Shadow Collective, Battle Forces, and Mercenaries Explained! Star Wars Legion Questions!

I've had alot of peopl ask me "What exactly IS the Shadow Collective?" I'm going to answer that question, plus explain Mecenaries and Battle Forces!
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[@dvader501]

Favorite saber wielder goes to Dooku. He has such a cool and elegant style to his fighting.

[@DavyMcWavy]

He's always been my favorite Sith.

[@LegoBrickJack]

I’ve always been a big fan of Jaina Solo. I love how she gets trained by boba fett and all her training gets flipped on its head. Always a cool character from the old legends books.

[@thennek]

I had completely forgot about that🙂

[@erodian9743]

A bit of a wildcard, but I have to say I love general grievous wielding 4 lightsabers is just awesome looking and terrifying.

[@victorgarciadominguez9156]

My fav saber wielder is Kit Fisto. Loved him since episode 2 and even more when the 2D clone wars series released.

[@CH0S3NXONE]

Quinlan Vos is by far my favorite Star Wars wielder!!! I friggen love his book and everything about him

[@michaelmaddocks5316]

Favourite saber wielder for me at the moment is Ahsoka, super excited for both her being added to rebels army next year and the tv series to be released!

[@joshuadewberry1557]

Shadow collective has me intrigued in starting legion... Sskeer has to be my favorite Saber wielder for no reason other than he is a Trandoshan and that amuses me

[@nerdstuffandreviews7578]

Really appreciate all of your Legion videos. I have been picking up random packs simply for the characters that weren’t made for Imperial Assault, but have ended up with enough stuff to start making some skirmish size lists, and this is always the place I go to for suggestions first.

[@craigheseltine7568]

Used the Shadow Collective for the first time at an event last weekend. They are really strong and did pretty well

[@blizzyblake]

Great breakdown! Favorite Saber wielder would be maul & ahsoka. Not many force weilders have dual sabers. The ones that do are usually very memorable.

[@grants565]

Definitely cleared some things up as Shadow Collective is the faction I’ll looking at getting into the game with as most of my friends already run Republic & Separatists factions

[@Matthew8897]

Favourite saber wielder is Darth Maul. Love the model and can't wait to finish painting him up to get him on the table

[@raveninc87]

I really hope to see Saxon and the Commandos playable in empire… Favorite saber goes to SC Maul! He is so much fun and so deadly.

[@josephmoberly2109]

Lots to unpack there, thank you for explaining all of this in one place!

[@ashleykeyes6867]

My favourite from the movies is between general grievous for being terrifying with spinning sabers, and also finn for having an amazing scene taking on that trooper. Another amazing one is lop from the star wars vision series making some amazing moves. Overall it will always be vader for just being terrifying with his red saber and black suit.

[@stepheneaton4978]

Nomi Sunrider has been my favorite Jedi character for years. She was supposed to head to a backwater planet with her child in tow to support her husband that was supposed to be training under a Jedi master. Only problem is her husband winds up getting killed.

[@PsychicAlchemy]

So this is how mercenaries work! This is really cool system.

[@BUChiAlpha]

Thanks for the rules overview. I found it helpful.

[@nedwebb863]

My favourite saber wielded is Sabine because how she uses her jet pack and mando skills while using the darksaber.

[@SuperRareBoy]

My favorite lightsaber wielder goes to Plo Koon, I love his character and relationship with Ashoka in Clone Wars

[@43jayboe]

Favorite lightsaber wielding person has to be Darth Bane! The rule of two baby!! He changed the whole face and function of the sith. Absolute legend!

[@Ironbudha23]

Good information sharing. Great video as usual.

[@Anyway99973]

Great video for clearing some question about the change the game had.

[@MithrandirAv]

Learned something new today, Thanks! Also, fav saber wielder would be Darth Tyranus. Love that fancy fencing style

[@killenchen]

Bastila Shan, definitely. Such a defining character for the expanded universe. Oh, and there's also that lightsaber nunchuck wielder whose name starts with a C...

[@marlos199]

Favorite saber si wielder is probably Maul, that scene with him and Ashoka on Mandalore is beautiful

[@brianjones3321]

Yoda, dude was awesome.

[@82ndhelljumper]

my favorite saber wielder are between to plo koon, and sentinel guards they both look so cool

[@demonhunter651]

Darth Zannah. She was Darth Bane's apprentice and is a total badass

[@surmousky]

I always enjoyed Ezra’s unorthodox style.

[@LostinGaming92]

I would have said someone like Plo Koon before the majority of Ahsoka's story came out, she is just so interesting, trained by Anakin and under some of the best masters, and though not her direct master, Obi-Wan did have a hand in tempering her. She's a dual wielder with a lot of skill in many forms, she's a decent pilot who make it through a number of engagements. Betrayed by the order the only family she could really remember, but still, keep to her training, and always did the least amount of violence as possible, only doing what was necessary to keep others safe. Hell, she even purified lightsaber crystals from a fallen inquisitor, beating him barehanded. I am one with the force and the force is with me.

