Pre-battle Thoughts:

Shaun's Commentary

"Like fire, across the Galaxy, the Clone Wars spread." - Yoda

Wow! I am about to play my first game using cards from CW:RAW! I don't know what to expect for this battle. I feel I have constructed a pretty good self-supporting deck, though how good this will stand against a Light Side CW:RAW deck is yet to be seen.

I've pretty much outlined my plans in my deck article, but I'll briefly go over it again.

I aim to get Darth Tyranus(K), San Hill (B) and either General Grievous (F) or a Gladiator in Character - my main arena. In Ground I want either IG Lancer Droid Swoop or Separatist Hailfire Droid and at least a unit with Ion Cannon. Space I want Tyranus's Solar Sailer (A) or an Asajj's Starfighter with either a starfighter or Muunilinst Gun Platform for support. I want to have InterGalacticBanking Clan Headquarters deployed ASAP.

I look forward to saying "It would not be easy to defeat a Sith." But yet again "Always in motion, the future is."

Let's see what round two will provide. Hopefully this game I'll get to utilise San Hill (B) and activate Fury to provide a more complete example of what CW:RAW offers.

	The Dark Side Is Strong In Me
	1x Asajj Ventress (A) 2x 1x Asajj Ventress (C) 1x Darth Sidious (J) 1x Darth Tyranus (J) 2x Darth Tyranus (K) 1x Droideka JA-11-08 1x Durge (B) 1x Flalios (A) 1x General Grievous (E) 2x General Grievous (F) 1x Jasper McKnives (A) 3x San Hill (B) 1x Swyy'm-Ee (A)		1x Artillery Cannon 3x Chameleon Droid Unit 1x Commerce Guild Droid Line 2x Durge's Swoop Bike (A) 3x IG Lancer Droid Swoop 1x Quarren Crab Cannon 1x Quarren Isolationist League (A) 3x Separatist Hailfire Droid 2x Separatist Attack Squad 1x Super Battle Droid Battalion		2x Asajj's Starfighter (A) 2x Asajj's Starfighter (B) 3x Geonosian Assault Starfighter 3x Geonosian Starfighter Swarm 2x Muunilinst Gun Platform 1x Separatist Starfighter Squadron 2x Tyranus's Solar Sailer (C) 3x Upgraded Geonosian Fighter
	1x Retrieve the Cloak 1x Tyranus's Fury		1x Dun Möch 1x Outmaneuvered		1x Derelict Battlegrounds 1x Intergalactic Banking Clan Headquarters 1x Muunilinst System
	1x Asajj's Lightsabers (A) 1x Enhanced Programming 1x Stolen Lightsaber				Totals: 19 Character 18 Ground 18 Space 2 Battle 2 Mission 3 Location 3 Equipment 66 Total Cards

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I know I have a killer strategy and a killer deck. Shaun and I had played one game prior to this, which was originally intended to be the game used for this Battle report. However I had not shuffled the deck and drew 3 copies of The Coming Storm in a row during my setup which highlighted the need to properly shuffle my deck. We still played the game and Grand Admiral Shaun won convincingly. But the report you are about to read is the true story of how things go down when Grand Admiral Shaun and I play with CW:RAW cards only!

I can't wait to unleash my deck on Grand Admiral Shaun and show him the rue power of the Republic! A storm is coming and Grand Admiral Shaun is about to experience the ferocity it contains!

Initial Set Up

Dark Side Draws 7 cards:
Muunilinst System, Darth Tyranus (K), Asajj Ventress (B), Stolen Lightsaber, Chameleon Droid Unit, Durge's Swoop Bike (A), San Hill (B)
Dark Side Mulligans: Muunilinst System and Stolen Lightsaber
Dark Side Draws: Asajj Ventress (A) and Retrieve the Cloak

Light Side Draws 7 cards:
Azure Angel (A), Padme's Yacht (C), Assault Gunship, Clone Footsoldier, Clone Trooper Pilot, Republic Gunship Squadron, Starfighter Modifications
Light Side Mulligans: Starfighter Modifications
Light Side Draws: CR20 Troop Carrier

Shaun's Commentary

I have San Hill (B) out! Now I can unleash the financing power of the Separatists. Again I have Darth Tyranus(K) to search for my Dark Jedi units, the Droid Line and Durge's Swoop in ground and a lone Muunilinst Gun Platform in space. I'm pretty much set up for this game as I have my build gain and drawing engines in place but the challenge will be surviving the first turn - especially with the offensive power of the Republic in ground and space.

Now I've just got to get reinforcements into the Space and Ground arenas I'll have a much greater chance at weathering the coming storm…

Trent's Commentary

This is going to go much better than my first attempt and it looks like I have shuffled my deck perfectly! Now we wait to see if this deck wins in one or two turns!

