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Darth Vader
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Darksbane
, Mar 18 2013 05:00 AM | Last updated Mar 18 2013 05:00 AM
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♦ Darth VaderType: Unit Cost: 5 Force Icons: 4 Icons: 2  1
Faction: Dark Imperial Navy Character. Force User. Elite. (Remove 1 additional focus token from this unit when you refresh.) While this unit is attacking, each of your attacking units gains [Blast Damage] Health: 4 Block Number: 41 - 2 of 6 Set: The Desolation of Hoth Number: 0195 Illustrator: Tony Foti |
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21 Comments
I'm afraid he's just not as good as I'd like him to be, and not at the same level as Core Vader. I've heard others argue that this version is good, and any card w/ 4 force icons is valuable for edge at least, and it's not like Navy has a lot of high force icon cards or anything. . .
I like to house rule (can enhance the experience for me, though I use them sparingly and certainly not every game) an extra keyword for this Darth Vader:
Relentless (opponents cannot place focus tokens on this unit).
Can be very good against some LS builds.
That is definitely an ability I'd like to see on some DS units, yeah. I don't think that would be nearly enough to save this set, though.
Yeah, that Communications Officer=very poor unit.
This pod is pretty weak, even Vader isn't that impressive.
Does "each of your attacking units" in that card's text mean all units which are attacking during the whole DS player's conflict phase (against all 3 LS objectives) or only units which are attacking together with this Vader?
He only works while attacking, so he only affects the units that are attacking with him.
Does Darth Vader also get the bonus? Or only other attacking units in the engagement?
Each attacking unit--so if Vader is attacking, he also gets the damage.
Rulings
http://www.cardgamed...-set-41-2-of-6/
Why is he not an Officer.
We can only put down the design issues of this set to be an early days decision. It feels things were still being worked out back then and why some stuff worked and others didn't.
However I would suggest you check out the Fan Content where some of the Hoth sets were revised with minor changes and this set including Vader himself got a good playable boost.
'Frozen in Carbonite' made a replacement card for Imperial Vader, giving him the officer title and a discard effect.