So Wednesday a friend and myself are doing the campaign for the first time, I'll be running the Rebels and I will be using 4 heroes in case one or two of our friends wants to jump in later. I'm looking for suggestions for a team, I have the core and Twin Shadows and I really want to use Biv and was thinking; Biv, Gaarhkan, Mak and Jyn any thoughts on that? Suggestions in heroes to run? I kinda want to use Diala but heard she's kinda bad at the beginning. Also, I don't expect my friend to go easy on me he introduced me to skirmish by using Vaders Fist first game, RGC next then Weiss after, haha! Thanks for any tips/ideas/suggestions.

There are no super bad combos. Biv, Gaarkhan, Mak, and Jyn will serve just fine.

Pros of this team: High Damage output, you'll be removing figures fast. Gaarkhan is probably the strongest there until you get Biv his Vibrobayonet and Crushing Blow (one of which I recommend as his first purchase because until then his C&P kinda blows). Mak gets the Pulse Cannon eventually. Jyn likes the Deathhammer and Sporting Blaster naturally. You don't have any support characters and Jyn is your tricky speedy girl, and Gaarkhan can be speedy and still attack with Charge. This team likes to mow down enemy figures on a steady walk towards the objectives. Move, shoot. Move, shoot. You're half fragile but half tanky, and it's easy enough to shore up the white die rollers. You will rock Strength and Tech tests.

Cons of this team: There's not a lot of weapon sharing. Biv can get Mak's hand-me-downs, but you're splitting your credits on three different weapon types; however that's not really too much of a concern. Insight tests are going to be an issue, but that comes up on ... maybe two missions?

It's a good team that hits hard and keeps rolling. Just make sure to keep rolling.

P.S. All characters are weak in the beginning, and all characters are strong in the end. Most characters exhibit traits that are better for some players and the way they play. Diala has her uses. In the beginning with Precise Strike, she can one shot Stormtroopers and especially Imperial Officers to get rid of that nagging reroll of theirs. By the end? She's got Defensive Stance to keep herself focused, Battle Meditation to keep others focused, and my personal favorite build she's whipping around a five die ranged attack with a focused Dancing Force Pike. (and lord help the Imperials if she manages to get her lightsaber).

I feel FFG did a great job in making sure that there are no bad characters, and you'd have to really try to make a team that didn't work well together.

It will be fun no matter what team you use.

In my opinion though, Biv and Garkaan are a little too similar. I would recommend switching one of them out for Diala. She's incredibly balanced, will solve your insight problem, can support others very well, and Way of the Sarlaac is awesome later on.