AMG revealed all the new rules you need to lead the Geonosians with new Star Wars Legion rules for Sun Fac and Poggle the Lesser.
The Geonosians have long been a fan favorite, so it’s nice to see them joining Star Wars Legions now!
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It’s nice you get some leaders and not just the main troops!
Two high-ranking Geonosians lead the warriors of the hive into battle in this new expansion for Star Wars™: Legion! Poggle the Lesser has the vast resources of the Geonosian droid factories at his disposal and this pack brings him to Separatist Alliance armies as a new commander option.
He is joined by his loyal lieutenant Sun Fac, who is ready to carry out Poggle the Lesser’s will as a Separatist Operative. In addition to these two miniatures, players will also find the command cards for these two characters in this expansion, allowing them to further shake up their strategies.
Lead the Geonosians With New Star Wars Legion Rules For Sun Fac & Poggle the Lesser
The new rules for Sun Fac & Poggle the Lesser come from Atomic Mass Games.
Serving as both an advisor and executioner, Sun Fac had many roles and responsibilities to his Archduke. A renowned warrior, Sun Fac uses his Force Pike to defeat his enemies in hand-to-hand combat, and a Sonic Carbine at range. With Retinue: Poggle the Lesser, he can make use of a free aim to ensure he hits his mark or gain a dodge to increase his defensive profile in tandem with Cover 1. Like other Geonosians, Sun Fac can quickly fly around the battlefield with Speed 2, a free Jump 3 action, Scale, and also gains Death From Above. He can also utilize Direct: Geonosian Warriors to give an order to a unit of Geonosian troops supporting him. The addition of a training, comms, and gear slot also gives Sun Fac a range of options as he dominates the battlefields of Star Wars: Legion.
He’s quite fast, can negate cover, gains a lot of benefits when Poggle is around, and has some decent damage. Plus, he’s good at directing your other Genosians around, so if you’re playing them, you basically need to take him!
Archduke Poggle the Lesser rules
The public leader of the Geonosians, Poggle the Lesser has several abilities that reflect his total authority. Always flanked by guards, Entourage: B2 Super Battle Droids means he will always have some form of short-range droid protection. Override 2 allows Poggle to countermand the base programming of a droid’s AI and more effectively control his forces. Just as capable of commanding Geonosian Warriors, Poggle also has Compel: Corps Separatist Alliance Trooper, which keeps his troopers moving forward as they prepare to assault the enemies of the hive. As a Geonosian, Poggle has access to many of the same keywords as his Warriors. Jump 2 gives him a free jump action but Weighed Down will still prevent this if he has a claimed objective token. His key differences, however, are a variety of upgrades, including two Command, one Comms, and one Gear slot. Poggle also has better armor than his Warriors, with red defense dice offering him increased protection. Finally, Courage 3 ensures his armies are less susceptible to panic.
While he doesn’t do an insane amount of damage himself, he has plenty of abilities to order your forces. Plus, he’s pretty good at commanding droids, so your Droids will be more effective than usual.
Then, with compel, your Separatists will also be better, but it doesn’t stop there, as he has a bunch of available upgrades!
New Command Cards
“Let the Executions Begin!” is the first of four new command cards for Poggle the Lesser and Sun Fac. When it is time to finish off a critical unit, this card allows Poggle to issue orders to two Droid Trooper Units at range 1 and give non-panicked Droid troopers Fire Support during his activation. This combined with the added ability to make two attack actions means nothing will be left of Poggle’s enemies once the dust settles. When Poggle requires his army to maneuver as a cohesive group, “We Serve the Queen!” gives Sun Fac and all Geonosian Warriors Coordinate: Geonosian Warriors, allowing them to attack as one alongside their droid counterparts. When it is time to retreat and rebuild, “We Make Weapons” allows a Corps Droid Trooper unit issued an order with the card to return its order to the pool, and return a miniature to the unit, while also removing a suppression token.
The executions card is quite strong as not only do you get fire support, but Poggle can also make two attacks! Perfect when you need to really smash through the enemy.
Serving the queen has its benefits, as it lets a unit gain an aim and dodge token, which should really make them much more effective. We Make Weapons allows you just keep adding models back to your units and remove suppression, so it’s pretty sweet.
Finally, Sun Fac’s aggressive nature is exhibited in “Brutal Enforcer.” Sun Fac issues himself an order, and after the Issue Orders step can have two friendly Geonosian Warrior units at range 2 perform a free Jump 3 action. Sun Fac then gains Agile 1 and Demoralize 1 for the round. With these new command cards, victory for Geonosis and the entire Confederacy of Independent Systems is assured!
Lastly, this card gives a bunch of movement to Genosians and buffs up Sun Fac a lot!
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