Melee pieces aren't top tier. A few (gowk, zannah) can survive a bit but are generally viewed as an NPE. So what can be done? You tell me! Make a competitive melee pieces, designed to make a real splash in game play.

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Do we make someone that fights in melee is very strong at it, survives, deals damage etc, or as long as it simply has the Melee Attack special ability it doesn't matter how it plays and what its usage?

Melee attack, highly competitive, and not an NPE are the only restrictions.

Took a while, but I got it.
I changed Stifling Attack to Overwhelming Power since that seems to fit better.

http://www.bloomilk.com/Custom/39686/maul-opress

Great to see a handful of entries this week, and good to see you Alex.

Bump as a reminder in case anyone else wants to take a crack.

Well I was just saying last week we dodn't get many entries and here we are having more people in this ccc. Nice.
Let's kickstart the voting...

Adam your Luke is truly powerful, heavy stats, lots force points, but Defense Expert is really the best part. I believe it gives too much survivability. Comparing it to the piece I made this week proved that also, since while it could potentially deal up to 100 damage on a single turn, with defense expert in worst chase scenario you can potentially lower it to just 40.

We all went pretty heavy so seeing a cheaper option is good. With the devotion the Yuuzhan Fanatic has at least a couple of big turns making attacks on the front line, taking the focus off other pieces. Maybe give him Distraction? I think it would make him more powerful since he will already be among enemy pieces and also make him even more of a target which is his base gimmick.

Maul is always my favorite. Counter Pull is a very good ability, but I like No Escape even better. Good control and movement options.

I think we have pieces like Ashoka, so I would like to see a more unique touch to her SPs. Also I think she could cost less than what you have right now Alex. With no CE, no Master of the Force and a hefty Rival SA, I'll say she could be around 30-35 top, especially if you compare her to other characters with her stat block.

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1. adam
2. GG
3. Udorian

1. GG
2. Udorian
3. Argon

I'll give Alex until this evening to vote and then post tonight if he doesn't. GG could still win this.