Looks like the randomiser is going for 21 point Imperial pieces today:

Purge Trooper, from Renegades and Rogues





Coming in the same set at General Rom Mohc, the Purge Trooper is another option for Dark Trooper squads. With General Rom Mohc he can pick up Advanced Shields 2, which can make him a tough cookie for only 21 points. But at the same time, with only a single melee attack, its damage isn't very high - a single attack at +13 for 20 isn't going to get through enemy squads very fast, although Missiles 10 is very useful for swarm control. There isn't enough power here to justify 21 points, even though Purge Troopers with Advanced Shields 2 can be a pain to take down. 4/10.

DRK-1 Dark Eye Probe Droid, from Scum and Villainy





Darth Maul's Probe Droid wasn't a piece I was expecting to see, but this is an interesting representation with a bunch of Special Abilities. The most interesting is Sensors, which is helpful for nailing Cloaked characters or for ignoring targeting rules for Force Powers - for example Force Lightning can ignore the scrubs who are blocking the way and go straight for the main characters. It also has a chance to activate pieces with Sonic Stunner, which affects the target and adjacent pieces (and it can benefit from its own Sensors, so it doesn't have to follow targeting rules within 6 squares). With Intuition, Speed 8, and Flight, the DRK-1 is fast, while it can also shoot, combine fire, and has Self Destruct 10.

It is often difficult to fit more expensive tech pieces into squads; with no Sith reinforcements, the DRK-1 really has to be mainlined into a squad, and with only 50 hit points it's fragile for its cost. But the Sensors/Sonic Stunner/Intuition combination does have some interesting potential, and it's certainly a useful piece, even though it's not likely to see too much play, 6/10.

Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Knight, from Revenge of the Sith





Like most of the melee Jedi from his era, Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Knight looks dated by modern standards, but at the same time he's probably held up better than many of the other Jedi from Clone Strike and Revenge of the Sith. His lack of ranged defense means that he's nowhere near competitive, but he does have a neat trick with Impulsive Sweep - the v-set's introduction of Momaw Nadon, and cheap uniques like Salacious Crumb and Wuher, means that it's possible for Anakin's player to trigger Impulsive Sweep. Lightsaber Riposte is also useful against Lancers and for increasing his damage output when he gets into melee. Anakin Skywalker, Jedi Knight isn't particularly impressive for 29 points, but he does at least have a few interesting possibilities, 3/10.

Thanks Hutts! It's a great piece and the obvious one I chose to build around for gencon.(besides daala that is) 50hp, evade, stealth and access to super stealth for 13 points is pretty huge. Add on charging fire, prideful and some diplomats for cover and your squad becomes just plain dirty.

There down side is the single attack and once your opponent closes the distance elite scouts can fall pretty hard. With the synergies available to them and the potential versatility of their squads I think you are spot on giving them a 9/10.

a 2?!, you are way to generous my friend.
have you ever seen them played?

I do wish we'd get some vset insect races to use these buggers(lol) as proxies

Arkanian Jedi General, from Armed and Operational





I feel like we've had a lot of uninteresting pieces in a row, so it's good to get something meaty. The Arkanian Jedi General, with its Prideful, is obviously an attempt to make strong Old Republic builds that don't include Bastila Jedi Master - although you can play Bastila and the Arkanian together, it does mean that the Arkanian loses its Prideful, and the +4 attack that Prideful provides is often crucial for the Old Republic with their low attack stats. It's also interesting in that you can make strong Arkanian squads without any unique pieces - I can't think of any other viable squads in the game where this is the case. As well as Prideful for Old Republic soldiers and troopers, the Arkanian also hands out Greater Mobile Attack for non-unique Soldiers and Troopers, has Force Valor for a further stat boost, as well as a CE that increases the range of Commander Effects.

While there are a bunch of different soldier and trooper options that work with the Arkanian, the premier option is the 20 point Old Republic Trooper with Triple and GMA - a bunch of them with the Arkanian Jedi General can be formidable, tripling at +14 for 30s when the Arkanian General's Prideful and Force Valor are in play. Unique Soldiers and Troopers like Carth Onasi, Old Republic Soldier also pick up the Prideful bonus, and there are also other useful commanders and followers around. The Arkanian Jedi General is also an interesting piece in itself - he's a respectable enough fighter for 30 points with GMA, 100 hit points, Sith Rage, and Lightsaber Defense, but he's such a lynch-pin in his squads with his Prideful and GMA CE that you don't want to risk him in the front lines until cleanup time.

While a bunch of GMA Old Republic Troopers led by an Arkanian Jedi General can be a tough squad, and do really well against some tournament builds, it does feel like they don't quite have the tools to be top tier. While they have plenty of damage output and GMA is very useful as well, they still don't have the tricks that a lot of other tournament squads have - they don't have access to or a counter to the big issues like tempo control and movement, just a lot of shots. I still really like the Arkanian Jedi General though - it'd be nice to see some more the Arkanian Jedi General squads augmented down the line, but for now it's a 9/10.

Maris Brood, from The Force Unleashed





Lightsaber Assault with Twin looks awesome, but when you sit down and think about it, for 5 extra points you can get Cad Bane, who also can make four attacks on the move, but can shoot, has a higher attack, Bounty Hunter +6, and more defensive abilities in some situations with Stealth and Evade. So while Maris Brood could be a good hitter in an Imperial squad with Mitt'Thrawn giving her Opportunist, realistically you're going to take Cad Bane every time.

Maris does have some supplementary force powers that make her somewhat interesting. With Twin and Lightsaber Assault, you can pull off a neat trick with her in a Republic squad with Qui Gon JM and Tarpals, where if Qui-Gon dies she receives Master of the Force 2. With Tarpals' CE, she can then Lightsaber Assault twice in a turn - throw in General Skywalker's CE and that's 240 potential damage at +13. Force Repulse 2 is also handy for crowd control, but Maris' lack of defensive abilities is another major thorn on her side.

With the v-sets we have seen more competitively costed melee pieces, which is great, as Maris Brood really doesn't stack up compared to a shooter like Cad Bane. Maris has some interesting gimmicks, but she's only fit for casual squads at this point - 10 points cheaper and she'd start to get interesting, 3/10.

Always a fun piece but still mostly a free puncher that hopes to land a hit. I hope the V-Set brings in a Shaak Ti of Felucia to lower her cost. So much potential wasted. Same to be said of the other pale Riot Girl: Komasi Vosa

10 points cheaper, give her lightsaber defense, and up her attack a little, and she'd be playable, I reckon.

Boba Fett, Enforcer, from Alliance and Empire





While several of the WOTC Boba Fetts have held up well, Enforcer is a jack-of-all-trades who does a bunch of things, but overall isn't efficient enough to be a competitive piece. With Missiles 30, he's an obvious fit for a Tarpals squad, but you can get far more damage out of a bunch of Gungan Artillerists, while the 20 point Blizz also has Missiles 30. Net Gun is kind of neat, but an aware opponent isn't going to bunch up and let you Net Gun multiple pieces, and it's weak for your 38 point piece to deal no damage and only have a 50/50 chance of activating a piece. Enforcer does has accurate shot, but only one attack per round - even with Whorm for Twin he's not a heavy damage dealer. To his credit, he is quite self-sufficient - with mobile and evade, as well as 100 hit points, he's tough for a shooter. It feels like Boba Enforcer would be a strong piece in a format like Sealed or a booster draft, but in 200 point competitive squads it's hard to build around him - really, the crux of the issue is that he's not a heavy enough damage dealer for a 38 point piece. Cool sculpt though, 5/10.