Galactic Battles already features a Luke Skywalker deck paired with Leia, but that one represents him as he appears in the original trilogy. This deck depicts the older Luke that appears in The Last Jedi. Since it certainly wouldn’t feel right to have Rey as a minor character, this Luke is paired with his own Force Projection.
The legendary Jedi Master inspires tremendous hope throughout the galaxy. By projecting his image through the Force, he can face opponents from a distance while emboldening his allies.
“I failed. Because I was Luke Skywalker. Jedi Master. A legend.”
“The galaxy may need a legend.”
Luke Skywalker, a Legend – HP 15 – Green Deck – Melee
Visage of a Legend – HP 1 – Minor Red Deck – Melee
Luke Skywalker
The Greatest Teacher, Failure Is
Special
Choose any player. For each Legend character in play, look at 2 cards on top of that player's draw pile and put 1 in that player's hand. Then put the rest back on the top or bottom of that player's draw pile in any order.
Spark of Hope
Special
Choose any character. That character recovers up to 2 damage for each Legend character in play. Until the end of your next turn, any time that character defends, increase its defense value by 1 for each Legend character in play at that time.
A Certain Point of View
Special
Until the end of your next turn, any time you or a teammate chooses a player or character for a card effect, they may instead choose up to 1 applicable player or character for each Legend character in play at that time.
Not The Last Jedi
Special
Choose any friendly non-Legend character with less than 12 wound points remaining. Until the end of your next turn, that character is treated as a Legend character. If all friendly non-Legend characters have instead been destroyed, take any card from your discard pile and put that card in your hand. Playing this card does not count as an action.
Visage of a Legend
Rebellion Reborn
A3
If Visage has been destroyed, Luke may play this card as if it were his own. If he does, place Visage back in play adjacent to Luke or the defender. Until the end of your next turn, any time Visage or a friendly character attacks, increase its attack value by 1 for each Legend character in play at that time.
A Fleeting Shadow
A4
If Visage has been destroyed, Luke may play this card as if it were his own. If he does, place Visage back in play adjacent to Luke or the defender. Until the end of your next turn, after Visage or a friendly character attacks or plays a Special card, that character may move up to 2 spaces for each Legend character in play at that time.
See You Around, Kid
D{STAR}
If Visage has been destroyed, Luke may play this card as if it were his own. If he does, place Visage back in play adjacent to Luke or the attacker. The defender receives no damage from the attack. After defending, you may exchange spaces between the attacker and the defender.
2x The Greatest Teacher, Failure Is
2x Spark of Hope
1x A Certain Point of View
1x Not The Last Jedi
3x Rebellion Reborn
2x A Fleeting Shadow
1x See You Around, Kid
Just like in The Last Jedi, I’ll start with three lessons that are really two.
Lesson #1: Luke Skywalker, a Legend is a “Legend character” for card effects.
Lesson #2: Visage of a Legend is a “Legend character” for card effects.
Lesson #3: Even though Visage is a projection of Luke, they use separate cards.
Essentially, Luke is a support character who benefits from manifesting himself as an image through the Force. While his Visage is in play, he can do everything he wants to from a distance. His abilities are also strengthened by the presence of the Visage.
Since the Visage only has 1 health and a Minor Red Deck, attacking it typically reveals its false nature and dissipates it. If the Visage is destroyed, Luke can enter the fray himself and manifest the Visage once again.
This hopefully creates an interesting tension for Luke’s opponents. Destroying the Visage is an impermanent solution and usually eats up an action and a card. On the other hand, doing so weakens Luke’s abilities and forces him out of hiding if he wants to get it back.
As for individual cards, The Greatest Teacher, Failure Is makes for solid deck sift and draw power that you’ll typically want to use to help out your teammate. If both Legends are in play, it allows you to look at 4 cards and keep 2 of them. Spark of Hope follows basically the same formula for healing and defense.
It’s worth pointing out that the one-turn buffs on Rebellion Reborn, A Fleeting Shadow, and A Certain Point of View all heavily incentivize your opponents to try to take out the Visage before your teammate’s turn so that they benefit from smaller buffs.
A Certain Point of View can be incredibly powerful in the right circumstances. It’s fairly easy to use it to allow both yourself and your teammate to draw with The Greatest Teacher, Failure Is, heal two characters with Spark of Hope, or even anoint an extra “Legend” with Not The Last Jedi, but it can get truly insane when paired with decks like Boba Fett, Jabba the Hutt, or Shaak Ti that have many powerful “choose” effects to be duplicated. Against a pairing like that, getting rid of the Visage quickly becomes crucial.
Similar to A Certain Point of View, Not The Last Jedi serves as a multiplier on all of the deck’s other abilities. Making an additional Legend character for a turn not only raises the ceiling on every other talent card, but also raises the floor since most targets will be tougher to take out than the Visage. Almost every minor character is eligible right out of the gate. A major character needs to sustain some injury to fit the bill, but you can always heal them up right after with Spark of Hope.
Finally, I just want to say that See You Around, Kid is one of my favorite “scene” cards I’ve come up with. I went through a ton of different versions on that one, but I really feel it captures Kylo Ren’s frustration as he slides through the illusion of his old master at the climax of the film.
As a combat-oriented support, Luke can pair well with a wide variety of decks. Aggressive bruisers like Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker, Darth Maul, and Quinlan Vos can really leverage the extra power and hit-and-run from Rebellion Reborn and A Fleeting Shadow. I suspect they will find success with the reclusive Jedi Master backing them.
Playing against Luke is about choosing your windows and weighing the cost of attacking the Visage. Decks that can efficiently dispatch the Visage are great counter-picks against the galaxy’s legendary warrior. Quinlan’s Saber Cleave, Bossk’s Rage, and Anakin’s Slaughter all come to mind as solid illusion-breakers.
I hope you enjoy playing with Luke Skywalker, a Legend! Thanks for your patience as we finally move into the home stretch of Legacy previews.
Galactic Trivia! – Luke’s first three cards represent the influences of his mentors and past experience. The Greatest Teacher, Failure Is is of course a Yoda line and bears resemblance to Yoda’s Premonition card. A Certain Point of View is a Ben Kenobi line and serves as an homage to his focus on messing with target selection. Finally, Spark of Hope is a reference to younger Luke’s Last Hope card, which also heals 2 or 4 health!
Bonus Galactic Trivia! – Master Luke is the second Galactic Battles deck to use the unusual Major Green/Minor Red basic pairing. The other is Luminara and Barriss.