[@johnnytsunami593]

Count Dooku is my favorite. His super elegant style combined with a great story, and Christopher Lee (an actual accomplished swordsman) is a recipie for awesome!

[@waywardrush]

Didn't really have high hopes for battle forces but the 501st one did help fill out my Republic army, Now just waiting on Cody to drop.

[@T.ViperActual]

Me and my buddy were both wanting answers on stuff particularly for this shadow collective BF. Awesomeness

[@haricapra6886]

I.... Didn't realize there was a different Blizzard Force Stormtroopers card.... I'm just starting the game and going heavy into Stormtroopers with like 4 troops and 2 upgrades bought so far. This is big news to me.

[@zeldaspimp]

Favorite saber wielder is Ahsoka, Qui Gon is a close second though.

[@sebi9989]

Favourite saber wielder is Maul, esspecually after his appearence in Clone Wars

[@spencerpalmer2918]

Thanks for breaking this down! My favorite lightsaber wielder is Obi-Wan Kenobi, which was probably solidified through descriptions from the Revenge of the Sith novelization.

[@Jakyub]

As a kid I always liked Anakin when he’s borrowing the green lightsaber

[@EliWintercross]

I got a shadow collective box, even though I probably won't play shadow collective. I plan to use the Maul and Mando minis for casual games and when I play stuff like Stargrave or Galactic Heroes.

[@heresyclub3653]

Yoda is my favourite, he like a whirling durbish.

[@robertmerker6587]

Luke Skywalker of course. Especially fun to watch the Mandalorian cameo.

[@mattc1043]

Thank you for this. I am new and considering jumping into Legion. Have always loved the mercs. My favourite saber wielder would perhaps be Darth Talon. Gotta love the dark side. 😈

[@Lucknitro]

Gotta go with the classic Luke Skywalker from Return of the Jedi. As a kid I always dressed as him for Halloween. He also has my favorite overall story in Star Wars and is one of my favorite fictional characters ever.

[@Nihilp]

as a lot o people would say my favourite saber wielder is Dooku! the character is soo deep, i dont think he just wanted to be a bad guy also, i believe he tried to find a way to stop palpatine at first and then got caught in the dark side. just looking at him in the film it leaves you with so many questions and you start imagining things and theories! i love his style

[@ScooterinAB]

I look forward to new Merc units being released. I'd like to see at least one unit per rank for each of the allegiances. That way, if you want to run all Raiders or all Maul Loyalists (with nothing outside of that single allegiance), you can. Also splitting hairs right now, but I'd like to see Mercs (or specifically allegiances) as a proper faction that you can field as an army in and of themselves without having to do Shadow Collective specifically.

[@TheDarthMader]

The best saber user is probably darth vader. Thx for the video had forgotten about the numbers allowed in normal armees

[@Kherprigaze]

Dearth Maul is definitely the most sinister and my favorite sabor fighter.

[@warhawkgarage]

Battle forces are very nice. Not a fan of them all but some are pretty nice and gives us more options. Thanks for video

[@jacobcaylor6614]

I don't know if he has my absolute favorite, as there are so many good choices, but my boy Mace Windu is definitely one of the coolest saber wielders in my opinion. Vaapad is so cool!

[@pizza1866]

My Favorite Lightsaber Weilder is probably, um there is so many good ones, probably gonna have to go with Darth Revan, he's just awesome

[@olivergunson]

An Important note that I think you leave out of the video is that, while Mercenaries don't count towards the minimum for a rank, they still count towards the maximum so if you put two Pykes in with three stormy boys, that makes 5 corps so you only have one spot left for another corp. So say if you want to add in some shore lads, you can add one, but if you want to bring the Morty detachment then you got to get rid of a Pyke or stormtrooper unit. Also if you run Underworld connections you can run two bounty hunters but they will count as your maximum number of operatives in a typical faction list.

[@kellysmith6815]

Cal Kestis, you do feel very Jedi like in that game.

[@cheneymoss6402]

My favorite sabe wielder is Asoka, particular in the later seasons of Clone Wars as she got more mature and experienced.

[@tylergraves9986]

Anakin/Vader, I know it's basic but still my favorite.

[@LJamesWorkshop]

Windu gotta be the coolest !

[@ronaldsellars45]

Saber wielder would be Dooku, thanks for the video

[@craigmurdoch5582]

Favorite would have to be Luke with Mace Windu as a close second.

[@hollowedprophet2110]

Its Ahsoka, obviously, and Im hyped Rebels are getting her before Republic

[@josealejandroorozco9357]

Cool!, my favorite saber wielder will be Starkiller, Darth Revan or Maul... sadly can only play with Maul right now, hope they release an old republic expansion someday :)

[@ppierce72]

My favorite saber wielder is Mace Windu. Partly for the uniqueness of his saber color, but moreso because of how Samuel L Jackson played him.

