New player Rebels

By shyguysamurai, in Army Building

A friend and I are getting into Legion and I was trying to craft something that would be good and also cheap-ish. This is what I came up with. Would it be any good?

Rebel Heroes (800/800)

Rebels Han Solo (120) - Environmental Gear (3) = 123 total points

Luke Skywalker (160) - Force Push (10) - Force Reflexes (15) = 185 total points

Rebel Troopers (40) - Z-6 Trooper (22) = 62 total points

Rebel Troopers (40) - Z-6 Trooper (22) = 62 total points

Rebel Troopers (40) - Z-6 Trooper (22) = 62 total points

Rebel Troopers (40) - Z-6 Trooper (22) = 62 total points

Fleet Troopers (44) - Scatter Gun Trooper (23) = 67 total points

Fleet Troopers (44) - Scatter Gun Trooper (23) = 67 total points

Chewbacca (110)

Commands: Son of Skywalker, Common Cause, My Ally is the Force, Push, Covering Fire, Return of the Jedi, Standing Orders

That’s not a bad looking first list!

Have you started purchasing stuff yet?

I still recommend getting two core sets to start because the value is so great and you get extra dice and range rulers etc.

If you’re friend is going Imps it’s even more financially efficient to split the core sets!

Thanks! It's actually a list I made for him, thinking it's inexpensive and hopefully good. I'm going Imps, we've already split two core sets. I'm excited to get down to business!

Seems like a fun place to start! Enjoy!

I think Force Reflexes is a bit pricey for Luke. It’s a free action, but it’s also an exhaust, which means that Luke has to recover to use it again. In my experience, Luke wants to be mobile, so he usually has better things to do than recover. In practice, that means you’ll probably get one good use per game out of Force Reflexes on Luke — a bit low value for 15 points. Those points could be used to buy some upgrades for Chewy: Duck and Cover or Emergency Stims, maybe. FR is much better on Vader, who gets to ready every turn for free with Master of the Force.

Also, you might consider including some of Han’s command cards. They are INSANE and can have a massive impact on the game.

Yea I think the most common/efficient build for Luke right now is Force Push and Emergency Stims.

I think Duck and Cover and Stims for Han is common as well?

Chewie likes Tenacity! And maybe Stims?!

Thats all a great start!

Sniper Strike Teams are strong right now so you both might want to look into Commandos and Scouts.

It’s a little pricy getting two or three Sniper teams though...