(Stealing this thread idea from saber1, hope you don't mind )

I like the new Luke from V-set 6 (stats below) and I was wondering what people might be thinking about playing with him right now. A few squad ideas of mine below

24. Luke Skywalker, Hero of Endor
Cost 44

Hit Points 110
Defence 21
Attack 14
Damage 20
Special Abilities
Unique. Melee Attack
Double Attack; Twin Attack, Djem So Style,
Versatility [At the start of the skirmish, after set-up, you may replace this character with another character of an equal or lesser cost who counts as Luke Skywalker. The chosen replacement gains one of this character's other special abilities. If the replacement's cost is at least 5 less than this character's cost, he also gains this character's commander effect.]
Force 3. Force Renewal 1
Knight Speed , Lightsaber Assault , Lightsaber Defence , Overwhelming Force


--Hero of Endor and Dagobah--
44 Luke Skywalker, Hero of Endor
36 Yoda of Dagobah
27 Ferus Olin
27 Han Solo, Smuggler
27 Lobot
18 Twi'lek Black Sun Vigo
14 General Rieekan
6 Mouse Droid x2


--GMA Heros--
44 Luke Skywalker, Hero of Endor
27 Ferus Olin
27 Han Solo, Smuggler
27 Lobot
19 Princess Leia, Rebel Commando
18 Twi'lek Black Sun Vigo
14 General Rieekan
9 General Dodonna
9 R2-D2 with Extended Sensor
6 Mouse Droid x2

Preferred Reinforcements:
(Lobot) 15 Momaw Nadon
(Lobot) 5 Caamasi Noble


And some kind of Savage Luke Skywalker squad with Celeste but I can't quite decide on that yet.

Thoughts?

I'm very disappointed I can't run him at the DE Regional, I would have done that in a heartbeat. (Would have made picking squads easier too )

In both squads I would generally just stick with Luke, HoE.

I also tend to think GMA Heros is better, Hero of Endor and Dagobah is a bit more of a fun Squad. My thoughts on Yoda are he keeps Luke's Force Points relatively in tact by letting him spend Yoda's on Defense, Ferus runs interference and bodyguards, but Yoda's main purpose is to throw out as much Force Stun as possible, and eventually give Luke MotF 2 via Spirit so he can Knight Speed and Assault all over the board. (Also I think initially I had a different Han in there with a FP who would have spent Yoda's.)

While there is a hefty cost difference I think there might be some potential in giving Luke Commando Twin, with Cunning 20 and Leia Commando +GMA Double/Twin he could put out A LOT OF damage, you just have to do a good job to protect him as he is very fragile. (and find a good way to boost his attack)

I also think he might have potential in Pilot squads with Biggs granting him Pilot

And I'd like to see what could be done with a Hero of Yavin with Djem So...it at least gives him a chance up close.

I'm not saying it is ideal, but in the right scenario swapping out HoE (a melee beat) for HoY (a solid shooter) could work and really the only ability you'd want to give him is Djem So. Again I'm not saying it is ideal but now instead of automatically dying against a melee piece he at least has a chance to do (at least) 40 damage.

And with Biggs auto giving Luke Pilot, it wouldn't break your CEs no matter what Luke you choose.

And there is Luke Legacy with Built in Double/GMA you can throw Twin on him as well

Pilot squad featuring Luke, HoE. Now he has speed 8 and GMA and can do 120 damage Unpreventable Damage with a +18 attack. Biggs and Dash are GMA shooters the Green Squadron either Grenades 30 from Dutch or combine fire to help Dash and Biggs stick important hits.

--Space Luke--
44 Luke Skywalker, Hero of Endor
28 Dash Rendar, Renegade Smuggler
27 Lobot
22 Biggs Darklighter, Rebel Pilot
21 Jon "Dutch" Vander
18 Klatooinian Captain
18 Twi'lek Black Sun Vigo
9 General Dodonna
12 Green Squadron Pilot x2

Preferred Reinforcements:
(Lobot) 8 R7 Astromech Droid
(Lobot) 9 Mouse Droid x3
(Lobot) 3 Ugnaught Demolitionist

(199pts. 15 activations)

It doesn't seem like he has one, I don't know if his Versatility text on the card will be updated to reflect that or if it sill stay in there for consistency of Versatility.

And most of my ideas rely on him being a follower haha so I'm hoping it stays that way (though I also want a Commander Rebel Luke.)

I think there is real potential in the Pilot Luke Squads, Biggs+Luke+Dutch alone is a pretty nice foundation and as you can see we built 2 different squads that I think would both do pretty well. The damage boost+Overwhelming Force is a great combo, plus if you Versatile Han down to Rebel General you can give Luke Advantageous Attack!

And as for the name my Pilot one was Space Luke...maybe we need to work on these...

That is pretty good! Though I even just like the idea of naming Rebel Pilot squads Creamsicles

I'm really fond of Luke, Biggs, and Dutch. Obviously since they both came out in this set they were playtested together a lot. The one issue with squads like that is lack of really good movement breaker options, since Luke RC is the best movement breaker in Rebels. However, when you play them with things like Leia (Rebel Commando OR Princess Leia), Han Rebel General, etc., you get pretty good staying power along with a LOT of power output, with a good combination of both melee power and ranged power. I'm very much looking forward to playing him once he's legal.