Shields and Swords - QuiTano 1.0

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I was quite surprised by this deck. Ahsoka's ability works brilliantly with Qui-Gon (As it would with any Jedi), and the shield generation is shockingly high. Even with 2 Defensive Teaching's out, I was able to generate more than enough shields to cover both characters for the entire round, while dealing damage.

Shield Generation

I have multiple shield generation cards. Besides Qui-Gon himself, we have Qui-Gon Jinn's Lightsaber, which has 3 shield sides and an ability to give shields back to the attached character. Rey's Lightsabergives a shield upon playing and has decent damage sides. Soresu Training has that brilliant special which, once I get it, is able to pull Soresu Mastery from the deck or discard pile.

In terms of events, I don't have a lot of shield generation purely because I don't need it. Loth-Wolf Bond synergises perfectly with Ahsoka, allowing you to activate her then Qui-Gon to immediately resolve one of her dice. Conflicted doesn't really have a negative in this deck, as you're either gaining shields or dealing damage.

Defensive Teaching is an obvious inclusion. It allows for up to 5 shields per character, which suits this deck perfectly with its insane shield generation. Yoda's Spirit provides shields and a lot of focus, with a useful ability on top of that.

Unblockable Damage

With characters like Luke out there, unblockable damage is an important aspect of the game. Yoda's Spirit gives me 3 unblockable every time I use its special (and works as anti-mill).

Twin Strike and Finishing Strike are also useful cards, especially the latter as I don't have to kill a character to defeat it.

Damage Capabilities

Yoda's Spirit allows me to focus onto damage, and with a lot of damage sides on my dice I'm likely to dish out as much damage as I do making shields.

Diatium Power Cell is a surprisingly useful card. It initially seems like a waste, however every single weapon in this deck has 'Lightsaber' in it's name. For cards like Lightsaber Training Staff this is hugely beneficial, as all 5 base sides now have a value you can resolve as actual damage. Once you get two of them up, you can find yourself doing huge damage with just one dice. It also helps boost damage output if Qui-Gon decides not to roll his sticks.

Mitigation

In terms of mitigation, I've gone fairly standard. Hidden Motive is a great card (wish I had two of them), as is Beguile, although I personally find the latter a bit costly. Deflecting Slash is a nice card to have, and works well with Soresu Mastery.

Footnote

~~ Please note that yes, I know some cards would be great in this deck. Some I might not have thought of, but most I don't have. I would love to put Soresu Mastery in this deck, but I just don't have it yet!

Don't let that stop you suggesting ways I can improve this though.