"THE PRYCE IS RIGHT"

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YOU'RE SPECIAL!

BATTLEFIELD:

CHARACTER PAIRINGS:

ARIHNDA PRYCE - BLUE/RED:

The Holocron suite makes you somewhat slower, working against one of the premises of the deck, because in most instances you'll be looking at mixed damage sides.

It makes you dependent on the Holocrons to put upgrades on Pryce, so it will feel and play out like a "one-trick" pony.

ARIHNDA PRYCE - YELLOW/RED:

ARIHNDA PRYCE - MONO RED:

NEW ORDERS:

CONCLUSION:

Honestly, I haven't watched any of the Star Wars animated series, so I had to look up whowas. I had absolutely no clue. You are excused if you are as clueless as I was. ... whenwas spoiled I was ecstatic, and although less so now, I feel she's just what villains needed (andto boot is just fantastic!). There's no doubt that at the end of the "Legacies" meta, villains had fallen way down in the pecking order compared to their hero counterparts, and villain players - myself included - were longing for the good ol' days of the empire ruling the galaxy. The meta, generally, might have been better for it, but villain characters were collecting dust - and nothing but dust (apart from that Worlds trophy of course!).Pryce though ... sweet mother ... she's good. I mean, reallygood! It's still too early to say what her impact on the competitive scene will be, but I'll try and put forth my initial thoughts in the following article.First of all ...She's a full blooded support character with a points cost to match. Coming in at 10/13e, she should slot in perfectly with a great deal of our favorite characters. From the outset she looks like a perfect fit for a number of, but I bet there will be a few great 3 character combinations that will benefit greatly from her dice and ability as well.Saving the best for last, let's start off by saying that, and maybe unique in the sense that as a support character she also packs a punch. Her 2damage means that even if she's the last (wo)man standing, she'll be able to act as a finisher albeit not a particularly efficient one.With the introduction of(Legacies), the game designers finally abandoned the general idea of villain support characters having to boast aside, arguably the weakest die side in the game, and added aside instead, which is not only stronger, more usable, but also ironically enough much moreto your opponent's game plans. "Hand" interference is really incredibly powerful! Twosides though is what makes Pryce ... well ... special.By now, we have gotten used to characters havingon their dice (yes,- I'm looking at you!), and Pryce is no exception to this. Without control of the Battlefield it's essentially just a Focus, with the added bonus of being able to chain with other Specials, but... oh boy! Then there are some really nasty plays available.We'll go through some of the power plays when we look at the specific character pairings, but the ability to resolve Resource sides for an added resource or afor 4 resources is just bonkers. Suddenly, she turns '' die sides into '' sides and '' die sides into '' sides! There are just so many plays that she can facilitate that really rivals that of even Yoda (sic!).Obviously,is important with Pryce, and the new set generally seems to put an even greater emphasis on this tactical aspect of the game. We already saw this idea with(and early Awakenings events), but as the game is evolving and the addition of characters that either manipulate control with the Battlefield, have their abilities augmented through control of it, and even Battlefields with ongoing effects and/or a die, then there's no doubt that it's a part of the game that needs to be fully understood (and exploited) by players to optimize not only decks, but also their game plays in the course of a game of Destiny.Controlling the Battlefield can be pivotal to the success of a number of decks as it enables them by triggering cards (i.e., etc.) and in the case of Pryce significantly improves her general usability and power level. While NOT controlling the Battlefield doesn't "turn off" her Special it becomes exceedingly weaker, and control of it, enables some crazy, potentially backbreaking, plays.For the purpose of this article, we'll be looking atas ain. It is not necessarily her best role, but at a first glance it does look like she would thrive better there than in support based decks (is there such a thing as a villain vehicle deck?), and she'd be competing for a spot within both mill and vehicle decks.Most of the available character pairings have several things in common (du'h - being aggro characters all!), which includes fairly high health (11-12hp), good damage sides and the best side mostly being a pay side.As mentioned in the YOUR Destiny Podcast , the health pool in Star Wars Destiny seems to be on the rise, which then means that aggro characters are going to have to work harder to fulfill their win condition, but Pryce brings all the right tools for them to do exactly that.There's one choice that has to be made immediately when deciding for a, and that is whether to go with a suite ofor something entirely different (unless you pair her with Fifth Brother. His Special doesn't work with Force abilities!). It is almost counter intuitive to use her alongside Supports and Vehicles, unless you can find a reliable means to get control of the Battlefield, as you'd surely be too slow to take advantage of the power plays with her Special side.The advantages of the Holocron package is obvious. You enable yourself to get a tons of Blue Ability upgrades in play for "free", and because of Pryce's Special you are almost sure to hit the Holocron Special. If you put it on Pryce first, and if your opponent mitigates the Holocron die, you are free