The Riot Control Squad gains surge to block in melee. Maybe that will make them quite durable in-fighters.

The riot marksman will work great as a DLT in a stormtrooper squad

The Church of Bistan welcomes back its wayward flock with open arms

I actually think naked commandos are better then naked troopers in some ways, auto save and sharpshooter with a free scout is in some regards better

People need to realize that this is all a cash grab before AMG cancels Legion.

someone should count how many times you guys say the word "interesting" 🤣🤣🤣

Dear Kyle; please stop talking with your hand over your mouth. Thank you.

You could double one squad and help out Obi-Wan s command card.

i was at MKGT as my first ever legion tournament. It was amazing and everyone had a great time most of us hadnt more than 5 games so we all learnt together

If you have rebel core units and you go up against blast/spray combo, just plan on taking all minis off the board except the commander lol.

30:00 Agreed. Its not worth putting heavy weapons on rebels when you can just add another unit for 40 points. The only weapon I would consider taking with them is Ion and even still its a risk if your opponent doesn't bring something that can be ionized.

Should Rebel trooper core units become 5 models basic for the same cost for overall balance?

I think nowadays for heavy weapons models we are looking for keywords more than ever. B2s for example with their HA trooper is a pretty expensive per wound, but adding blast and impact 2 to that monstrous r2 dice pool will almost certainly get an extra couple hits through. Clones also can do 5s for charge plus a shotgun for pierce 1 on top, slap on an impact grenade for 3 points and were looking at a pool thatd make jedi blush. I fully agree though that the weapons that are only a bunch of dice lose value compared to double squad size for sure. Edit: you mentioned shotguns later in the video my bad.

The Z-6 vs. new Rebel Trooper squad was interesting, but do you think this would apply to the SX-21 as well? Closing to Range 2 is a bit easier now and 2 red/2 white will net you 16 successes (same as a new squad), but they only cost 13pts (one-third the cost of a new squad) . . .

Jay's energy makes these awesome to watch

T-47s need Outer Rim Speeder Jockey for a pilot. Cover 2 built in means that by the time they are firing enough to overcome Armor they are also losing at least some to cover.

You can put an upgrade with cover 1 on Airspeeder, and suddenly it has strips 3 hits from armour and then roll cover and save striping 1/3 and again 1/3 hits. Not bad if you have two and some other aggro units

It’s a fist big tournament guys. Give it more time then 2 months …

Interesting insights, I haven't played into rebels so not sure what the answer is but I can't wait to hear about the person who unlocks it

1:01:58 Bad Batch and Whicket has steady. IG-11 can get it on his 2 pip. Sabine can throw a bomb and move.

43:00 I’ve noticed strike teams picking up 2 red surging units since it’s easier to get past light cover

interesting.....

This is anecdotal from someone who plays pretty much only skirmish and team games, but... The core rebel troopers with the squad size upgrade and Z6 are absolutely BRUTAL turn 1 and 2. You go in knowing that they're going to die, but those first key activations throw an impressive amount of dice (9B6W). Having been on the receiving end of it, you find yourself in the position of having to pick which unit of yours you want deleted off the table turn 1. As a Republic player, it forces me to have to figure out what unit of mine is going to be the sacrifice during deployment, or completely giving up on the movement bonuses from Scout/Infiltrate in order to hang back out of range 3. Obviously, rebel units are still going to die with their tactical T-shirts, but they're much more glass cannons now than they were, and they really have a serious advantage in the early game that you have to account for or get crushed.

I came here expecting bad takes and that's exactly what I got lol. Remember how these guys thought EXD was terrible? Hahaha. Just take whatever advice they offer and do the opposite.

Do you think skirmish will get a refresher too? If so what points? Form 500-700?

I've been having a lot of fun with this 1,000 points 2x Officer (vigilance, scanner) 136 Sabine Wren (SA, shield, whip) Clan Wren (up close and personal, emergency stims, emergency transponder, rockets) 123 2xmandalorian resistance (duelist, up close and personal, emergency stims, emergency transponder, rockets) 234 2xParty Bus (quad laser, medic) 194 3x rebel trooper (med droid) 174

Nice! I'll pass this along to a friend, I just sold my Rebel army to them so they could get started. :)

Rebels!!!

Kyle isn't on vacation...he had to come out of retirement... Kyle is John Wick Legion is his dog AMG is Russian Mafia leader son Asmodee is the Russian Mafia leader

Thanks for all the casts, tips, insights, and laughs, gents. Best wishes!

Further down the podcast 🙈 old Barry again clearly showing he hasn’t got a clue about how things work again…. Shoretroopers with PP is fantastic

Oh it’s a shame Kyle ain’t left. He’s needs to cheer up abit when he comes back.

Very interesting breakdown. Excited to watch the rest !

These things happen. War Evolves. =)

I had look at the Prepared position - you may - so you can use it to deploy or walk on . looks you have option

Empire breakdown without kyle?

Empire seems in a pretty good place now.

Kyle is a lizard man who had to migrate south and had to be travel by sea.

35:44 False Prepared Postion is optional for all unit except if they have stationary

I’m pretty sure prepared positions *is* optional, no?

Idk how hard it is but labeling sections of the video with timestamps so we can find our favorite topics would be cool

I've been waiting for an Empire podcast!!

You can use the IRG to Guardian Dark Troopers again. 😊 Tinfoil hat time. Kyle isn't "on vacation". That's a cover by his corporate overlords. He's really being held captive in Jay's basement and is being Clockwork Orange'd into running exclusively 2+ (where applicable) heavy units for Nova (or whichever big event he visits next).

i would say your paying more points for snipers for high velocity and pierce..mainly pierce as thats still a really strong keyword in the new edition

So Kyle is off developing a new game?

Is it just me or does to seem that the only reason Jay likes or doesn’t like a rule is because it only benefits or lack there of exact play style? Instead what is best and balanced for all factions and play styles?

I do miss old transport and it is also my least favorite change from the old rules. That said, I don't think it's instant doom for the transported unit. For Empire, the best units for this are probably Snowtroopers (speed 1 lol) and maybe Death troopers since their range 2 config is pretty good. The main idea being that, sure your opponent gets one activation to shoot at them before they activate but like Mike mentioned, it's pretty easy to stall the heavy's deployment until the end of the round to limit exposure. If there's a line of sight blocker in the right place then you'll probably be fine.

In regards to armored vehicle units. In the few games I've played the Ion keyword is actually more relevant than impact. This is mainly because of the points that Mike outlined. It's very difficult (unless you're bringing tons of impact with long range) to remove armored vehicles from the board. It takes a lot of focus and you're sacrificing "lethality" that would perhaps be better served removing infantry activations. Ion, on the other hand, is more accessible than ever now with less opportunity cost overall. While ion itself is more random, if you can get 2 ion tokens on a heavy the chances of losing half your activation is high. Even one Ion token is probably enough. Losing that one action in turn 2 or 3 (or both!) can be meaningful in a game that is now much more about mobility and action efficiency. That all said, Veers does cleverly get around this with his guidance keyword which preserves the action economy on vehicles that are dealing with Ion. I think this was intentional to keep Empire supremacy as the "armored vehicle" faction.

Genuine question. How is armor stronger now? You guys say this multiple times. You even say that critical X isn’t as strong against armor as well. Is it because of avoiding turn 1 shots? Or is there something else; you also mention not having a corp unit shoot at armor and shoot infantry instead (so in this case it’s not hiding turn 1 off the board).

Observe, the imperial 1pip can also put suppression on something t1 off the board before it goes.