Artificery 90 Man Store Championship TTS Report

I am so excited to bring everyone the report of what is an amazing looong day of Star Wars Destiny. In an effort to get this out quickly to everyone, I chose not to spend a lot of time on formatting 😉

The Lead-Up

The idea of the store championship online was born out of a couple of reasons:

A lot of people do not have a store championship in a reasonable driving distance Players can get meta stuck and have a hard time finding a lot of high level competition without traveling

With that in mind TableTop Simulator provided the perfect opportunity. We spent about three weeks promoting the event through Reddit, Discord and the Facebook groups and got a last minute push from The Knights of Ren, the Smuggler’s Den and The Hyperloops.

Also, we wanted to use this as an opportunity to showcase what a great online community we have and how much more we can accomplish if we put our heads together. We are treating this as a test pilot to see how much more great things we can do.

The Field

In total we had 90 people checked into the challonge tournament bracket, but when the games started we had two drop outs, making our bracket square at 88 competitors.

The majority of the competitors as expected were from the US, about 21% people all said and done were international competitors.

In total we welcomed about 70% Villain decks and 30% hero. Given how weak hero is in SOR, this didn’t really come as a big surprise to me.

What was very surprising/interesting to us was the deck distribution. Personally, I did not expect to see that many Palpatine decks and was really surprised to see the number of Emo kids decks. (About 15% of the field was Emo Kids!)

Breaking it down further, we notice that about 26 decks nearly one third of all decks were mono blue. Twelve of the decks were FN based, which is certainly lower than I expected.

On the hero side there was only one deck which was decently represented and it was Poe Maz.

The Tournament:

We did 8 rounds of swiss with a top cut to 16. In retrospect we would have gone for 7 rounds, but overall we had a lot of fun even with a round extra 😉

We had some insane prize support as well: Cash prizes totaling $450 for first and second, 8 phasma playmats, 4 phasma alt arts, Kylo Rey Gencon Alt Art, San Diego Luke Rey, a Luke from Team Covenant Weekend and a SAGA set ($300+ value), not to mention a bunch of extra promos like 2x Mon Mothma, 6 Guards, 11 booster packs,…

What was really nice is that the 17th place who barely missed top cut got a SAGA set, we felt really nice about it.

Overall swiss went really nice, we had some small hickups and rounds going a bit longer than we had hoped for, but nothing too major.

Top 16:

Rank Participant Match W-L-T Pts Diff DeckType (wins +1.0, ties +0.5) 1 HonestlySarcastc 8 – 0 – 0 8 RainbowFnSister 2 ussgordoncaptain 7 – 1 – 0 6 PoeMaz 3 Reflex18 7 – 1 – 0 6 Emo Kids 4 gameslayer989 6 – 2 – 0 4 PoeMaz 5 Donkeee 6 – 2 – 0 4 PoeMaz 6 Pastorian83 6 – 2 – 0 4 Vader Guard 7 FlaccidBaron 6 – 2 – 0 4 Vader Guard 8 cjenso 6 – 2 – 0 4 Funkar 9 yodaz 6 – 2 – 0 4 RainbowFnSister 10 Moophisto 6 – 2 – 0 4 Emo Kids 11 ArchitectGaming 6 – 2 – 0 4 RainbowFnSister 12 Tacster 6 – 2 – 0 4 PhasmaGuavianTrooper 13 Wharrison1315 6 – 2 – 0 4 Emo Kids 14 F3istyg0at 5 – 3 – 0 2 EPalpatine 15 Liforre 5 – 3 – 0 2 PhasmaGuavianTrooper 16 grokdisco 5 – 3 – 0 2 Vader Raider

So the first observation about the top 16 is that there were only 3 hero decks that made it through. Since 30% of the field was hero, they were heavily under-represented even in top cut.

Top 16 Results

After just one round in the top 16 all hero players were eliminated. Gameslayer lost a tight 1-2 against Wharrison, an emo kids player and Donkee also barely lost against Tacster who was running Phasma Guavian Trooper.

The big surprise ws that USSGordonCaptain lost 2-0 against a Phasma list, despite doing incredibly well during swiss. Artificery had given him free entry for the event and we were glad to see he did so well during swiss.

