Shewski Battery Powered (SYFCA)

Shewski Battery Powered (SYFCA) is a Dark constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: Shewski
• Published: 3 March 2004 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Original VS5
• Side: Dark
• Starting Card: Set Your Course For Alderaan
• Starting Interrupt: Prepared Defenses
• Starting Effect: Fear Is My Ally
• Strategy: Set Your Course For Alderaan
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Commander Praji (V) (Virtual Set 2), Motti (V) (Virtual Set 3), Admiral Motti (V) (Virtual Set 2), Captain Lennox (V) (Virtual Set 4), Imperial-Class Star Destroyer (V) (Virtual Set 2), Imperial Domination (V) (Virtual Set 4), Fear Will Keep Them In Line (V) (Virtual Set 2), Come With Me (V) (Virtual Set 3), Precision Targeting (V) (Virtual Set 5): not in GEMP)

Introduction

This deck aims to win via direct damage and drains at various low parsec systems. It also features a ferocious display of Imperial firepower.

Decklist

Objective 1x Set Your Course For Alderaan Character 1x Commander Praji (V) 1x Motti (V) 1x Admiral Motti (V) 1x DS-61-2 1x Admiral Ozzel 1x Captain Lennox (V) 1x Admiral Chiraneau 1x Admiral Piett 1x Commander Merrejk 2x Emperor Palpatine 1x Grand Admiral Thrawn 1x Captain Godherdt Weapon 2x Ion Cannon 3x Heavy Turbolaser Battery 2x Laser Cannon Battery Starship 1x Devastator 1x Tyrant 1x Dominator 1x Judicator 1x Accuser 1x Chimaera 1x Thunderflare 3x Imperial-Class Star Destroyer (V)

Location 1x Death Star 1x Death Star: Docking Bay 327 1x Alderaan 1x Kiffex 1x Rendili 1x Nal Hutta 1x Carida Effect 1x You Cannot Hide Forever & Mobilization Points 1x Inconsequential Losses 1x Imperial Domination (V) 1x Fear Is My Ally 2x Fear Will Keep Them In Line (V) 1x Lateral Damage 1x Come With Me (V) 1x Precision Targeting (V) 1x No Escape Interrupt 1x Prepared Defenses 1x They've Shut Down The Main Reactor 2x We Must Accelerate Our Plans 4x Imperial Command 1x Ghhhk & Those Rebels Won't Escape Us 1x Imperial Artillery 1x Relentless Pursuit Admiral's Order 1x We're In Attack Position Now

'Fear Is My Ally +10'; no shields named.

Notes

• Original-era (V): Commander Praji (V), Admiral Motti (V), Fear Will Keep Them In Line (V) x2 and Imperial-Class Star Destroyer (V) x3 (Virtual Set 2); Motti (V) and Come With Me (V) (Virtual Set 3); Imperial Domination (V) and Captain Lennox (V) (Virtual Set 4); Precision Targeting (V) (Virtual Set 5). The draft had dropped the (V) on Imperial Domination, Captain Lennox and Come With Me, and read Motti (V) as a second Admiral Motti (V).
• Posted 'Captain Godhert' dested Captain Godherdt.

Strategy

Ok, ever since I saw the effect Precision Targeting in V5, I knew that I'd have to make a SYFCA variant with guns. I know that I've sacrificed overall effectiveness with this focus, but I still think you can have some fun and win an odd game or two with it.

Imp Command is your friend. If you can, get out an Admiral on your 1st turn so it won't be grabbed. YCHF can also get you Rendili or Carida. The goal is to get out Merrejk to get the rest of your systems. It is best to save up for a turn or two and then get him directly to an ISD. Use you Objective text to your advantage to see where he is, as well as any systems you may have activated.

From there, you are going to look to WMAOP for Fear (V) (you will want to use the Opp Enf shield or the combo effect, your choice). Cause some damage and drain with Admiral Chiraneau.

That's all well and good, but what about the guns? Precision Targeting is the linchpin of their use. This effect, once out, lets you download weapons onto your ships (for free) and let them fire at +1 each, which makes them actually capable of hitting targets. Since I'm starting Inc Losses, in essence you get 3 forfeit to reuse every turn.

Another benefit of these guns are increased power for your ISDs. The Heavy Turbolasers give you +2 power, and Motti (V) gives you +5 power (or +2, even w/o a gun). Motti is hard to get out,, but you can use Come With Me V to get him with relative ease.

CARD CHOICES

Gun Support Interrupts:

I use Main Reactor to knock out permanent pilots and to help set up some space defense/beats. I use Relentless Pursuit (aka DS Power Pivot) to get rid of a pesky ship, like the Outrider before the power segment of a battle.

Starship selection:

Some are pretty straightforward, like the V ISDs and the Chimaera, but here's why I picked the other ones:

Devastator- power 9, ability 2 perm pilot

Tyrant- deploy 7, bonus w/ Lennox (V)

Dominator- a Victory Class Star Destroyer, deploy 7, but only power 6. Lets Laser Cannon Battery fire twice per battle.

Judicator- adds 2 to each weapon draw, hit starfighters are power 0

Accuser- power 7, but hyperspeed of 4. Much like the Spiral, deploys for less as a react.

Thunderflare- deploy 7, power 9, Turbolaser batteries deploy and fire free onboard.

Locations:

All are low parsec to help Fear get set up faster. These are not the best drain systems, but they are great defensively as 3 of them give the opponent a drain of –1 if they knock you off the system.

Weapons:

Premeiere Turbos plain stink, so I didn't use them. Ion cannons are mainly for their nice destiny, but can be swapped for more of the other guns if you want to. Heavy Turbos have better text and destiny than their Premiere counterparts. If I had more Laser Cannon Batteries I would use them, since they are IMO the best capital gun out there.

Enjoy!

EDIT

Thanks for the review, BW! AMSD could be a good thing, and I had it in there while cutting it down to size, but doing the weapon theme limited my options. Needa and Avenger would be in there if I went that route. Big E is simply too expensive for me. Speed is the key to SYCFA, IMO, and while it is a tank, I can't justify spending almost 2x on what I do for a regular ISD.

See also

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

Sources

• Battery Powered (SYFCA) (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 9 (Wayback, 20050430203312)