Don’t miss all the new Star Wars: Legion FAQs, Erratas, and rules changes- here are the latest updates and where to download them.
For the first time in a while, we’ve actually seen a ton of new Star Wars releases and we’re excited about it! Let’s start by checking out how to build the new battle forces, then get into all the big errata and free rules downloads!
Star Wars: Legion Battle Force Rules Updates From Atomic Mass Games!
They show how to assemble each force, so let’s check out how you can build each one, starting with the Shadow Collective, coming from AMG.
Like all battle forces, the Shadow Collective has a slightly different set of rank requirements. However, the Shadow Collective is unique in that mercenary units DO count towards minimum rank requirements–which is good, since the Shadow Collective is full of them! A Shadow Collective battle force must include at least 1 commander and at least 2 corps units. Because the Shadow Collective is made up of tough and well-trained mercenaries like Mandalorians Super Commandos, the maximum number of special forces units allowed is higher than normal at 4. And no force would be complete without several members of the most infamous rogue’s gallery in the galaxy, several of which need no introduction. To reflect this, players may field a maximum of 4 commanders or operatives in their Shadow Collective army.
It’s nice you basically get 4 separate factions, but they count towards your minimum rank requirements, meaning you don’t really need to just throw them in randomly.
The Black Sun are tough, short-ranged fighters who excel at stopping their opposition with volleys of Precise blaster fire. Failing that, their scatter guns and explosives make short work of anyone who dares to defy their enforcers. The Pyke Syndicate prefer fighting from afar, using their agility to dodge even the heaviest of attacks. Should they be unable to Outmaneuver their foes, their acute Danger Sense will keep them safe.
Ultimately, however, the Black Sun and Pykes are in it for the money, valuing their own Self Preservation over their objectives. When these two corps units aren’t enough, it’s time to send in the Mandalorians. These highly trained Super Commandos are ready to Jump into the fray and Defend Maul’s Shadow Collective. Their Beskar armor makes them all but Impervious to enemy attacks, and their host of advanced weaponry provides them with the tools to take on any foe. If your Mandalorian special forces need some support, the Raiders provide vehicular Reinforcements to the Shadow Collective with their gangs of Swoop Bike Riders and A-A5 Speeder Trucks. While they pale in comparison to the heavy armor of more formal militaries, the Shadow Collective’s vehicles are still quite effective and can perform the role of Field Commander if necessary.
All the units inside seem to gell pretty well with each other, and if nothing else, this is just a super fun force to bring to the table. Even if some of them are in it just for the money, they will still love you for painting them, don’t worry.
Should the need arise, Maul, himself can take to the field, forging mere Allies of Convenience into an effective fighting force. With the Darksaber and Juyo Mastery, Maul is more than capable of eliminating whatever stands between him and the throne.
Separatist Invasion Force:
With just the box itself, you can make a pretty impressive force, but you can also take a ton of really cool commanders in this one.
They also have the cards for free which is just super nice, even though you do get them for free in the box too in printed form!
501st Legion Battle Force:
This force is perfect if you want Anakin to pilot your forces and cut through your enemies.
Obviously, with Anakin or Rex leading them, your units get much better!
Echo Base Defenders Battle Force:
This force can have some of the most iconic characters around, in one of the most iconic battles! You can take Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewy. Pretty hard to beat that!
The cards also make perfect sense with the setting and getting all your corps +1 aim and additional standby tokens is always strong.
Blizzard Force Battle Force:
Vader makes up a big part of this force, but it also is just super heavy on the Snowtroopers. Which is cool and obviously, you can take some walkers!
They are grabbing a bunch of new cards with plenty of buffs for your troopers!
Star Wars: Legion Shadow Collective Rules Updates
Starting with how you can build the battle force. Normally you can’t build full mercenary armies, however, this is one of the battle forces that allows you to do that. Plus, they update the loyalties here.
You have a decent range of units you can take, and obviously, everything in the box can be used for a single force. It’s fairly normal other than every unit included must be mercenaries. Plus, you only have Black sun Enforces and Syndicate Foot Soldiers for your corps, and you must include at least one of those in your force. Some people are upset about no Fett in the force, but it doesn’t really make sense with the lore, so hey, sorry about that. You can download the whole thing here.
Now, let’s check out all the big changes to the game and where you can download the rules for free.
Star Wars: Legion Rules Errata & FAQs
They do a big update every time a new box set comes out, and since so many have dropped recently, there is plenty to look at. Let’s check out some of the changes, but you can also download all of them below.
Self-destruct is a cool addition and can really make a big difference! However, this is just one of the many new changes we’ve seen.
As you can see, there is plenty of additions for the droids. Considering the minis are hitting shelves in September it’s good to see some of the rules coming out early. However, if you want to download everything and see all the changes, you can download them here.
Star Wars Legion: Free PDF Rules Download & Reference
One really cool thing about Star Wars: Legion is you can download the full rules reference for free (about 90 pages). You can get the whole thing here! They also updated some other documents as well:
With new unit cards, you can see they are getting some serious updates with the new box sets! We always like to see new Vader abilites too.
What’s better than using Force Choke on your enemies? You can download all the updated references here! However, that’s not all you can get for free, you can get the points as well.
Points Updates
As you can see, they have all the points updates for free and this is just really sweet. You can download the entire thing here.
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