Rieekan Shield Mill 1.0

• Verziók
• 1.0

Intro

I've been playing hand disruption / mill / jank decks since they were a thing. Dark Ritual, Hypnotic Specter. Sphinx's Tutelage. But I digress.

In limited kitchen-table style play-testing, this is the fastest mill action I've seen thus far in this game. General Rieekan - Defensive Mastermind is bonkers. Zero drop mill cards like Strike Briefing and Secret Mission were surprisingly good. Feint is amazing, as is Entrenched. So far, the shields alone seem to mitigate enough damage to keep important characters alive.

Gameplay

Given the choice, you do not want the base. You want shields. While Echo Base - Hoth is nice, shields on 2x characters with a Spirit of Rebellion or Caution is a great start. Having a Jedi Council or Spy Net is also nice to have in the starting hand.

The early game is focused on keeping General Rieekan - Defensive Mastermind alive, shields on 3 characters and maximizing his activations. The dice outcomes don't matter at this stage, save for placing shields on character and hitting a special with Padme Amidala - Queen of Naboo

The mid game shifts towards removing cards in hand. Pickpocket won a game or two. Determination is doing some discard and C-3PO can also close out a game.

Changes / Things to Consider

• If my opponent just blows up General Rieekan - Defensive Mastermind, this deck really does nothing
• Really would prefer Jedi Instructor over Padawan
• Might work in more mitigation cards; mill seems strong enough with just the shield component
• I've seen some variations with Wookiee Warrior Leadership which look interesting. The pause I have with that is late game, where the deck is empty and there are cards in hand.

Comments welcome. Thanks!