In keeping with the Tournament Rules section on Legal Products, the Scum and Villainy faction will be available for tournament play within North America immediately upon its release. In other regions, players should check with their TO to determine which products are tournament legal.
February 20, 2015: The Tournament Rules document has been updated to clarify the matter.
Each player may choose to field
a Rebel, an Imperial, or a Scum & Villainy
squad, as tournament seeding ignores the player’s faction
Legal Products
All
Star Wars: X-Wing™ Miniatures Game
components are legal for
sanctioned play unless they are marked with the epic icon (ships with the epic
icon next to the card title on the Ship card can be fielded only in Epic Play).
Only official models, cards and tokens can be used in tournaments (proxies of
cards and ships cannot be used), and third-party range rulers and movement
templates must be agreed upon by all match participants before the game.
In North America, products are legal upon their release. Competitors outside
North America should check with their TO to determine which products are
tournament legal.