activation and find a scout during deploy phase. Deploy the 2 scouts and echo base ops. Use signals to get good effects and ANSB to get the systems, preferably Hoth or Endor (Haven and Strike Planning effects)

Later Game

Move and deploy characters to North Ridge to avoid beatdown and Imperial Decree, Kensaric should help with added deploy cost.

Search for pilots and their ships and deploy to systems making sure there is a battle destiny at each or a Hyper Escape in your hand.

Outdrain the opponent and battle any ships he has using Power Pivot as a ”BRILLIANT” way of getting rid of Star Destroyers (it buggers me right up so ill use it to bugger others up)

MatchUp's

Hunt Down

Get Honor out ASAP and use spies and OOC/TT to cancel the objective (IF NEEDED) If your opponent is losing force and not u then dont bother DUH Out drain in space and keep Hoth really SECURE at all costs. When I failed to do so letting Mara, vader and Emperor in, I was lucky to win that game by 13 when i did

MKOS/Court Get Honor out for Court and out drain in space with ease, this is an easy matchup for me

Original card list

As posted on DeckTech

Locations (9) Hoth Generators Hoth North Ridge Hoth Docking Bay Hoth Corridor Hoth War Room Hoth Kiffex Sullust Endor Characters (15) TK-422 Boushh General Crix Madine General Carissian Obi-Wan with Stick Chewie with Blaster Corporal Kensaric Brooks Carlson Luke Skywalker Lietennant Blount Elyhek Rue Theron Nett Ten Numb Wedge Antillies RSL Tycho Celchu Ships (9) Red 10 Red 7 R2D2 in Red 5 Tala 2 Red Squadron 1 Blue Squadron 5 Green Squadron 3 Gold Squadron 1 Home One Effects (12) ANSB Bacta Tank Honor Of The Jedi Legendary Starfighter Strikeforce Projection Of A SKywalker x 2 Haven Echo Base Ops Strike Planning (s) Insurrection (s) Squadron Assignments (s) Interrupts (12) HFTMF (s) Signal x 4 OOC/TT Houjix/Out Of Nowhere Hyper Escape x 2 Power Pivot x 2 Insertion Planning Weapons (2) X-Wing Cannons x 2 Admirals Orders (1) Ill Take The Leader

See also

• Luke Hector
• DeckTech decks
• Decklists
• Premiere - Reflections II

Sources

• Echo Strike Force (Pilot Edition), decktech.net
• Echo Strike Force (Pilot Edition), stephenskilton.com
• Echo Strike Force (Pilot Edition) (GitHub Pages)