There is no mercy

Vexation · 8 October 2026 · Star Wars: Unlimited

DeckTech HomeWorlds

Difficulty: advanced
Format: Constructed Premier
Last reviewed: 8 Oct 2026

Further down the spiral with Homeworlds deck building, this time focusing on everybody favorite screeching hyena - turned Galactic Emperor. Burn baby, burn

Another personal peeve is to always try and explore the available options of any showcase leader that I'm lucky enough to chance upon. First pull of this set was Darth Sidius, so at least I got off easy this time - since the underlying concept is pretty straight. Ping, kill, crush - but all in moderation, until you finish them off with General Grievious who actually managed to git gud after quite a few cards.

Two important things to bear in mind when playing with Darth Sidius (or against):

ability works also if you are defending
shields cancel the damage so you have no trigger

First deck is probably the easiest to pilot, standard red/green villainy droid package with splash options using the 27hp base and a few unexpected tricks in the sideboard. If you play it a couple of times, you will get a feeling of how things are supposed to roll and most cards click together pretty well. The only card that's slightly troublesome is No Disintegrations. I've put it there for beefy opponents, but it does occupy the slot of opeation cinder / fear and dead men which can be a brutal finisher against ultra wide decks like ewok spam.

There is no mercy

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8 7+

Leader Darth Sidious, There is no Mercy

Base Aldhani Garrison

Units (41)

3× Benthic "Two Tubes", The War Has Just Begun
3× BT-1, Blastomech
2× HK-47, Exclamation: Die, Meatbag!
3× Imperial Dark Trooper
2× Outer Rim Constable
3× 0-0-0, Translation and Torture
2× Arvel Skeen, Win and Walk Away
3× Highsinger, Deadly Droid
2× Ryder Azadi, Restored Governor
2× Maul, Only Revenge Remains
2× Arena Acklay, Screaming Predator
2× Ty Yorrick, Monster Hunter
2× L3-37, Radical Instigator
2× The Cyborg Mech, Mysterious Threat
2× General Grievous, Scourge of Dathomir
2× Maul, Master of the Shadow Collective
2× Ninth Sister, Hulking Inquisitor
2× Devastator, Hunting the Rebellion

Events (6)

2× Breach
2× No Disintegrations
2× Haymaker

Upgrades (3)

3× Craving Power

Sideboard (10)

Darth Vader, Any Methods Necessary
2× Chimaera, A Frightening Reality
3× Cham Syndulla, Rallying Ryloth
2× Eager Escort Fighter
2× Tempest Assault

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    "name": "Red Rising: Pt I",
    "author": "Vexation"
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  "leader": {
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  "base": {
    "id": "LAW_022",
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      "id": "ASH_147",
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    {
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      "id": "HMW_159",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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The second version is a bit more advanced, and its performance improves along with one's understanding of the current meta (as any call to discard deck), because you live and die by what and if Garindan discards. But it can make a lot of late game control players rather unhappy while putting decent pressure and clearing the board. It is less tuned than the command version, but it seems to be room for improvement. As master Quigon put it in the Phantom Menace ""Be mindful of the future, but not at the expense of the moment.""

Yellow Fever

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Leader Darth Sidious, There is no Mercy

Base Research Station 9, Endor

Units (36)

2× Babwa Venomor, Burning Kashyyyk
3× Garindan, Information Broker
2× HK-47, Exclamation: Die, Meatbag!
2× Interrogation Droid
3× Therm Scissorpunch, Boastful Gambler
2× Grand Inquisitor, You're Right to Be Afraid
3× Mid Rim Sharpshooter
3× Shin Hati, Overeager Apprentice
2× Sandtrooper Squad
3× Third Sister, Cycle of Vengeance
2× Duchess's Investigators
2× Halo, Not According to Plan
2× Baylan Skoll, Fallen Jedi
2× Giant Gorax
2× Nightbrother, Maul's Gauntlet
Boba Fett's Rancor, Emotionally Complex Creature

Events (7)

2× Maim
3× Shien Flurry
2× Hold For Questioning

Upgrades (7)

2× There Is No Conflict
2× Whistling Birds
3× Shadow of Stygeon Prime

Sideboard (10)

2× Tempest Assault
2× System Shock
2× Broken Horn, Vizago's Pride
2× Snub Fighter Squadron
2× Shuttle ST-149, Under Krennic's Authority

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    "name": "Red Rising pt. II - Yellow Fever",
    "author": "Vexation"
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  "leader": {
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    "count": 1
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  "base": {
    "id": "HMW_034",
    "count": 1
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      "count": 2
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      "count": 3
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      "count": 2
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    {
      "id": "HMW_204",
      "count": 2
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      "count": 2
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      "count": 2
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      "id": "LOF_130",
      "count": 2
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      "id": "HMW_223",
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      "id": "HMW_188",
      "count": 2
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      "id": "LOF_132",
      "count": 2
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    {
      "id": "LOF_183",
      "count": 3
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      "id": "LAW_075",
      "count": 2
    },
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      "id": "LAW_193",
      "count": 3
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      "count": 2
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      "count": 2
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      "id": "JTL_175",
      "count": 2
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      "id": "LAW_083",
      "count": 2
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Sideboard looks a bit weird, it is tuned against Hemlock and pilot spam. Can possibly change radically.

I'm working also on a version of the -evident- Cad Bane clone version with vigilance, but first draft was 96 cards - it will take some time to coalesce into something more useful.

There is no mercy

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