Summary
Star Wars: Unlimitedbrings the famous space opera to the tabletop scene. There are plenty of cards in the game, many with fantastic art, designs, and rarities. The design of the card game will be familiar for those already interested in Magic: The Gathering’s Commander play style.
Of course, if you plan on winning a few games, then there are some cards that rise above the rest. You have characters that can buff up your other units, wicked bases with amazing buffs, and even terrifying tactics that can leave your opponent fumbling. Here are the ten best cards in Star Wars: Unlimited Spark of Rebellion.
10Fleet Lieutenant
A Buff For Rebel Factions
Fleet Lieutenant is a modest card with a great ability that lets you buff up your other rebel units. When you play it, you’re able to attack with a unit. If you select a rebel unit as your attacker, it gains a plus two buff that can help it stomp over stronger units.
Because it only has a heroic aspect, it can slide into many decks and be useful for a wide variety of strategies. It also isn’t locked into only letting rebels attack, so if you don’t need the buff you can choose a different unit.
9Sabine Wren
Galvanized Revolutionary
Aggressive players are going to wantSabine Wrenon their side. As a leader card, she starts the game in your leader zone. When tapped, she can deal one damage to your enemy’s base allowing for you to rack up damage fast.
This leader can come into play when you control four or more resources. When she attacks, she can automatically deal one damage to each of your enemy’s bases. This can help you keep your opponent’s units in check while not losing the opportunity to push for game.
8For A Cause I Believe In
A Burn Strategy
For A Cause I Believe In is a fantastic addition to your collection of red cards. You can reveal the top four cards of your deck and, for each card with the heroism aspect you come across, you can deal one damage to an enemy base.
These damage points can rack up if you build your deck right. you’re able to also discard any of the cards you revealed this way and put the rest back on top in any order. This can let you find other copies of this card and chain them during your next turn.
7K-2S0
Cassian’s Counterpart
Star Wars: Unlimited is often played between two players. However, it can be played with up to four. K-2S0, Cassian’s Counterpart is a very versatile card that can make life easier by taking out opponents or leaving their hands devastated. ‘
Besides having Overwhelm, which can deal excess damage to your enemy’s base, he also has an ability that activates when defeated. It allows you to deal three damage or discard a card from each player. You can choose which effect happens to which player, depending on what you need at the moment.
6Death Trooper
Extra Damage
Death Trooper is one of the coolest-looking cards in the set. It also has an ability that is useful now and could be used in some future plays as the card roster gets bigger. Having a modest stat of three, the Death Trooper will instantly deal two damage to both a friendly ground unit and an enemy ground unit.
This can be useful for instantly getting rid of something on the field if it is weak enough. If Death Trooper is alone, he has to do damage to himself. Luckily, he can survive it.
5Leia Organa
Defiant Princess
One ofthe most iconic characters in Star Warsis Princess Leia Organa. She also comes with a useful ability that can either stun your opponent or allow you to apply pressure. When you play her, you can ready a resource or exhaust a unit.
This can be useful if you want to use more resources this turn and continue your play. On the other hand, you may exhaust one of your opponent’s units. This ability can keep some of your opponent’s most powerful units at bay, preventing them from overwhelming you.
4Darth Vader
Commanding the First Legion
As your ground units attempt to take your opponent’s base, you are going to need plenty of firepower. This is where Darth Vader, Commanding the First Legion, comes through best. Darth Vader isa terrifying force to beholdwith five power and seven HP.
When you play him you can search the top ten cards of your deck for units. As long as their cost adds up to three or less, you can can play them all for free. This gets plenty of units on your board for backup.
3Energy Conversion Lab
A Powerful Base
Destroying a base is the ultimate goal of Star Wars: Unlimited. Many bases have a shield of 30 but some, like Energy Conversion Lab, have 25. For the cost of a lower starting health, you can reap a few benefits that can help you if you play your cards right.
It has an epic action that can be used at any point during the match, but only once. It allows you to play a unit that costs six or less from your hand and give it ambush for the phase. This can help you catch your opponent by surprise.
2Bombing Run
Explosive Tactics
One element to understand is that damage carries between turns. This means with enough damage, a unit will eventually be destroyed. Bombing Run deals three damage to your opponent’s units in space or on the ground, depending on what you choose.
Bombing Run is the perfect card to get rid of units that have already been weakened. If timed correctly, you can wipe an arena entirely and leave it open for your own units to attack the base. Keep in mind that Bombing Run will damage all units in the arena, including your own.
1Super Laser Blast
Fully Operational Battle Station
One of the best cards in the game is also on the more expensive side of the spectrum. If you’re looking to get rid of your opponent’s cards and have the resources to use it, then it’s time to bring in the Death Star.
Super Laser Blast will wipe out everything. That includes units in space and on the ground. That’s a clean slate for you to work with and a real setback for your opponent. Just verify you have a follow-up play the next turn.
