Death Star (Setite Version)

Description: Another of my Death Star variants based on Matt Morgan's design. The deck behaved differently in each game, but did exactly what I needed each time. Game 1 saw early Waters and a fast RevCo. Being in a 4-player with weenie DEM cross- table, I had no pressure, which allowed me to setup. Once my predator was ousted, I was able to oust my prey with a RevCo and call a Con Boon. I had enough pool to withstand the onslaught and my other RevCo for the game win. Game 2 was much different. I had a votey prey and had to manage that carefully. He must have felt confident, since I was offering little pressure other than bleeds for 1. He dropped to 9 pool and I had a Reckless Ag and Eat the Rich for an oust. The following turn I offered a heads-up deal with my cross-table for his single vote and ousted his predator while damaging his prey. I allowed him to oust his prey without interference and proceeded to oust him the turn after. The deal wasn't necessary given that my predator lacked any vote cards to sway the outcome of the vote, but it was the safest move. Bill: weenie DEM 1vp -> Brad: vote something (ousted too fast to know) 0vp -> Norm: g6 Nos w/Protected District 0vp -> Me: 2vp -> Kelly: Malk 2020 2vp As first seed, I decided to sit as predator to the doubled-up bleed decks. I hoped that Bill would take one and then be ousted, giving me the ability to win by being the last-man standing. Things almost didn't go as planned. Bill blew Brad off the table in 17 minutes. Norm proved harder to oust with his reduction and I called a Con Boon backwards to help him, wanting it to pass by only 2, so I could gain pool, but not blood, as Qufur had self- Tempted. That 2 pool proved to be the difference. Bill missed his second oust by 2 pool, but Kelly was faster than I had expected. He bled through both Bill and Norm in a single turn. The Reckless Ag I had been holding was now useless. Fortunately, I had just drawn my first master of the game, The Barrens, and discarded that Reckless. I saw my KRC voted down early and never called another damaging vote. I was basically a horde bleed deck. At 20 pool going into the heads up and Kelly was at 22. I bleed a bunch and made Saatet-Ta, who immediately boosted the next bleed. I see both Spying Missions, which I uses on Qufur and Count Ormonde. Kelly bleeds me down to 9, stymied somewhat by my desire to not block. I fire off more bleeds the next turn and finish with a Con Boon to end at 16. He gets me down to 5, but had less pool than I have minions, so game over. A Tempted Waters with 1 blood and Qufur with 1 blood gave me free extra actions for moving through the deck, like calling Con Boon, etc. I was lucky to see all of my Boons, which made up for not seeing my first master until the heads-up. CrimethInc. was great today. Saw it in round 1 and the final and was able to get it into play both times. The extra unlocks even for a pool were well worth it when I needed them. It's worth the card slot, being an easy discard or a powerful effect. On top of that, self- Temptations, and Firebrands, this deck can make lots of actions. Knowing what to do with those actions is critical.