Hello There!! Have assembled all 19 (!?) of you alternate starter decks. All put in a deck box matching its base, and made a label with a QR code (with a decklist), and brought them to my local stores. All with great success. SO.... Will you be making any for set 3?? I am eager to see what you will pull out of the hat
@wingzero77120 күн бұрын
Great video!! I’m making a draft myself to play with friends ❤ any chance I could add you on discord so you can give me a few tips and to ask your opinion on some stuff? Thanks! Liked and sub
@SWUCUBE18 күн бұрын
@@wingzero771 100% I love talking pokecube. I’m in the Pokémon TCG cube discord or you can just dm me! My user is swucube
@SupMamma8824 күн бұрын
I am a judge at my LGS and I am LOVING!!! These decks. I am currently making this one and a few others. I'm trying to get my dad into the game and I think once I get all these decks together, he'll get into the game
@SWUCUBE18 күн бұрын
@@SupMamma88 thank you for the encouragement it’s been a really fun project! Can’t wait for set 3!
@SupMamma8825 күн бұрын
I am begging, I am pleading!!! Please do a Rex starter when the set drops!!! PLEEEEASE!!!
@SWUCUBE24 күн бұрын
@@SupMamma88 noted!
@vadim92926 күн бұрын
It would be great to see your Rey deck
@ajfrede5749Ай бұрын
Great work! Would you ever consider tackling a Fennec starter? She’s the most fun leader for me :)
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
@@ajfrede5749 totally! It’s on my list but I’m waiting to see what the next set brings. She doesn’t quite have the flavor hits I look for yet.
@memError_Ай бұрын
Love the video, geat deck. Keep them comming :)
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
Thanks so much for the encouragement!
@debadwolf9727Ай бұрын
anything you would do different with the new set out?
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
Tie Vanguard for sure. I plan to do an update of my set one decks at some point, but for the most part I’m just doing minor tweaks.
@debadwolf9727Ай бұрын
injoying the videos. But going to make a drinking game where you drink every time you say. "Ahmm" 8 )
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
Oh dear that’s probably a bad idea! Be safe out there!
@evra91Ай бұрын
I have a question and I think you are the most appropiate person to answer: Are the starter decks from the first set and shadows of the galaxy balanced with each other?
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
Great question. They aren’t balanced to the extent that the Moff and Mando decks are balanced, but they are generally at the same power level and I enjoy games between them! I will say Moff Gideon can struggle against Vader. The ping can be quite punishing against all the weenies.
@evra91Ай бұрын
@@SWUCUBE thank you very much, I will be testing them with my friends and trying to balance them as much as I can!
@lukemayhew7113Ай бұрын
Super cool that you got a preview card! Very happy for you and the channel!
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
Thanks for the support and encouragement!
@NomCardverАй бұрын
So excited you got a preview card! I grew up in NC and love the OBX. Which beach did you end up at?
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
Southern Shores! Right over the bridge. Been going there since I was a kid.
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
x.com/swucube156/status/1833899507664249229?s=46 Full image^^^
@alexworld4079Ай бұрын
Funny video idea
@GalactusGoАй бұрын
Dude...post the whole image.
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
My b!
@josephmoberly2109Ай бұрын
What card number is this?
@acedobleaceАй бұрын
There you go, the instant answer to the new green rare base Droid Manufactory, bye bye 6HP!
@pezyoАй бұрын
Any way you can post the whole card image somewhere?
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
See my pinned comment! Sorry!
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
Dude those are high quality suggestions across the board! I had seen Surprise! Time Machine before but never really understood the lines of play. That’s for sure going in! Great trainer and stadium recs! One thing I forgot to mention in these videos is that prizes are always available info to the player that owns them. So Gladion would be redundant.
@Charmaster04Ай бұрын
@SWUCUBE A few suggestions. The main one is that Surprise! Time Machine would be an incredibly fun Item card to add to your cube. You could use it to 1) find the evolution Pokémon you want more consistently, 2) put back an evolution Pokémon you want to save for later, 3) search for the same evolution Pokémon and use its Ability again, 4) remove status conditions, and 5) Knock Out one of your Pokémon (As long as it has damage equal to or exceeding the previous stage's HP or whatever you reevolve it into) to enable Counter Catcher or Counter Energy. Here are the other suggestions: first, you could replace the Energy Search with Urn of Vitality, which would still let you search for two basic Energy like with Professor's Letter, but it could also help you get Energy in the discard pile for Blaziken to attach. Second, you could give each player a Gladion at the start of the draft to help players find cards they need when they get stuck in the prize cards. Third, Beach Court/Skyarrow Bridge could be a more balanced Fighting Dojo replacement that helps Hitmonchan/Hitmonlee/Hitmontop execute their combo with less Energy waste (and let a less valuable basic take a hit after Hitmonchan uses Hit and Run) while still benefitting other decks. Apart from that, no suggestions. Great Trainer lineup! I enjoyed hearing your reasoning on including 2 Professor's Research, 2 Iono, 2 Counter Catcher, and 2 ACE SPECs. (I suggest looking up and opening "Pokémon Compendium EX", doing a word search for "Surprise! Time Machine," and reading the rulings. It's amazing what this card can do!)
