He's pretty great, I think 9 or 10 is accurate. His only downside is Melee Attack

I'd keep him at a 9. I brought him in as a Lobot reinforcement at GenCon vs ATM's double swap and he enabled me to last the round I needed to get my 1pt loss. He was also key a few years ago in helping me beat Graham (Greentimes) Cad/Arica squad in the Atlanta Regional. A player I had never beaten before in 6 tries.

Han Solo, Rogue, from Alliance and Empire





As a combatant, Han Rogue is weaker than the other Rebel Hans in his price range - in particular his +7 attack is low in comparison to Han Smuggler's +10. Built in Evade is a helpful boost - it means you can build without relying on Rieekan. But the real reason to play this Han is Never Tell Me The Odds, which is great at stifling Thrawn's Master Tactician and the Muun Tactics Broker - it makes it much more difficult for Thrawn to plan when every initiative is 50/50. Even then, you're unlikely to start Han Rogue, unless you're facing a heavy initiative control meta, but 38 point Han Rebel General with versatility makes it possible to pull Han Rogue in when you need him. Even then, Han Rebel General hasn't quite taken off as a top tier competitive piece, so Rogue's opportunities are limited, but Never Tell Me The Odds is still a very useful ability in the competitive meta, 6/10.

Jedi Consular, from Champions of the Force





The Jedi Consular feels like an Old Republic piece; it has limited attacking potential, but some useful annoyance and spoiler abilities. It can only put out 20 damage a round, with a low +9 attack, so its strengths are more about getting in the way and making a nuisance with Force Alter and Force Stun. I don't think there's quite enough here to make the Jedi Consular playable, and it looks like no-one's even bothered to put in a squad in the last couple of years. That's not surprising, as I can't see the Jedi Consular ever seeing much table time, 3/10.

Yeah, he'd probably need to be like 40 points to be competitive.

Golden One, from Armed and Operational





I don't think that there are competitive squads with Golden One, but he at least forms the basis of a really fun themed build, around the Battle of Endor. He can only be played with Ewoks and Rebel heroes, who become Ewoks, so immediately it means that his squads are limited - R2-D2 and the huge based Ewok Catapult are his only door control options, while they'll be short on other tech. The most interesting thing he does is open up the Rebel heroes to Ewok CEs, notably his own Ambush and Chief Chirpa's "Ewok allies gain Charging Fire (Replaces turn: Can move up to double speed, then attack) and Gregarious (+4 Attack if an ally is within 6 squares)." They can also benefit from Chewbacca and Ewoks in AT-ST's Ewok Leader (Allied Ewoks within 6 squares get +4 Defense and gain Advantageous Cover).

You can come up with fun squads like this Deathwielded build - Chewbacca is a lot better with the Gregarious from Chirpa:


I wouldn't take Golden One to a tournament, but he's a fun piece who's the basis of some decent tier 2 builds, 7/10.

Are you trying to make me rewrite the whole thing? That was a fundamental point!

Killik Joiner, from Warfare and Subterfuge





It's always tricky to make non-uniques in this price range attractive. 16 points is expensive to swarm but too cheap to have much stickability. So while the Killik Joiner is a good piece for the cost, it's hard to fit into a squad. The Killik Joiner has a lot of positive attributes - it's non-melee, it has built in Twin and Evade, and it has Paralysis as an activating ability. But it's also constrained by a low +5 attack and Brainwashed, a kind of toned down version of Savage, where it has to finish adjacent to an enemy if it can't make an attack from its starting space. The Joiner also subject to Killik bonuses; it can get Rapport and a stats boost in a Sith squad with Welk Night Herald, while it also works in tandem with Raynar Thul's Killik boosts. I'm not sure exactly what the best Killik builds look like, but here's a DarkDracul squad:



I feel like I don't quite have my head around the potential of the Killik subfaction, especially Raynar's Hivemind. But with a +5 attack, the Killik Joiner is unlikely to see play outside Killik-focused builds, 6/10.

Kol Skywalker, from Jedi Academy





A magnificently toned and sculpted piece of beefcake, Kol Skywalker actually lives up to his sculpt pretty well. For 38 points, you don't get a whole lot of damage output, although Lightsaber Precision certainly helps. But you get a lot of survivability - 130 hit points, a 21 defense with Lightsaber Duelist, Block, and Master of the Force 2 make him a tough cookie, especially against other Jedi, while he can also access Evade from Wedge easily. Despite his excellent defenses, there are things that can get around his defenses - Vong can ignore most of his defensive setup, as can an adjacent shooter, while Ysalamari is also tough on him. He featured in the winning LowerHuttACon 2011 squad; I don't have the exact details, but the Sharron-helmed squad also featured Wedge, Mara Jade Jedi, Ganner, and Anakin Solo.

I don't think the current meta is quite right for Kol, but he's one of the few WOTC Jedi who's still excellent value for their points; I think he could be a solid 8 or 9 in a more Jedi-centric meta, 7/10.

finished 1st (Lou), and 2nd (me) in mystery map this year @ GC, with this dude