The quarter final bracket looked as follows (see the games live here: https://www.twitch.tv/artificery)

FN/Bala/Nightsister

2. Kylo/Vader

3. Vader/Guard

4. FN/Unkar/Trooper

5. FN/Bala/Nightsister

6. Phasma/Enforcer/Trooper

7. Kylo/Vader

8. Phasma/Enforcer/Trooper

Semi Finals:

FN/Bala/Nightsister

2. Vader Guard

3. FN/Bala/Nightsister

4. ePhasma Guavian Trooper

Semi-finals was so exciting! I had pegged Architect gaming to go all the way to the finals against Vader Guard, but we some of the most brutal rolls all tournament on Vader. Despite Vader rolling very well, the win was still very much contested and came down to a few hp.

This made me think that if Architect could find some better rolls this should be easy for him. Unfortunately, disaster struck in third game and the rolls were once again heavily in favor of the vader player.

After the match was over I quickly ran to the other semi finals to see Honestly Sarcastc take on Tacster, one of the matches I was looking forward to the most. Joe had taken the first match and so Tacster had his task cut out for him in the second match. Unlike match one, he found a huge shield wall and was just completely controlling the game. Even with Phasma falling, enough weapons were on Guavian and the Trooper to make an easy win.

The third match was some of the most hilarious destiny I’ve seen. Phasma couldn’t roll damage with three rerolls with 5 dice and coudnt kill the opponent bala with three hp left, which was super demoralizing. Sarcastc made a brilliant calculation, seeing his window shrink to just kill his nightsister to gain an aftermath resource. This enabled his bala to kill the opponent board and ready. With the bala ready he was able to cycle out the next round and go all the way to the finals.

Top 2

Vader Guard vs FN NightSister Bala

Wow the finals. Out of 90 decks submitted there were 3 vader guards playing, and one made it all the way! Just sensational. As Joe put it, the matches were pure slugfests throwing nukes at eachother. The three games came down to trading of blows. The most exciting moment was the final match, each player tied. Joe had managed to get his opponent Vader to 12 hp and Guard was at 3 hp.

As Joe claimed, the opponent Vader made the calculated play to sacrifice his Guard to ready Vader. Since he was sitting on a boundless, he could just keep rerolling and found enough damage to end the game.

This was the final board state:

Winner Deck List:

Darth Vader – Guard – Battlefield: Secluded Beach

Upgrades:

2x Force Speed

2x Force Lightning

2x Force Throw

2x Force Push

2x Sith Holocron

2x Vibroknife

1x Mind Probe

Events:

2x Force Strike

2x Overconfidence

2x Lightsaber Throw

2x Price of Failure

2x Isolation

2x Boundless Ambition

2x Trust your instincts

1x Deflect

1x Feel your anger

1x Doubt

3 ArchitectGaming

SwDestinyDB List

eBala/FN/Sister – Scariff

Upgrade (15 )

x2 F-11D Rifle

x2 Flame Thrower

x2 Holdout Blaster

x1 IQA-11 Blaster Rifle

x2 Lightsaber

x2 Rocket Launcher

x2 Vibroknife

x2 Z6 Riot Control Baton

Event (15 )

x2 Bait and Switch

x2 Boundless Ambition

x2 Doubt

x1 Electroshock

x2 Enrage

x2 Flank

x2 He Doesn’t Like You

x2 Logistics

4 Tacster

SwDestinyDB List

Upgrade (13 )

x2 DH-17 Blaster Pistol

x2 F-11D Rifle

x2 Holdout Blaster

x2 Hunker Down

x2 Imperial Discipline

x1 Personal Shield

x2 Z6 Riot Control Baton

Support (4)

x2 Backup Muscle

x2 Salvage Stand

Event (13 )

x1 “Fair” Trade

x2 Bait and Switch

x1 Electroshock

x2 Flank

x2 Friends in Low Places

x2 He Doesn’t Like You

x2 Sabotage

x1 The Best Defense…

5 Reflex 18

Emo Kids – Emperor’s Throne Room

x2 Force Illusion

x2 Force Speed ()

x1 Force Training ()

x2 Makashi Training ()

x2 Mind Probe ()

x2 Sith Holocron ()

x2 Vibroknife ()

