Contest: Looking for good anti-stress cards - Is Yoda the answer?

By IG88E, in X-Wing

As we know, with the release of Eaden Vrill, FFG wanted to punish stressed ships. He has a good pilot ability, but is a bit too expensive they have confessed. But I think the direction is good, as we all know stressed ships should be punished more ;) (especially when looking at "Push the limit" upgraded ships)

Feel free to make suggestions

My suggestion would be:

Yoda (crew), 1 point
"Enemy ships with a stress token cannot modify attack dice when attacking you."


So a bit the opposite of the emperor. -Cheap, and pacifistic ;)

Interesting combinations could be:

  • In B-wing with or without flechette cannon
  • In falcon (replacing gunner or c3po), with or without tactician (the latter could be interesting with Rey pilot when firing arc becomes important again in the falcon)
  • Making K-wings, VCX-100 and attack shuttle more secure against PTL-interceptors, VCX-100 and turning IG88-aggressors
  • Buffing Overclocked astromech
  • Thermal detonators interesting
  • More respect against debris field ;)

What do you think? Best suggestions (and art) will get an Hera Sendulla alternative art card (english) and other promo cards (in german language) ;) (on awesome ideas, I will give away an original acrylic cluster bomb token set from regionals 2016 (Top 16 prize))

Edited by IG88E

I think he would need to be more expensive than 1pt.

There are a TON of ships that stress themselves out to perform properly, this would break sooooo many ships tacitcs lol.

Good idea though, since Yoda doesnt seem like he'd be an offensive card to me.

Once per round Yoda removes a stress instead of .... What a way to mess up someone's Chi..

Just gives us a crew with conditional slicer tools.

Yoda should be a reverse Mara Jade, removing stress from friendly ships around him, possibly with a different activation timer to make things even more interesting.

As for punishing stress, something like a potential Kylo Ren card might work: At the end of the Activation Phase, any ships at R1-3 with at least one Stress token must suffer 1 damage for each Stress token assigned to it. It applies to both sides, which being an Imperial (via First Order) crew upgrade would make it very dangerous to run alongside a PtL Ace, but it'd roach Stress Hogs quite nicely.

R3D3 astromech, unique 0 points.

Whenever your remove a stress token, remove all stress tokens.

In the zone. Ept 0 points

You may discard this card during the end phase to mov all stress tokens from your ship.

Yoda should be a reverse Mara Jade, removing stress from friendly ships around him, possibly with a different activation timer to make things even more interesting.

Reverse Mara Jade = Epsilon Leader ;)

R3D3 astromech, unique 0 points.

Whenever your remove a stress token, remove all stress tokens.

In the zone. Ept 0 points

You may discard this card during the end phase to mov all stress tokens from your ship.

Interesting ideas

Seems to me that Yoda would cause stress. Remember his act in ESB with Luke? :D

"Mine! Mine!"

"Awww, cannot get your ship out..."

Maybe the Yoda card should trap ships in obstacles.

Edited by MortalPlague

Soontir Fel

Crew

Rebel and Imperial only

You cannot have more than one stress token. When you receive a stress token and your number of stress tokens exceed 1 remove stress tokens until you have only 1 stress token.

2 pts.?