Greetings SWM community!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


On the eve of the 2018 SWM GenCon Championship, I wanted to post something that I have been wanting to post for several years now. With GenCon here tomorrow, why not now? So, without further ado, drum roll please...……………………………………..

1. 2006- GenCon Indy Sat 150pt Champ- Imps "Black and Blue Classic" (Billiv), Sunday 150pt Champ- Imps " Black and Blue Varient"- ( I do not remember guy's name that won )

GenCon So Cal 150pt Champ- Imps "LV Black and Blue"- (Moses2813) ( Man I miss Jim Fraser! ) The very first Con that a SWM participant showcased Lord Vader, because Wizards of the coast released the Bounty Hunters expansion set on September 23rd, 2006, and GenCon So Cal, took place November 16-19, 2006!

2. 2007- GenCon Indy 150pt Champ- Republic "Broken Boba" ( Dr Divot )

Unfortunately for me, GenCon So Cal was cancelled permanently starting in 2007

3. 2008- 150pt Champ- Rebels "Speedy Cannon" (Billiv)

4. 2009- 150pt Champ- Rebels "Lobbin Luke" (Fingersandteeth)

5. 2010- 200pt Champ- Rebels "Smug Commandos" (Echo24)

6. 2011- 200pt Champ- OR "Bastila's Battlemasters" (Jester007)

7. 2012- 200pt Champ- Republic "This Party's Over" (thereisnotry)

8. 2013- 200pt Champ- NR "Prof. Luke's Art Class" (sephiroth99is)

9. 2014- 200pt Champ- Mandos "Movin Mandos" (Weeks)

10. 2015- 200pt Champ- Imps "Wuher the Hypocrite" (Darth_Jim)

11. 2016- 200pt Champ- Rebels "Prison Break" (thereisnotry)

12. 2017- 200pt Champ- Imps "Roger Stone of SWM V2" (atmsalad) now known as (Darth_Frenchy)

13. 2018- 200pt Champ- Imps "Les Femmes Fatales Redux: O.C.D. (Opportunistic Charging Domination)" (TimmerB123)

14. 2019- 200pt Champ- Imps "Swappy McCool"
( Lily_wan )

15. 2020- 200pt Champ- Mandos "Jangalorn" (thereisnotry)

16. 2021- 200pt (VassalCon) Champ- Separatists "Jabba Momma" (DarkDracul)




History of Faction Wins at SWM Championships at GenCon/VassalCon Since 2005

Imperials= 7
Rebels= 4
Republic= 2
Mandos= 2
OR= 1
NR= 1
Seps= 1



*2006 had 3 150pt Championships ( 2 in Indy, 1 in So Cal )

Imps have won most of the NZ nationals too.....

By the way ladies and gentlemen, that's 4 out if the last 5 yrs, that Imps have been on top. Thrawn Mithu, has been the consistant mini in 3 of the 4 Imp squads! These are staggering stats, that no one can debate or dispute!

Now, can Sith, Separatist, Fringe, or Vong, get on the scoreboard?

Since 2013 (earliest I have info for), this is the number of times each faction has made it through to the knockout stage of GenCon:

Imperial: 15
Republic: 11
New Republic 5
Sith: 4
Old Republic: 4
Separatist: 4
Fringe: 4
Rebel: 4
Mandalorian: 3
Vong: 2

Antifa? jk

I think Daala Snowtroopers max out at Tier 1.25. I pushed them as hard as I could pre-nerf and then brought them back last year. They have some autolosses but also some autowins. Daala with Scouts and Sleds are the better route, but not a route I ever took the time to learn.

Plus, after 3 games in the team tournament with Nullified Ubertank, I realized my best chance would be to play a squad I actually know. Having made several simple mistakes in the team tournament, I figured I would be best served bringing that squad instead of making similar simple mistakes with a squad I haven't played in months or years (or one I never played at all). It's what DarthJim calls "seat time" with a squad. But I still made a simple mistake (timing with Amanoa) near the end of the playoff game vs spry. It was late enough in the game that it almost certainly wouldn't have made a difference, but it took my 1% chance down to 0.00001%, and then I conceded.

But, yes, Daala and Thrawn are still strong squads to contend with.

Since the internet works in California, I am not sure why Etienne didn't show

This year I built a squad to address Daala and Thrawn. I was willing to swap a ranger for Mas and whatever else I could take with it. I think they're both still strong, but they require total commitment and there's no plan B. When I won in 2015, I had 1 attacker to ensure I'd outactivate Double Swap. The one game in swiss I didn't outactivate, I lost. I was lucky Deri lost to TJ.

I'm not sure why others stayed away from those 2 builds, but I wanted to have a plan B. I wanted to be able to adapt.

Fwiw, I wasn’t concerned about Daala (any version) with my squad. Thrawn could’ve been more of a challenge, but I kinda think that my massive movement breakers and good durability would enable me to cause trouble for him. Regardless, I didn’t end up facing a Thrawn squad so I guess I’ll never know. By far, my hardest matches in this event were vs Jason and his expertly-played Skybuck squad.

I have never lost to blast bugs (another squad considered by many to be top-tier), but have actually beaten it twice. In fact, I’ve found that my hardest matches with this squad are against hard-hitting beef squads that don’t die when I unleash piles of damage on them, and which also don’t rely on CEs. Randy beat me in the vassal regional with his beefy Army of Light squad. I also didn’t know how I would handle TJ’s Warb Null squad in this tournament...fortunately I didn’t have to face it.