The Occupation of Bajor

This Deck was build by Michael Shea and was published first on "The Continuing Committee (trekcc.org)" at Mar 19th, 2018.

The Occupation of Bajor

Deck listing:

Missions: •Kressari Rendezvous (1 U 184) •Cardassia IV, Rescue Prisoners (1 U 194) •Deliver Prisoners (7 U 47) •Bajor, Gift of the Prophets (1 U 152) •Cardassia Prime, Hardscrabble World (1 U 153)

Dilemma pile (28): Space: 9 / Planet: 9 / Dual: 10 3× Bread and Circuses (40 V 1) 3× Captain's Holiday (1 C 13) 1× Conflict of Interests (26 V 2) 3× Covert Extraction (38 V 2) 1× Dereliction of Duty (41 V 2) 1× Historical Pursuit (38 V 5) 3× Pattern Loss (38 V 8) 3× Pillage and Plunder (21 V 6) 1× Psychokinetic Control (12 R 15) 1× Secret Identity (3 U 26) 2× Swashbuckler at Heart (12 R 17) 3× Underlying Influence (38 V 11) 3× Vanishing Act (38 V 13)

Draw deck (58): Equipment (4): 2× Bajoran Phaser Pistol (1 U 62) 2× Cardassian Phaser Pistol (1 U 63) Event (9): 1× •Cardassian Protectorate (5 P 4) 3× •Casualties of the Occupation (43 V 6) 3× The Pillage of Bajor (1 U 116) 2× Unexpected Difficulties (2 C 69) Interrupt (5): 2× Comfort Women (1 U 123) 3× Covenant (14 R 47) Personnel (35): 1× •Akorem Laan, Revered Poet (2 U 103) 1× •Azeni Meressa, Resistance Spy (26 V 27) 1× •Basso Tromac, Smug Subordinate (10 R 53) 1× •Benjamin Sisko, Man of Two Worlds (22 V 30) 2× Brin (38 V 18) 1× •Broca, Grovelling Lackey (4 U 117) 1× •Crell Moset, Notorious Exobiologist (14 R 68) 1× •Damar, Useful Adjutant (3 R 141) 1× •Darhe'el, The Butcher of Gallitep (1 U 233) 1× •Dukat, Prefect of Bajor (5 P 24) 1× •Elim Garak, Agent of the Obsidian Order (1 R 236) 1× •Enabran Tain, Retired Mastermind (2 R 114) 1× •Jaro Essa, Leader of the Circle (2 R 105) 1× •Kira Nerys, Rescuer (15 V 25) 1× •Korinas, Observer from the Obsidian Order (18 V 22) 1× •Lemec, Posturing Negotiator (1 U 244) 1× •Mardel, Overseer (13 U 54) 1× •Mavek, Science Officer (3 U 146) 1× •Mila, Trusted Confidante (4 U 120) 1× •Odo, Wayward Link (3 R 113) 1× •Oran, Irritable Gul (12 U 49) 1× •Parek, Privileged Legate (12 R 50) 2× Parn (1 C 249) 3× Surjak (43 V 15) 1× •Tahna Los, Voice of the Kohn-Ma (3 U 115) 1× •Teero Anaydis, Misguided Vedek (36 V 29) 1× •Tekeny Ghemor, Prominent Official (7 R 59) 1× •Winn Adami, Kai of Bajor (1 U 228) 1× •Yaltar, Draft Supervisor (28 V 25) 2× Yelsar (3 C 117) Ship (5): 3× Galor (1 C 384) 1× •Prakesh (1 U 387) 1× •Xhosa, Sponsored Transport (24 V 41)

Hints & strategie notes for this Deck

One of the themes we explored in Symbiosis was encouraging the use of dual headquarters decks. The Cardassian occupation of Bajor - brutal, ruthless, destructive, and cruel - has been alluded to in many cards in the 2e library, including Cardassian Protectorate and The Pillage of Bajor. But, these cards don’t do much to encourage a dual headquarters Bajor/Cardassian deck. Dukat, Prefect of Bajor; Crell Moset, Notorious Exobiologist; and Comfort Women begin to hint at the possibilities of a viable Bajor/Cardassia build, but by themselves don’t quite make up for the risk of an opponent’s Provoke Interstellar Incident, or other dual headquarters hate. So, the Symbiosis Design Team gives you Casualties of the Occupation, which you’ve already seen, and Surjak.

Now, Surjak may have the Terok Nor icon – a precedent set by Yaltar, Draft Supervisor – but don’t let that fool you. His rightful place is in the dual headquarters Bajor/Cardassian deck. His ability gets Bajoran cards into your discard pile to feed Casualties of the Occupation, Covenant, Jaro Essa, Leader of the Circle, or Basso Tromac, Smug Subordinate. Casualties of the Occupation lets you remove those Bajoran cards from game to benefit your Cardassian occupiers. If the carnage gets to be too heavy, Xhosa, Sponsored Transport gets you some of those cards back into your deck. And, just in case the occupation proves too efficient in exploiting Bajoran resources, Benjamin Sisko, Man of Two Worlds gets you those removed cards back in your discard pile to start all over again.

The Prefect and the Emissary on the same side? It dosn't seem quite right ... does it?

Stay tuned for more excitement from Symbiosis.

by Michael Shea, Chief Ambassador