Turn One
Roll for Build = 6

Retreat Phase:
Dark Side: None
Light Side: None

Space Battle

LS play Republic Assault Fleet from Hand
LS play V-19 Starfighter from Hand
LS play CR20 Troop Carrier from Hand
LS play CR20 Troop Carrier from Hand
LS play Padme's Yacht (C) from Hand

• Azure Angel (A) stack à Muunilinst Gun Platform à 6665322 à 4 hits + Critical Hit 1 à 5 hits à 5 Damage
• Upgraded Geonosian Starfighter à Azure Angel (A) stack à 32 à 1 hit à LS-2F à Evade 2 à 0 hits à 0 Damage
• V-19 Starfighter à Upgraded Geonsian Starfighter à 66211 à 2 hits + Critical Hit 1 à 3 hits à 3 Damage à Discard Upgraded Geonosian Starfighterà LS Draw Clone Footsoldier
• Padme's Yacht (C) à Muunilinst Gun Platform à 5421 à 2 hits à 2 Damage à Discard Muunilinst Gun Platform
• Republic Assault Fleet à IG Lancer Droid Swoop à 6655333221 à 7 hits + Critical Hit 1 à 8 hits (5 hits Overkill to Durge's Swoop Bike (A)) à 3 Damage à Discard IG Lancer Droid Swoop à 5 hits Overkilled to Durge's Swoop Bike (A) à 5 Damage à Discard Durge's Swoop Bike (A)
  

LS Discard Republic Assault Fleet
LS Discard V-19 Starfighter
LS Discard CR20 Troop Carrier
LS Discard CR20 Troop Carrier
LS Discard Padme's Yacht (C)

Ground Battle

DS play Separatist Attack Squad from Hand
LS play Republic Gunship Squadron from Hand

• Republic Gunship Squadron à Commerce Guild Droid Line à 666644 à 6 hits + Critical Hit 3 à 9 hits à 9 Damage à Discard Commerce Guild Droid Line
• Assault Gunship à Separatist Attack Squad à 65322 à 2 hits + Critical Hit 1 à 3 hits à 3 Damage à Discard Separatist Attack Squad
  

LS Discard Republic Gunship Squadron

Character Battle

DS play Asajj Ventress (B) from Hand
LS play Clone Footsoldier 1 from Hand
LS play Clone Footsoldier 2 from Hand

• Asajj Ventress (B) + 6 power à Clone Footsoldier 1 à 66555443111 à 7 hits à 7 Damage à Discard Clone Footsoldier 1 à 2 Damage to Asajj Ventress (B)
• Clone Footsoldier 2 à San Hill (B) à 43 à 1 hit à 1 Damage
• Darth Tyranus (K) à Clone Footsoldier 2 à 44311 à 2 hits à 2 Damage à Discard Clone Footsoldier 2

DS Discard Asajj Ventress (B)

Space Arena: Light Side
Ground Arena: Light Side
Character Arena: Dark Side

LIGHT SIDE WINS!!!!

Shaun's post-battle Thoughts

"The IG Banking Clan has surrendered. The day was theirs. The Republic has won!" - General Kenobi

Like the Battle of Muunilinst, the Separatist defences made a valiant stand against the Republic's assault forces, but in the end they were not enough to turn the tide. The Coming Storm struck mercilessly allowing the Republic's space forces led by Commander Skywalker himself to rain down from the sky - almost literally. I made the mistake of focusing on my Dark Jedi rather than my Space and Ground forces when I searched my deck for Tyranus's Solar Sailer (C) instead of Asajj's Starfighter (B). It would have evened my odds when The Coming Storm struck with Asajj's Starfighter.

A similar fate awaited my ground army, even though I fared better in Ground than in Space. Again, if only I had 1 extra BP on my Chameleon Droid Unit I could have Hidden Costed before the Ground battle ended to contest the arena... so close but yet so far. Durge's Swoop Bike (A) again failed to unleash the Fury of the bounty hunter which disappointed me - I was looking forward to using Fury… Again the gunships of the Republic swooped in and wreaked havoc by destroying my Ground units.

On a bright note, I finally got a fight in the Character arena, though Asajj Ventress (B) and Darth Tyranus(K) was more than a match for the young clone soldiers.

As Dooku said on Geonosis about the Clone army, "There are too many…" - Count Dooku.

And so I have suffered a first turn defeat. In the end though my deck was well crafted, the Light side had the faster combo units which tipped the scales in the Republic's favour. Well done Trent for defeating me so easily and I hope you have enjoyed this battle report.

As always, May The Force Be With You!

Trent's post-battle Thoughts

Wow, that was exactly what I was planning to happen the first time around! Thanks for the great game Shaun! I always enjoy our battles. I hope the SWTCG community can get an idea of the potential of the cards in this expansion! My die rolls were all good and I was really excited when my Republic Assault Fleet took out two of your Ground units! That was uber kool!

It is always a pleasure to play you and I'm glad I finally got another win against you! It was starting to get embarrassing!

Play. Love. Live!

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