Deck ID: 14251

Author: Patrick "Fiftytwo" Mathieson

Title: FiftyTwo’s TIE Swarm

Side: Dark

Date Published: 2001-03-04

Description:
Ominous Rumors deck that can handle almost everything the LS throws at you.

Rating:
4.5

Cards:

'Starting (9)

Endor Ops/Imperial Outpost

Endor Landing Platform

Endor Bunker

Endor

Prepared Defenses

Power of the Hutt

Mobilization Points

Imperial Decree OR First Strike


Locations (3)

Wakeelmui

Kashyyyk

Sullust


Characters (12)

Lord Vader x3

4-LOM w/ Gun

Commander Igar

General Veers

Admiral Ozzel

Admiral Piett

Grand Admiral Thrawn

U-3PO

Arica

Ephant Mon


Vehicles (3)

Blizzard 1

Blizzard 2

Tempest 1


Starships (15)

The Emperor’s Shield

The Emperor’s Sword

TIE Interceptor x8

Dreadnaught x3

Bossk in Hound’s Tooth

Flagship Executor

Chimaera


Weapons (1)

Vader’s Lightsaber


Effects (7)

Sienar Fleet Systems x2

Dreaded Imperial Starfleet

Presence of the Force x2

Battle Order

Ominous Rumors


Interrupts (9)

Twi’lek Advisor x2

All Power To Weapons x4

Short-Range Fighters

Operational As Planned x2


AOs (1)

We’re In Attack Position Now '

Strategy: '

Changes (3/4/01)

---

I now realize the need for more systems, while some people prefer Commander Merrejk I like more systems better, with 15 ships, only 3 systems isn’t gonna be enough.


In

Rendili

Sullust

Imperial Command


Out

Admiral Ozzel

First Strike

We’re In Attack Position Now


End Changes (3/4/01)

---


To complete the deck, get yourself a foil Imperial Decree (Decipher Prize support) like I did this morning )


This deck sprung from my imagination one day when I decided that I needed a change from all the beatdown decks I’ve been making lately and just wanted a deck that could either play a fast and furious space firefight or just lay back and drain away... how peaceful...


Turn 1 Grab Wakeelmui via Mob Points, then grab Ominous Rumors. Pull Ephant Mon and put him on the Bunker. Now it is secure for the whole game. Deploy Wakeelmui. If the opponent gave you 1 force deploy Ominous, otherwise just draw it up.


Turn 2 If you didn’t already deploy Ominous do it. Deploy ships around space while slowly building up ground forces at the platform. Play smart. Win.


Why TIES?

Well I find that they are cheaper and just as effective as big blue SDs, and don’t need pilots to back them up. After DS2 we got interceptors which made TIEs all the better, and with Special Edition along with the well-known Organized Attack was the lesser known All Power To Weapons, and the rest is history.


Why Endor Ops?

Because of Ominous Rumors. I could have played SYCFA, but this deck doesn’t require tons of force in the first place. Draining for 2 a turn is cool, but draining for 4 is even cooler.


Imperial Decree?

Perhaps not a very well-known card, but very useful. Just occupy a battleground site and 2 battleground systems and Revolution and the opponent’s force drain bonuses are all cancelled. My site is the platform and the systems are whatever 2 I want of the 3.


I don’t think that your ground forces will be enough to handle a full-blown LS beatdown squad.

Perhaps, but it doesn’t really matter. There will obviously be at least one survivor, so just shuttle them aboard the Executor or a Dreadnaught, and Ephant is still there to count for Ominous Rumors. Even without any ground support, you’re still draining for 6 force a turn, 8 with Presences out, and retrieving and cancelling force drains at the same time.


8 TIEs? Don’t swarm decks use like 15?

Actually it’s 14 cuz of the Sword and the Shield, but whatever. The reason is that the one advantage that TIEs have over X-wings is that you can retrieve with them. So I don’t need lots of them to be strong. I could do that, but with only 3 systems to drain at, why?


---


Well I hope that you find inspiration in this deck. Try it. It’ll take the stress out of your day.


Patrick ”FiftyTwo” Mathieson '