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Diplomacy is Best
Served Cold
By
Brian Weeks
I love
Diplomats. Of course, not in the "real" sense, but from
the TCG perspective. The Diplomat subtype has become one
of the most dominating subtypes in the game with the release of
the Invasion
of Naboo expansion.Intercept, Disrupt, Power, Force Gain, Build
Gain...Diplomats can do it all. And, as I have stated in the past
(over and over), the Diplomat deck can control the game. And of
all the Diplomats, the best combo available to the Light Side player
(IMO), is the Han/Leia
combo.
The newest card that gives the Light Side player
a chance to control and win the game is Chancellor Finis Valorum
(A).
At 5/30/1/3, his stats aren't
impressive, but his abilities are what makes him a great unit to
include in your Diplomat deck. Though his first ability is a negative
for the Light Side player, his second ability is what makes him
playable. The chance to control the Character arena without having
to even attack is tremendous. But...he does need protection. That's
where Han
Solo (G) comes in. Since his ability is not an Intercept (in
the literal sense of the word), he can prevent all damage to Chancellor
Finis Valorum (A) and place 2 damage counters on himself. Very
cool! To protect Han
Solo (G), just deploy Princess
Leia (G).
Another way to really hurt your
opponent (and protect Chancellor Finis Valorum (A)) is to
deploy Padme
Amidala (H) and make them pay more Force to damage Chancellor
Finis Valorum (A). You can then triple protect Valorum by arming
him with the new Diplomat's
Blaster. There are so many new combos available to the Diplomat
player, that I couldn't possibly cover them all in this article.
But, if you control the Character arena with Chancellor Finis
Valorum (A), then you can concentrate the rest of your build
each turn to your strongest arena and win the game.
Thoughts or comments? Visit the message board thread for this article
here.
About
the Author
Brian Weeks (aka Skywlkr) has been playing
the Star Wars TCG since its introduction at Celebration 2 in 2002.
After playing the demo game and introducing it to RedneckJedi and
Darthwalls, Team 'Dude Where's My Card' was created. He competed
in three qualifiers, yet the closest he ever ranked was eighth.
As a member on Rebelbasers, SWDuelist and a writer for the now defunct
Diehard Online, he has tried to promote the game through information
and interaction.
He is married, has a five year old son, is an architect, has been
the Treasurer and Newsletter Editor for eight years for JediOKC (an Oklahoma
City based Star Wars Fan Club), was the IDC Card Development Chairperson
for Fall of the Republic and is now the IDC Public
Affairs Chairperson through all five expansions. Despite all that,
he still has time to introduce the game to new players…KEEP THE
GAME ALIVE!
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