As we get ever closer to the launch date, we’ll be getting the last 45-ish cards trickling in and I returned home to see some pretty fantastic reprints that make perfect sense. We’ll talk a bit about the 2 cards and I’ll speculate a little on things I’m expecting (hoping) to see reprinted based on the leftover spots in the set ordering.

It Binds All Things

The glue that kept Mono-Blue together and able to afford 1-Cost Removal has returned. I wouldn’t have guessed that this was getting reprinted until we saw the Tech Team reprint, which in turn made this all the more likely. Besides crazy good big supports, the only other thing we aren’t lacking right now are Blue Upgrades. Ezra’s Saber, Luke’s Rod, Treasured Lightsaber, and a near infinite amount of 3 cost Unique Lightsabers come to mind when I think of what Mono Blue Hero can play discounted with Binds, so as long as Aphra Droids and Snoke Supports don’t just take over, I think we could see some Blue Upgrade based decks make a return to the field. Binds will either be numbered 115 or 116.

Edit: News came in that it is #116

Electroshock

Alright, so we honestly haven’t used Electroshock as much as we used to back in the original days, but it’s really nice to see some consistency in the 1-Cost removal slots. Even if it can’t stop all those 3 value sides that got printed, it should still work on a lot of the other dice that we would want to take out. Streetwise is definitely happy that it got another option to work with so maybe those DJ + Aphra decks can see viability. It also gives another option to eYoda + Cassian + Anakin2 decks which seemed pretty good in Trilogy still.

Pure Speculation

I like to believe that I’m a reasonable person and wouldn’t sit here thinking that Force Speed would make a return to the field. FFG put it in those Store Championship Kits, but sadly there isn’t a spot for it. On the other hand, there is a slot where this bad boy fits right in… will we finally see some more use-able guns in new standard which is heavily lacking in them???

Holdout Blaster would fit right between Grievance Strike and Punch Dagger in the 170 slot and it would be a welcome return even if it isn’t very amazing when compared to the current dice seeing play. The lackluster 2r1 Ranged and +2 Ranged modified side just haven’t been good enough nowadays, but when we add in Ambush and Redeploy it really becomes hard to complain. Ezra’s Lightsaber is really just an abnormality and doesn’t have Ambush (which i would definitely trade for better base sides). I personally think we’ll see this reprinted, but who really knows??

We have slots 101 through 103 to work with in regards to Yellow Hero Support / Upgrade so maybe they’re holding the best for last. I’d love me some DL-44 because I’ve already said that we need more gun upgrades and it doesn’t have Redeploy so even though it is packing a huge punch, it is still dangerous and gun based decks are lacking.

By this point, I think you’ve started to see a trend. I know my guns, and they all have the potential to be reprinted because they aren’t BROKEN enough and have both Pay and Modified sides to keep them down. DH-17 will always have a place in my heart for those quick damage decks and the ones with a bunch of Focus. This would have to be #138.

When I was talking to the Loops discord whilst writing this, it was mentioned that Overkill would fit in the available slots left (86/87). I’m trying to think if this EVER saw play outside of the the It’s a Trap decks and a small stint with Baze / Rey1 which was technically both an Awakening and It’s a Trap deck. Guns a gun, but this is a pretty awful one, so I’m hoping it’s a no go.

Alright, so I don’t really think they’ll reprint it, but they have a bunch of other “Wings”, so maybe??? Y-Wing is pretty lackluster at times and we really don’t see a ton of Hero Vehicles right now in Standard, but it’s pretty big in Trilogy so this could definitely slot right in and be strong without relying on those untaps that Shadowcaster relies on. 86 or 87 is where it would sit.

There is a spot for it to fit. They definitely should stay the hell away from tutors, but it didn’t ruin us last time, so MAYBE they think it can come back. #110 would be the slot for it so there is a possibility. Running 2 of these would make it so that you could toolbox the crap out of your melee deck and then Vader3 would have consistent Vader’s Sabers and that would be down right scary. No FFG No, don’t do it!!!!

I tried scouring for some other playable ones that don’t always see play and could make a come back, but F-11D Rifle, T-47 Airspeeder, and X-8 Night Sniper wouldn’t fit in number wise. What do you think? Yay or Nay? Are there any other cards that fit in that you expect to be reprinted? As always, I love to see you share your thoughts via comment, so please JUST DO IT!!!

~HonestlySarcastc

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