Patrick Mathieson DS2Ops

Patrick Mathieson DS2Ops is the Dark constructed list Patrick Mathieson posted on DeckTech.

Deck info

• Player: Patrick Mathieson
• Published: 17 March 2001 (DeckTech)
• Published title: DS2Ops
• Format: Premiere - Reflections II
• Side: Dark
• Starting Card: Endor Operations
• Starting Interrupt: Operational As Planned
• Starting Effect: Imperial Arrest Order
• GEMP Importable deck: Download
• Strategy: So I'm sitting around looking at That Thing's Operational and started thinking how can I utilize this to its fullest?... and you get this, the deck to end all decks.

Decklist

Objective 1x Endor Operations Character 1x Moff Jerjerrod 3x Darth Vader, Dark Lord Of The Sith 2x Emperor Palpatine 1x Grand Moff Tarkin 2x Mara Jade, The Emperor's Hand 2x Commander Merrejk 1x IG-88 With Riot Gun 1x 4-LOM With Concussion Rifle 1x Snoova 1x Dr. Evazan & Ponda Baba 1x Prince Xizor 1x Guri Weapon 1x Vader's Lightsaber 1x Mara Jade's Lightsaber 1x Superlaser Mark II Starship 1x Bossk In Hound's Tooth 1x Boba Fett In Slave I 1x Zuckuss In Mist Hunter 1x Dengar In Punishing One 1x The Emperor's Shield 1x The Emperor's Sword Vehicle 1x Tempest 1 1x Blizzard 2

Location 1x Endor 1x Endor: Bunker 1x Endor: Landing Platform (Docking Bay) 1x Death Star II 2x Tatooine 1x Death Star II: Docking Bay 1x Death Star II: Capacitors 1x Death Star II: Coolant Shaft 1x Death Star II: Reactor Core 1x Tatooine: Docking Bay 94 1x Tatooine: Cantina 1x Tatooine: Mos Eisley 1x Tatooine: Tusken Canyon 1x Tatooine: Jundland Wastes Effect 1x Imperial Arrest Order 1x Battle Order 1x Search And Destroy 1x Overseeing It Personally 2x Presence Of The Force 1x Secret Plans Interrupt 1x Operational As Planned 4x Twi'lek Advisor 3x Imperial Barrier Epic Event 1x That Thing's Operational

Original post

DS2Ops

• Author: Patrick "Fiftytwo" Mathieson
• Published: March 17, 2001
• Rating: 4.0
• Description: So I'm sitting around looking at That Thing's Operational and started thinking how can I utilize this to its fullest?... and you get this, the deck to end all decks.

Strategy

Change

Take out Mos Eisley, add Spaceport DB so I can pull a second Tat site from deck.

End change

Before you rate this deck low because it builds the Death Star take a look at it. This deck kills the opponent so quickly and easily that it's not funny. Ever heard of 7 direct damage a turn?

How to play

First turn

you get 5 force to play around with. Put down the DS2, IAO, and grab the DS2 DB. Put Jerjerrod there for 3. Use him to get the Coolant Shaft. Next turn you're getting a whopping 9 force. Deploy the capacitors and the Tatooine DB. Start deploying characters to Tatooine, and spread them out over the planet. Third turn you get 11 force. Deploy the Reactor Core and That Thing's Operational. During all this you've been dumping your Tatooine sites, and possibly deployed either Tatooine or Merrejk to search for it. You should also have been Twi'leking for important effects. If Tatooine is out (which it should be normally) move the DS2 over there.

At this point you are direct-damaging for AT LEAST 3 a turn from TTO, usually more if you've got more Tat sites down. You have good enough ground power to control all 5 Tatooine sites, and the Barriers will help you if a mains beatdown comes along. Overseeing It Personally and 2 Presences help even more. Your six ships are more than enough to control space, but the major worry is them blowing up the Death Star. Put the Sword and the Shield there for protection, and let the bounty hunter ships drain at Endor and Tatooine until they're needed. If you want, grab the Superlaser for protection against Home One/Tantive IV, etc.

End How To Play

To sum it up

Seven force loss a turn from That Thing's Operational if all 5 sites are out

Drains of up to 17 on ground

Drains of up to 3 in air

Now for the matchups...

Vs. WYS - This could be a problem deck, seeing that we're fighting for the same turf. All I can say is play your game, not the opponents.

Vs. Hidden/Throne Room Mains - Beatdowns = bad. Bunch up your guys and save your Barriers.

Vs. EBO - Forget about space draining and just control the DS2. Even if EBO is draining at its best (like 12-15) you've still got an advantage with the direct damage + force drains.

Vs. HB Flip - Same thing as EBO, except that their drains are gonna be even lower, so you'll win faster. Simple as that.

Vs. MWYHL - Fine, so no Overseeing it Personally. Otherwise, just play it like a Mains deck.

Vs. Anything else - Just play your game. You'll win )

Patrick "Fiftytwo" Mathieson

Original card list

As posted on DeckTech

DS2Ops Starting (8) Endor Operations/Imperial Outpost Endor Endor Bunker Endor Landing Platform Operational As Planned Death Star II Moff Jerjerrod Imperial Arrest Order Locations (11) Tatooine x2 DS2 Docking Bay DS2 Capacitors DS2 Coolant Shaft DS2 Reactor Core Tatooine Docking Bay Tatooine Cantina Tatooine Mos Eisley Tatooine Tusken Canyon Tatooine Jundland Wastes Starships (6) Bossk in Bus Boba Fett in Slave 1 Zuckuss in Mist Hunter Dengar in Punishing 1 The Emperor's Shield The Emperor's Sword Characters (16) Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith x3 Emperor Palpatine x2 Grand Moff Tarkin Mara Jade x2 Commander Merrejk x2 IG-88 with Riot Gun 4-LOM with Concussion Rifle Snoova Dr. Evazan & Ponda Baba Prince Xizor Guri Vehicles (2) Tempest 1 Blizzard 2 Weapons (3) Vader's Lightsaber Mara Jade's Lightsaber Superlaser Mark II Effects (6) Battle Order Search & Destroy Overseeing It Personally Presence of the Force x2 Secret Plans Interrupts (7) Twi'lek Advisor x4 Imperial Barrier x3 Epic Events (1) That Thing's Operational

See also

• Patrick Mathieson
• DeckTech decks
• Decklists
• Premiere - Reflections II

Sources

• DS2Ops, decktech.net
• DS2Ops, stephenskilton.com
• DS2Ops (GitHub Pages)