The Trilogy Gauntlet is here! Click here to see it. The format isn’t solved by any means but testing vs the decks in the MUST TEST section will get you prepared for your next Trilogy event. There are some other decks in the gauntlet that have some promise but haven’t been successful. The TG goes into deeper analyses with regards to specific decks but here I’ll be doing a broader overview of the metagame as I see it right now.

Direct, Indirect and Hybrid Damage Dealing

The method of damage dealing is much more balanced in this format compared to Standard. Generally speaking the good direct damage decks are pretty good vs character decks that rely on one character too heavily. They also get to play around one of the most played cards in the format in Bubble Shield. It’s hard to do all direct damage since many of the upgrades like E-11 Blaster and Canto Bight Pistol are generally going to be in your deck. This isn’t a problem per say but it does make those sides weaker when you are just targeting a character early. Of the expected decks Phasma/Mother/Greedo is a direct damage deck.

Pure indirect damage decks basically don’t exist although the plan for heavy indirect damage decks is to mount on as much indirect as possible and then change gears to kill a character. Tarkin/Aphra I’d call an indirect damage deck.

Hybrid decks are the kind of decks that are split down the middle when it comes to dealing damage. A deck like Mother/2x Veteran Stormtrooper is a hybrid deck because we are only playing this deck if the 3 indirect is a side we are happy seeing.

I consider Aayla to be a hybrid damage dealer but depending on the deck she can slant one way more than another. In vehicles I generally reroll her 1 melee but in a dedicated melee deck I could see leaving it if I’m pairing modifiers.

Mill Decks

I’ve found mill decks to be pretty good vs 3 character decks but a bit too slow against 2 character decks. The mill decks generally rely on Yoda so if you can burst him down quickly the game will almost certainly be over, this makes them much stronger against indirect damage decks. Mill decks seem to be reliant on some key cards like Scrap Heap and Force Meditation to stay alive and kill quickly. In my experience even though Tarkin/Aphra is an indirect damage deck it does well vs mill because Tarkin makes the damage very consistent, not needing to reroll is huge and his ability does an overwhelming amount of damage throughout the course of the game.

On the villains side you could try some kind of Nute Gunray mill deck but I’ve looked at that and it doesn’t look promising.

Two Vs Three Character Decks

Two character decks have a naturally tough time against heavy indirect damage decks like Hero Vehicles and Tarkin/Aphra. In order to combat this they need to use methods to keep their character alive like more mitigation, shields and healing. The character dice on two characters should be fantastic and/or the pair should provide your deck with great synergy. You’re leaving a lot of health on the table by choosing 2 characters so make sure when deck building and playtesting it’s worth it.

Three character decks have a higher health pool but will generally have weaker dice, some of the 3 character decks will end up having 5 dice which balances this out even more. Three character decks that revolve around Captain Phasma, Aayla Secura and Mother Talzin are the ones that have been successful since their dice are great for their cost. There is no great cheap yellow character options in yellow. Greedo is fine at 7 but is harder to justify at 11 and on the hero side you have Han who is fine but when you compare him to Captain Phasma it will leave something to be desired. Ketsu Onyo has fine dice for her cost but her low health is just brutal.

That’s all for today. Check out The Trilogy Gauntlet if you want to sink your teeth into more trilogy info. Good luck at your next Trilogy event and as always…

May The Rolls be With You!

-NJCuenca

For those looking to be ahead of the competitive curve, do consider signing up for our Patreon. We’ve got a 100+ person discord channel that boasts a near constant discussion of competitive Star Wars Destiny playing. In addition to that we release dozens of extra videos to our $10 tournament prep tier, as well as exclusive articles, deck lists, and primers. It’s a wealth of information, and I challenge you to ask around among our subscribers to see if they think it’s worth it. I have an idea of what they’ll say. Not only do you get all of that, but you also get this dope playmat after 2 months of being on the Tournament Prep Tier.

Facebook

Twitter

YouTube

Instagram