I think I'd rather corral a rancor than jabba in my imperial list

What do you guys think about this list below?

Rancor

Bantha Rider

Beast Tamer

Jabba

Gideon Temp Alliance

Alliance Smuggler

elite Tuskens

6 activations, a leader to order guys around, a leader to focus and one to get extra attacks and draw cards.

The eTuskens are there to run Jundland terror and capture objectives or jump in front of the rancor and do some extra cleaving to bring down multiple bad guys a turn (Rancor Cleave 3/reach , etusken cleave1)

3 Crush, 2 Jundland Terror x2, 2 Size Advantage, 1 Ferocity, Movement cards (Opportunistic, Urgency, Fleet Footed) maybe some brawler cards

Or you temporary alliance Jabba into Imperials and have the Imperial Offiers order him.

Don't forget though, 2 of his abilities effect Scum only. They don't carry over to the Imperials. I don't think Jabba in an Imperial list is all that good.

~D

Oh, I never implied that it would be good. Simply that it could be done.

I think I'd rather corral a rancor than jabba in my imperial list

Temp Alliance (1)

Jabba the Hutt (6)

Rancor w/Feeding Frenzy (11)

Captain Terro (7)

Dewback Rider x2 (10)

Imperial Officer x2 (4)

Zillo Technique (1)

~D

Few thoughts I had when seeing these cards.

Firstly,

Black market. I assume you suffer the strain before revealing a card (since it's the cost of the ability), but does that mean if I choose to discard, instead of take damage, then I would discard the first card and then reveal the second card? But if I choose to take the damage, I would reveal the first card? I think that's how it works but could be confusing for some players.

Shoot the messenger seems very strong for a zero cost card. The wording sounds like you should have to declare/play it before the attack resolves, thus creating a little bit of risk that it might not work. But the actual wording means that whenever something dies, you play the card and opponent loses 3. Great card for no risk. Luckily it's scum only so you can't easily combine it with a bunch of spy cards. The command card control you get from this and spy cards is brutal. Bossk in a spy trooper deck will enjoy this.

Assassinate is expensive but it's quite flexible to use so could see some use. Probably not in trooper decks as they can't afford the points after grenadier and 2x reinforcements. But I found that scum had a hard time filling out command decks if you weren't using bantha/creature cards.

Blood Feud is nice but I dunno if it's worth 2 points. Great for attacking multiple figure groups.

Jabba himself doesn't need much discussion. He's great period.
I do like that between black market and Order Hit, taking cards that add VPs like dangerous bargains or first strike might be useful again. First strike is still expensive at 2pts but at least that lets you do more stuff with Jabba and black market early on.

I would also like to see a generic Hutt Lord, so we don't always have to play Jabba.

Someone in here said that slave girl Leia imagery is limited because of her lack of clothing - Ariel, The Little Mermaid, only wears clam shells, just saying. I think the emphasis and implications that Leia was being forced into sex-slavery is more the issue than simply her attire.

Shoot the messenger seems very strong for a zero cost card. The wording sounds like you should have to declare/play it before the attack resolves, thus creating a little bit of risk that it might not work. But the actual wording means that whenever something dies, you play the card and opponent loses 3.

From the wording you can play it after the attack resolves, but before performing any during-your-activation abilities or the next action (to not advance past the trigger).

Black Market: If a Smuggler decides to suffer the strain, discarding a command card to cancel it seems perfectly fine for me. It clearly must happen first due to the "Then," in the ability. Only after that reveal the top card - apparently to the opponent(s) as well - and choose what to do with it.

Regarding the black die-

Thematically, black die in the game typically symbolizes heavier armor.

One the flip side, a white die can mean a more agile character.

Now, I know Jabba doesn't perfectly fit the bill on either of those accounts... but to me, black die is an easy choice.

I would also like to see a generic Hutt Lord, so we don't always have to play Jabba.

Someone in here said that slave girl Leia imagery is limited because of her lack of clothing - Ariel, The Little Mermaid, only wears clam shells, just saying. I think the emphasis and implications that Leia was being forced into sex-slavery is more the issue than simply her attire.

Disney is a weird animal for sure. They seem to have no issues with a girl, drugged and passed out, being kissed and groped by a complete stranger but slave Leia is an issue.

I would also like to see a generic Hutt Lord, so we don't always have to play Jabba.

Someone in here said that slave girl Leia imagery is limited because of her lack of clothing - Ariel, The Little Mermaid, only wears clam shells, just saying. I think the emphasis and implications that Leia was being forced into sex-slavery is more the issue than simply her attire.

Disney is a weird animal for sure. They seem to have no issues with a girl, drugged and passed out, being kissed and groped by a complete stranger but slave Leia is an issue.

