RENEGADE DEATH STAR Bring Him Before Me

RENEGADE DEATH STAR Bring Him Before Me is a Dark constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: RENEGADE DEATH STAR
• Published: 16 November 2003 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Original VS2
• Side: Dark
• Starting Card: Death Star II: Throne Room
• Strategy: Death Star II: Throne Room
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Kitik Keed'kak (V) (Virtual Set 2: Our Most Desperate Hour): not in GEMP)

Introduction

This has been the only DS deck I have played since 2000. I modify it for this or that by adding odds and ends or by using one or two cards that could help me out from each expansion, but this is the deck I use.

I have played many many games with this one and it has always done fairly well. The biggest problem I've had to date is that I never really turned Luke that often. Usually they found ways of keeping distance between Luke and Vader or by using interrupts that killed him off when they wanted.

I've even had an invasion squad kill Palpatine! However, with this deck I am sure that most bases are covered against lots of deck types.

This deck has the amazing ability for you to look around for anything you need--or to check out the cards in your Reserve Deck. So there's little chance of you screwing up when you want to look for something that only lets you do it "once per game."

Decklist

Character 3x Lord Vader 1x Emperor Palpatine 3x Darth Maul 2x Mara Jade, The Emperor's Hand 1x Janus Greejatus 1x Grand Moff Tarkin 1x Grand Admiral Thrawn 1x Admiral Piett 1x Commander Merrejk 1x Boba Fett, Bounty Hunter 2x Dr. Evazan & Ponda Baba 1x Kitik Keed'kak (V) (Virtual Set 2: Our Most Desperate Hour) 1x Guri Weapon 1x Maul's Double-Bladed Lightsaber 1x Darth Vader's Lightsaber 1x Mara Jade's Lightsaber Starship 1x Executor 1x Chimaera 1x Death Squadron Star Destroyer 1x Zuckuss In Mist Hunter Vehicle 1x Blizzard 4 Location 1x Death Star II: Throne Room 1x Fondor 1x Death Star II: Docking Bay 1x Blockade Flagship: Docking Bay 1x Endor: Landing Platform (Docking Bay) 1x Executor: Docking Bay

Effect 1x Your Destiny 1x Insignificant Rebellion 1x Bad Feeling Have I 1x You Cannot Hide Forever & Mobilization Points 1x Imperial Arrest Order & Secret Plans 1x Fear Is My Ally 1x No Escape 1x Presence Of The Force 1x Lateral Damage 1x Image Of The Dark Lord 1x Ability, Ability, Ability Interrupt 1x Prepared Defenses 2x You Are Beaten 3x I Have You Now 1x Force Lightning 1x Rise, My Friend 1x Imperial Command 1x Weapon Levitation 1x Force Field 1x Vader's Obsession 1x The Circle Is Now Complete 1x Focused Attack 1x Twi'lek Advisor 1x Ommni Box & It's Worse

Strategy

LSC: I have a TON of things that I can beat down with and nasty surprises! I play the same way each time I play LSC. First, I ALWAYS let them hit me for two or three force drains--I play Battle Order shield before they do--and they spend their force on drains rather than on deployment of ships or characters.

I always find ways of reducing their drains. I play Image of the Dark Lord V on their site and when Vader's there--boom! their drains are -2--not bad, huh?

I save for beat downs. In two beat-downs or so, I OWN their NABOO. I have always OWNED their NABOO. I save a couple characters because they've spread out in attempt to drain me--foolishly using Luke to help hold a site with someone else.

I deploy Vader to Luke's site, capture Luke, then using some interrupts or beat down stuff I MURDER everyone else at the site.

I'll DB transit over or use Rise My Friend and game's over.

LU(V): Game over! I play the crossfire shield and Vader gets his saber on the ground. I pound 'em in space often. My characters have control of the ground at Marker 5, where I've got Palpy and Janus (drain plus 1!) and put IOTDL(V) [Image of Dark Lord] at the adjacent site. Done. I have beaten these decks just using beat-downs because they use Hoth Luke and try to keep him away. The force loss from various sources that you have at your command will be too much for them. Play it safe, though--"Don't get cocky!"

DBO: I have played against three DBO decks and each one was a killer against me due to them shutting off all my drains and direct damage! Be careful of the DBO's you play against. I suggest deploying lots of characters to the Executor DB and moving Executor over to Dantooine and shuttling them down--be cautious of their space package--it's deadly. Put in a <>Spaceport DB in your deck if you want to get to Dantooine safely because I played against Josh Radke's DBO and his scouts and effect cards made me deploy for (not kidding) +6 to +8 depending on the characters.

Profit: Set up your anti drain package and get to space fast so you can put a stop on their free drains (get to space and ground so you can pull Battle Order on them). I usually can kill them just with drains and direct damage--but late game when they least expect it drop down a beatdown squad. Chances are they'll be caught with their pants down. You can even feel fairly confident with invading Tatooine with your beat-down guys. I have pulled it off. Try to steal Han's gun because that can be a battle-ruining gun. You are beaten works extremely well.

I once deployed Vader to their fortified site and stole Luke, dueled Obi (out of play!!!) battled Han and Chewie (You Are Beaten to Han) and nailed their Chewie with three battle destiny. INSTANTANEOUS DEATH AWAITS THEM. Save up the beat down squads--it'll work.

See also

• Game Players Network decks
• RENEGADE DEATH STAR
• Game Players Network
• GEMP importable decklist

Sources

• Bring Him Before Me (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 15 (Wayback, 20050430203312)