to bring the pain with your aggro character. Disadvantages includes:The Holocrons do look alluring though as there are some really tasty upgrades that plays out well with Pryce/X. The most obvious character to pair her with if you do decide on the Holocron path is, as he also has a Ranged side and a Special, which should make him a tad faster, allowing for Special Chaining and simultaneous resolution of several Damage sides, and also sets up some foulplays. Although you are probably not praying to see too many 1 Ranged sides showing on Vader's dice!is expensive with 2 pay sides, but damn ... that 4 Ranged damage for a resource that Pryce can turn into a 5 Ranged damage for a resource: HOLY CRAP!If you are going for the Lightsabers instead,does look like, but I'd like to advertise a bit forthough. His dice are somewhat mediocre for a 13/16e character, but the fact that he boasts a Special and a great ability might be what could sway me to give him a chance to prove his worth.It's not exactly a secret thatcombos well with, but the broken plays that can be made with that combo and Pryce is just stupid, and it doesn't even require that much. You'll need the 2on the, but that's not impossible (4/36 = 11,11% outright), and there are other results that will facilitate the same damage output (the example above is the simplest version).I don't think the combo is worth creating a deck around, and although you'll see it being played, it'll be more than difficult for it to claim a regular place at the pinnacle of tournaments. Just thought it deserved an honorable mention here.There are definitely strong arguments for running Pryce with a Yellow character, and there are even a few characters in between that rarely sees play, and Pryce might just be the support character they've been looking for. Whether or not Pryce is a better support character for yellow aggro characters thanis a tough one. My intuition says no, but tinkering minds out there might just prove me wrong.What could make the whole difference though isof Pryce. She's just incredibly good at making your other dice good.will run wild with Specials (enabled by the Pryce Specials), and as we gradually see more and more upgrades and support with crazy die sides,andto mention a few, then Boba Fett's stock should rise proportionally.When it comes to Red/Yellow, Pryce/X decks though, I'm absolutely certain that the team to keep an eye out for ishas sort of been stranded in a limbo since theswung the nerf-hammer on his beloved. With Arihnda Pryce he might just found the match we've been longing for.They pair up brilliantly, and although the 2 Melee damage side on Pryce doesn't really make anyone happy, it's not too shabby, but the real upside is how great Pryce makes almost every single Cad Bane die side. He becomes absolutely monstrous. The 3 Ranged damage for 1 resource was always going to cause headaches, and the 2 Discard for 1 resource was nigh unusable, but with a Pryce special in the mix, it's not just a different ballgame, it's another sport altogether.It's almost better than the 3 Ranged damage. That kind of hand disruption is devastating. Even if it's going to cost you 1 resource, it's still incredibly powerful. If you can consistently discard 3 cards from your opponent's hand, while still retaining the ability to deal damage, that should put you in a very dominant position.Combine this with some of the best ranged weapon upgrades in the game, and I think it's fair to say that Cad Bane is VERY happy to see Pryce accompany him to the battlefield. Also remember that Pryce's Special is not limited to character dice, which then means that all your weapons, save the Hidden Blaster, have some SCARY damage sides. That potential 4 Ranged damage for 1 resource on theis mental! And on top of that, yellow adds loads of possibilities to gain resources () and action cheating to bolster Cad Bane's already considerable skills in that department (and, although the latter is probably not viable outside of adeck)., follows very much the same recipe as Cad Bane. A bit less power, but a better overall resource economy. Your game plan is safer, more straight forward, but tentatively the same. I do prefer Cad Bane though. Tough, hard hitting, high risk, high reward!I'm confident we'll never seeback to his former glorious self, but if anyone can help him up the ladder it'll surely be Arihnda Pryce. FN-2199 was HIT HARD by the nerf hammer, and rightly so.But FN-2199 suffers from an absolutely mindblowingly bad die, and even Pryce will have a difficult time making up for that, even if she can focus (turn) and resolve the best dice in the pool. FN-based decks are also slow, which works against the philosophy of Pryce, but for the Loyal Trooper to receive at least a bit of love, I guess Pryce could be his mommy.This is definitely going to be a vital card for Pryce decks. Even if it doesn't allow you take control of the Battlefield, but switching the Battlefield and using the Claim Action (i.e., if you team Pryce up withorwith) is in itself pretty powerful and offers you the choice of handing your opponent the initiative after roll-off to claim the 2 shields. The shields will essentially cost you 2 resources later in the game, but effectively bumping your health pool by 2 is a pretty strong starting position nevertheless.Pryce's dice suck for the roll-off for initiative (4/4 face value on the dice), but Cad Bane's are pretty good (9/9), despite the special Darth Vader's are not to shabby either (7/7).Will Ahrinda Pryce see play?. She's really good and hits a soft spot with her points cost, good health (for a support character) and her dice offers flexibility and stability.The following lists can be used as frameworks for decks that could be interesting with Pryce.