I can see where it could be useful, but he just doesn't appeal to me! Green yellow yellow means he'll have terrible range, and the ability to summon troops doesn't have the sense of an interogator. I would have been much happier if we had this guy reskinned as Baron Administrator Blaise. That would have made sense, and would have much better warranted the pose!

One of his surges is +3 accuracy. Another surge is +1 threat which when combined with the interrupt deploy that knocks 1 cost off, this is essentially knocking the deploy -2.

So serious analysis, you can't use him exclusively for his threat boosting. He still costs 6 so you would need to attack 6 tires to get back his own that. Plus, he's only 8 health with no defensive boosts, so you will need to be careful when using him and not let him get stuck in the middle of the heroes or he's dead. The good thing is that unlike Kayne, you don't particularly want to use both his abilities the same time (actually it makes me wonder if I should reconsider how I use him), so you can use him to take pot shots and increase threat then run away and deploy with a discount. Or alternatively, use him to distract the rebels, which he would be great for.

I think he looks awesome for Skirmish. Well, he doesn't look awesome. Something needs to be done on the painting/conversion table but stat-wise and fun-wise I think you can start doind some interesting spy/trooper builds for Imperial. Him, along with the ISB infiltrators is what will make me paint some imperials soon.

Its strange, I assumed he was packing a sniper rifle but it's really not much of one if you're attacking with yellow, yellow green.

I think it's more of a blaster equivalent of an MG-42 that he's packing.

Everything but that **** sculpt! LoL

He could have been my auto include in every Imp deck!

~D

Everything but that **** sculpt! LoL

He could have been my auto include in every Imp deck!

~D

I did:

"the beautifully sculpted plastic figure "

I'm going to make a skirmish team with Blaise, Kayn and Sorin. They won't synergize at all, Sorin will stand and wait for the fight, Blaise will yell insults at the enemy and Kayn will point at things for no real reason.

Its strange, I assumed he was packing a sniper rifle but it's really not much of one if you're attacking with yellow, yellow green.

Yellow is deceptive. With surge for +3 accuracy, the absolute minimum range is 3 (around 0.5% chance) but that is with his maximum 6 damage results, minimum range with minimum damage is 4 (about 5.5% chance). The defense can even have an evade and you'll still have those ranges.

If I absolutely needed to hit, I would take a sure shot at range 3, but would be very comfortable taking shots at range 5.

The sculpt is truly rubbish. However, it would be futile to pretend I'm not gonna buy it anyway, so:

What colour paint job are people thinking for the ISB guys? Blaise's armour is not dissimilar to the Infiltrators', even with the Scout Trooper style helmet. And all the artwork is kind of greyish. I'm thinking they might all do nicely with a dark purple-grey. Not sure if they reflect something well known in Rebels; I've only seen season 1.

Absolutely love the campaign version. Two thumbs up for theme, creativity and usefulness!

Wicked cool how his agenda cards represent his battle notes!

Well done FFG!

Really wish Sorin had a better card now

Yeah I was thinking blue, shaded with purple, and drybrushed alluminum for wear, and black fot carbon scoring.

Okay, so I guess I'm oficially the only person on the planet that does not mind the figure sculpt?

I think FFG is going for a dark and cool bluish-grey for the Infiltrators and a warmer, slightly brownish grey for Blaise in the artwork. The only ISB dude of note in Rebels is Kallus, and he seems to wear a warm shade of flat grey, more like FFGs Blaise than the Infiltrators, but it does seem to vary a bit between appearances. I don't think that'd be a big deal. Mostly grey with any tint you like should work TBH.

So serious analysis, you can't use him exclusively for his threat boosting. He still costs 6 so you would need to attack 6 tires to get back his own that. Plus, he's only 8 health with no defensive boosts, so you will need to be careful when using him and not let him get stuck in the middle of the heroes or he's dead. The good thing is that unlike Kayne, you don't particularly want to use both his abilities the same time (actually it makes me wonder if I should reconsider how I use him), so you can use him to take pot shots and increase threat then run away and deploy with a discount. Or alternatively, use him to distract the rebels, which he would be great for.

The former seems to fit his character. A hit and run insurgent leader.

He looks awesome for the campaign play. You could almost throw him into any deployment group since Troopers are in like every mission. Unlike Kayn Somos and Sorin you don't need to build a team around him, Blaise can just so whatever he wants and still be useful. I think i'd be better if he had a probe droid's dice pool but I guess they don't want him to be so far away from the rebels they cant do anything about it.

It's just a shame that his FIGURE ******* SUCKS!

(I'd rather just use the token I think... or just an ISB infiltrator. Though I'll probably use the ISB infiltrators alot too.)

