The war continues to rage on. Republic forces are spread thin on numerous fronts and the Jedi Order valiantly continues its defense of the Galactic Republic. The war has come to Dantooine and this time High Jedi General Mace Windu answers the call of duty. Outnumbered four to one Mace Windu leads his troops into battle against the Separatists Droid Army. As the battle unfolds, just as Mace Windu and his clone troops start to win, the tide of the battle turns with the introduction of the Seismic Tank. As the new threat stamps its authority on the battlefield Mace loses is lightsaber in the aftermath of the tanks first devastating blow. Weaponless, outnumbered and surrounded. In order to survive Mace draws strength from his mastery of the Force; his duty, his courage, his determination but most of all his DISCIPLINE.

In the fourth Independent Development Committee (IDC) expansion, Clone Wars: Republic At War (CW: RAW), the fate of the Republic is in your hands. A fierce war has begun like the galaxy has never seen before. The Clone Wars are spreading all across the galaxy, directly affecting many systems, but all feel the effects of the war. As the heat of war grows, so too does the prowess of the Chosen One, who is about to face one of his darkest moments. Today I'll introduce you to the final two preview cards from the Clone Wars: Republic At War dream card expansion set developed by the Independent Development Committee as we enter the last week before the biggest release in the history of the IDC!

It has been a while since our last release of CW:RAW material. Unfortunately that is because the IDC needed to delay the release of our fourth expansion while we tied up loose ends, making sure we kept our promise to bring you new and exciting cards! Today will be the last update before we lift the curtain on Republic at War next week! It's no secret that I am a fan of Mace Windu (as I go by the online alias IVIaceWindu) and if you didn't guess by the lead of this article, the two cards I'm spoiling today are based on one of the greatest Jedi Masters in Star Wars history; Mace Windu.

OMG! The only thing purple on Mace Windu (E) is his lightsaber! In CW:RAW the IDC has gone nuts and introduced the first unique unit that has multiple versions in more than one arena! I'm still speechless when it comes to this amazing new card so I'll be brief in talking it up. So obviously this version of Mace belongs in the Ground arena and is a pretty big unit with 50/5/6 for his base statistics. At a cost of 8 build Mace isn't cheap, but I think the cost is high enough for the benefits of having a unit that can change arenas (presuming there is a Character version in the stack also.) Let's look at the other perks on the biggest bad ass Jedi of them all. Both a Jedi Master and Republic Officer, Mace will be able to benefit from both subtypes with Mace benefitting from the former in terms of his in-built Evade ability. Mace's main ability allows you to detach an Equipment from him and gain 2 power and Critical Hit 2 until end of turn. I can't wait to use this badass of a card in my decks!

Yes, you did see correctly. Double Strike; a new keyword ability! The final preview card before the release of CW:RAW has spoiled Double Strike. Ok, so now, hopefully, you have picked your jaw up from the floor for a second time and I can get into a little more detail. For an investment of just 1 Build point and 2 Force one of your Light Side Jedi or Sith gains Parry 2 and 'When this unit would be discarded, you may attach Mace Windu's Lightsaber to another Jedi or Sith without paying its Equip cost.' As seen with all previous unique Equipment the true power lies in the 'owner specific' ability. When you Equip Mace with his lightsaber he gains the new keyword ability Double Strike! This allows Mace to make an extra attack at the end of an attack that he tapped to make! Back in the day Mace Windu (A). was an unstoppable powerhouse and now he has his lightsaber he truly will be the biggest badass Jedi in the Order!

Well that's it! No more previews, no more promotions and no more delays. Next week you will have CW:RAW and the IDC will have peace! Today you have sampled a little taste of the awesomeness that will be served next week with the release of the IDC's latest and greatest!

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