x2 Deflect

x2 Doubt

x2 Enrage

x1 Feel Your Anger

x2 Isolation

x2 Manipulate

x2 No Mercy

x2 Overconfidence

x2 Rejuvenate

6 Liforre

Battlefield

Mos Eisley Spaceport

Character (3)

eCaptain Phasma

First Order Stormtrooper

Guavian Enforcer

Upgrade (12 )

x2 DH-17 Blaster Pistol

x2 F-11D Rifle

x2 Holdout Blaster

x2 Imperial Discipline

x2 Jetpack

x2 Z6 Riot Control Baton

Support (4 )

x2 Backup Muscle

x2 Salvage Stand

Event (14 )

x2 Bait and Switch

x2 Disarm

x2 Flank

x2 Friends in Low Places

x2 He Doesn’t Like You

x2 One-Quarter Portion

x2 The Best Defense…

7 Cjenso

Cardgamedb Decklist

First Order Stormtrooper (Awakenings)

FN-2199 (Spirit of Rebellion)

eUnkar Plutt (Spirit of Rebellion)

Battlefield

Mos Eisley Spaceport (Awakenings)

Event (12)

2x Electroshock (Awakenings)

2x Flank (Awakenings)

2x Friends in Low Places (Spirit of Rebellion)

2x He Doesn’t Like You (Awakenings)

2x Imperial War Machine (Spirit of Rebellion)

2x The Best Defense… (Awakenings)

Support (4)

2x Imperial Inspection (Spirit of Rebellion)

2x Salvage Stand (Spirit of Rebellion)

Upgrade (14)

2x F-11D Rifle (Awakenings)

2x Flame Thrower (Awakenings)

2x Holdout Blaster (Awakenings)

2x Rocket Launcher (Spirit of Rebellion)

2x Vibroknife (Spirit of Rebellion)

2x Vibroknucklers (Spirit of Rebellion)

2x Z6 Riot Control Baton (Spirit of Rebellion)

8 Wharrison1315

Emo Kids

Emperor’s Throne Room

x2 Force Illusion

x2 Force Lightning ()

x2 Force Speed ()

x1 Force Throw ()

x1 Makashi Training ()

x2 Mind Probe ()

x2 Sith Holocron ()

x2 Vibroknife ()

x2 Deflect

x2 Enrage

x2 Feel Your Anger

x2 Isolation

x2 Lightsaber Throw

x2 New Orders

x2 Overconfidence

x2 Rejuvenate

9 USSGordonCaptain

Poe Maz – Throne room

BATTLEFIELD

Emperors Throne Room, Death Star II (Awakenings #167)

CHARACTER

2x Poe Dameron, Ace Pilot (Awakenings #29)

2x Maz Kanata, Pirate Queen (Spirit of Rebellion #45)

UPGRADE

2x DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol (Awakenings #51)

2x Cunning (Awakenings #65)

2x Thermal Detonator (Awakenings #67)

2x Rocket Launcher (Spirit of Rebellion #53)

SUPPORT

2x Millennium Falcon (Awakenings #49)

2x U-Wing (Spirit of Rebellion #31)

2x Planetary Uprising (Spirit of Rebellion #97)

EVENT

2x Defensive Position (Awakenings #104)

2x Field Medic (Awakenings #105)

2x Hit and Run (Awakenings #106)

2x Hyperspace Jump (Awakenings #129)

2x Scavenge (Awakenings #132)

2x Smuggling (Awakenings #134)

2x Dug in (Awakenings #139)

2x Electroshock (Awakenings #159)

10 GameSlayer989

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ePoe/eMaz – Cargo Hold

Upgrade (8)

x2 Cunning

x2 DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol

x2 Rocket Launcher

x2 Thermal Detonator

Support (4)

x2 Millennium Falcon

x2 U-Wing

Event (18 )

x2 Dug in

x2 Field Medic

x2 Hit and Run

x2 Hyperspace Jump

x2 Logistics

x2 Long Con

x2 Loth-Cat and Mouse

x2 Retreat

x2 Smuggling

It was an amazing tournament with a fitting final. You can count on us doing more and bigger events like this in the future. We were really humbled to see the positive community response and hope to see you again soon in the next event!