Jabba is only a Lord, not a Prince.

https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2016/12/2/crime-lord/

I do have to say, other than jabba, I am not a fan of the new artist. The pictures look a bit too cartoony and almost out of style of the other cards.

I thought it was in my head, I agree

All of the art (except Blood Feud I think) is recycled from other games, primarily the LCG. So it's not really a new artist. Except for Blood Feud, I spose

I am not surprised, Even in Destiny there are ALOT of overlap of art on the cards from IA, I assume from other games to.

Considering the large amount of products they put out I am not surprised they reuse assets all the time, be it art work or miniatures or even game mechanics. It is very efficient and rather smart of them.

Saska Buff!

Considering the large amount of products they put out I am not surprised they reuse assets all the time, be it art work or miniatures or even game mechanics. It is very efficient and rather smart of them.

I think its smart,

I do dislike how some cards have name doppelgangers in other games, though. "Hunt them Down", for instance, appears both in Twin Shadows and in Star Wars Rebellion.

Considering the large amount of products they put out I am not surprised they reuse assets all the time, be it art work or miniatures or even game mechanics. It is very efficient and rather smart of them.

I think its smart,

I do dislike how some cards have name doppelgangers in other games, though. "Hunt them Down", for instance, appears both in Twin Shadows and in Star Wars Rebellion.

A lot of them draws thematically, in words and quotes, on the IP as much as does the illustrations in a visual sense - so I don't mind the similarity.

Actually, I absolutely want an "It's a trap!"-mechanism in every Star Wars related game.

Saska Buff!

I think it more likely that they'd add hero packs with new heroes rather than revisit old ones. Her cards could use a bit of tweaking though.

I just realized why there is a delay in Jabba's expansion. Look at his speed, he is the first figure with the speed of 2. No wonder it takes forever for him to get here.

I just realized why there is a delay in Jabba's expansion. Look at his speed, he is the first figure with the speed of 2. No wonder it takes forever for him to get here.

How long did it take for Core to get off the boat? The Regular E-Web is also speed 2, who knows how much that delayed them

Rancor

Bantha Rider

Beast Tamer

Jabba

Gideon Temp Alliance

Alliance Smuggler

elite Tuskens

6 activations, a leader to order guys around, a leader to focus and one to get extra attacks and draw cards.ooted) maybe some brawler cards

When you're dreaming up these Jabba lists, don't forget that Rancor isn't unique.

Aww man why'd Dengar gotta do my Bith boy like that?

Aww man why'd Dengar gotta do my Bith boy like that?

He's Dengar. He's like the Vincent Vega of the Star Wars Underworld.

RancorBantha RiderBeast TamerJabbaGideon Temp AllianceAlliance Smugglerelite Tuskens 6 activations, a leader to order guys around, a leader to focus and one to get extra attacks and draw cards.ooted) maybe some brawler cards

When you're dreaming up these Jabba lists, don't forget that Rancor isn't unique.

Just throwing this out there:

Jabba

Rancor

Rancor

Bantha

C3P0

Feeding frenzy

Beast tamer

You probably won't win a tournament but boy howdy would it be fun

RancorBantha RiderBeast TamerJabbaGideon Temp AllianceAlliance Smugglerelite Tuskens 6 activations, a leader to order guys around, a leader to focus and one to get extra attacks and draw cards.ooted) maybe some brawler cards

When you're dreaming up these Jabba lists, don't forget that Rancor isn't unique.

Just throwing this out there:

Jabba

Rancor

Rancor

Bantha

C3P0

Feeding frenzy

Beast tamer

You probably won't win a tournament but boy howdy would it be fun

Alright, I'm kinda a Skirmish noob, but how are you getting 3P0 in a merc list?

RancorBantha RiderBeast TamerJabbaGideon Temp AllianceAlliance Smugglerelite Tuskens 6 activations, a leader to order guys around, a leader to focus and one to get extra attacks and draw cards.ooted) maybe some brawler cards

When you're dreaming up these Jabba lists, don't forget that Rancor isn't unique.

Just throwing this out there:

Jabba

Rancor

Rancor

Bantha

C3P0

Feeding frenzy

Beast tamer

You probably won't win a tournament but boy howdy would it be fun

Alright, I'm kinda a Skirmish noob, but how are you getting 3P0 in a merc list?

Temporary Alliance Skirmish Upgrade Card. There are two versions of it. One that "hires" up to 2 Rebels in a Scum list, and one that "hires" up to 2 Scum in an Imperial list.

In Scum it's pretty common for Temporary Alliance to bring in Gideon and 3P0, as they are the best support pieces available to Scum (currently)

I'm trying to think of a scenrio where dengar would say:

"Nobody move... or the Bith gets it!"

- He's crazy enough to do it!

- Somebody help that poor Bith!

- Hush Harriet! You'll only get him killed!