Star Wars: Unlimited - Secrets of Power: Spotlight Deck: Chancellor Palpatine

Every Chancellor Palpatine list is really a bet that you can win before anyone notices you are winning. This Spotlight Deck leans into that idea: incremental advantage, cheap disruption, and a leader who turns patience into a resource.

The deck arrives built. Fifty cards, a leader and a base, all legal as printed. There is no assembly step and nothing to buy alongside it, which is the entire point of the Spotlight line.

It draws on Secrets of Power, Set 6, where the designers pushed the game toward spies, politicians and criminal operators rather than open warfare. Palpatine is the set's thesis statement. Put it opposite the Padme Amidala Spotlight Deck and you have two decks that argue with each other properly.

Also included: one sealed Secrets of Power booster pack.

Worth knowing before you buy:

• Spotlight Decks are built for pick-up and learning games rather than tournament lists
• Their cards are legal, so the box doubles as an inexpensive source of playables
• One box plays one person, so a household needs two

If you have someone to teach and you would rather they lose interestingly than quickly, a control deck like this makes a better teaching tool than most.