BattleBots 1.0

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Looks like a fun deck. The only suggestion I have is to add some hard hitting cards, whether supports or upgrades. With those supports you will be making tons of money. Infantry grenades could be a good add for more guaranteed indirect damage. Maybe throw in some E-11 blasters with redeploy. I would say auto cannon too but droids are too squishy to run weapons without redeploy. Two riot control batons are actually viable in this deck.

@JediConsular4hireAs someone who has tried to use Battle Droids, any upgrade is 100% useless. It just slows you down needlessly when you're going to lose a droid anyway. Personally, I think Starship Graveyard is kind of pointless here too, but it's obviously meant for the Landing Craft of Uselessness.

On the whole, this is probably about the best you're going to get for the Battle Droids. As a very weak deck, focusing on Events is probably the only way to get any use out of most of your deck.

i hate this deck. damn you.

Lockdown into scorched earth is hard to ignore with most matchups. E-11 is the only upgrade I find useful in this deck because of the indirect side and redeploy, while also have a resource side. I don't think separatist landing craft is good in 5 droid decks, it's more of a splashable card in non-droid decks. Command Bridge is a bit of overkill to me because the battle droids should be activating each other anyways, unless you just roll terrible, and command bridge costs a resource to play. Sound the alarm and doubt instead of squad tactics (same reason above) and flank (outnumber is just better than flank for this deck because your first action is hoping to roll in all battle droids, which turns off flanking). Locked and loaded may also be a card to consider for consistency. Tactical mastery into locked and loaded has worked similarly well to lock down into scorched earth. The best defense instead of outnumber if you find removing 2 dice to deal 3 damage a battle droid with 1 health as satisfying as I do. Fort Anaxes is the best battlefield if you use my suggestions.

If you like crazy turn 1 combos, try testing imperial backing into sonic cannon. If you get it off, you're way ahead of your opponent, but if you don't it doesn't really hurt you.

If your entire plan is to get as many battle droids out as possible then ignore my suggestions. If you want it to be as competitive as possible, these are what I have experience when trying to use this deck competitively.

@CaniacThe fact you think Command Bridge is overkill shows you haven't played very many games with Battle Droids. You WILL NOT get all the droids activated in one action. Ever. It's maybe happened once or twice for me, and I've tried these guys a lot. Command Bridge increases consistancy by a LOT, and is absolutely necessary for this deck to function. Lockdown into Scorched Earth is certainly an option, can't deny that. E-11 Blaster is worthless with Battle Droids, same as all Upgrades. A waste of an action and resources when you need those for the events and using the droids themselves. Sound The Alarm isn't in this deck, so I'm assuming from your very confusing sentence here that you're suggesting putting it in, and I agree that is a good idea. Doubt is a bit of a harder argument, as I've had that backfire on me a lot. Tactical Mastery + Locked and Loaded would certainly be devastating. Fort Anaxes - Anaxes only works if you can consistantly be faster than the opponent, which usually won't happen with Battle Droids, so it's not as nice as most people think. If it works, it's GREAT, but I haven't had much luck with it. And finally, Imperial Backing + LR1K Sonic Cannon = win.

@adran06 I suppose it is just my opinion that command bridge is overkill, but I didn't mean they would all activate every time. With Anaxes, and I forgot to mention ground battalion to help keep it along with lock down, I don't really want them all activated. I didn't mind using 1 E-11, mainly if I didn't get imperial backing first turn so I could still pressure my opponent, but in the future I could easily take it out. I don't really see speed being a necessity with this deck, but it of course has the option if you roll hot. I mainly use doubt to attempt to pick off base sides if I don't want any to guardian it (for example, mace windu 4 side I'd rather try to doubt it than guardian it). It's more than I like using as much 0 cost die control as possible and outnumber/best defense for specific dice. I have played many matches with droids, but I just don't like command bridge with my style of play.

Wow I really did not expect this much feedback, I've had a few games with this deck and had some additions, Imperial Backing + Sonic Cannon is already in and definitely a fun time. I don't like doubt as much as outnumber and flank, but you are right about flank being not fantastic since I'm just rolling in droids as quick as possible. Unfortunately, I love the separatist landing craft so much. Though I don't think its too bad. There isn't any other way to make resources in the deck and putting two shields on a droid is pretty funny. Even if it is very bad it's at least the pet card of the deck. We have them now has been basically useless because of not owning the battlefield, might be more useful with lockdown, and then scorched earth would be easier to add. Locked and loaded looks rad and I'm down for that plan. I'm not too much of a fan of upgrades but that blaster could be tempting, probably not though. I'll make a few changes to the deck and then link it here if anyone is interested.

On another note, I may drop squad tactics and command bridge solely on the fact that I don't care how long it really takes to activate all my droids, I'll still most likely be not claiming the battlefield. Thoughts?

@Kouta have you also implemented ground battalion? It's another imperial backing target that gives you the battlefield for free and gives consistent base indirect. If you decide to publish your new list I will gladly check it out, but I think it is developing nicely. Did you think about using anaxes for the battlefield?

why We have them now?