Royal Pain
Title: Royal Pain
Author: Paul "Ultima 1" Merrian
Date: Apr 4, 2001
Rating: 3.5
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Cards:
‘Starting (8)
Hunt Down And Destroy The Jedi/Their Fire Has Gone Out Of The Universe
Visage Of The Emperor
Executor Holotheatre
Executor Meditation Chamber
Prepared Defenses
Imperial Arrest Order
Inconsequential Losses
Mobilization Points
Characters (22)
Prince Xizor
Guri
Captain Gilad Pellaeon
Darth Vader, Dark Lord Of The Sith x2
Grand Admiral Thrawn
Lord Vader x3
Mara Jade, The Emperor’s Hand
Myn Kyneugh
Ephant Mon (to keep spies from canceling Visage)
Royal Guard x8
Emperor P. x2
Effects (2)
Secret Plans
I am your Father
Interrupts (5)
Sniper x2
Shut Him up or Shut Him Down
You Are Beaten x2
Locations (8)
Coruscant
Coruscant Docking Bay
Death Star Docking Bay
Cloud City Landing Platform
Executor Docking Bay
Tatooine DB
Cloud City Downtown Plaza
Kiffex
Starships (6)
Chimaera
Dengar In Punishing One
IG-88 in IG-2000
Bossk in Bus
Zuckuss In Mist Hunter
Boba in Slave 1
Weapons (9)
Vader’s Lightsaber x2
Force Pike x6
Mara Jade’s Lightsaber '
Strategy: ‘
This is basically a non-dueling Hunt Down deck using Royal Guards to squash your opponents.
Get Vader out as soon as possible (duh), then get him back to the Meditiation Chamber ASAP.
Card explanations
Shut Him Up…- Bacta Tank is common in my area, but it also cancels several other important cards.
No Kir Kanos- I don’t want to wory about constant force loss to his upkeep.
Matchups
HB mains- You simply need to assemle a beatdown crew at one f your many docking bays, then transfer them to wherever you need to.
HB space- You will have a small problem here, but if you rely on Super Chimaera, supported by Zuccuss and Dengar, you shoud be able to minimize the damage.
EBO- See HB space, but be wary of Ice Storms if you go under the shield.
WYS, Profit- Go to Tatooine, and hit hard and fast. Keep your opponent from retrieving by stationing your fleet at Kessel and initiating battle with any ship that tries to Kessel Run (for WYS). Don’ pre-deploy, but try to get Mara out quickly (for Profit).
MWYHL- Leave them alone on Dagobah, but destroy them if they try to go anywhere else. Drain if you can.
TIGIH- there is not much chance of not capturing Luke, so just don’t lose battles. Watch out for Lost in the Wilderness at the Endor DB.
These are the only decks that are popular in my area, but against others, just play smart. ‘