Props to FlyingArrow for using Bespins to such effect. However, thematically speaking this is the most random thing I have ever read on this thread XD

Squib Trader, from Scum and Villainy





The Squib Trader obviously echoes the Rodian Trader from Galaxy at War - but while the Rodian gives out two relatively weak SAs, the Squib divests two key abilities with Relay Orders and Satchel Charge. Even then, it's laborious giving them out - the Squib replaces turn to hand out an ability to an adjacent ally, so it slows your entire squad down. In practice, the Squib is probably most useful when you're playing against a strafer or galloper; instead of having a whole bunch of Mouse Droids and Ugnaughts ready to get mown down, you can give Satchel Charge or Relay Orders to a couple of big pieces who Durge can't kill so easily.

The second placed squad at GenCon this year used the Squib to give door control to a robust, hard to kill piece like Barriss Offee.

--Dance of Death: UberTank (2nd place GenCon 2015)--
54 Darth Caedus, Sith Lord
49 Juggernaut
31 Barriss Offee, Rogue Jedi
30 Vergere
14 Exar Kun, Dark Force Spirit
11 Freedon Nadd, Dark Force Spirit
10 Squib Trader
(199pts. 7 activations)

He's not especially efficient, but the Squib Trader is definitely useful in some circumstances, 7/10.

--Dance of Death: UberTank (2nd place GenCon 2015)--
54 Darth Caedus, Sith Lord
49 Juggernaut
31 Barriss Offee, Rogue Jedi
30 Vergere
14 Exar Kun, Dark Force Spirit
11 Freedon Nadd, Dark Force Spirit
10 Squib Trader

(199pts. 7 activations)

Credit to Mando for adding the Squib Trader to this squad. In the NZ Vassal tournament, I had trouble keeping my door control alive. Switching to the Squib solved that problem. It was a late realization that the best person to give Satchel Charge to is probably Barriss. She can run up and blow a door open. Then Caedus can use SBM after the door is open in the same phase. I kept thinking to use the Juggernaut or Caedus for survivable door control (don't get locked out), or Vergere for expendable door control (she can die after blowing door and I don't care). Barriss doesn't provide survivability or she isn't expendable, but the timing is much better to get off a good Mines attack in one phase.

I was wavering between a 7 and an 8 for the Squib Trader - what do other people think?

Cool - outvoted.

Right now, the average rating for a piece is 5.99499, which is pretty cool given the scale goes from 1 to 11.

Reborn, from Jedi Academy





By itself, the Reborn is a nothing piece; it's a 30 hit point melee piece with not much going for it, and you're probably always better off with three 3-point pieces. But the v-sets have at least padded out the Reborn sub-faction by introducing some support for it:
- The Elite Reborn has "The Empire Reborn (Each character in your squad named Reborn or Elite Reborn gets +10 Damage while it has an ally whose name contains Desann or Hethrir within 6 squares)"
- Desann gives it 2 extra force points (not sure what you're going to do with them, but.....)
- Lord Hethrir gives them Force Renewal, and can also make another follower with a force rating into a Reborn.

I've never tried any of the Reborn pieces, but I do suspect that you're better off building around the Elite Reborns - the vanilla Reborns don't really have enough staying power to used all the extra force points they can get, and at best they'll see play as synergistic filler in Elite Reborn squads. The v-sets have still improved them a lot though, 5/10.

And every single good Revan. How I wish there was a better proxy for him.

Clone Commander Wolffe, from Evasive Action





Clone Commander Wolffe adds a slightly different spin to thematic builds - he really needs to be played with his Wolfpack Troopers to be worthwhile, and he gets even stronger with a Plo Koon. Clone Commander is an excellent game mechanic that should be reused; it gives a commander Disciplined Leader with the appropriate Jedi. Wolffe is also noticeably light on hit points - while GMA, Resilient, Embrace of Pain, and Difficult Target +2 all help to keep him alive, the drop between 60 hit points and 70 is still a significant one.

Wolffe's CE gives Wolfpack Troopers Jedi Bodyguard; bodyguard is always a strong game mechanic, Wolfpack Troopers as bodyguards who can also shoot filler is worthwhile. It's easy to see them supporting big Jedi like GOWK or the new Anakin/Obi duo; they're possibly also interesting with Plo Koon Jedi Master where they can pick up death shots. I don't know if Draw Fire is such a strong mechanic on fragile pieces without evade, although it could be handy if they're buffed by GOWK and protecting a key piece like R2 Astromech. Wolffe is a nicely designed piece, and I really like the Clone Commander mechanic - maybe not top tier, but it certainly wouldn't surprise me to see Wolfpack Troopers supporting a Jedi squad, 7/10.

Han Solo, Corellian Legend, from Warfare and Subterfuge





A lot of the power shooters in the game are self-contained; Cad Bane, Dash RS, Boba AfH, Morrigan Corde all come with with Evade and either Greater Mobile Attack or Agile. Han Corellian Legend certainly belongs in the power shooter category - his 90 accurate damage at +16 is stronger than any of the above pieces, even at 45 points. But he also needs support to work well - without CEs he has no evade or greater mobile. He's obviously made to be paired with General Wedge Antilles - Wedge gives him Evade and access to GMA, while he gives Wedge a big damage bump, turning Wedge into a decent support shooter with twin and opportunist. In New Republic he's not eligible for many damage boosts; he can access another +4 attack from Chewbacca Galactic Hero and Jagged Fel, but most CE support is going to focus on increasing his survivability.

Like several other Han Solos, Corellian Legend also has Never Tell Me The Odds, an important meta game ability that negates key pieces like Thrawn and the Muun Tactics Broker. There's been a lot of fuss about how Corellian Legend outclasses the 50 point Han Galactic Hero from Legacy of the Force, but I still maintain that Galactic Hero is the better piece - even with a lower damage ceiling and attack, his Evade and GMA make him much more self-contained, and Disruptive is another key game ability. Han Corellian Legend did see plenty of play at Regionals this year, but failed to make too much of a splash - this UrbanShmi build made 5th place in Wisconsin.



As a power shooter with Never Tell Me The Odds, Han Corellian Legend is a very good piece, but he needs plenty of support to function, and he's been ever so slightly overrated thus far, 9/10.

Darth Krayt, from Legacy of the Force





RMOTD covered the Jedi Exile last week, and Darth Krayt is similar - a big melee piece with an Extra Attack CE. They're definitely similar - you get some extra durability and attacking prowess with Krayt, but the extra 28 points make him even harder to squeeze into a squad. The extra attack CE can be strong in some builds, but Krayt still suffers from the same problems as a lot of other big WOTC melee pieces, an inability to do damage on the move and a lack of ranged defense; Vonduun Crab Armor 6 is helpful, but he will still get ripped to pieces by a Tier 1 shooty squad.

There are some fun builds that utilise Krayt's Extra Attack CE - this Uggie Demo build turbocharges two Tier 1 GMA shooters with extra attack, cunning, speed 8, evade, and force renewal:

--Krayt's Come Back--
76 Darth Krayt
36 Atton "Jaq" Rand
28 Dash Rendar, Renegade Smuggler
18 Klatooinian Captain
16 Grand Admiral Rulf Yage
11 Darth Sidious Hologram
8 R7 Astromech Droid
3 Mouse Droid
3 Ugnaught Demolitionist
(199pts. 9 activations)

There are some fun things you can do with Krayt, but fundamentally he's too slow and too expensive to see competitive play, 5/10.