@Charmaster04Ай бұрын
@SWUCUBE Thanks for making this video. I myself have made a cube and published it on CubeKoga. It's called "(IRL) Family Cube Night Mutant Cube", and, as the name suggests, I was hoping my family could play it on game nights, but as the only person in my family who knew how to play was my brother, and as my dad has only just started learning and my mom and sister still show no interest, the irl cube was dismantled. However, I have continued to make revisions to the list over the years, and this video has inspired me to give the cube another look and a few more adjustments. I decided to add the Victini and Manaphy showcased in this video, as well as Kecleon from Sandstorm, which is the same type as each basic Energy attached to it (similar functionality to your Kecleon, but players can't mindlessly evolve it into a stage 1 of any type and don't get access to a mildly intimidating to terrifying attack). Hope your testing continues to do well.
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
I looked at your cube closely when I was designing this cube! I could see Sandstorm Kecleon being a better option. I actually used to have one in addition to the Kecleons I’m currently running.
@Charmaster04Ай бұрын
@@SWUCUBE Nice! It's amazing to hear that my cube was of inspiration! And funny that the inspiration came back around full-circle. Glad to know it was helpful! I left a comment on the next video, by the way. I may need to build this cube myself some day.
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
@@Charmaster04 that is wild! Appreciate you leaving a comment! Pokémon cube has so much unexplored potential.
@ajvakarianАй бұрын
I have been taking another look at this with the release of set 2. I think the big inclusions would be Wanted Insurgents, Valiant Assault Ship, and the Desperado Freighter. I also like Heroic Resolve, Cripple Authority, and the Hotshot Blaster from red. From yellow, I LOVE Let the Wookiee Win. I also like Coruscant Dissident & Fugitive Wookiee. Reckless Gunslinger & Criminal Muscle would be interesting inclusions to further build out the 1 drops. And Enfys Nest/Cloud Rider would be possibilities (as they might be tied to the Partisans lore wise). Finally, Cassian unit himself would be the BEST inclusion but I know we try to stay away from leader/unit combos. Lots of good stuff for this deck out of Set 2.
@SWUCUBEАй бұрын
Insurgents would be great. Yea, so many really good inclusions and different directions Cassian could go!
@natepearson98042 ай бұрын
I'm going to fit a Boba's Armor in there but I love the deck!
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
It’s definitely on theme!
@Rimogard2 ай бұрын
Thanks for yet another awesome starter deck! Do you plan to make a starter Tarkin deck as well at some point? Keep up the great work!
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
You know during set 1 I thought imperials were pretty well covered between Vader, Palpatine, Krennic, and Thrawn, but now that set 2 is out and we have a few more toys I’ve been thinking of revisiting Tarkin.
@Rimogard2 ай бұрын
@@SWUCUBE Sounds great! I assume you're thinking of using the Outland TIE Vanguard? It has got to be one of the main candidates for that deck.
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
@@Rimogard for sure. I’ve actually be thinking about making a starter deck version of that sweet Green Yellow Tarkin vehicles deck that uses triple dark raid.
@Rimogard2 ай бұрын
@@SWUCUBE One of my favorite events! Toning down the deck to be of equal power with the rest of the starters might prove to be tricky, but I'm sure you'll manage to do it.
@joshuatoman95052 ай бұрын
Just built this deck and went to put it in my battle box, I already had a boba deck almost identical to this that I forgot I built. You didn't have an older video of this did you 😂
@bassboyjon2 ай бұрын
No blue!? There's a ton of cool Mando cards in blue.
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Very true! The Mandalorian starter deck has blue, as does Gar Saxon. I wanted Bo to have a different flavor!
@reversezeitgeist56952 ай бұрын
This series is so awesome!!! It not gives good starter decks to help friends get into the game, but also does a good job teaching you how to play the leaders without trying to look up crazy strategies
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the encouragement! I’m glad you enjoy the videos!
