I remember when he came out with GMLS, there was talk of GMLS being invincible.

Kira Carsen, from The Old Republic





Kira Carsen's an interesting piece. On one hand, Leaping Assault with Triple and easy access to a damage boost in Bastila's Advanced Battle Meditation makes Kira a pretty useful offensive threat in the Old Republic, where she has the potential to do 90 damage on the move. But on the other hand, she's constrained by a low attack (+12) and a lack of force points, where she can only spend more than two force points if she's in a matchup where Child of the Emperor kicks in. I like this Sithborg build with her:



Overall, the +12 attack is just a little too low to be reliable, and she's probably not going to see much top level play. But Leaping Assault and Triple is at least enough to give Kira some tantalising potential, 6/10.

Another good thing about Living is that you can get superstealth with Nom Anor as well.

It was a high 6 to start with, so maybe it should be a 7.

Yoda, Jedi Master, from Revenge of the Sith





WOTC's powercreep was pretty tough on the big Jedi from the early sets. Yoda Jedi Master is a fun piece - giving Wookiees bodyguard is a nice touch - but he's way outclassed by Jedi Academy's Grand Master Yoda, who has better stats, a cheaper cost, melee defense, and better attacking prowess with Ataru Style Mastery and Lightsaber Throw. While technically, Yoda Jedi Master offers a different CE, his CE is weak enough that it's probably a disadvantage - otherwise you could use him as a follower and take advantage of allied CEs. There's no way anyone will play Yoda, Jedi Master over Grand Master Yoda, so he's functionally redundant, 1/10.

Anakin Solo, Galactic Hero, from Scum and Villainy





Anakin Solo GH is all about the Force Meld, and it's a cool Force ability. Allies within 6 squares with a force rating and a lightsaber can use Anakin's force powers; Renewal, Assault, and Defense are all ultra-helpful powers, and help to prop up under-performing Jedi. Additionally, he's a decent fighter with Cunning, and he can bring a Chewbacca in from the Rebels, but fundamentally, he's unlikely to see play if you're not making use of his Force Meld.

Anakin Solo Galactic Hero is clearly a squad base that you build around, but I don't know if he's one of the stronger bases. Because his builds often revolve around making weak pieces stronger via a force ability, you run into problems if you meet Ysalamari or Vong, where the force powers can't be used. Additionally, because Force Meld replaces turn, he slows down your squad getting into gambit early. Anakin's a cool design, but barely makes the grade as a competitive piece - the Anakin Solo from Jedi Academy is still the go-to option for competitive play. 7/10.

its fun playing anakin with Saba Sebatyne, but I think anakin costs just a few points to much to make for a tier 1 squad. He's done well in matches that I have played, but he needs more HP and attack/dmg to justify his cost because while force meld is great, its not worth his cost when you can get GMA or Lightsaber Assault on other pieces in the faction without having to spend 40pts for Anakin and having to stay within 6 of him to get it.

Mas Amedda, from Champions of the Force





Booming Voice is an interesting Special Ability - I think it's sometimes overrated, as there are plenty of squads where it's more sensible to use Mouse Droids for the extra activations. But in some squads, especially those using Thrawn or Panaka for swap, it's invaluable, and Mas Amedda is a power 11 piece for those builds alone. At 8 points, he's very efficient. Don't forget the trick, too, where you can shut your range 6 commanders in a room, and use a Mouse Droid outside the room to give them unlimited range. 11/10.

Aves might deter swap squads a little, but it won't stop people playing Mas in swap squads. He's too darn good.

Really that was his intent, so that's good. Mas is still an 11, I only wanted to mention Aves.

Mandalorian Technician, from Galactic Heroes





The Technician is an interesting tech piece for the Mandalorians. He's a very limited attacker with a +4 attack and Speed 4, but he has some interesting tricks. Firstly, he gives better access to Relay Orders - he can give Relay Orders to an adjacent ally, like the Squib Trader can, and he also extends the ranges of allied commander effects by 2 squares. Among other things, this allows Rohlan Dyre to access Twin and Loner simultaneously. With Kelborn also handing out Relay Orders, this isn't quite as useful as it could have been, but it's still handy. Even more interestingly, he resurrects Power Coupling from the forgotten Gonk Power Droid; it allows an ally to gain Extra Attack as long as it doesn't move. The Technician has some very useful abilities, but it's probably limited by Speed 4 enough that it's not quite a top tier competitive option; it certainly wouldn't surprise me if it popped up in a tournament squad though, 7/10.