Shewski A Royal Pain (BHBM)

Shewski A Royal Pain (BHBM) is a Dark constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: Shewski
• Published: 5 June 2003 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Reflections III
• Side: Dark
• Starting Card: Bring Him Before Me
• Strategy: Bring Him Before Me
• GEMP Importable deck: Download

Introduction

This deck aims to live up to its namesake- by making itself a pain to your opponent through invading their sites with Royal Guards, who are strengthened by the presence of their master, Emperor Palpatine.

Decklist

Objective 1x Bring Him Before Me Character 2x Emperor Palpatine 1x 4-LOM With Concussion Rifle 1x Boba Fett, Bounty Hunter 1x Darth Maul With Lightsaber 1x Lord Vader 1x Darth Vader, Dark Lord Of The Sith 1x Mara Jade, The Emperor's Hand 1x IG-88 With Riot Gun 1x Janus Greejatus 1x Myn Kyneugh 1x Kir Kanos 7x Royal Guard 1x Grand Admiral Thrawn Weapon 1x Vader's Lightsaber 1x Mara Jade's Lightsaber 5x Force Pike Starship 1x Zuckuss In Mist Hunter 1x Chimaera

Location 1x Death Star II: Throne Room 1x Carida 1x Death Star II: Docking Bay 1x Endor: Landing Platform (Docking Bay) 1x Endor: Dark Forest 1x Endor: Forest Clearing 1x Spaceport Docking Bay Effect 1x Insignificant Rebellion 1x Your Destiny 1x Location, Location, Location 1x Imperial Arrest Order & Secret Plans 1x You Cannot Hide Forever & Mobilization Points 1x Fear Is My Ally 1x Overseeing It Personally 1x Inconsequential Losses 1x Strategic Reserves 1x Search And Destroy 1x No Escape Interrupt 1x Prepared Defenses 2x Sniper & Dark Strike 1x Force Lightning 1x Weapon Of An Ungrateful Son 2x Imperial Artillery 1x Imperial Command 1x You Are Beaten 1x Abyssin Ornament 1x We Must Accelerate Our Plans 1x Dark Jedi Presence

Strategy

Depending on if DDTA is being used, you can pull Carida for activation or ditch YCHF for a multitude of effects (see below). If you catch your opponent unaware, you might be able to do both!

Starting off, you want to get the Emperor to one of your opponent's sites on the first or second turn with the objective. If you can't do it on first turn, I'd use IAO to get the DS2 DB, and then one of the 2/1 Endor sites with LLL. The next turn you can pull the Endor DB and the other Endor site.

This is largely a no flip strat.... but if the opportunity presents itself, why not try for it? To that end, should I include a <> DB in case Luke is hiding elsewhere? If so, what to cut?

Anyways, once you get Palpy out, your Guards can deploy en masse. If it is your opponent's locations, you can usually disrupt their game plan. Royal Guards (non uniques) add destiny when defending with a pike, so you are likely to get more use from them if you go on the offensive versus staying on Endor.

YCHF combo can pull: Overseeing it Personally- adds to drains wherever your Palpy is Inc Losses- Recycle those Pikes! Crossfire- frees up a shield slot, but also add 5 to power with 2 fired weapons. Good for stacking on Your Destiny. S & D- direct damage rocks!

With all your possibilities for adding battle destiny draws (Kir, Myn, BFBH, Guards, Iggy) and many ways of character exclusion (Sniper, YAB, Iggy, DVDLOTS) you should be set up for a beatdown. DJ Presense should be icing on the cake if you can pull it off.

Space is very minor, just enough to pull off an upset in case your opponent thinks you are going with none.

<>Card Choices<>

IAO simply speeds up getting my sites out, plus LLL can't get the DS2 DB. I wanted to at least try and convert Luke if the opportunity presented itself.

I decided to go with no Blaster Rack and BFHI (V) since this is a themed BHBM. If going flip BHBM, BFHI is great since you can get out some direct damage quickly by sending Vader out to play.

Strategic Reserves cancels drains with non unique Imps.

Weapon recycles my weapons in play at the end of the game.

Artillery is some more direct damage.

Ornament represents my limited retrieval.

Thanks for reading, and reviewing! Also, kudos to Darth Hoth whose own Royal Guard deck was my original springboard to reach this deck.

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Hoth, thanks for the first review! I toyed with 2 LV, but I like the choke function of Vader. If doing a flip BHBM, I think doing 2 LV is a no brainer. Well Guarded, well, I normally don't get burnt by Grimmy too much. That might be a meta call- I think I will stay without it. Imp Reinforcements (hmm- whose deck does this sound like?) ;)- I would have to give up some of my fun support guys like Maul, BFBH etc... I'm gonna start without it. Thanks for the .02 on the <> DB. Off to the feedback thread!

Swcironecg, thanks for the review! Imp Command is always cool, as is another Imp Artillery. I just don't know what to take out. I'm gonna try to solicit some opinions on the Feedback thread.

PEGD, thanks for the review! I think I will go with Imp Command to add a little more space punch.

See also

• Game Players Network decks
• Shewski
• Game Players Network
• GEMP importable decklist

Sources

• A Royal Pain (BHBM) (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 23 (Wayback, 20050430203312)