@bearonvondoom63342 ай бұрын
I'm curious how you would take this same concept and apply it to a Bo Katan Blue deck?
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
There’s plenty of great pieces to take Bo Katan blue! Follower of the Way, Fen Rau, ect. I have a red blue Gar deck in the works so I chose to go a different direction with Bo, but it’s super doable!
@bearonvondoom63342 ай бұрын
@@SWUCUBE I'll see what I can work out. Trying to use the cards I have to build more starter level decks so I can help teach more people to play at a local LGS. What build rules do you tend to follow for your starter decks?
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Great question! 1) No legendary cards - keeps costs super low 2) 10-15 one off’s to increase gameplay variance 3) be careful that the leader flip turn isn’t too strong (as can happen with decks like Yellow Boba) Other than that I try to prioritize flavor and novel gameplay. I playtest as much as I can but don’t stress too much about making everything perfectly fine tune balanced, I just want games to feel like games and not blowouts.
@sporadium90812 ай бұрын
Awesome cube. I love the work you´re doing. This is my favourite channel by far, keep up the great work!
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the encouragement! I’m glad you are enjoying my output!
@doyleman522 ай бұрын
Love the thematic elements here....would anticipate some updates after the next set drops 😁😁. Do you feel this deck plays too consistently for the battlebox power level??
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Good question! In my testing it’s been fine. The top of the curve is quite strong, but the bottom end is underpowered on the board.
@mattbook2 ай бұрын
Thanks, again! Fortunately, I barely had all the cards to build this deck but I had to buy some cards to replenish my supply. I always buy some hyperspace cards for my cube when ordering other cards. Enjoy your vacation!
@mattbook2 ай бұрын
I've never seen The Bad Batch but I've just started working my way through The Clone Wars so I'll get to TBB eventually. I have no idea who these characters are. ha ha
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Whenever you get there you are in for a treat! And clone wars is great! The bad batch is featured in the final season.
@abramrock11882 ай бұрын
Really enjoy your content. You deserve way more subs. These battle boxes are a great idea to bring to the gameshop for new players
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the encouragement it means a lot! That’s exactly the idea!
@ajvakarian2 ай бұрын
Hunter is a perfect fit for this style of deck - big on theming and his leader ability really lends itself into a heroic ramp strategy (something not really seen in heroism). It is also interesting this deck is slightly more tuned with more full playsets, but still balanced. Did you consider including Wolffe from Set 1 as a 1 of? He did have interactions with the Bad Batch and would have the clone synergy.
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Yea I really like Hunter for the battle box! I did think about Wolfe but he’s pretty low upside and under statted as a 3/2 for 4. Thanks for the comment!
@Quizno972 ай бұрын
I pulled his showcase yesterday at my LGS! I needed some inspiration for a hunter. I don't make the rules but I must build him.
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Oh for sure. You have no other option!
@CraigBowser2 ай бұрын
I really like this series. As someone who plays mostly casual games at home, these decks are great to just grab and play. I have built several of your decks and had a great time playing them against each other and the FFG starter decks. Great job, and keep up the good work.
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Wow thanks for the kind words!
@ajvakarian2 ай бұрын
“As my sweet mother always said, ‘Son, if one hostage is good, two are better. And three, well, that’s good business.’” - Digging the use of capture in this one. The new set 3 Aurra Sing feels like a natural inclusion in this one when she releases... seeing as they are exes.
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Oh yea! She’s going right in!
@Calintares2 ай бұрын
in the decklist on swudb the detention block rescues are replaced by an open fire and an extra take captive. Which should I go for?
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Whoops I published that list late at night and clearly didn’t double check! Go with what I covered in the video. I’ll fix the link!
@pippen66062 ай бұрын
Do you have an idea whats the best way to come close to a set cube? Like how many boxes would you get before youre starting to buy single cards?
@pippen66062 ай бұрын
Nvm i see you get 6 boxes 😅🎉
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
@@pippen6606 it’s probably most economical to buy a playset of commons and uncommons and then singles for the rares. I bet you could complete the cube for $300 or less. Most of the cost would be legendaries
@pippen66062 ай бұрын
@@SWUCUBE yeah but then again ripping packs is fun!
@blakemann-schweigert29462 ай бұрын
Took this to a casual game and had a lot of fun!
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! Was your opponent playing one of the “starter” decks also?
