Shewski Let's Blow This Thing And Go Home! (MBO)

Shewski Let's Blow This Thing And Go Home! (MBO) is a Light constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: Shewski
• Published: 16 April 2003 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Original VS3
• Side: Light
• Starting Card: Massassi Base Operations
• Strategy: Massassi Base Operations
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Luke Skywalker (V) (Virtual Set 1: Legacy), Rebel Tech (V) (Virtual Set 3), Wokling (V) (Virtual Set 3), Advance Preparation (V) (Virtual Set 3): not in GEMP)

Introduction

This deck aims to protect Yavin 4 while setting up for a quick and successful Attack Run. After that, you can drain to victory at select systems while retrieving.

Decklist

Objective 1x Massassi Base Operations Character 1x Lieutenant Naytaan 2x Luke Skywalker (V) (Virtual Set 1: Legacy) 1x Lieutenant Blount 1x Tycho Celchu 1x Wedge Antilles, Red Squadron Leader 1x Derek 'Hobbie' Klivian 1x Mon Mothma 1x Colonel Feyn Gospic 1x General Dodonna 1x Romas "Lock" Navander 3x Rebel Tech (V) (Virtual Set 3) 1x Lando Calrissian, Scoundrel 1x Qui-Gon Jinn With Lightsaber 1x Obi-Wan With Lightsaber Weapon 2x X-wing Laser Cannon 1x Enhanced Proton Torpedoes Starship 2x Artoo-Detoo In Red 5 1x Tala 2 1x Green Squadron 3 1x Han, Chewie, And The Falcon 1x Tantive IV 1x Liberty 1x Home One 1x Red Squadron 1 1x Red Squadron 4 1x Red 9

Location 1x Yavin 4 1x Yavin 4: Docking Bay 1x Yavin 4: Massassi Headquarters 1x Yavin 4: Briefing Room 1x Yavin 4: Massassi War Room 1x Death Star 1x Endor 1x Aquaris Effect 1x Strike Planning 1x Squadron Assignments 1x Wokling (V) (Virtual Set 3) 1x An Unusual Amount Of Fear 1x Strikeforce 1x Great Shot, Kid! 1x Haven Interrupt 1x Heading For The Medical Frigate 2x Inconsequential Barriers 2x Rebel Barrier 1x Houjix & Out Of Nowhere 1x All Wings Report In & Darklighter Spin 2x Advance Preparation (V) (Virtual Set 3) 2x We Wish To Board At Once 1x Fly Casual 1x Slight Weapons Malfunction

Strategy

I finally was able to get a LS Death Star in a trade from Slim (THANKS!) and have always wanted to build an MBO deck. Here's my first attempt:

Pull Dodonna. Also pull a Y4 Location with your obj, then deploy the general there. If you have another Y4 location in hand, you may pull Mothma and put here there. Next turn, pull Gospic and another Y4 site. Don't flip yet! While you are getting less force due to the objective, you will be more protected on the +2 deploy for Imps, as well as Gospic's 1 Imp per turn restriction. You can also pull Lock, who will pull Endor and Aquaris for more generation. Try to get an Advance Prep (V) into hand with Mon Mothma-Rebel Tech.

Your main catalyst for flipping is Luke Skywalker. Once you are able to get Luke/r2 in Red 5, you are set to attack. You have tons of options on getting to the Death Star and killing it in one turn.

1. Use Fly Casual to deploy Luke/R2 straight to the D*. You can't use this and Squad Assign, so it's a little harder.

2. Spy pilots. You can pull them with Dodonna, and they can use any empty ship. Easiest way to do this, IMO.

3. Tantive IV. Can pull w/ Fly Casual, and deploy direct to D*.

Basically you want to flip, pull the D*, pull some techs, use Advance Prep to get out the pieces, and then make it happen. It usually is very easy to get the Death star. Assume you have 2 techs out. You total before destiny would be 14.

From there, you want to make sure that you have pulled Great Shot Kid with your We Wishes to lay the hurt on. Retrieve and battle in space- you should be activating plenty to pay for it all.

Card Choices:

Enhanced Proton Torps- They deploy for 1 less than old school versions, plus their lower destiny is protection against Overload.

Endor/Aquaris- Generation for you, none for opponent. You just need to hold Aquaris with a starfighter, which should not be hard.

Inc. Barriers- protection against someone barriering Luke.

AWRI combo- can be continually pulled by Luke. Get out ships or use for a massive destiny draw.

Slight Weapons Malf- To add battle destiny in space.

The non spy pilots: Red squaron is the best! Wedge can cancel destiny, Hobbie fires the gun for cheap, as does Naytaan (he adds 1 to total)

Thanks for looking and (hopefully) reviewing!

Thanks for the review, Hoth! I figured that I would use the Ruins to get more activation, but it's pretty much a moot point pre flip, so I've made that change.

I really don't want to go with more systems- I will be draining for 9 at them after I blow away the Death Star. I figure that I will be doing at least 14 damage, so I can deal with drains.

I subbed in the combo- good call.

I don't own the We Wishes, but I subbed them in anyways. If I had them, they definitely would be in there (sometimes I forget to post the dream deck, and I just post the deck I can make).

Angry Lando is there just for ground defense of Yavin.

Should I sack the other Enh. Torp and add another Cannon? Should I sack Wokling, start Great Shot, and run Superficial Damage? Do I need two Advance Preps?

Thanks for the review and opinions, Blackmoon! I'm gonna keep the second advance prep.

See also

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

Sources

• Let’s Blow This Thing And Go Home! (MBO) (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 29 (Wayback, 20050430203312)