How's this for a hate squad?

-->tsw you can't beat Daala--
55 General Obi-Wan Kenobi
51 Yoda on Kybuck
35 Qui-Gon Jinn, Jedi Master
23 Captain Panaka
9 R2-D2, Astromech Droid
8 Mas Amedda
4 Gran Raider
12 Rodian Brute x4
3 Ugnaught Demolitionist

(200pts. 12 activations)

You get Yobuck AND crazy GOWK with MotF 3. If they refuse to kill Qui-Gon, you send him up to harass the commanders.

That is, theoretically. They'll just kill Qui-Gon in round 3 once they've dealt with everyone else.

I like that the hate squad for arguably the closest thing to broken that the vsets have produced is all WOTC

that squad is only good if you bring in an MTB with Lobot

Another brainstorming idea... what if the Zygerrian is changed to:

Replaces attacks: range 6; 1 non-Unique living ally with Melee Attack and a printed cost equal to or less than this character may immediately move up to double its speed

(or just its speed)

You don't think Cad Bane and Arica, Black & Blue can abuse this even if it's only restricted to non uniques? Have fun when Cad is in your backfield round 1 teeing off for 120. This squad is already a nightmare to face, as is. This is a classic case of the strong getting stronger, and the poor getting poorer. Why give Imps another weapon to add to their arsenal, to make what is already one of the top squads in the history of the game, that much stronger.

It's more than 18, even if they only drive speed instead of double speed. You can still do the Zygerrian 'ladder' for swap, though it gets more expensive with the reduction from speed to double speed.

Three Zygerrians all start next to a Brute
1. Zygerrian drives Brute 6.
2. Zygerrian drives Brute 6.
3. Zygerrian moves 6 and then drives the Brute 6.
4. Brute runs 12.

Total range: 30. (36 if Flim and Thrawn didn't have Rival.)



In the Republic the range is even larger with Tarpals/Panaka. (It also costs a whole lot.)

Four Zygerrians all start next to a Brute
1. ZygerrianA drives the Brute and ZygerrianD.
2. ZygerrianB drives the Brute and ZygerrianD.
3. ZygerrianC moves 6 and then drives the Brute and ZygerrianD.
4. ZygerrianD moves 6 and then drives the Brute twice.
5. Brute runs 12.

Total range: 42. Then...

6. Swap in Yobuck.
7. Gallop. 26 square gallop with a total range of 68 squares from the starting zone in one round.

(Although this probably isn't practical because the Republic doesn't consistently out-activate the opponent, and you need a bunch of free activations at the end to do this without getting the Brute picked off. Plus it's too expensive.)

Change it so the Zygs can't drive each other. Lower cost, or something like that. Then you'll have to work at it harder to get the "ladder" effect.

Never made sense that they could drive each other. Even with this broken concept - it should have been pieces with a lower cost, not equal to or lower. (make it 9 points and slave driver can only effect LOWER cost figs)

The issue is that the core of the concept is broken. It's just a bad idea. A movement breaker on a fringe non-unique under 10 points is just a really bad idea in the first place.

We're brainstorming like crazy to think of ways for an 8pt non-unique to not be broken. And it will most likely take multiple of these suggestions to make it not crazy good.

1. Fringe only
2. Only speed (not double speed)
3. Only effect melee
4. Only effect lower cost followers

Just curious. Whatever the errata may be, what are the odds of a re-release of the card after something is set in stone in a later release? A lot of these changes seems like they'd drastically effect the piece (wording of ability, character cost, etc). Would be nice to get an updated card once the fig is fixed... assuming its cost effectively possible.

Zero.