The Gauntlet is a static page on The Hyperloops where we put the top decks to beat. We update it periodically when new archetypes start to do well in an effort to make sure our readers are prepared for their tournaments. This current Standard format is the most diverse we have ever seen which is good considering it is the largest card pool we have ever had. The Gauntlet currently has 6 decks in our Must Test section plus others in the Regional Consideration section. The following are the archetypes and radically different deck lists that have been added to The Gauntlet:

This list top 4’d Chicago regionals piloted by one of our OG patron’s Drbearsec. He was defeated by the winner Anthony Bageant piloting Obi/Maz. This archtype also claimed the South Australia Regionals by our patron Theia. Congrats to Drbearsec and Theia for strong showings.

The winner of the Chicago regional was Anthony Bagent piloting this beauty. He had to beat fellow Looper Matthew Alvis in the finals in order to get the trophy. This team was already in The Gauntlet but since this is the best showing the deck has had it will set the standard going forward. I had been putting the fun police combo of Running Interference, Hyperspace Jump and ambush cards into various non Sabine decks since I had a feeling it would be good in other places and I’m glad my instincts were proven right(Han/Finn ain’t no joke). Congrats to Anthony and his team on an innovative build that we will be seeing at top tables moving forward.

This character team won both the Warsaw and Perth Regionals. The lists are different enough where it was really tough deciding which of them to highlight. I decided on this one piloted by Desmond Brophy aka StrangleBat since I think Force Wave is great tech against three character decks and it’s essential to reliably beating a deck like Hero Vehicles. If you ever draw that with Cunning you are going to put your opponent in a world of hurt. Since the lists are pretty different I think there will be some more innovating in this archtype moving forward and at some point we’ll have more consensus on the build. Props to Piotr Michel aka DarkJedi on winning his regional, you can check out his list here. His list is also very interesting. Good stuff y’all!

Second place at the 23 person Perth regional wouldn’t usually get my attention but this had to beat BROTK and Hero Vehicles to narrowly lose in three games to Yoda/Hondo. Now those are some tier 1 decks and some advanced stats to sink your teeth into! I was very curious and bothered people online until I found this list and I wasn’t disappointed- shout out to my friend for the info. Heightened Awareness is the card that we were all supposed to be playing in this deck that takes it to the next level. It interacts with Qui-Gon in such a beautiful way making all of your other synergy cards like Ataru Strike and Riposte even better. The late game burst potential gets pretty scary with those cards in your deck. My friend Mike Murphy thinks that Aayla should cost about 15 and while I’m not that aggressive in that thought she certainly makes a great back-up plan. This is currently a regional consideration for testing but for those hardcore Qui-Gon fans you should give this deck a look. This is definately a sleeper team that you shouldn’t sleep on! I’d consider Closed Quarters Assault, Hidden Motive and Force Speed as possible inclusions but try it out as is first since the list is very good. Congrats to Daniel Millet for a strong showing and an innovative deck!

Those are the updates. It seems that mill is still around the top tables but hasn’t broken out like some people thought it would. Boba/Seventh and Boba/Phasma are decks that are on the fringe of busting out but still aren’t there yet.

Thanks for reading!

-NJCuenca

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