Patrick Mathieson FiftyTwo's TIE Swarm

Patrick Mathieson FiftyTwo's TIE Swarm is the Dark constructed list Patrick Mathieson posted on DeckTech.

Deck info

• Player: Patrick Mathieson
• Published: 4 March 2001 (DeckTech)
• Published title: FiftyTwo's TIE Swarm
• Format: Premiere - Reflections II
• Side: Dark
• Starting Card: Endor Operations
• Starting Interrupt: Prepared Defenses
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Imperial Decree OR First Strike: not in GEMP)
• Strategy: Ominous Rumors deck that can handle almost everything the LS throws at you.

Decklist

Objective 1x Endor Operations Character 3x Lord Vader 1x 4-LOM With Concussion Rifle 1x Commander Igar 1x General Veers 1x Admiral Ozzel 1x Admiral Piett 1x Grand Admiral Thrawn 1x U-3PO (Yoo-Threepio) 1x Arica 1x Ephant Mon Weapon 1x Vader's Lightsaber Starship 1x The Emperor's Shield 1x The Emperor's Sword 8x TIE Interceptor 3x Dreadnaught-Class Heavy Cruiser 1x Bossk In Hound's Tooth 1x Flagship Executor 1x Chimaera Vehicle 1x Blizzard 1 1x Blizzard 2 1x Tempest 1

Location 1x Endor: Landing Platform (Docking Bay) 1x Endor: Bunker 1x Endor 1x Wakeelmui 1x Kashyyyk 1x Sullust Effect 1x Power Of The Hutt 1x Mobilization Points 2x Sienar Fleet Systems 1x Dreaded Imperial Starfleet 2x Presence Of The Force 1x Battle Order 1x Ominous Rumors Interrupt 1x Prepared Defenses 2x Twi'lek Advisor 4x All Power To Weapons 1x Short-range Fighters 2x Operational As Planned Admiral's Order 1x We're In Attack Position Now

The post also lists 1x Imperial Decree OR First Strike, which matches no known card; it is shown as posted and counted in the published total.

Original post

FiftyTwo's TIE Swarm

• Author: Patrick "Fiftytwo" Mathieson
• Published: March 4, 2001
• Rating: 4.5
• Description: Ominous Rumors deck that can handle almost everything the LS throws at you.

Strategy

Changes (3/4/01)

I now realize the need for more systems, while some people prefer Commander Merrejk I like more systems better, with 15 ships, only 3 systems isn't gonna be enough.

In

Rendili

Sullust

Imperial Command

Out

Admiral Ozzel

First Strike

We're In Attack Position Now

End Changes (3/4/01)

To complete the deck, get yourself a foil Imperial Decree (Decipher Prize support) like I did this morning )

This deck sprung from my imagination one day when I decided that I needed a change from all the beatdown decks I've been making lately and just wanted a deck that could either play a fast and furious space firefight or just lay back and drain away... how peaceful...

Turn 1 Grab Wakeelmui via Mob Points, then grab Ominous Rumors. Pull Ephant Mon and put him on the Bunker. Now it is secure for the whole game. Deploy Wakeelmui. If the opponent gave you 1 force deploy Ominous, otherwise just draw it up.

Turn 2 If you didn't already deploy Ominous do it. Deploy ships around space while slowly building up ground forces at the platform. Play smart. Win.

Why TIES?

Well I find that they are cheaper and just as effective as big blue SDs, and don't need pilots to back them up. After DS2 we got interceptors which made TIEs all the better, and with Special Edition along with the well-known Organized Attack was the lesser known All Power To Weapons, and the rest is history.

Why Endor Ops?

Because of Ominous Rumors. I could have played SYCFA, but this deck doesn't require tons of force in the first place. Draining for 2 a turn is cool, but draining for 4 is even cooler.

Imperial Decree?

Perhaps not a very well-known card, but very useful. Just occupy a battleground site and 2 battleground systems and Revolution and the opponent's force drain bonuses are all cancelled. My site is the platform and the systems are whatever 2 I want of the 3.

I don't think that your ground forces will be enough to handle a full-blown LS beatdown squad.

Perhaps, but it doesn't really matter. There will obviously be at least one survivor, so just shuttle them aboard the Executor or a Dreadnaught, and Ephant is still there to count for Ominous Rumors. Even without any ground support, you're still draining for 6 force a turn, 8 with Presences out, and retrieving and cancelling force drains at the same time.

8 TIEs? Don't swarm decks use like 15?

Actually it's 14 cuz of the Sword and the Shield, but whatever. The reason is that the one advantage that TIEs have over X-wings is that you can retrieve with them. So I don't need lots of them to be strong. I could do that, but with only 3 systems to drain at, why?

Well I hope that you find inspiration in this deck. Try it. It'll take the stress out of your day.

Patrick ”FiftyTwo” Mathieson

Original card list

As posted on DeckTech

Starting (9) Endor Ops/Imperial Outpost Endor Landing Platform Endor Bunker Endor Prepared Defenses Power of the Hutt Mobilization Points Imperial Decree OR First Strike Locations (3) Wakeelmui Kashyyyk Sullust Characters (12) Lord Vader x3 4-LOM w/ Gun Commander Igar General Veers Admiral Ozzel Admiral Piett Grand Admiral Thrawn U-3PO Arica Ephant Mon Vehicles (3) Blizzard 1 Blizzard 2 Tempest 1 Starships (15) The Emperor's Shield The Emperor's Sword TIE Interceptor x8 Dreadnaught x3 Bossk in Hound's Tooth Flagship Executor Chimaera Weapons (1) Vader's Lightsaber Effects (7) Sienar Fleet Systems x2 Dreaded Imperial Starfleet Presence of the Force x2 Battle Order Ominous Rumors Interrupts (9) Twi'lek Advisor x2 All Power To Weapons x4 Short-Range Fighters Operational As Planned x2 AOs (1) We're In Attack Position Now

See also

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

Sources

• FiftyTwo's TIE Swarm, decktech.net
• FiftyTwo's TIE Swarm, stephenskilton.com
• FiftyTwo's TIE Swarm (GitHub Pages)
• FiftyTwo's TIE Swarm (Wayback of decktech.net)