Jerec, from Vengeance





I've never actually played with or against Jerec, so please chip in with your thoughts on him. He does seem like one of those Jack of all Trade pieces - he's a decent melee beatstick with Block and Duelist, especially with Thrawn's Opportunist and swap, while he also has direct damage options with Force Blast and Turn to the Dark Side. If people are going to keep playing Republic Commandos, he's useful as a source of Force Sense if you have a suitable piece to swap out with Pellaeon - obviously swapping Mitt'Thrawn out might be going too far. He does feel like a viable option in a Thrawn squad but not a premier one - with his 60 damage ceiling and lack of mobility, he's not a heavy enough hitter to be the focal point, so he's better as a support piece. Jerec's a useful piece - with his options he might occasionally see the competitive table, but he's probably just on the fringes of it most of the time, 7/10.

Green Jedi, from Shadows





Arfan Ramos is one of the Old Republic's best new options, and the Green Jedi are good support pieces for him. With Stealth, they also benefit from his Super Stealth CE, and with 90 hit points and Lightsaber Defense to go with it, they're tough nuts to crack. They're not so exciting offensively with Twin Attack and a low attack rating; it means they're going to struggle to hit big pieces consistently, while against swarms they can only attack one piece each round. But with their hardiness and their Stealth, they're going to see some play as melee interference in an Arfan Ramos squad, 7/10.

Commander Gree, from The Clone Wars





Squad abilities can be difficult to set utilise, but Commander Gree's one of the stronger providers of them, since he also comes with a Commander Effect that allows all Allied Characters to benefit from them. And his Squad Assault CE is very potent in some builds - it's great for the Naboo Troopers with their low attacks, although there are enough different tech options to support the Naboo that he's certainly not an auto-include, but he's used in this Weeks build:



While his CE is obviously his selling point, he's a passable shooter as well, with +11 for 30 damage, although his 60 hit points and low defence means that you probably don't want to leave him lying out in the open. Commander Gree is a strong piece, and he's well worth considering for squads based around Republic non-uniques, 8/10.

I feel a face-slapping coming on...

Yeah, someone needs to remake that.

You know, I do still owe him a slap from a while ago....

Methinks you might like a couple pieces in vset 10

Master Yoda, from Scum and Villainy





My most indelible memory of Master Yoda is at the Hutt100 in 2012, when kezzamachine's Master Yoda was effectively left in a 1-on-1 with my Grievous Hero of Hypori. Master Yoda defied probability beat my Grievous without taking a scratch and without using Force Stun - despite the fact that his damage ceiling is 40 per round, and Grievous's is 120, while Grievous also has Parry.*

Despite my personal bad experiences with him, I have to admit he's a good piece - he feels like a Yoda with his defensive force powers (Stun, Force Defense, and Lightsaber Defense) and his Master of the Force 2. His purported purpose is to boost old school Republic Jedi - his CE allows single attack Jedi like Stass Allie, Ki-Adi-Mundi, and Saesee Tiin to make an extra attack on their turn. But in competitive play, I've seen him paired with stronger pieces - he can give Han Solo, Rebel General an extra attack each round, and he can give Mace LotLS Lightsaber Defense for improved survivability. Master Yoda is a good piece, who opens up some new builds for the Rebels and the Republic without being over-powerful. 8/10.

* You may like to know that I got my revenge against Master Yoda a few months later at HaweraCon 2012, where a Mace and Yoda squad was no match for my levitated pair of IG-88s

LIN Demolitionmech, from Armed and Operational






The LIN Demolitionmech is a reinforcement option for Lobot against strafers and some gallopers. With a large base and Mines 20, it can protect areas of the board - a pawned Lancer is likely to die if it tries to fly over it, while it can also put the hurt on other strafers like Durge on Speeder and on gallopers like the Quednak. The Damage Reduction also means that it can hang in there against pieces without Lightsaber - a Lancer will need to hit it four times to take it down. The LIN is less effective against Yobuck, who can cut through the damage reduction and kill it easily. Armed and Operational also provided the Buzz Droid as a strafe counter, and I haven't played with the counters enough to really have an opinion on which is stronger, although I've seen it suggested that a LIN and a Buzz Droid are a good option as reinforcements against a strafer. The Lancer counters in Armed and Operational have been enough to reduce the incidence of Lancer play, certainly in my local meta - we're more likely to see the more robust Durge on Speeder as the strafer of choice or to see swarms dominating. 8/10.

AT-ST, from Universe





The AT-ST is obviously not very playable - it probably wants Thrawn for movement, but it's nowhere near as good as Cad Bane for the exact same cost, who has comparable defensive abilities (Stealth and Evade is probably about equivalent to 40 extra hit points and damage reduction), more damage output, better movement with flight and GMA, and who isn't hindered by a huge base. There's a much better remake in the Vehicles of War subset, which still isn't tearing up the tables. It's an iconic figure that deserves better, 3/10.