Nice I made it onto the review! They are a fun piece and depending what you go up against they can be pretty deadly. Nice to out activate then swarm with ranged spot poison and with the two reinforcement pieces it's hard to counter unless your opponent has a pre-planned swarm killer.

Elite Commando Droid, from Vengeance





The Elite Commando Droid looks interesting until you realise that it can't shoot. If it was a shooter it would be a passable option, but as a melee piece it's not really exciting enough to see much play. A door control piece with Evade is interesting - you could put it out the front of your squad with a BX Spotter for some shooter hate and robust door control. But at the end of the day, 25 points is too much for a mediocre melee attacker when there are plenty of competent droids out there that can shoot, 4/10.

The new huge may make Passel competitive.

Lord Kaan, from Renegades and Rogues





Forget the weak commander effect - Kaan's big claim to fame is his devastating Thought Bomb. Similar to Anakin Solo in the New Republic, Kaan can put a massive amount of auto-damage onto an opponent's squad. It's arguably even more devastating than Ani's Unleash the Force, since it can't be stopped by Force Absorb or Defense, it can happen first round, and it can inflict up to 80 damage, but it also has some drawbacks, since it only works against living and Kaan is defeated after using it. Kaan can potentially be devastating, and this build won two regionals on the same day.



However, Kaan bomb does have some limitations. Firstly, it doesn't work against droids, Ysalamari, or Vong, and with all three reasonably prominent in the meta at the moment, Kaan's a riskier include than he was in previous seasons. Additionally, Kaan and Revan is one of those squads that opponents learn to play against - if you spread out so that Kaan is only nuking part of your squad, he's far less effective. Still, Kaan is potentially a very effective tool for the Sith, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him roar back into significance in a more Jedi-centric meta in the future, 9/10.

And when it happens to someone they can yell - "KAAAAAAAANNNN"

Moff Jerjerrod, from Imperial Entanglements





The Imperials have a lot of very strong commanders around the 10-15 point price range, but Jerjerrod is one of the more limited. His combining fire CE could be useful in a Daala squad, but there are so many better commanders out there that there's always going to be a better option, while Major General Veers provides much a much stronger combine fire CE. The Death Star pieces are also weak enough that the rapport isn't going to help him see table time. I've made the top 4 with him in a tournament in the v-set era, but only by using his 12 point cost to provide options for Pellaeon's CE, and there are plenty of other 12 point Imperial commanders to pull the same trick with. Weak piece, from one of the strongest sets, 3/10.

Chiss Captain, from Command of the Galaxy





The Chiss Captain is a very strong commander for non-unique fringe swarms - as well as being a passable shooter in his own right, with Backlash and Deceptive, his commander effect gives fringe allies Backlash and Deceptive. While Backlash only really helps for followers with multiple attacks, Deceptive is a big help, and he's been used with swarms like Ewoks, Wampas, and the currently banned Klat Assassins. He's obviously going to see the most play in Imperials (where Deceptive stacks with Thrawn's Opportunist) and Fringe, but he's good enough that he's going to pop up in most squads with multiple non-unique fringe followers:



At 16 points the Chiss Captain is a steal, and a great augmentation to squads with non-unique Fringe followers, 9/10.

He's a bad shooter for 26 points. Only 20 on the move and 40 standing still. His stats are constant, which is good, but he's hard to boost. With conditional damage and boosts, though, it's not hard to get that output out of pieces in the teens.

Yes, exactly.

Peace Brigade Commander, from Warfare and Subterfuge





The Peace Brigade Commander hasn't seen a whole lot of play yet, but he still feels like a relatively significant addition to the game. He's like a beefy Czerka with Stealth, handing out twin and jolt to applicable shooters. He also gives allies with Yuuzhan Vong Collaborator Stealth, most interesting for the 4 point Peace Brigade Thugs, who also benefit from Blaster Upgrade. With Nom Anor and the Peace Brigade Commander, you can have a gang of 4 point pieces that can shoot, have superstealth, and have self destruct 20, although with a base attack of 2, they still need extra commanders to actually hit anything. This AndyHatton build is an example of a Peace Brigade Commander build:

--Peace Through Superior Firepower--
35 Peace Brigade Commander
34 Nom Anor
29 Viqi Shesh
34 Peace Brigade Soldier x2
15 Jabba, Crime Lord
16 R7 Astromech Droid x2
36 Peace Brigade Thug x9
(199pts. 17 activations)

Additionally, he's a strong enough shooter in his own right - with stealth, twin, a +11 attack, and cunning, he's just about worth it as a backup shooter in a Vong squad anyway, although the 17 point Peace Brigade Soldiers are even stronger. The Peace Brigade Commander certainly has some potential - it might even be worth running him in some builds for beefy Jolt for a big shooter like Cad Bane or Boba AfH. 8/10.