Hi all, i am just starting and want to play mandalorians, any advice for me? thank you!

the mando scout is very usefull

I say ignore the meta, and play the faction you want. Mandos are a greaty introductory faction as they are very 1 diminshional. They shot and they shoot well. And they can do lots of damage. It's a great way to get into the game. I think of BH's for a logn time doing what mandos are today, they shot they hit, they do big damage.

I like to mix between gunslingers and scouts and that way you get a mix of cunning and opportunist attacks, so you have good damge potential throughout a round. You also get some nice D from this pair. Add a commander grantign twin, or mobile attack and it can be a really nasty combo.

Welcome to the game, and enjoy

Generally speaking, Mandolorian Squads are best when based off their two coremost shooters, Gunslinger or Scout. Both units are very solid, with the former being one of the best infantry men in the game, at the downside of having Opptunist, which is not so good for mandolorians as they are low on activations.

Generally, I would stay away from the mandolores unless at the 200 point level and even then, their impact is limited at that level as they cost a lot for a generally iffy shooter with solid commander effect. As they need mandolorian Captain to twin and double their firepower, and occationally quartermaster to boost their attack, you could easily spend too much enhancing mandolorians rather then engaging in combat. So generally speaking, the mandolores are only really for 300 and upwards point games where you can afford to spend huge and make the most of it, otherwise, at lower point levels mandolores are heavily overpriced shooters for commander effects that often won't make the difference that 3 scouts/Gunslingers could have made in his place.

The upside is that Scout and Slinger are very resistant infantry, surpassing the Senate Commando in terms of avoiding gunfire. The former cannot be detected while in cover, while the second has built in evade.

So for mandos, to start off with, you will need...

Mandolorian Scouts/Gunslingers. Get both, they are brillent in their own ways. ^^
Mandolorian Captain: Solid Shooter, but even better commander effect, twin effectively doubles the firepower at your disposal. With Gunslingers you need a Twilk Vigo to grant them greater mobility, so they can move and shoot.
Mouse Droids/Uggies/ R7: Last thing you want is your Mandos being without a commander effect, or the oppoment locking your mandos out of combat. A way to forcefully open doors is needed in any squad, easpically more so here.

Optional/Higher point score figures:

Mandolorian Quartermaster: Higher attack is useful, plus this guy can keep melee charcters distracted. Well worth the points at higher point levels.
Mandolorian Super commando: A sniper is useful, so having a couple of them incase you need them is always good, just don't make them your main infantry. Scout/Gunslinger is better at being the foot solder in terms of surviablity and raw attack output. Just a supercommando is useful.

Mandolore the Ultimate: The most expensive, but possibly the most effective Mandolore at high point levels. His stats are nothing to write home about, and you probably would use him as a shooter only when nessary. But Charging Fire and Turning your Fringe Figures to mandolorian greatly expands the amount of units that can benfit from mandolorian captain. Just don't use him at anything under 200. You won't get nearly enough use out of him to adjust his cost.

Mandolore the Indomorable: The second most expensive, and is a bit strange as his commander effect encorages close combat. Depends on the army really. He's nice, but most mandos can't take fire that well, 50 hp is tough for a none unique, just don't take it for granted unless you do more damage to them then you.

Boba, Mercency Commander: Solid range of abilitys and probably the only Mandolorian that can be used effectively under 200. Accrate Shot's usefulness highly depends though, it can be fatal against squads with senstive figures that have to be kept close.

Ulic: Higher then 200 only really, I don't really like Uric at all in terms of interaction, quick beatstick, huge health, but ultimately, Sith don't tend to mix with Mandolorians that well, unless Mandos are using Sidious Hologram to gain force points. That could be just me, but I am not keen on Ulic since he costs a lot just to bring the hologram to them.

Canderous: Some like him, some prefer more scouts, he can deal huge damage, and with Captain can throw out 6 attacks while standing still. Just the main problem is he tends to lag behind the rest of the unit and unlike most mandos, has no real way of avoiding being shot. He's nice, but only in a squad designed to get the most out of him really.


Hopefully that gives you a good idea of what to expect, these guys love to shoot, so take advatantage of that fact. ^^