Ban Is That All You Got? | Secret War Society

Submitted by Jason Ketcham on April 5, 2025 - 3:06pm

Dragons

Classic

Tournament winner

Competitive

52 cards.

Foundation (10 cards)

5x Brave Villagers

Brave Villagers
Peasant Archers
When this card is played from your hand, you may inflict 1 damage on any Character.
Flavor: Armed by the alienated gentry, the peasants rained arrows upon the infernal army.
Fighting	Fighting: 1
Cost	Cost: 1
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Angga Satriohadi
Set	Empire of Evil
Rarity	Common
Designators	brave, villager, peasant, archer
Keywords	Keywords: Foundation

5x Junkyard Engineer

Junkyard Engineer
Brilliant Techie
Enters play turned. Turn and target another card :: Increase by one the values of all numbers not written as words in target's rules text until the end of the turn.

Fighting	Fighting: 1
Cost	Cost: 1
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Erick Rabang
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	junkyard, engineer, brilliant, techie
Keywords	Keywords: Foundation

Character (9 cards)

2x Angie Dao

Angie Dao
Netherworld Scientist
Unique. Immunity to Events. Once per turn when a Character you control is about to enter combat, you may play a Character or State from your hand at -1 cost.

Fighting	Fighting: 4
Cost	Requires: Cost: 3
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Ikaan Studios
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	angie, dao, netherworld, scientist
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

5x Baxter's Irregulars

Baxter's Irregulars
Resilient Bruisers
Guts. +2 combat damage while this card is damaged.
Flavor: Baxter's students would follow him into the pits of hell. The sad thing is they will.
Fighting	Fighting: 4
Cost	Requires: Cost: 3
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Ikaan Studios
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	baxter, irregular, resilient, bruiser
Keywords	Keywords: Guts

1x Hoosegow Jackson

Hoosegow Jackson
Desperate Outlaw
Unique. Guts. When you play this card, immediately start an auction by bidding exactly one Power. The winning bidder is considered to have played this card.

Fighting	Fighting: 4
Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Matthew Laznicka
Set	Shurikens and Six-Guns
Rarity	Rare
Designators	hoosegow, jackson, desperate, outlaw
Keywords	Keywords: Unique, Guts

1x Wen Yahui

Wen Yahui
Rebel Leader
Unique. Guts. Non-token Characters you control gain +1 Fighting while attacking a player who is closer to victory than you are.
Flavor: Wen Yahui, The She-Wolf, and Gong Wei opposed the Lotus under the shared name Shang Bojing.
Fighting	Fighting: 4
Cost	Requires: Cost: 3
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Secret War Society
Set	A Better Tomorrow Promos
Rarity	Promo
Designators	wen, yahui, rebel, leader
Keywords	Keywords: Unique, Guts

Event (18 cards)

2x "Is That All You Got?"

"Is That All You Got?"
Event
Choose a Character in your smoked pile with a printed numerical Fighting of 5 or less :: Return that Character to play.
Flavor: "My turn."
Cost	Requires: Cost: 1
Artist	Melissa Benson
Set	Reloaded
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	is, that, all, you, got

3x Dirk Wisely's Gambit

Dirk Wisely's Gambit
Event
Limited. Play when you declare an attack with only one attacker against a target controlled by an opponent who controls at least four cards. When your attacker inflicts combat damage on its target during this attack, you gain 2 Power.

Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Mark Poole
Set	Year of the Dragon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	dirk, wisely, gambit
Keywords	Keywords: Limited

2x Equal Opportunity Butt-Kicking

Equal Opportunity Butt-Kicking
Event
Limited. Inflict four damage on all Characters.
Flavor: Let's do this!
Cost	Requires: Cost: 1
Artist	Mike Jackson
Set	Empire of Evil
Rarity	Common
Designators	equal, opportunity, butt, kicking
Keywords	Keywords: Limited

4x Just Gettin' Riled Up

Just Gettin' Riled Up
Event
Target a Character :: Inflict 1 Unstoppable non-combat damage on all Characters except target.
Flavor: "Hit me again."
Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Lorraine Schleter
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	just, gettin, riled, up

1x Kiii-YAAAH!

