I have to assume all wave 7 & upgrades that came with the Raider are legal to use.

The new core set has new obstacles & new damage deck, can these be used?

Also can ships/upgrades from the new core set be used?

Ships and upgrades should be fine. I'm not sure about the damage deck and obstacles. I'm guessing since the rules say you should use the new one if you've got it, that would apply to tournaments as well since to my knowledge the tournament rules don't give any specifics about the damage deck aside from each player needing their own.

I'm sure we'll hear specifics on all of this soon enough.

We have Poland nationals this weekend and new Core Set is NOT legal there, for example.

The Australian Nationals is this weekend and the new core isn't legal. (It also helps that it hasn't been released here yet, so unless somebody was in the States last week, no one will actually have it anyway.)

that depends on the tournament organisation .... last week at a game club up to wave 6 was allowed, this weekend at another game club wave 7 is allowed.

Well for premier events such as Worlds nothing has changed. None of the Episodes 7 stuff has been implemented. Wave 7 and the Imperial Raider would be legal as they have been released and not just a pre-release at Gencon. OF course making Episode 7 stuff legal is only a FAQ away.

Next year however it is going to be a transitional year with some players sticking to the old stuff until required to do so, some players taking the new models thus having to use the new damage deck and other players using old lists (like super dash builds) but using the episode 7 damage deck because it provides less risk for their build than the previous damage deck.

Inevitably there is going to be a complete change over to the new damage deck. When will it happen, who knows?

The episode 7 stuff is legal for all US tournaments as products are legal upon their release. International tournaments include a TO discretion clause to allow for the delayed/irregular shipping times so it's up to the judgement of whoever is running each tournament.

I'd have to go back and check the wording in the tournament rules, but I suspect they're worded such that the damage deck and asteroids have to come from the "X-Wing Core Set" while the new set is being referred to by FFG as the "Force Awakens Core Set," which would make the new asteroids and damage deck not legal in a tournament until we get an update to the tournament rules stating otherwise.

I would check with your TO. A tournament I'm going to this weekend won't allow stuff from the new starter set, since they haven't had any in stock.

Sorry. I was narrow-mindedly thinking of US releases when I answered. I was also assuming your tournament woukd be in a few weeks, after the TFA core was widely distributed. Others have made good points about international legality of new sets.

In NORTH AMERICA, as of 9/9/15, the following are legal for a standard tournament:

Wave 1-7

Core 1

Core 2

All Epic Ship cards meant for 100 point games (like the Emperor, C-3P0).

"In North America, products are legal upon their release. Competitors outside NA should check with their TO...."

Damage deck from Core 2 is OPTIONAL per the Core 2 rules. (Should does not mean must)

The Asteroid tokens from Core 2 are NOT allowed.

-Tournament Rules page 4 "Each player must include exactly three unique obstacle tokens of their choice in their squad. Players must select these obstacles from the 6 asteroids in the core set and the 6 debris tokens in the YT-2400 and VT-49....."

-Because at the posting of the FAQ no Core 2 was announced or known, they mean here the original core tokens, only.

FINALLY NOTE: Any new product released at Gen Con 2015 will NOT be legal for the 2015 North American Championship. So Wave 7 and Raider wern't allowed.

I think you can ignore the "FINALLY NOTE" part. 2015 North American Championships were a while ago.

I ran a free tournament last weekend. I allowed everything from Core 2, including asteroids. The tiny ones really do add a fun dimension. People seem pretty excited about the new set. We had 40 players.

EDIT: Ninja'd.

I think you can ignore the "FINALLY NOTE" part. 2015 North American Championships were a while ago.

I ran a free tournament last weekend. I allowed everything from Core 2, including asteroids. The tiny ones really do add a fun dimension. People seem pretty excited about the new set. We had 40 players.

True. I put that in there just so everyone knows and sees that I am posting EVERYTHING, including that which is no longer currently valid, but part of the rules.

Also, as a TO, you can do just about anything you want. I am running an event next weekend and am also allowing the asteroids as well. I love those two super tiny ones with dual IG's.