Bombad General Jar Jar Binks on Kaadu, from Vehicles of War





Movement breakers are such a large part of the Republic faction that anything with a large base is even more disadvantaged than in other factions. A large based piece can't benefit from Panaka's swap, Foul's lift, or R2's tow, leaving them to move themselves around, which can be tough when the Republic don't have any tempo control. This makes Jar Jar on Kaadu a tougher piece to utilise - there's obviously a very good piece here otherwise, since Galloping Attack and Distraction is a neat combo, meaning that Jar Jar can gallop through Nom Bombs and Geonosian Drones oblivious to their self destruct. Speed 10 and Momentum are also great assets for a strafer.

It's his boosts for Gungans that make him a very solid option for Gungan squads - Bombad General allows Gungans to get around Cloaked and Stealth, while the defense bonus from his CE is also helpful. There's definitely scope for Jar Jar on Kaadu in competitive Gungan squads, but at the same time, some builds might prefer to use Yoda on Kybuck with Gungans instead since he can benefit from Panaka and R2. Bombad General Jar Jar Binks on Kaadu has a lot going for him, but large base transforms him from a power 10 or 11 to a power 7, and Jar Jar Binks from KOTOR is still the strongest iteration of Jar Jar in the game, 7/10.

I think +12 IS high for a shooter, the 2. highest shooter attack ever in the game (WotC), to my knowledge. These kind of comments, which I have read before, confuse me.

And shooters in most other factions have easy access to a+4 commander effect. Not so in Rebels.

True. I should have said a competitive +4 commander effect. Ackbar's CE (for the price) isn't nearly as good as Thrawn or Yularen's Opportunist or GenSky's Momentum or Talon's +4/+10.

Wookiee Trooper, from Knights of the Old Republic





This guy seems like a lazy Old Republic port of the Wookiee Soldier from Rebel Storm, also covered on this page. While he seems like a fair scale up in power level from the 7 point Wookiee Soldier, he just doesn't have the support options in Old Republic that the Soldier has in Rebels. While Melee Reach 2 and Cleave is a neat combo, he's going to struggle to close the gap into melee a lot of the time and he's unlikely to utilise Mighty Swing. He's an unreliable scrub killer, and just isn't worth it for 11 points, 3/10.

Morrigan Corde, from Scum and Villainy





Morrigan Corde is arguably the best secondary attacker in the game. While she's not a huge damage dealer for her cost, Suppressive Fire means that her damage is unpreventable and that she's also immune to CE-driven reprisals like death shots. She also has an inbuilt movement breaker with Charging Fire and Agile, which means she can move herself around the board, making her an ideal secondary attacker, as usually the primary attacker is utilising the squad's main movement breaker. Evade means that she's got a reasonable amount of survivability for her cost. Even with Bounty Hunter +2, her attack is a little low, so she does function best in factions where she can gain an attack boost, often Fringe with Talon Kardde or Imperial with Mitt'Thrawn.

Among other builds, she was part of Dr Daman's New Zealand dominating squad in 2013:


I'd also suggest that Morrigan Corde is going to be huge in this year's coming meta - she's not affected by shooter hate like Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker's Ranged Defense Expert and Soresu Style Mastery, so I'd expect to see a lot of her, 10/10.

Clawdite Infiltrator, from Warfare and Subterfuge





Now that the Klat Assassin is 17 points, we have a whole new set of pieces to compare it to. I like the Clawdite Infiltrator - Shapeshifter plus Agile is a neat game mechanic, and Death Strike's always an underrated damage boost. But where the Clawdite Infiltrator suffers is that low attack: +7 means that you're probably going to always opt for another piece in its place. It's not necessarily a problem, as it's fine to have more thematic pieces, but the low attack on an 18 point piece rules the Clawdite out of competitive play, 5/10.

always loved the Gammorrean pose, but they suck so hard that you can't use them in any squads, except maybe theme squads

General Rieekan, from Imperial Entanglements





I don't know if I need to say too much about Rieekan - his Commander Effect is super helpful for the often fragile Rebels, and at 14 points he just about defines the entire faction's style. He also featured in echo24's GenCon champion squad.



Rieekan's a steal at 14 points, and you're almost always going to utilise him in a Rebel squad, unless you want to use the Klat Captain to get Speed 8 for your Pilot squad, or if you're expecting a meta that doesn't favour him, like predominantly melee or lots of Bastila's Advanced Battle Meditation, 11/10.

Neo-Crusader Trooper, from Shadows





The Czerka Shield Technician was probably a good idea for the game overall, but made things a little tough for the Mandalorians, who relied on the Captain's twin in a lot of their builds. The Neo-Crusaders from Shadows were an effort to make Mandalorian builds that don't rely on twin, using the Neo-Crusader Officer's CE and Kelborn's movement to set up stand-and-deliver builds. Unfortunately, the Neo-Crusader Officer was primarily used with Mandalore the Vindicated for huge top of the round hits, but now that the Neo-Crusader Officer has been errata'd to only affect Neo-Crusader followers, we might see Neo-Crusader themed builds on the table.

The Neo-Crusader Trooper is a useful scrub killer - with 10 damage and 6 attack, he's not going to threaten big pieces, but it's easy to see him clearing out Ugnaughts and other fodder. His attack is low, so he probably needs an attack boost like the Mandalorian Sergeant, as well as Kelborn's movement breaker, but with Beskar'gam and 30 hit points, he's reasonably tough for a 10 point piece, 8/10.