@ccgear43672 ай бұрын
lol that art
@nathananelson2 ай бұрын
Hey SWUcube can you give me 3 or 5 recommendations from your starter decks? I own both starters and built your grand inquisitor deck. I would like 3 more heroes and 2 more villains for a 10 deck battle box to teach people to play at my lgs! Luv the content dude!
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Oh man! I like all of them, but if you wanted to have a good mix I’d do Lando, Chewie, and Bo Katan for heroes, along with Cad Bane and Bossk for villains
@pierrecz47662 ай бұрын
Nice deck, but on the paper I find it OP compared to the other starters decks you made. Did you have a chance to test it?
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
I did test a lot, but I’d love to hear about your games! What decks were you able to play it against?
@mattbook2 ай бұрын
Thanks for another deck!
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
My pleasure thanks for your consistent encouragement, Matt!
@joshuatoman95052 ай бұрын
I'm short cards so waylay is replaced by spare the target, R2 is replaced by 3rd moisture farmer, and 3PO is replaced by the new falcon because it feels wrong to have chewy without the falcon.
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
I feel you with the falcon, it felt a little op in my testing but thematically it’s right on target!
@pcmthm9552 ай бұрын
Out of curiosity, if you were to make a somewhat competitive premier deck centered on the wookiee cards, which leader would you pick? I'm torn between young Han, Chewie and Rey?
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
I’d 100% go young Han. The drawback of his ability is pure upside with Grit.
@ajvakarian2 ай бұрын
On another note - I was bummed they did not include the Bowcaster as an upgrade this set. That would have been an auto-include as long as it wasn't legendary.
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Same. I bet we get one eventually!
@ajvakarian2 ай бұрын
This is what i'm talking about! Awesome! Will definitely have to build this. With these decks, do you try not to include units that are the same character as the leader? Chewbacca: Loyal Companion & Pykesbane seem like natural fits. But I realize Pykesbane might have simply been too powerful - especially in combo with Tarrful.
@ajvakarian2 ай бұрын
When I build this, I think I will try 2 changes - 1. Sub in 2 Corellian Freighters for the 2 Vigilant Pursuit Crafts. 2. Replace the Bamboozle & Surprise Strike with 2 Disarm. Closest thing I can get to ripping an arm off. :D
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Yea I don’t include unique unit copies of the Leader character. Loyal companion in particular would have been perfect otherwise!
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
@@ajvakarian those seem like solid swaps, “Dis-Arm” lol 😂.
@boeskoolr2 ай бұрын
"Shadows of the Galaxy cards that will be added: Doctor Pershing 1x Incinerator Trooper 1-2x Calculated Lethality 1x" in favor of which cards?
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Great question! I don’t have extra copies of the starter cards yet but when I do I’ll post an update!
@boeskoolr2 ай бұрын
@@SWUCUBE These are great, btw; I have 5 of these built irl in addition to the actual starter decks. looking forward to using these with my board game group who haven't played the game yet. ty for investing the time!
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
@@boeskoolr my pleasure I hope you enjoy your time!
@ajvakarian2 ай бұрын
Great job! I look forward to watching each of these as you produce them. Thoughts on Sugi for this deck? I realize she is a double aspect rare but her smuggle cost is not double aspected. So she could simply be smuggled in for 6. And with the various bounties you are placing on opponents, high chance her sentinel will be activated. Could be helpful for a mid-range grindy deck like this that doesn't have a ton of sentinel. Plus, I don't see a lot of opportunity to play her in other decks.
@ajvakarian2 ай бұрын
Lore-wise, she had a partnership with Embo so there is also that.
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
I’m convinced. What would you cut for her?
@ajvakarian2 ай бұрын
@@SWUCUBE Depends on your playtesting as to how powerful the deck is. If it is struggling, I would consider cutting an event like one of the Look the other Ways. If its trending more powerful, I would consider cutting one of the other higher cost units - Bossk (better lore fit in Boba Fett) or Street Gang Recruiter (keep as a 1 of). If you feel you need to cut a rare, maybe Kragan with Synara San (as they seem to be a package deal). And add a Bounty Hunter Crew to go with Sugi. I feel Kragan/Synara might fit better in a Hondo Blue deck anyway.
@StanfordFan662 ай бұрын
Great video, love the series! Trying to get these all built, not quite there yet.
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Thanks! Even cheap decks take work to acquire and sleeve up!
@FlocktonGDP2 ай бұрын
I love Cad Bane!!!
@SWUCUBE2 ай бұрын
Amazing character in the shows, and fantastic leader!