Balance Committee Rulings 2025
Quick and Dirty Version•
Presumed Dead -Score half the character’s cost (rounded down), then the remaining points when defeated.
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LTA 6 Darth Cognus -add
Self-Sufficient (This character cannot spend Force points from another character).
We will continue to monitor all of these issues, among others, in future events this year.
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Floor Rules Addendum:
Presumed Dead: When Presumed Dead activates, the opponent who reduced its Hit Points to half or less immediately scores points equal to half of that character’s cost (rounded down). Its remaining points are awarded when the Presumed Dead character is defeated.
The 2024 designer and playtester group requested that the Balance Committee examine Presumed Dead.
https://youtu.be/9GIGs4cdvoE?si=XSN9R341FgtRNasb2. LTA 6 Darth Cognus adds
Self-Sufficient (This character cannot spend Force points from another character).
The balance committee has decided that recent ‘force batteries’ are unbalanced with certain characters.
A new ability was created to be applied in these situations.
https://youtu.be/3zsnEMy_Kgc?si=Kd2_E5sY1Sj4uImW**********************************************************************************
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Discussion items receiving No Change
These characters/ Items were requested by the community to be discussed and changed by the Balance Commitee.
*PtV 5 Tulak Hord, Lord of Hate - No Change
The Balance Committee carefully evaluated Tulak Hord, Lord of Hate, and decided not to issue an errata at this time. The committee believes his abilities and power remain consistent with other top-tier pieces. While Tulak Hord is a strong character, he has not dominated or restricted competitive play. Community feedback suggests Tulak Hord is a fun and engaging character.
*EA 33 Nightsister Hunter- No Change
The Balance Committee discussed Plasma Bolt -4 and decided not to issue an errata. Plasma Bolt -4. originated on this character, it is not dominating or restricting competitive game. Several changes have been made recently impacting this character and we want to see the impact before taking further action.
*Battle Ready Twice - "fixed" by the Rules
The Rules Committee has addressed this issue and have updated the glossary.
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