Between Two Sabers: Jerry Porgfeld

The galaxy is in turmoil. Leaders clash, cards get suspended, and somewhere, someone just played a fourth copy of Force Throw without blinking.  In these uncertain times, one porg dares to ask the big questions… and then immediately interrupt with a sarcastic follow-up.
Tonight’s guest?
Comedian. Critic. Porg with a punchline.  Please welcome… Jerry Porgfeld.

Porg Depot:
You’ve been playing a lot of Legends of the Force. Initial impressions?

Jerry:
What’s the deal with the new Force token?  It’s hard to get.  It’s hard to use.  When you use it sometimes it does cool stuff.  You wait around to build it up like it’s gonna change your life.  Then you spend it and get, what, a slightly shinier version of something you were getting anyway? Take Jedi Consular, two to put out, then you need to attack with it, you get the Force, and then finally you get to use the Force to get something multiple turns after you put the Consular in play.  I’ve seen pilot upgrades with a better payoff.

Porg Depot:
Do you actually use the Force?

Jerry:
Only when I need to use Ki-Adi to draw into Force Throw, which, by the way, is in every deck. Why so many Force Throws?  What is it with players not realizing there are other removal cards out there? I save up my resources.  Play something cool, some big dramatic play, and boom. Gone. Thrown. 

Porg Depot:
Sounds like Force Throw is causing you some stress.

Jerry:
Oh I’m stressed.  And it’s not like trying to figure out if Data Vault is worth it mathematically kind of stress.  This is Qi’ra flip turn into Overwhelming Barrage level of stress.

Porg Depot:
Let’s focus on something happier.  Be honest. What card do you include even when it makes no sense?

Jerry:
Curious Flock.  Every time. Especially in limited formats.  Not because it fits the aspects. Not because it’s overpowered, but because I respect the commitment to aimless wandering.  We aren’t even sure how many of them there are at any given time since the flock keeps changing sizes each time we see it. 
They don’t know what they’re doing.
I don’t know what I’m doing.
It’s synergy.

Porg Depot:
What are your thoughts on Finn as a leader?

Jerry:
That’s not a leader. That’s a background character who lost a bet.

Porg Depot:
Since obviously not Finn… What’s your go-to strategy in the current meta?

Jerry:
I run as many lightsabers as possible and pretend I’m smarter than I am.  Just maximize them.  Figure out how many would be illegal to play and then back it off just a little bit.
If it works, I win.
If it doesn’t, I quote Yoda and pretend it was part of some lesson.

Porg Depot:
You’re known for being… opinionated. Thoughts on showcase leader art?

Jerry:
What is it with half these showcase cards looking like they’re auditioning for a perfume ad? Everyone’s dramatically staring off into the distance with their hands out doing something.  Could be they are Force Throwing. Maybe they just remembered they left the oven on.

Porg Depot:
Favorite SWU related dad joke?

Jerry:
Why did Anakin Skywalker hire a gardening service?
Because he couldn’t cover the high ground.

And that wraps up our time with Jerry Porgfeld.  We covered it all: Force mechanics, meta nonsense, and a brief explanation of why Finn as a leader is a form of emotional sabotage.

Join us next time on Between Two Sabers, where the brick wall is more forgiving than a Swiss bracket, and the guest chair smells faintly of overcooked card sleeves.

Until then, good luck out there, and remember, just because you can build Han2Blue… doesn’t mean you need to.  …Seriously.  We get it.  The deck is good.

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