The Empire Strikes Back was the sixth expansion card pack made for the Star Wars Trading Card Game produced by Wizards of the Coast, and based on Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. The game was introduced on November, 2003. The expansion symbol was that of the Empire.
Expansion contains 210 cards including 72 rare, 69 uncommon and 69 common cards. The Empire Strikes Back was the second expansion pack after Attack of the Clones which was sold in starting sets (60 cards, playmat, rulebook and dices)
New abilities[]
- Armor makes it more difficult to damage a unit as it can only be hit with 5 or higher attack roll.
- Enhance if you pay additional force points a battle or mission card is more powerful.
Card types[]
- Battle: 38
- Character: 58
- Ground: 28
- Location: 27
- Mission: 27
- Space: 32
Card list[]
- 2-1B Medical Droid (A)
- Admiral Firmus Piett (B)
- AT-AT Assault group
- Avenger (A)
- Blizzard Force Snowtrooper
- Blizzard One (A)
- C-3PO (E)
- Captain Lorth Needa (A)
- Carbon Freezing Chamber
- Chewbacca (E)
- Chewbacca (G)
- Dak Ralter (A)
- Dangerous Gamble
- Dark Cave
- Darth Vader (H)
- Darth Vader (I)
- Decoy Tactics
- Desperate Times
- Echo Base
- Emperor's Bidding
- Emperor's Prize
- Executor
- Failed for the Last Time
- Future Sight
- FX-7 Medical Droid (A)
- General Carlist Rieekan (A)
- General Maximilian Veers (B)
- Go for the Legs
- Han Solo (G)
- Jedi Test
- Jedi's Failure
- K-3PO
- Kiss From Your Sister
- Lando Calrissian (A)
- Lando Calrissian (D)
- Lieutenant Wes Janson (A)
- Lobot
- Luke Skywalker (J)
- Luke Skywalker (K)
- Luke's Snowspeeder (A)
- Luke's Wrath
- Luke's X-wing (C)
- Major Bren Derlin (A)
- Mara Jade (A)
- Millennium Falcon (E)
- Millennium Falcon (F)
- Millennium Falcon (G)
- Obi-Wan's Spirit (A)
- Occupation
- Parting of Heroes
- Planetary Ion cannon
- Princess Leia (G)
- Quest for Truth
- R2-D2 (G)
- R2-D2's Heroism
- Rally the Defenders
- Sacrifice
- Search for the Rebels
- Stormtrooper Swarm
- Streets of Cloud City
- Toryn Farr (A)
- Vader's Imperial Shuttle (A)
- Wampa Cave
- Wedge Antilles (B)
- Wedge's Snowspeeder (A)
- Yoda (F)
- Yoda (G)
- Yoda (H)
- Yoda's Training
- Zev Senesca (A)
- 3,720 to 1
- Admiral Firmus Piett (A)
- Admiral Kendal Ozzel (A)
- Outmaneuver Them
- All Terrain Troop Transport
- Anti-Infantry Laser Battery
- Asteroid Field
- AT-AT Driver
- Blizzard Force AT-ST
- Battle the Wampa
- Cloud City Penthouse
- Cloud City Prison
- Bespin Twin-Pod Cloud Car
- Blockade
- Bright Hope (A)
- C-3PO (F)
- Change in Destiny
- Chewbacca (F)
- Darth Vader (G)
- Darth Vader (K)
- Death Mark
- Derek 'Hobbie' Klivian (A)
- Don't Get All Mushy
- Dragonsnake
- Emergency Repairs
- Carbon Freeze
- Executor Bridge
- Executor Hangar
- Quicker, Easier, More Seductive
- General Maximilian Veers
- Han Enchained
- Han Solo (F)
- Hoth Icefields
- Imperial Fleet
- Imperial Misdirection
- Jungles of Dagobah
- Lambda-Class Shuttle
- Lando Calrissian (C)
- Leia's Warning
- Luke Skywalker (I)
- Medical Center
- Millennium Falcon (D)
- Mynock
- Painful Reckoning
- Princess Leia (H)
- Probe Droid
- Probot
- R2-D2 (F)
- Rebel Fleet
- Rebel Hoth Army
- Rebel Trenches
- Rebel Troop Cart
- Redemption (A)
- See You in Hell
- Self Destruct
- Shield Generator
- Snowspeeder Rogue Ten
- Snowspeeder Squad
- Snowtrooper Elite Squad
- Stormtrooper Sentry
- Surprise Reinforcements
- TIE Bomber Pilot
- TIE Bomber Squad
- TIE Pursuit Pilot
- Torture Room
- Vader's Call
- Vicious Attack
- Wampa
- Yoda's Hut
- 725 to 1
- All Terrain Armored Transport
- All Terrain Scout Transport
- Alter the Deal
- Antivehicle Laser Cannon
- Armor Plating
- Space Slug
- Blizzard Force AT-AT
- Precise Attack
- Belly of the Beast
- Cloud City Battleground
- Cloud City Dining Hall
- Cloud City Landing Platform
- Bespin System
- Blizzard
- Bogwing
- Close the Shield Door
- Darth Vader (J)
- Vader's Vengeance
- Dagobah System
- Explore the Swamps
- Float Away
- Force Throw
- Gallofree Medium Transport
- Ground Assault
- Han Solo (E)
- Han's Attack
- Han's Promise
- Hanging Around
- Hope of Another
- Hoth Battle Plains
- Hoth System
- Imperial II-class Star Destroyer
- Jedi Master's Meditation
- Jedi Trap
- Kuat Lancer- Class Frigate
- Kuat Nebulon-B Frigate
- Lando Calrissian (B)
- Lando's Repairs
- Leap into the Chasm
- Luke Skywalker (H)
- Meditation Chamber
- Navy Trooper
- Princes Leia (F)
- Probe the Galaxy
- Rebel Command Center
- Rebel Escape Squad
- Rebel Hangar
- Rebel Trench Defenders
- Rebel Assault Frigate
- Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser
- Snowspeeder Rogue Two
- Snowstorm
- Snowtrooper Heavy Weapons Team
- Snowtrooper Squad
- Snowtrooper Guard
- Imperial II Star Destroyer
- Strange Lodgings
- Swamps of Dagobah
- Tauntaun
- Tauntaun Mount
- TIE bomber EX-1-2
- TIE bomber EX-1-8
- TIE Fighter EX-4-9
- TIE Fighter OS-72-8
- TIE Pursuit Squad
- Trust Her Instincts
- Visions of the Future
- Well-Earned Meal
- X-wing Rogue Seven
- Y-wing Gold Six
Card samples[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑
"Star Wars TCG" on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Power of the Dark Side by Aaron Brogdon on TheForce.Net (October 27, 2003): "Players of the Star Wars Trading Card Game who have been eager to get their hands on Episode V based cards will have their chance this November with the release of the 210 card expansion named for the film it is based on, The Empire Strikes Back." (archived from the original on December 8, 2003)
External links[]
- SWTCG The Empire Strikes Back Database by CCGTrader on ccgtrader.co.uk (archived from the original on January 28, 2022)
"The Empire Strikes Back" on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- What's in the Cards for Hoth? on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