[@cortjones9091]

My favorite saber wielded has got to be Anakin. His fighting style shows his raw, untapped power. Blue lightsabers are also the best

[@tomwood4562]

I'd say Obi Wan is probably my favourite lightsaber weilder, though it is very hard to choose!

[@sebastiancarvajal3506]

Good evening! It might be a bad question but I want to make sure. If I'm building a rebel army, and I purchase the Echo Base defenders, I can still use the Defender units on the regular armies, but not the echo base referred rules, command cards and effects? And for playing Echo Base defenders, I have a limited list avialable on the pdf, right? Also my my favourite weilder would be Mace Windu.

[@bluesteel8473]

Hey, if I can buy the shadow collective main box for 47, but the individual packs for things like a unit of black sun enforcers are 20-28 ea. isn’t it cheaper to just buy two main boxes instead of one main plus one of each separate unit pack? Is there anything exclusive in the unit packs?

[@hitman_zulu]

Maul or Obi wan are my favorite Saber Wielders

[@brandongronhoff4197]

Favorite wielder would have to be Corran Horn or Revan. I like the new battleforce sets from a just getting into it perspective. But as someone who has most of what is out I dont plan to buy them. If I want to play a BF that bad Ill pickup the one or 2 copies of the units I am missing on a sale or something.

[@N0TS0uh]

My favorite light saber user is Maul.

[@VaGTaSter69]

So I'm brand new to Legion and I got dealt the Shadow Collective by the game store employee. Can I play all of the shadow collective together? I also got Gar Saxon as the commander.

[@koen0th]

Crabbok why doesn't AMG hire you!? I've started legion last month, watched a lot of your videos and frankly they have been more useful and even professional than theirs! I don't want to bash AMG or FFG because I love their miniatures, not sure about the game though. I've played some test games and find the base mechanics, cards(art👌)and tokens cool, but it is confusing to the point that they should bring out a proper rulebook and updated card bundles or even build a cool official army builder app to bring everything together. Just started building shadow collective box set now after finishing my rebel and empire starters, pretty big difference in the minis! They seem quite big in the shadow collective, but are lovely detailed! Love your content and voice impressions Crabbok!

[@Crabbok]

Thanks for the kind words! Happy gaming!

[@michaelmiceli9530]

I'm old school, so for me it's Yoda, hands down.

[@danielbungay8924]

Obiwan is the lightsabre king.

[@collinarend]

Can never get enough maul and the shadow collective !

[@coolguymanthing6925]

Wish there was a Janas palace battleforce

[@connanufrijevas9813]

I hope we get a bounty hunter guild battle force and a partisan one.

[@danshepherdson3012]

Just lost clones vs shadow collective tabled afyer taking out a few units

[@IkuralHakiir]

Probably Kit Fisto for aesthetic. AMG wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen can we get more republic jedi!

[@shaunkrogulski9619]

I wish Cad wasn't substantially worse in Shadow Collective

[@mooncatcher1572]

Bo-katan once and future welder of the darksaber.

[@danielbarratt4351]

This video is super helpful thanks! 😊 I do have a question though, if you include multiple copies of cards with allies of convenience does that mean you can go outside of usual list building, ie. 3 operatives of they’re all mercenaries?

[@SDKFZ259]

Allies of convenience does not allow to exceed overall rank limits.

[@danielbarratt4351]

Thanks heaps

[@spacemanERAU]

Dooku or Obi-Wan for favorite lightsabre wielder

[@yourbrokengalaxy]

Revan's the best saber user.

[@gabdewulf]

Count Dooku had the best lightsaber style. Don't agree with the character but that style was best.

[@mikegabriel858]

Mace for the win

[@timpeters7852]

I'd like some maul core troops actually. I don't really like the pikes

[@joshuajordan3507]

Favorite saber weilder = Maul OR Vader

[@rpgmusik2172]

Kyle Katarn. Wish he could come back

[@matiasnl]

I want more boxes for the battle force rules they're now released :(

[@haricapra6886]

Favorite light saber user would be Din Djarin, because the Madalorian is the best Starwars. Fight me.

[@bama_dev3574]

Mine would have to be Dooku

[@Montpup]

Bastila Shan

[@shock21_]

I don't understand why you say the Speeder Truck can't be a part of any normal force. So how does it get used?

[@Crabbok]

The merc speeder truck can currently ONLY go in the shadow collective.

[@johncantone40]

Luke Skywalker was always my favorite

[@kennethp1423]

Asoka Tano all day, everyday

[@nateadams6459]

What is shadow collective? Well watch the final two season of the clone wars. They made those mercs into a faction. Boom.

[@SitoPon]

My top lightsaber wielder is Mace Windu. Because purple and because Samuel mo********er

[@terrorshard2916]

Vader is the best

[@3tacoman]

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