Kiii-YAAAH!
Event
Play during your Main Shot. Steal up to 3 Power from target opponent who controls three or more Power-generating Sites.

Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Douglas Shuler
Set	Shaolin Showdown
Rarity	Common
Designators	kiii, yaaah

2x Never Found the Body

Never Found the Body
Event
Play when a Character you own would be smoked or toasted by an opponent :: Shuffle that Character into your deck instead of smoking or toasting it and gain 1 Power.
Flavor: Don't worry, he'll be back in the final act.
Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Provides	Provides:
Artist	Larry Wilson
Set	Combat in Kowloon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	never, found, body
Errata	March 2022

4x Scrounging

Scrounging
Event
Play at the start of your turn, target an opponent and choose State, Edge, Character, Feng Shui Site or non-Feng Shui Site :: Generate X Power. X = the number of cards of the chosen type that the target controls, minus the number of cards in your burned-for-victory pile. No other card you control or play generates Power during this Establishing Shot.

Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Matthew Laznicka
Set	Combat in Kowloon
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	scrounging
Errata	August 2023
Comments	Comments: Some CiK and BFS versions use "Gain" rather than the correct "Generate."

State (4 cards)

3x .44 Kincaid Magnum

.44 Kincaid Magnum
Gun State
Not Cumulative. Weapon. Play on a Character. Subject gains +3 combat damage.
Flavor: "Who am I kidding? They're both for fun."
Cost	Cost: 1
Artist	Dion Harris
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	44, kincaid, magnum, gun
Keywords	Keywords: Weapon, Not Cumulative

1x Heroic Conversion

Heroic Conversion
State
If subject Character declares or joins an attack against a card you control, take control of subject at the end of the main shot. (You retain control of subject until it leaves play, even if this card leaves play).
Flavor: I have served those butchers all my life! Blind --- I have been blind!
Cost	Requires: Cost: 0
Artist	Edward Beard, Jr.
Set	Standard/Limited
Rarity	Uncommon
Designators	heroic, conversion
Errata	January 2001

Feng Shui Site (11 cards)

4x Booby-Trapped Tomb

Booby-Trapped Tomb
Feng Shui Site
When this Site is revealed, you may inflict 3 damage on target Character at its location.
Flavor: The ancients do not welcome visitors.
Body	Body: 8
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Jeremy Dale
Set	Two Fisted Tales of the Secret War
Rarity	Common
Designators	booby, trapped, tomb

1x Hartwell Iron Works

Hartwell Iron Works
Feng Shui Site
Unique. When any Character enters combat with this card, inflict 1 non-combat damage on that Character. (Before combat damage is dealt.)
Flavor: A dangerous place, even for the wary.
Body	Body: 6
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Jason Millet
Set	Back for Seconds
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	hartwell, iron, work
Keywords	Keywords: Unique

4x Moon Base

Moon Base
Feng Shui Site
Turn :: Inflict 1 damage on target attacker.
Flavor: Once a military base, now leased to the highest bidder.
Body	Body: 7
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Brian Rood
Set	Critical Shift
Rarity	Common
Designators	moon, base

1x Sulphurous Cenote

Sulphurous Cenote
Netherworld Feng Shui Site
Turn and maintain and target a back-row Site :: Cancel target.
Flavor: This passage to the Underworld burns with such intensity only those not living can traverse it.
Body	Body: 7
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Jereme Peabody
Set	Year of the Goat
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	sulphurous, cenote, netherworld

1x Walled Enclave

Walled Enclave
Feng Shui Site
Limited. Turn when an opponent plays a card with a printed cost of 0 :: Gain 1 Power.
Flavor: The Ascended have cut themselves off and closely guard what remains of their wealth.
Body	Body: 7
Power	Power: 1
Artist	Secret War Society
Set	A Better Tomorrow
Rarity	Fixed
Designators	walled, enclave
Keywords	Keywords: Limited

Original creator:

Jason Ketcham

"Is That All You Got?" Format deck which uses flexible and small damage pings on which to opportunistically control the board and sneak Site taking in the mid to late-game. Not intended to act too fast as Dragons are typically known for. But a great deck for creating the windows that matter.