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Deck : The Return of the Swarm
Now that the Fires have died down, Light Side swarm decks make a comeback. By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support When players saw Unfriendly Fire in the Sith Rising expansion (and in just about every Dark Side deck), a good many of them swore...
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Deck : The Scum of the Universe
By David Cornford As the battle between the Light Side and Dark Side wages across the universe, thousands of worlds and races are caught within the struggle, forced to either cower in the shadows or take sides. Back in June, Joseph Brescol brought us...
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Deck : Lightside Pilot Deck - Good Eggs
Local prolific deckbuilder, Matt Hyra, shows us how to build a pilot deck - Rebel Style! By Matt Hyra Columnist Hi there. My name is Matt Hyra. I've been working for Wizards of the Coast for about 6 years, most recently as a Customer Service Rules Support...
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Deck : What Goes Up…
Now can come down with the Dark Side's new "elevator" units. By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support We've already seen units that can discard themselves in order to put some build counters on a unit under construction, but never on a scale as...
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Deck : Great Battles in Star Wars History
Part 1 By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support We are now just a week away from the new Battle of Yavin expansion, so it's had me thinking about the big battles from all the Star Wars movies. Since I don't have any Yavin cards, yet, I decided to...
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Deck : This Deck Can't Miss !
Accuracy isn't just for the meek anymore… By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support Accuracy has made a big splash in the game by giving units, usually small ones, a bit more bang for their buck. Big units roll so many dice that they don't need Accuracy...
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Deck : Light Side Speed Decks—Revisited
By Davion Dare If you've played the Star Wars Trading Card Game since the very beginning, you probably remember the days when Anakin's Inspiration was a staple in every Light Side deck. The goal was to have all your units attack first, thus crippling...
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Deck : Who needs the Death Star?
The Droid Control Ship makes a return. By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support When the Star Wars Trading Card Game debuted, one of the best Dark Side decks was the trusty ol' Droid deck, with a horde of Droids and the huge Droid Control Ship commanding...
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Deck : Piloting for the Dark Side
You might be Vader choke bait, but being a Star Destroyer Commander is a critically important job. By Matt Hyra Columnist Last week, we examined some nifty Light Side Starfighter Pilots. This week, the Dark Side gets to show off with some Pilots of its...
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Deck : It’s Time For a Trench Run
Last week’s Death Star deck gets its comeuppance. By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support This week's deck is designed as the perfect counter to a Death Star deck, but at its heart, it's really just a fun and effective combo deck. I considered...
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Deck : The Dark Side's Answer
This Dark Side deck pulls out all the stops. By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support The Light Side has great card drawing and damage prevention abilities. Wedding of Destiny and Jocasta Nu (A) are efficient for card drawing, while Battle cards...
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Deck : Enter the Bureaucrat
The Diplomat Deck finally shows some teeth! By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support Like a lot of deckbuilders, I had a Diplomat deck that used every possible Diplomat the Light Side could muster in order to make a Support in the Senate deck. However,...
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Deck : The Ultimate Power in the Universe
Now You Can be the Proud Owner of Your Very Own Death Star! By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support Star Wars TCG players everywhere have been looking forward to this day. The big kahuna of evil machines in all of moviedom is finally here. The...
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Deck : Pilot: Swarm Style
By Zach Bunn The premise of this deck is "swarm." However, I didn't want your normal, everyday swarm. I wanted something novel—something more on the edge of the game. I knew that if I planned on swarming (with the Light Side, at least) it would be in...
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Deck : Obi-Wan the Builder
Who knew Obi-Wan was such a taskmaster? By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support I used to have this crazy deck put together that had nothing but cards in it that had something to do with build points. It never won a game, but it was impossible...
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Deck : He Who Rolls the Most Dice…
Must be playing units with Retaliate. By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support By now, everyone's seen Retaliate in action. It's a pretty fun ability, but it's often times easy to avoid as you can just attack a different unit instead. The key to...
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Deck : Laying Down On The Job
The true beauty of Intercept and A Moment's Rest By Matt Hyra Columnist For the past two weeks you've seen decks in this column that utilize the new Intercept ability purely as a way to keep wimpy units alive. This week let's design a deck purely around...
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Deck : 2004 Championships: 2nd Place
he 2004 Star Wars TCG Championships have come to pass, crowning Adam Dittmer as the ultimate victor! Our congratulations to Adam, and our thanks to all those who made the journey to take part. Top 8 results were as follows: 1st: Adam Dittmer 2nd: Jeff...
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Deck : The Power of the Dark Side
Vader's Fury shows how Vader gets it done in space. By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support The Battle of Yavin set finally gives the Dark Side its first unique Starfighter Pilot: Darth Vader (D). Placing an 8 Build cost Pilot on a fragile Starfighter...
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Deck : This Deck Has Too Many Tricks
Manipulating damage has never been easier By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support Light Side characters just seem to live longer than Dark Side characters. Around here, even an overload attack by Darth Maul hasn't been working with any sort of...
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Deck : Hurray For Orray
Dark Side creature decks get a few new superstars By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support The Krayt Dragon has held the title of best creature unit in the game for some time now, but if you don't want to go with such a big behemoth, there are 3...
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Deck : Read the Fine Print
Read the Fine Print By Matt Hyra Columnist Last week we looked at a tricky Light Side deck using a combo of Intercept and A Moment's Rest. But we all know that it takes a Dark Side player to REALLY show you a good trick or two. Around here, we call cards...
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Deck : Popular Prevention
By David Cornford The results are in for our latest poll! A big thank-you to everyone who voted. Since Attack Of The Clones, the role played by damage prevention Battle cards has waxed and waned as the environment has evolved. Recent sets have seen a...
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Deck : Win, Lose or Draw
Chewie shows off his drawing skills By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support Everyone knows that drawing cards is a good thing as it gives you more options. Having the right card at the right time is a key to victory in any card game. Usually, drawing...
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Deck : Great Battles in Star Wars History
Part 2 By Matt Hyra SW Rules Guru - WotC Game Support We are now less than a week away from the new Jedi Guardians expansion, so, just like before the Battle of Yavin expansion was released, I present another Great Battle in Star Wars History. The desperate...