In Rebels Han Solo, Rebel Hero can give him Advantageous for a Damage Boost, but outside of that yeah that's pretty much about in in Faction for either Rebels or NR.

And in Mandos he can get Advantageous Attack from Mandalore the Resurrector (plus some easy pretty good attack boosts)

I've always liked Young Boba on paper, I don't remember the last time I used him, but he benefits from a lot of good CEs and fits pretty well in a few places...I had a buddy who used to run him a lot to good effectiveness, he is a piece that is many will ignore and you might regret it.

I couldn't agree with this statement more. It was lazy design by WotC in my opinion to introduce this idea in the first place. That being said, I don't hate faction hunter abilities as purely flavor on a for-fun piece (ie - not competitive). We as a design team SHOULD still be making pieces that are for theme/flavor/fun rather than every piece being usable in a competitive game.

In fact - in early designs of a new piece we are designing, there is a brand new faction hunter ability.

Hang on... this is a game?! How long has it been one of those? I always thought it was a lifestyle choice. Like oxygen. And love.

Apologies. It was not meant as sarcasum [sic]. It was meant to highlight my personal belief that minis means far more to me personally than just a game or sport, but rather that I enjoyed the depth and bredth of it, which includes, but is not limited to, the strategy, the collegiality and the ability for it to unlock memories from several eras of my life. If I have caused you offense, it was not intended.

Elite Stormtrooper, from Rebel Storm





This piece is maybe the best example of a piece that's functionally obsolete. For the same cost, you can get a 501st Legion Stormtrooper, which has Rapport with a Vader, Squad Assault, and Squad Firepower (as well as a terrible paint-job). There's no reason to play the Elite Stormtrooper ever, unless it receives a specific boost. 1/10.



Oops - done this already, but didn't have it on my spreadsheet....

Fenn Shysa, from Scum and Villainy





Bodyguards are always very helpful, unless you're up against direct damage, and Fenn Shysa is one of the best bodyguards in the game. There's a lot going on with him, but most importantly he's a bodyguard with 90 hit points and Beskar'gam so he can take damage then neutralise some of it. He's also a passable shooter with a +12 attack and double, while he can also pick up twin from Mandalore the Resurrector. Fenn also works with the other Mandalorian Protectors, giving them +2 attack and defense, as well as reprise shots against the attacker as long as it's a legal target. While this is great against melee or against a strafer/galloper, it really needs Boba Fett Mercenary Commander's accurate shot CE to work against shooter squads, so it's not as effective as it sounds on paper. He also gives his CE to himself, so he can take reprise shots himself. On top of all this, he has reserves 20 on a 16.

Even though he has a bunch of tools, his core role is as a bodyguard who can help counter some builds with reprisal shots. He featured in the Matt Spry build which finished first after Swiss in the Atlanta 2013 Regional:



Fenn Shysa is one of the Mandalorian's top shelf options - they have enough options now that he's certainly not an auto-include, but he can add a lot to Mandalorian builds as a strafe and gallop counter, a bodyguard, and a respectable shooter, while he also opens up other builds with Mandalore the Resurrector and with Mandalorian Protectors. 9/10.

The Nice thing about Leia of Cloud City and Rebel Commando is she at least keeps that CE, so its a viable option for countering stealth if you need it. That being said, a lot of the good pieces that benefit from Leia, Rebel Commandos CE are either accurate shooters (Han) or Melee (Luke) so stealth isn't too hard for them to deal with. So yeah, marginal use but I do think that Rebel Commando helps her from being a Leia most never really think about.

Republic Commandos was the specific example I was thinking of with Super Stealth, because yeah Imps and Vong will just ignore it. And not sure on OR since we haven't seen it do much yet (so early in the season.) NR is the only other group I can think of that just has access to straight Super Stealth without reliance on Stealth and I don't know if Mirith has done anything since release (competitively, she is very fun) so she wouldn't help there either...so yeah its gonna be rare you ever really need her.

It would be hard to justify her over something like an Elite Rebel Commando. She's too situational to mainline most of the time. I do agree that it would be good to field several Lukes (Rebel Commando and Hero of Endor together!), Hans, or Leias in some builds, but I think she's one of the lesser ones.