The Destiny Council

Should Armored Reinforcement be Nerfed? 3 Reasons for and 3 Reasons Against

February 12, 2019 · by masterluk126

Since the beginning of the ATG meta, people have been complaining about the power level of Armored Reinforcement. It brought a level of consistency to vehicle decks, especially those centered around mods, that we hadn’t seen before. Combine that with some powerful vehicles introduced, namely Firespray and Shadow Caster, and Armored Reinforcement decks came out of the gate firing on all cylinders. Many were calling for a nerf early in the meta. Yet, as the meta has progressed we’ve seen these decks decrease in popularity, and they haven’t quite been able to claim a spot at the top of the meta – largely due to an increase of vehicle destruction cards in the meta. So which is it? Is Armored Reinforcement too good and in need of a nerf, or is it a card that requires too risky of a strategy to be good?

Armored Reinforcement

Having Fun with Dryden Vos

February 7, 2019 · by masterluk126

Now that Regionals season is over for me, and with Convergence being at least a month away, it seems like as good a time as ever to bring out those characters I’ve been wanting to play that aren’t quite good enough for the competitive meta. At the top of that list for me is Dryden Vos. His special represents some crazy upside and encourages wacky deckbuilding, which makes him both a fun character to play and a fun character to deckbuild around. So though I don’t think he’ll ever approach Tier 1, I’ve always wanted to see what I could do with Vos. In today’s article (and hopefully at some locals in the coming weeks), I’m going to explore deckbuilding with Dryden Vos.

Dryden Vos

Double the Kylo, Double the fun: FFG and Milwaukee Regional Decks

February 4, 2019 · by destinycouncil

Normally I, (Jon), do not enjoy playing Kylo. While some may argue that there is skill in calling the right color (there’s a bit), you can’t get around the fact it’s a very coin-flippy interaction. At least with dice you have the option to re-roll, with Kylo, its a one and done coin flip. I tend to hate to play decks that rely on such mechanics as I like to know what’s going to happen before I make a choice… not after. This is why I enjoyed decks like Thrawn Talzin and 5 die Talzin. But for whatever reason, I ended up playing Kylo at not 1, but 2 regionals this year. I did end up with rather spicy lists though, so I thought I’d share them with you all today.

Theory Crafting: Value of One’s on Qui-Gon Jinn

January 22, 2019 · by destinycouncil

Today we’re going to enter the realm of theory crafting. A realm in which we can observe random interactions and ideas without any care for whether or not these interactions are actually going to be competitive. This late in a meta, deck builders need to constantly be observing cards from strange new angles if they hope to discover anything new, as most (not all) of the obvious powerful interactions have already been found. What are we observing today? The fact that new Qui-Gon’s passive should actually be more effective with 1 drops than with the more traditional hero blue weapons that cost 2+.

Evaluating the Across the Galaxy Meta

January 22, 2019 · by masterluk126

With the bulk of the regionals season behind us, we’re at a good point to evaluate the Across the Galaxy Meta. The last meta to include the Awakenings block, we’ve seen some serious abuse of some of the most busted cards to come out of the first few sets. From Friends in High Places, to Price of Failure, to Hyperspace Jump and Retreat – a number of cards have gone out with a bang. Not to mention the introduction of new meta defining cards like Vader’s Fist and Armored Reinforcement. While the meta hasn’t settled completely, I think we have a pretty good idea of what the meta is and what you should expect to see at the top tables. As I see it, there are two decks that have separated themselves from the field, one archetype poised to threaten the top decks, and a plethora of archetypes that have seen success but aren’t quite strong enough to garner Tier 1 status.