Tanky Mill 1.0

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This was not the version I am describing in the tournament report, this is a more optimized version. The cards removed and replaced were never played in any of the 4 matches in the tournament

This deck got me my first top 8 finish, granted it was 8th, but hell a top 8 is a top 8 right? Anyway the field was 25(ish) players, I know most of them and they consistently top their respective events. I thought I was going to get crushed.

So why eObi Wan/Padme? Honestly, I cooked this up very early in SOR but was distracted by other cards. I was playing a store championship and was having a rough go of what to play. I could have very easily put Poe/Maz, ePalp or FN/Anything together but about 30 minutes to registration I said "fuck it" and threw this together.

Round One - ePalp: This one was really cut and dry. I had seen my opponent around the tournament scene but I was not prepared for this. After his first action I knew this was his first time playing ePalp. So yeah, I lucked out and got Fast Hands and Con Artist on the draw so I went to town. It was not pretty. Knowing how I was playing the deck it was near impossible for him to resolve Palp's dice, and when he did, the 4 damage was negligible, no other dice on his side of the table mattered to me at all. He managed to kill Obi but the damage had been done with little options he conceded.

Round Two - FN/Bala/Deathtrooper: (I think). I have never met this guy but I see him post quite frequently to a facebook group I am apart of. I ended up killing Bala with Obi beginning of turn 2 and then proceeded to mill him into the ground. I think the game took all of 10 minutes. We were one of the first matches to finish. That's when I noticed the potency of the deck.

Round Three - eVader/Raider: This guy is one of the better players in the regional PNW meta This was honestly the best game of Destiny I have ever played, and I fucked it up lol. More on that in a second. I didn't get my Fast Hands or my Con Artist, what I did get was everything else. So I did what any normal player would do. I fucking panicked and fended off everything I could until I stabilized around turn 4. I finally got my Con Artist finally and started to right the ship. This was an uphill battle let me tell you. I was actually using Maz's Castle and my opponent was claiming way faster than I could. So no help there. I had finally gotten ahead on cards and pressure and was really gaining steam when it happened. The misplay heard round the shop, fuck-my-life. I meant to play Second Chance and instead played the Lone Operative in my hand. He was literally down to the last card and I misplayed and it cost me the game. We had quite a crowd watching us play as well. It was a rush. Had I beaten him I would have gotten 4th or 5th based of strength of schedule. He ended up winning out and getting 1st. I was his only opponent that went 2-2, the other 3 went 3-1.

Round Four - FN/Unkar/FOST: This guy is one of the better players in the regional PNW meta as well, so I was like, "well shit at least my last two opponents weren't complete scrubs." NOPE! My dice have had enough and they made it quite apparent. They absolutely betrayed me in the worst way lol. It was that kind of game. My deck wasn't much kinder either. I was getting what I needed a turn too late and by that time it was too late. -lost heinously- /sadface.

Overall this deck is awesome to play. The frustration veins it produces on your opponents are top notch. I found that this deck is very easy to switch between melee damage and mill mid game. Once you mill the deck down far enough you can abandon mill and start attacking with Obi for a turn or two, believe me they will feel it. This allows you to apply damage in fair amounts to avoid the loss if time is called and I can possibly tilt your opponent when out of the blue you just resolve 6 damage out of nowhere. Round 3 had 3 minutes left when I lost. So yes, this deck can easily take a game to time.

Clearly the most drool-worthy hand is of course Fast Hands, Con Artist and 3 other cards. Mulligan aggressively for these. The faster you can get counters on Con Artist the more pressure you can apply. Try and mill something, anything every turn. Friends In Low Places is good for this just in case your dice are dicks. This deck is designed to stay alive and break the tempo of faster decks. IF you can make a deck designed not to play fair, play fair, you win.