Battle Forces dropped today! As exciting as this all is let's take a quick look at these 4 new battle forces and what this all means.
Each battle force can only take units and upgrades within a specific "theme".
Each battle force comes with 3 unique command cards they can use.
Each battle force will have their own force organization for which units they can take.
The battle forces we will look at today are all associated with one of the 4 main factions in the game, meaning they can take any faction specific command cards. This is not the case for all battle forces though (I.e. Shadow Collective)
501st Legion
Faction – Galactic Army of the Republic (AKA Clones)
Recommended Watch: Star Wars: The Clone Wars (S4: E7-10)
– Units in this Battle Force –
Commanders: Anakin Skywalker, Clone Captain Rex, Clone Commander
Corps: Phase II Clone Troopers
Special Forces: ARC Troopers (No Strike Teams)
Support: AT-RT, BARC Speeder
Heavy: LAAT/le
Unique Upgrades Allowed: Echo and Fives
*special rules - Strike Teams may be included for each 1 Full Arc team unit.
– Force Organization –
– Unique Cards –
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Separatist Invasion
Faction – Confederacy of Independent Systems (AKA Droids)
Recommended Watch: The Phantom Menace, The Clone Wars (S1: E1)
– Units in this Battle Force –
Commanders: Count Dooku, General Grevious T-Series Tactical Droid
Operative: Maul
Corps: B1 Battle Droids
Special Forces: IG-100 Magnadroid
Support: Droideka, STAHP Riders
Heavy: AAT Trade Federation Battle Tank
Unique Upgrades Allowed: DT-57 "Annihilator"
*special rules - Cannot use field commander
– Force Organization –
– Unique Cards –
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Echo Base Defenders
Faction – Rebel Alliance (AKA Rebel Scum!)
Recommended Watch:
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
– Units in this Battle Force –
Commanders: Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Rebel Officer
Operative: Chewbacca, R2-D2 & C3-PO
Corps: Rebel Veterans, Mark II Medium Blaster Trooper
Support: 1.4 FD Laser Cannon Team, Tauntaun Riders
Heavy: T-47 Airspeeder
Unique Upgrades Allowed: Wedge Antillies
*special rules - Cannot use field commander
– Force Organization –
– Unique Cards –
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Blizzard Force
Faction – Galactic Empire (AKA Vader & his employees)
Recommended Watch:
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
– Units in this Battle Force –
Commanders: Darth Vader, General Veers, Imperial Officer
Operative: Darth Vader
Corps: Snowtroopers, Stormtroopers (0-2)
Support: 74-Z Speeder Bikes, E-Web Heavy Blaster Team
Heavy: ATST
Unique Upgrades Allowed: General Weiss
*special rules - Cannot use field commander
– Force Organization –
– Unique Cards –
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Additionally the Blizzard Force Battle Force unit has gained a new Stormtrooper Corp unit card just for them.
These Stormtroopers are a 3 man squad that must equip 2 heavy weapon upgrades.
*Note you may one run 0-2 of these.
– What's This Mean? –
Battle Forces are now out and you can freely print and play all of these cards. Battle Force Boxes are slated to be out this fall. Time will tell how amazing this Battle Forces are, but one thing is for sure: this is an exciting way for players to buy in to Star Wars Legion. $150 Battle Box for a fully playable 800pt army. Contents of each box are listed below.
Thanks for reading, May the Force be with you!
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