No, that's an ability and not an upgrade. Upgrade refers to the card type -- interestingly, that means that if the opponent puts a Bounty upgrade on the Supercommando Squad it will gain Sentinel!

@@TowerNumberNine thx really interesting

Thanks, much appreciated!

Good idea! Perhaps I'll add something like that to future openings...

Thanks for pointing that out -- fixed now!

I think they really did a great job with this one! There are probably a few things I would change with the benefit of hindsight but I think as it stands the set is in a really good place -- here's hoping they can keep it up as more sets release!

Thanks! And yeah, unfortunately I've tested Bo-Katan a bit and it feels like the Mandalorian synergy didn't quite land... there are some good elements but it's IMO too reliant on cards that are bad without synergy and decent with synergy, whereas what you really want are cards that are decent/good without synergy and great with synergy. For instance, Follower of the Way has under-curve stats if not upgraded and becomes slightly above curve with an upgrade. You can also benefit further from Mandalorian synergy. Compare that to Battlefield Marine, which is above curve *base* (and with better stat distribution) and can benefit further from Rebel synergy, of which there seem to be more/better options than for Mandalorian synergy... the Mandalorian option makes you set up a combo in exchange for something that's a bit worse even with the combo and way worse without it! Similarly, Protector of the Throne is a 2/4 no text base (awful), and if you upgrade it it becomes... the same as Cloud City Wing Guard, which is a card that generally doesn't see play. I think this one should have been 2/5 or 3/4 base so that you actually get something valuable in exchange for requiring setup! Right now I think The Darksaber and Mandalorian Armor are the best Mandalorian synergy cards but it's just not good enough IMO. I kinda hope I'm wrong and someone cooks up a cool Mandalorian deck, but that's where I'm at on Bo-Katan at least, I think Gar Saxon has somewhat more potential.

Hyperspace is just cosmetic! Fancy versions of cards in this game (foils, hyperspaces, showcases) don't have unique gameplay effects, they just look different!

Maybe? I can see a synergy there for sure but I'm not sure it makes up for Cassian's leader card being generally worse than Sabine/young Han in the same aspect combo (at least IMO).

Correct, opponents claim bounties of units

Yes, that's correct.

I liked Leia a lot more before Rebel Assault was previewed, it feels like Sabine can now do the unique thing Leia is supposed to be about while still having a faster deployment timing and an IMO better leader ability.

Leia’s issue isn’t that she’s bad, it’s just that sabine does it better. Like you could make a Leia deck, swap the leader to Sabine and it would probably perform better.

Looks like you already answered this in reply to @WitbierCircus :)

It depends on the cards. Open Fire will IMO lose some value because 3/5s don't get defeated in one hit from it; Takedown will perhaps also lose some value because five-cost units with 11 points of stats will often have 6 base HP, taking them "out of range" as well, whereas previously you could "trade up" with a Takedown against a five-cost 5/5 like Steadfast Battalion or Gideon Hask. On the other hand, removal that doesn't care about HP (Power of the Dark Side for instance) will stay strong, and I think the new Fell the Dragon will be quite relevant as well against some of the bigger targets.

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!!

You are welcome!

Not sure what happened there! I'll take a look at my settings...

Thank you!

This card is insane. In any card game, the ability to tutor for a specific card at this rate is always appreciated. This also has the added ability to play the searched-for card in the same action, which makes it an overperforming tutor effect. At 1 cost, this kind of value can't be beat

Thanks for the sub and welcome!

Space units are broadly speaking on a similar curve but a bit worse, and I haven't exactly figured out where that goes because we don't have anywhere near as many of them to analyze so the patterns aren't as obvious.

You realize that supply numbers for set 2 would have been determined before the game released, right?

@@codyf13 yes and what does that matter and how does that change the impact? I’ve already talked to game store owners about this game in my area, 5 of them actually, and they’re all getting crap for supply when set 2 comes out. Wait six months and see if set two is hard to get just like set 1 is . This company is notorious for shooting themselves in the foot with their game distribution. Let’s not act like my worries are unreasonable here when they have that history . And don’t act like my comments mean that I don’t like this game, it’s the opposite, but liking a game doesn’t matter when supply is low, it’s hurting entry for new players, and I can’t play locally anywhere. I bought two booster CASES of this game to have no local support anymore, it all died out. Remember this is a Disney product, plain and simply, Disney has billions, why are we using printing companies that can’t even keep up with supply and demand? They could easily use a company that prints pokemon for example or magic the gather and have a larger print run for supply. I’m sure Disney isn’t happy that a lot of people can’t play one of their games they own the rights to. So, it’s be realistic here, evaluate their performance in the past, compare that to the supply issues they’re having now. And also evaluate their poor product management in the past. And then evaluate what happens months down the line for set 2. Because according to the store owners I know here in my area, the supply they’re getting for set two isn’t even enough to support events like draft etc. and I would be very weary of buying chase singles like Vader, when you don’t even know if a game is going to live on because they’re already having major supply issues.

@@codyf13that doesn’t matter when local stores are already abandoning the game and won’t support local play due to fantasy flight’s notorious history and lack of supply

@@nickfanzo I’m just saying man. The game was more popular than they had thought. Not sure what you want them to do, can’t just wish more product into existence.

@@codyf13 right, but again fantasy flight is notorious for ruining their own product runs and games . With that history and this happening, what are you going by when you believe the game will last long term IG- years? I wouldn’t dare spend money on chase singles right now. Because that value is inflated due to poor supply management, not actual long term values. There’s a reason why cases for set 2 are already marked for 850-900$ usd before release. And it’s not because the game is going to be widely available

Oh jeez and damage based removal like force choke which was a catch all for any ground unit until 6 cost gets worse. Blue removal stocks go up !

I think Poe ambush might be the new Steadfast Battalion ambush for a bunch of decks! Poe hits for 6 base, can go up to 8 if you discard a card with his ability, and has better base stats + not dependent on having your own leader out...

Different abilities are weighted differently. It seems to me that the "most valuable" abilities are likely Ambush and (unconditional) Sentinel, as units with those abilities tend to have notably below curve stats. In general the curve assumes units have some kind of ability (though maybe not a huge one) -- for a "vanilla" unit to be good it usually has to have "above curve" stats (as Battlefield Marine does).

Good point! Smuggle is an interesting case because some Smuggle cards are "on curve" if played normally and "below curve" if Smuggled... but if you Smuggle them you gain a card to make up for it!

Glad you like them!

Happy to help out!

Thanks - I’m looking forward to it as well!

Thanks!

In general space units tend to be a bit weaker than ground units, so the curve isn’t exactly the same. Perhaps the biggest change I’ve seen in space is the addition of three two cost 3/2s, a statline that previously only existed on the ground at that price.

Updated Sabine builds! When it comes to new leaders though I’m excited to try Gar Saxon, Bo-Katan (though I’m pessimistic) and young Han.

@@TowerNumberNine fantastic! Just tried your latest Sabine list and really liked it. Got my 3 Aggression cards so will be following your updates as set progresses.

I don't know if there was enough there to play this time around (as I thought going Boba Yellow was the right call) but I feel Rey is strong in a Han Blue deck. He can play her turn 3 for 4/5 and she can heal herself on her first attack. And then she can heal & shield the non heroic units like the Constables and Followers of the Way. She becomes an immediate problem for opponents just as Han is deploying.