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If there’s one thing that makes Star Wars feel alive (beyond the lightsaber clashes), it’s the worldbuilding. We’re talking about the sandbox of creatures, vehicles, and locations that make the whole story connect.
That’s why mount-themed cards in Star Wars: Unlimited are cool. They remind us that everything in the universe serves a purpose, no matter how powerful the creature is. Most people consider mount-themed cards in Star Wars: Unlimited to be useless, but they’re not. They have a purpose.
This collectible card game from Fantasy Flight Games isn’t about big characters and ships. The game also focuses on place and mobility, which is why they make sense.
Why Mounts Get Fans Excited
When you think of the Star Wars galaxy, you’re probably imagining stormtroopers advancing in formation and creatures like tauntauns going across icy waters. The Star Wars universe is massive, and as we mentioned before, every creature, spaceship, or place is placed purposefully.
They aren’t just background details. They’ve become cultural touchstones (especially mouths) that allowed certain races to survive on harsh planets.
Yes, in Star Wars: Unlimited, mount-themed cards are not the meta and are not really popular. However, they bring a certain flavor to the game and make the galaxy feel alive.
They are vital for the story, but not for battle, simple as that. Since they are very important for Star Wars, they must be included in the game, right? After all, it would be like removing horses from the horse racing industry.
Most creatures in Star Wars are not racing thoroughbreds like in the Kentucky Derby. In this year’s Kentucky Derby prep races, highlighted by TwinSpires, we’ve seen some amazing horses. But in the Star Wars universe, mounts are aimed more for survival or battle rather than racing.
But either way, they are collectible cards that everyone wants a piece of.
Tauntauns
One of the best examples of a mount creature card is the Tauntaun Mount from the Intro Battle: Hoth set. This is a creature card that served various purposes in many different sets.
For example, Tauntaun can give you a Shield token to a damaged non-vehicle unit or heal 2 damage from your base.
So, despite the creature’s scary appearance, this is a defense card. That mechanic ties back beautifully to the Star Wars narrative, where tauntauns are creatures that managed to survive Hoth’s brutal climate.
Yes, it is not the most powerful card, but it is something that’s always nice to have.
Beyond Tauntauns
While tauntauns may be most recognizable, Star Wars has a couple of other creatures used as mounts.
We have Dewbacks, which are creatures used by the Sandtroopers. There isn’t a Dewback creature card, but there is a card named Sandtrooper Cavalry, where we can see a Dewback creature as a mount.
When used, this card gives your unit +1 for each damage on it.
Next, we have the Kaadu card, which again is a mount creature but with more abilities. Kaadus may give another friendly unit OVERWHELM for this phase. On top of that, when attacking an enemy unit, it deals excess damage to the opponent’s base.
You can also consider Varactyls, which are creatures from the Clone Wars era, and bring a sense of alien fauna to your custom deck.
There may not be as many mounts as cards, but they sure have personality. They are nice to have in your deck, as they give you unique abilities, unlike most other cards.
How Mount Cards Fit into Deck Strategy
From a gameplay perspective, mount cards often bring versatility rather than raw power. Tauntaun Mount, for instance, isn’t designed to steamroll an opponent, but its ability to heal can extend a base’s longevity, and that’s the sort of subtle advantage that makes Star Wars: Unlimited strategic rather than chaotic.
Another thing that players do is build their decks around certain themes. For example, Hoth decks lean into cold environments, which means that survival here is the main objective. Mounts like tauntauns fit the theme perfectly.
So, they may not be important for battling, but they are necessary to build your deck around a certain theme from the Star Wars universe.
Played for Fun and Fandom
Let’s be honest, the most fun part about Star Wars: Unlimited isn’t just battling and winning. It’s collecting. People want to see their favorite pieces of the story represented in card form and collecting them all is the goal for most Star Wars fanatics.
Yes, they give you more versatility in terms of strategy, but they aren’t exactly powerful or very useful cards in reality. So, their whole point is building a deck that pieces together every creature just so we can complete the story.
That’s why tauntauns and other mounts matter. They represent the universe, and they are cards that spark recognition among players.
The question is, do you have them all?
