Darth Vader

Why tweak Vader?  To make him a better melee fighter and stronger overall deck.  This has been discussed ad nauseum in most places Epic Duels is discussed but mainly, he’s a very weak player in 1v1 and even though he’s much more valuable in 2v2, he still comes up short of our expectations of such a character.

Theme: Powerful direct damage dealer with some melee ability

Strengths: High direct damage that gets to opponents anywhere, kills minors anywhere, high HP

Weaknesses: No card drawing power, poor defense, weak minors

Tweaks:  Tweak 2X DARK SIDE DRAIN and 1X ALL TOO EASY.

2 x Dark Side Drain is A5.

1 x All Too Easy is A9*, still 20 if not defended.

Notes: Original Vader powers up in a 2v2 game as CHOKE and WRATH have more targets and THROW DEBRIS is a great move to follow up an ally’s attack.  This is a very simple tweak-scheme we are using after years of replacing half the deck with power combat cards and a powered-up YSANC, choosing instead to return him to his direct damage theme.  However, these tweaks give him a pretty good melee game, which we think is more representative of his movie persona.  The boost to DSD also gives him better staying power than his original version, the tweaks combine to make him a strong overall teammate, solid Tier 2.