Yeah, I really like Dr. Evazan CG. He played a crucial role in several of my games in 2012, when I ran GOWK/Mace/Rex to the top of the Championship. Healing a tank like GOWK or a beast like Mace, both of whom can FPRR twice, is pretty sweet.

However, in the 300pt tournament in West NY State last year, I also killed my chances by rolling poorly to kill off BOTH my 30hp Rex AND my 30hp Capt Panaka, in the SAME game! That was...not a good day. :)

Tonnika Sisters, from Cantina Brawl





The best thing about the Tonnika Sisters are the cutesy twin jokes tucked into the design - they cost 22 points, they have twin attack, they have Bounty Hunter + 2, and they have Careful Shot + 2. Otherwise, I think they're a little underwhelming for their cost - with Stealth, I've tried them in a Nom Anor squad, but with a relatively low attack for their cost, they struggle to hit things reliably enough, and there are now better options for a shooter in a Nom Anor squad like Peace Brigade Soldiers. And overall, they just don't stack up too well compared to other Fringe shooter options in the price range, like Rohlan Dyre or Dash Renegade Smuggler. Not everything needs to be a power piece - especially a pair of obscure background characters from the Cantina scene - but the Tonnika Sisters don't have enough punch to see tournament play. 5/10.

I agree, a save on that would be something, to many times has his auto damage been a deciding factor! Still I really like him

Dannik Jerriko, Bounty Hunter, from Cantina Brawl





Cantina Brawl's Dannik Jerriko is noteworthy as a v-set update of a WOTC piece that's not markedly different than the original - he gains +1 defense, +1 attack, +10 damage, loses cunning, gains bounty hunter +2, gains regeneration, and gains a force rating with 2 force points and Jedi Mind Trick. Overall, the v-set version is a step or two stronger for only 2 extra points - and since the original had a couple of very unique abilities with Proboscises and Drain Life Energy, the very faithful update does make sense. Even given that this v-set version is stronger, I still don't think there's a lot of competitive potential here; he's not a heavy hitter for 25 points, and with 70 hit points, if a tier 1 squad is focusing on taking him down, regeneration and drain life energy won't help him survive significantly. His best faction is probably Sith with Exar Kun Dark Force Spirit to make his Proboscices and Jedi Mind Trick saves very difficult. He's certainly a fun casual piece, with soup of life flavour, but I wouldn't expect to see him on the competitive tables anytime soon. 6/10.

Scout Trooper Officer, from Destiny of the Force





Apart from Nom Anor, who also hands out self-destruct, I'm not a big fan of super stealth - the chances of running into accurate shot seem low enough that it's not efficient to pay for super-stealth when you already have steath, and I think pieces like the Rebel Commando Strike Leader are seriously overrated. Having said that, super stealth is a lot more viable in Imperials, where the applicable commander can be bought in or out via Pellaeon. Of course, in Imperials, the Scout Trooper Officer is competing for playtime against Moff Nyna Calixte, who helps out with a more general range of squads, and is often found alongside Storm Commandos or Cad Bane and Arica.

All this means that the Scout Trooper Officer is relatively marginalised, but it does have niche in Daala squads with the Elite Scout Troopers - as pegolego has shown in the Tennessee Regional this week, Elite Scout Troopers can be powerful in tournaments. Since they already have Stealth and Evade, they only really need super stealth in a handful of matchups - I'd probably only bother against multiple strong accurate shooters - but in Daala squads the Officer is a better option than Nyna, since it picks up Charging Fire from Daala and is slightly cheaper. Normally I give an 8 to pieces with a competitive role, but the Scout Trooper Officer's tournament role is so marginal - a Pellaeon option in a very finite number of matchups - that I think a fairer grade would be 7/10.

Raxus Prime Trooper, from The Force Unleashed





From a design perspective, the Raxus Prime Trooper is a really silly concept. The Storm Trooper was already a strong piece for 5 points; the Raxus Prime is a marked improvement, with interchangeable stats (+1 attack, -1 defense) and the addition of Wall Climber, a very significant Special Ability. Compounding the superiority of Raxus over vanilla Stormies is the fact that the only Imperial commander who helps Storm Troopers and not Raxus Prime Troopers is Darth Vader Agent of Evil. So apart from Vader Agent of Evil squads, the vanilla Storm Trooper is just about obselete, where otherwise it would be still a really good piece, especially with the addition of Admiral Daala. Dr Daman has taken full advantage of the Raxus Prime's abilities, performing exceptionally well with a Raxus Prime squad that demonstrates a deep knowledge of hitherto underutilised Imperial pieces:



It may not look quite so intimidating on paper, but a swarm of Raxus who can move unpredictably with wall climber, and who with Needa's reroll CE are effectively at +17, is very hard to handle.

As well as in Daala squads, the Raxus is also excellent as a swap piece - while the Amanin Scout is better in this roll (pun intended) with its speed 18, the Raxus is also a good option with its wall climber, and it's probably worth mainlining into a lot of swap squads in case you want something different from reserves rather than the Amanin.

The Raxus is obviously a very useful piece, but I do think in hindsight obsoleting the Storm Trooper was unnecessary - at 6 points the Raxus would still be great. As it stands, it's a simply amazing 5 point piece, 10/10.

C-3PO, Ewok Deity, from Imperial Entanglements





One of the most ridiculed pieces in the game, C-3PO Ewok Deity is an amazing piece for the cost, with one glaring weakness, his Speed 0. The intent of this, with Luke Rebel Commando in the same set, is presumably to allow gamers to recreate that part of Return of the Jedi when Luke is levitating C-3PO around. But in reality, it's generally more efficient to leave C-3PO on the bench, use other pieces for Disruptive and Evade, and use Luke to levitate attackers like Han Smuggler to set up shots. Despite this, C-3PO is at least mildly interesting - reading through the comments on his Character page, I do like Weeks' suggestion that C-3PO could be used to protect your commander's area with draw fire and disruptive - in some metas it might be a worthwhile investment. And if you can be bothered tying up Luke to get C-3PO into the action, you do get a lot out of 5 points for C-3PO Ewok Diety - it's just that the Rebels are spoiled for good tech pieces, and it's probably not the most efficient solution to drop 5 points on this oddball piece. But there are far worse pieces out there; 4/10.

If you keep up the great job, I'll nominate you for a knighthood.

Royal Guard, from Rebel Storm





The Royal Guards aren't awful for 11 points, but they don't have very much support in Imperials. They can get Opportunist from Thrawn, like every other piece, and they're outclassed by Fringe melee pieces like the Massiff. Their Emperor's Bodyguard ability is limited enough in scope that it's primarily thematic, and Imperial don't have appropriate support for a melee swarm. 2/10.

3/10 isn't awful, 1/10 is awful. 3/10 is bad, not awful. He didn't say people were going crazy for them, he was just saying they weren't as bad as say, the arcona smuggler or klatoonian enforcer