Shewski The Headless Horseman (TIGIH)

Shewski The Headless Horseman (TIGIH) is a Light constructed list published on Game Players Network.

Deck info

• Player: Shewski
• Published: 3 November 2003 (Game Players Network)
• GPN category: Standard
• Format: Premiere - Original VS3
• Side: Light
• Starting Card: There Is Good In Him
• Strategy: There Is Good In Him
• GEMP Importable deck: Download (omits Leia (V) (Virtual Set 3), Escape Pod (V) (Virtual Set 2: Our Most Desperate Hour): not in GEMP)

Introduction

This deck aims to win by forcing the opponent to come to the ground and then beating them to a pulp. Steady drains and invasion await them otherwise… Oh yeah, you get to take a card every time you win battles, which should be all the time.

Decklist

Objective 1x There Is Good In Him Character 2x Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight 2x Obi-Wan With Lightsaber 2x Qui-Gon Jinn With Lightsaber 2x Leia (V) (Virtual Set 3) 2x Lando Calrissian, Scoundrel 2x Corran Horn 1x Phylo Gandish 1x Threepio With His Parts Showing 1x Dash Rendar 1x Wedge Antilles, Red Squadron Leader 2x Han With Heavy Blaster Pistol 2x Chewie, Enraged Weapon 1x Luke's Lightsaber 1x X-wing Laser Cannon Starship 1x Red Squadron 1 1x Outrider 1x Millennium Falcon Location 1x Endor: Chief Chirpa's Hut 1x Endor: Landing Platform (Docking Bay) 1x Coruscant: Jedi Council Chamber 1x Dejarik Hologameboard 1x Naboo: Boss Nass' Chambers 1x Naboo: Battle Plains

Effect 1x I Feel The Conflict 1x Squadron Assignments 1x Draw Their Fire 1x Your Insight Serves You Well & Staging Areas 1x An Unusual Amount Of Fear 1x Uncontrollable Fury 1x I Can't Believe He's Gone 1x Honor Of The Jedi 1x Flash Of Insight 1x Projection Of A Skywalker Interrupt 1x Heading For The Medical Frigate 2x Skull 1x On The Edge 1x Speak With The Jedi Council 1x A Jedi's Resilience 1x Houjix 2x Escape Pod (V) (Virtual Set 2: Our Most Desperate Hour) 2x Sorry About The Mess & Blaster Proficiency 1x Life Debt 1x Protector 1x Clash Of Sabers 1x Lost In The Wilderness 1x All Wings Report In & Darklighter Spin 1x Wesa Gotta Grand Army 1x Found Someone You Have

Strategy

The deck title is a little Halloween pun. Recently on the PC site someone was discussing TIGIH and mentioned Skull as a viable alternative to Rycar (V), as far as putting Obi Wan OOP. Then you bust out I Can't Believe and continue to add 5 to your power in ground battles, making stacking THAT much easier. Skull…. No head….Jedi Knight…. Knights ride horses…. You get it, right?

Anyways, Skull is great. I feel it is far more versatile than Rycar (V) since it frees a starting slot, you don't have to lose Force to use it, adds to power (Lando gives you a quick 5 late game), let you use EPP Obi, who is far more versatile compared to his Premiere counterpart. It's the gift that keeps on giving.

This plays like a conventional mains deck. All your sites are pullable. You will generate around 15 Force if your sites are out and Luke's free. This is not a Choke deck by design, but if you are choking you can always pull the Plains and toss them, if you can afford things. The star of the show is Angry Chewie, who is fun with Leia and Han. I included their buddy effects to max out the battle damage. Corran is great as a way to find out where they are hiding and then counterstrike. I like using him against walkers once they spread out.

Retrieval is limited, you can easily add another Edge/Flash/Found, but with the battle heavy focus if you play right before fighting you can get it back with DTF.

As for Uncontrollable- I really want Vader to come out and play, maybe this can help!

It's a pretty simple and fun deck once you get it running. Thanks for reading!

EDIT

Thanks for the review Sithborg! I am truly convinced that in having EPP Obi vs Prem (and his weak GT), I have picked the best route. I don't think I would want to use Balanced Attack since there is no real use beyond pulling Obi (limited use in space), and since it was used in '02, the opponent will suspect what I am doing. The tauntauns idea is quite fun, but I do agree that it would make this less viable.

Thanks for the review, Cam! I had the Apparition in, and it may make its way back in, but I really wanted to control my OOP-ing, and that would make it so I'd lose Luke, Obi, and Qui personas quite quickly... I'd rather keep them around than to get some added destiny, though it may be the better way to go.

Thanks for the review, Outlaw! I don't know why, but I've never liked the DB versions, mainly since I don't like relying on the bonus generation and giving up force.

See also

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

Sources

• The Headless Horseman (TIGIH) (Wayback, 20051102154456)
• GPN Star Wars Decks page 16 (Wayback, 20050430203312)