Across the Galaxy | 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

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.

The Fastest Ship in the Galaxy – Is the ATG Falcon Actually Good?

January 8, 2019 · by masterluk126

At the Fargo Regional, I decided to run a 3-wide Lando deck, focused around getting out big vehicles and playing mods on them. Shadow Caster and N1-Starfighter are no-brainers in this archetype, but without Armored Reinforcement it became necessary to add some extra vehicles. The obvious decision would be to add the Legacies Falcon, which has proven itself to be a solid vehicle and a good tempo card. The ATG Falcon, at 6-cost, is widely regarded as too expensive to be worth playing. I decided to take it anyway, after a few play-throughs found me wanted a Falcon in my opening hand more than a Shadow Caster. In this article, I’m going to explain why the math checks out with the ATG Falcon – and why you should consider adding it in your Fat Vehicle decks.

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Beating OTK – Deck Suggestions

November 26, 2018 · by masterluk126

The introduction of Across the Galaxy has seen all sorts of wildness enter the game. Double Down, -1 plots, Vader, and all sorts of pushed characters. Much of this wildness has been good and exciting, and I have loved playing ATG. But, a negative aspect of this wildness has been the introduction of more OTK decks – decks that seek to kill you in one round by drawing their whole deck and abusing a few cards. No one likes these decks (they’re awful to play against), and I am confident that some errata attempting to curve these decks will come – but FFG is notoriously slow at putting out errata, so it’s tough to be sure when changes might come. So, in the mean time, I consider it my public duty to help keep these decks off the table. Today’s article will look at some decks that I think can beat these OTK decks, hopefully giving those of you with an early Regional or GQ some ideas as you prepare. (Full disclosure: I have not tested extensively against the new OTK decks, so take this advice with a grain of salt. However, these decks are where I would start if I was preparing for a Regional in the next few weeks, and I think this is a good place to start if you’re looking for ways to beat OTK decks.)