A Star Wars: Destiny Network
Some Battlefields are used much more than others. Some will have broader usage due to their great claim action. Some are used just because their claim action doesn’t hurt you if your opponent claims it. Then there are some Battlefields that aren’t used at all in the current meta scene. This is one of those Battlefields. Here we will attempt to understand why.
One of the more highly specialized Battlefields released for the Awakenings set, Mos Eisley Spaceport serves a niche deck strategy, and offers some exciting possibilities in other decks.
Continue reading “Card Dissection: Mos Eisley Spaceport (AW172)”
Earlier I posted a Part 1 – Villains article talking about the meta, how it shifts, and what are current meta-defining decks and how they work. This blog post will cover the Heroes side of the game. Again, this will cover the decks I have played, or played against, and there are always a lot of experimental lists out there.
The meta in any collectible game is always shifting. It doesn’t matter if it’s a few weeks after a product release or a few months, players always find a way to incorporate new deck strategies, which in turn leads to other players creating strategies to beat those. The change can be as simple as replacing a card or two, or even revamping an entire deck archetype. It is a vicious cycle that many, including myself, love. It applies to a whole lot of games, from Magic: The Gathering to X-Wing to Destiny. This two-part blog will highlight several current meta decks that I encounter (or play) frequently, what makes them popular, and why they work. Their viability in a tournament setting is a rating out of 10 stars. Now, any deck can get lucky once, so this rating is based on consistency of the deck. Continue reading “Deck Power Rankings Part 1 – Villains”
An elegant card for a more civilized age, On The Hunt (AW26) offers Yellow decks various tools to help deal with different threats. While overlooked by many, this has the potential to offer exciting options to most decks. Continue reading “Card Dissection: On The Hunt (AW26)”
The X-Wing Miniatures Game has the theme of Fly Casual. It is printed in the rulebooks, and Fantasy Flight Games even had an article about it on their website. The basic premise is simple, yet exceedingly complex – “don’t be a dick”. What does that mean, exactly? Well, over the past 5 years, many people, and podcasts, have attempted to answer that question and we have a good idea of what it means in our collective heads, but putting it down in words is difficult. Its like the senator who was asked to define pornography. His reply was, “I will know it when I see it.” Here are my reasons why we need to Roll Casual, and what it means to do so. Continue reading “Roll Casual – How to Stop Worrying and Love the Game”
A couple of weeks ago I was on The Chance Cube Podcast January round table discussion. During that podcast I mentioned that I was working on a rainbow deck with Stormtroopers, a Nightsister, and Bala-Tik. I stated then that my focus was to make as much use of the Nightsister’s ability by giving her shields as often as I could to keep her alive, and her ability going more often. Because, she adds another Action option for you. If you have shields on her, you remove the shield, and not deal actual damage to her when you use her ability. And, her ability works even if she has activated. Finally, it works as many times as you want each turn.
Anyway, on the podcast released recently, there was a question from a listener who was asking about the viability of using a four character deck. And, while Jason, Amanda, and Lyndsey gave great answers, I feel that talking about my deck would be helpful to those considering this type of deck. Continue reading “Deck Analysis 101: Rainbow Fun – A Journey With 4 Villains”
I was listening to The Chance Cube podcast where they featured The Women in Gaming round table discussion and I think it was Amanda who said that as an opponent, you could shuffle and cut a deck before the initial 5 card hand draw during setup. An argument broke out between her and her opponent about it.
Now, I had read the rules, and even went back to confirm on the Rules Reference page 13 to confirm my suspicions. And, I was correct. Under the heading Setup, step 3, you shuffle your own deck and then draw 5 cards. There is nothing in there about cutting or shuffling your opponents deck. And then, I thought, Amanda’s a smart player, she had to get her information from somewhere. So, I looked in the tournament regulations, and it can be found in the setup section there. Yes, you can shuffle and cut your opponents deck. Continue reading “Reading the Rules – Through the Force, Things You Will See”
Check out our dissection of Let the Wookiee Win (AW130) and you decide its value… if it has any… Continue reading “Card Dissection: Let the Wookiee Win (AW130) – A Worthless Card”
Now, after reading all six parts of my Beginners Guide, we have now come to the final article in this series. This article will put everything talked about in previous articles into practice as I build a Hero deck. I am building a Hero deck because those who know me know that I almost always play Villains, so this makes me think more, do more planning, and consider a different set of cards than I am normally used to. Continue reading “Beginners Guide to Destiny Part VII: Putting it All Together”