2020/20 Star Wars Miniatures Strategy Guide
A strategy guide leading up to GenCon 2020 and introducing Vset 20: Always Two There Are / Rise of Skywalker.
Faction: Fringe subfactions and cross-faction subfactions
Every faction has subfactions, but some subfactions are either exclusively Fringe or span across multiple factions (possibly including Fringe). Here some of the significant subfactions and their key pieces.
Hutt CartelBib Fortuna, Majordomo (CQF+Death Strike, "pinball" movement breaker, makes followers Hutt Cartel)
Hutt Cartel Kajidii on Hoversled (Traps, squad customization CE, gives Hostage Shield)
Pote Snitkin (Overload and door control)
Ortugg (makes non-Uniques Hutt Cartel)
NightsistersMother Talzin (Cloaked and cannon shot)
Black SunXizor (+4/+10)
Ziro (Twin, Quick Draw, Vigo's Voice)
Twi'lek Black Sun Vigo (GMA)
EwoksChief Chirpa (Charging Fire and Gregarious)
Ewok Chieftain (Momentum)
NoghriLeia Skywalker, Mal'ary'ush (+4/+10 and cannon shot)
PiratesHondo Ohnaka (Accurate Shot)
Enfys Nest (Mobile and Predictable Targets)
Booster Terrik, Smuggler Chief (+4 Attack, Tenacious, counter enemy movement)
Captain Zothip (+4/+10)
ChissThrawn, Chiss Emissary (Counterstrike)
Eli Vanto (Clear Strategy)
Other subfactions:Tusken Raider
Crimson Dawn
Zann Consortium
Killiks
Some squads:Hutt Cartel Nightsisters Chiss Black Sun Ewoks ATTA/RoS newcomers:Black Sun gets the Black Sun Gladiator Droid, a 47pt large base with lots of tricks.
Jabba Desilijic Tiure is a cornerstone for the Hutt Cartel faction, bringing +4/+10, dual cannon shots, and some initiative control. Dug Thug is a Hutt Cartel Twin Attacker that provides significant Strafe/Gallop defense.
Talia, Nightsister Hunter grants Opportunist to nightsisters.
Teek counts as an ewok, but will be just as useful as a general tech piece (Speed 12 and Distraction).
The Crimson Corsair is a pirate commander that needs to be paired with another pirate commander. Warbird Gang Pirate is a new lower-mid-cost pirate option.
(I just noticed that all of the Fringe pieces in the set fit into one subfaction or another.)