He looks awesome for the campaign play. You could almost throw him into any deployment group since Troopers are in like every mission. Unlike Kayn Somos and Sorin you don't need to build a team around him, Blaise can just so whatever he wants and still be useful. I think i'd be better if he had a probe droid's dice pool but I guess they don't want him to be so far away from the rebels they cant do anything about it.

It's just a shame that his FIGURE ******* SUCKS!

(I'd rather just use the token I think... or just an ISB infiltrator. Though I'll probably use the ISB infiltrators alot too.)

Probe droids have a vehicle mounted weapon. This guy has a pistol. I was skeptical of 3 dice, but since everything is based on surges, it isn't as bad, plus he seems pretty squishy.

He looks awesome for the campaign play. You could almost throw him into any deployment group since Troopers are in like every mission. Unlike Kayn Somos and Sorin you don't need to build a team around him, Blaise can just so whatever he wants and still be useful. I think i'd be better if he had a probe droid's dice pool but I guess they don't want him to be so far away from the rebels they cant do anything about it.

It's just a shame that his FIGURE ******* SUCKS!

(I'd rather just use the token I think... or just an ISB infiltrator. Though I'll probably use the ISB infiltrators alot too.)

Probe droids have a vehicle mounted weapon. This guy has a pistol. I was skeptical of 3 dice, but since everything is based on surges, it isn't as bad, plus he seems pretty squishy.

His pistol is stronger than a vehicle mounted weapon than. Since blue is weaker damage wise than Green.

He looks awesome for the campaign play. You could almost throw him into any deployment group since Troopers are in like every mission. Unlike Kayn Somos and Sorin you don't need to build a team around him, Blaise can just so whatever he wants and still be useful. I think i'd be better if he had a probe droid's dice pool but I guess they don't want him to be so far away from the rebels they cant do anything about it.

It's just a shame that his FIGURE ******* SUCKS!

(I'd rather just use the token I think... or just an ISB infiltrator. Though I'll probably use the ISB infiltrators alot too.)

Probe droids have a vehicle mounted weapon. This guy has a pistol. I was skeptical of 3 dice, but since everything is based on surges, it isn't as bad, plus he seems pretty squishy.

His pistol is stronger than a vehicle mounted weapon than. Since blue is weaker damage wise than Green.

"...and being that his is a DL44 magnum, the most powerful handgun in the Empire, and could blow your head clean off. You have to ask yourself. Do you feel lucky, scum? Well, do ya?"

He looks awesome for the campaign play. You could almost throw him into any deployment group since Troopers are in like every mission. Unlike Kayn Somos and Sorin you don't need to build a team around him, Blaise can just so whatever he wants and still be useful. I think i'd be better if he had a probe droid's dice pool but I guess they don't want him to be so far away from the rebels they cant do anything about it.

It's just a shame that his FIGURE ******* SUCKS!

(I'd rather just use the token I think... or just an ISB infiltrator. Though I'll probably use the ISB infiltrators alot too.)

Probe droids have a vehicle mounted weapon. This guy has a pistol. I was skeptical of 3 dice, but since everything is based on surges, it isn't as bad, plus he seems pretty squishy.

His pistol is stronger than a vehicle mounted weapon than. Since blue is weaker damage wise than Green.

It's pretty abstract. If you think in terms of Edge of the Empire, rounds are a minute and a shot is actually a full minute of shooting, dodging, etc. Resting is 30 seconds of bacta packs and binding wounds etc. Then things like Extra Ammo giving you a reroll make more sense and the fact that a pistol might be used to better effect than a vehicle mounted weapon.

Also probe droids are made for probing. They likely wouldn't have the best weaponry, unlike an elite ISB agent who likely does assassinations. No the probe droids are equipped with latest in proctology tools.

I know it isn't canon, per say, but in the ESB novel, the probe droid dispatched a Wampa with ease. I guess he was an Elite Probe Droid.

Or maybe the wampa really hate his exams ;-)

Yeah I think Campaign Blaise looks pretty cool, but I am concerned about that 8 hp with one black for defense and low speed. Seems like he needs to be pretty far away from the heroes to survive long enough to make use of his abilities, which means he won't get much damage or threat generation off by attacking. Maybe he makes more sense in the Bespin campaign? Maybe getting him Hidden is enough to defend him? Time will tell I guess.

Not sure about the rest of you but I have never used my second E-Web from the core set, pretty sure he's going to be sacrificing his head for a good cause

I know it isn't canon, per say, but in the ESB novel, the probe droid dispatched a Wampa with ease. I guess he was an Elite Probe Droid.

Well, with Adaptative Weapon, an Elite Probe Droid can do up to 8 damage with Pierce 2, so there is only one hit missing to one shot a Wampa... He was probably focused.

I love Adaptative Weapons with 3 dice Imperial units. Blaise happens to be one of them.

excellent character. Definite buy, the pose is even starting to grow on me as he is clearly a second-line combatant