Shewski Gimme That Necklace! (ROPS)

Shewski Gimme That Necklace! (ROPS) is a Dark constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: Shewski
• Published: 11 March 2003 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Original VS1
• Side: Dark
• Starting Card: Ralltiir Operations
• Strategy: Ralltiir Operations
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Assault Rifle (V) (Virtual Set 1: Legacy): not in GEMP)

Introduction

This deck aims to use the famous Necklace Drain to force your opponent to come to Ralltiir, where some V'd combat vehicles and stalwart troopers have a nasty suprise waiting.

Decklist

Objective 1x Ralltiir Operations Character 1x Mosep 3x Elite Squadron Stormtrooper 1x General Veers 1x Commander Igar 1x Stormtrooper Garrison 1x Darth Maul With Lightsaber 1x Mara Jade, The Emperor's Hand 1x Darth Vader With Lightsaber 1x Boba Fett, Bounty Hunter 1x Corporal Drazin 1x Sergeant Tarl 1x Sergeant Wallen 1x Trooper Davin Felth 1x Grand Admiral Thrawn Weapon 1x Assault Rifle (V) (Virtual Set 1: Legacy) 3x Naboo Blaster Rifle Starship 1x Chimaera 1x Dengar In Punishing One 1x Zuckuss In Mist Hunter 1x IG-88 In IG-2000 Vehicle 1x Blizzard 2 1x Blizzard Scout 1 1x Tempest Scout 1 1x Blizzard 4 1x Tempest Scout 5 1x Tempest Scout 6

Location 1x Ralltiir 1x Yavin 4: Docking Bay 1x Hoth: Echo Docking Bay 1x Endor: Dense Forest 1x Spaceport Docking Bay 1x Swamp 1x Carida Effect 1x An Entire Legion Of My Best Troops 1x Imperial Arrest Order & Secret Plans 1x You Cannot Hide Forever & Mobilization Points 1x Fear Is My Ally 1x Organa's Ceremonial Necklace 1x Expand The Empire 1x Security Precautions 1x Inconsequential Losses 1x Imperial Decree Interrupt 1x Prepared Defenses 1x Walker Barrage 1x Trample 2x Blast Points 2x Trooper Assault 1x Blasted Droid 2x Freeze! 1x Imperial Artillery 1x Dark Jedi Presence 1x They're Still Coming Through!

Strategy

Start off by pulling Carida with YCHF & MP. Then, during your turn, deploy the Forest to Ralltiir, and grab one of your DBs with IAO & SP. You may ditch YCHF & MP to get Sec Pre (V), to increase your generation on Ralltiir.

Second turn you can draw the other sites needed to flip, and if you have a good draw, you can potentially flip this turn or next.

The Necklace Drain works as follows:

Place it on the Y4 DB, then bring it back to Ralltiir. Once you get it on Raltiir, you pass it between the sites and have Mosep drain the opponent for 6 off the top.

Hopefully, these drains will make your opponent come to you. If they do, you have many lines of defense. All AT-STs can react to the battle. The AT-ATs can do neat things, especially Blizzard 2 (V). It pulls Walker Barrage and Trample, both of which can be abused. You have a decent amount of troopers and should be able to use their related interrupts to add power and destinies, and two Dark Jedis to use Dk Jedi Presence with.

Use your pulling power judiciously- get that extra ship you need or the beatdown interrupt you were missing.

Other Card Choices:

Y4: Jungle- I use this to get Imp Decree going if I need to. I can also Expand the GT to the DB for some more protection.

Expand- Can be used as I said above, or with the Prefect's Office or Forest.

Walker Barrage- at the same site as Bliz 2, I need to pull a 4 to kill any non Jedi character. Not too difficult.

Trample- With some tracked destiny, you've got a squished Rebel.

Blast Points- Adds a destiny when a gun is fired, or deploys a gun from reserve. Extra handy with someone using the Assaul Rifle to fire into a battle.

Blasted Droid- fire a weapon for free during your control phase.

Freeze- a specialized Imp barrier, also functions as a beatdown shield.

Still Coming- A handy bullet card.

I wish I had more Assault rifles, I would probably add in 1-2 more in place of normal blaster rifles.

Please let me know where I can improve, and as always, thanks for looking!

EDIT-

Thanks for the review, Adam. Yeah, I am lacking in biker scout troopers and speeder bikes. I am packing my only copy of Imp Artillery. I know how I can focus on troopers, but not Walkers. I'd love to hear thoughts on that. Yeah, sadly I was misled on the effectiveness of the Necklace drain. You have to physically carry it back to Ralltiir. Then you can work the Mosep Drain.

EDIT-

Thanks for the review, Catman! Now that I go over it, I think the Naboo rifles are a good alternative to normal Blaster rifles- destiny loss aside. I'd love to have all Assault rifles, but that's not to be. I can say that space is fine in this deck as is, after playing versus a space deck. Dengar is not needed. I basically can pull all the BH ships, and then lay them down for a 3 battle destiny draws smackdown. I also am very confused why you guys dislike Elites so much... sure, they cost 2, but activation is not that big of a deal in this deck. By myself, I activate 2 on first turn, 8 second turn, and 11 third turn. Not bad quadrupling your activation in one turn. I think I will keep my Saber characters, they are more for hit and runs as well as Dark Jedi Presenceing.

EDIT- Swapped Bossk for Dengar in ship. He's cheaper, can add to battle destiny, and can knock down Home One. The only drawback id that he doesn't draw on his own, but I wouldn't use him unless he has backup.

See also

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

Sources

• Gimme That Necklace! (ROPS) (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 34 (Wayback, 20050430203312)