Star Wars Legion Battle Report Episode 118: Echo Base Defenders vs Blizzard Force

[@carloluigid2104]

Love your videos, guys, and the way you smoothly integrate rule explanations. I've watched em all up to now, and my appreciation keeps growing every week. Long may you reign! Oh, and finally I got to see good ol' Commander Luke in action against Dear Old Dad in the current Legion meta.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thank you very much! -Joe

[@adamlangley5731]

Yeah, I watch them when I first learned of you guys I watched everything you had put out. I went back and started watching from the beginning and I am all up-to-date with the Star Wars legion.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Very nice! Thanks for all the support! -Joe

[@jasondunwoodie7312]

Just got into Legion the last few months. I got the 501st box for my birthday. I have loved watching your channel and hope this game has a long lifespan to go because I love it the rules the minis the game play and the videos. Awesome match

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

They have already said they will be releasing next year some old mins that were soft plastic to new sculpts that are they hard plastic. The game is very healthy and strong right now. Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@JesterJesterJester]

Haven't quite caught them all, but I love every match I watch. Keep up the great games!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thank you very much! -Joe

[@NicholasDixon502]

Another awesome game! I gotta catch 'em all! Some pretty hot red saves. I think if Don had double moved that storm and med bot into Han in round four, he might have had it.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

It could have made it much closer for sure. Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@isaacmackey1950]

Gotta catch all them episodes! Thank you for helping me back when I started make sense of the Legion rules with quick and precise examples and always taking a moment to explain everything. Really appreciate it! Great game, tons of back and forth, wasn't sure at all how it was going to turn out until the very end!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thank you for watching them all! It was a fun one to film. -Joe

[@DeegoBix]

Wow! Such A roller coaster batrep. Great fun to watch. Gotta catch'em all!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

It sure was

[@Jaymz19702002]

Just found you guys, so haven’t watched them all. I think I’ll be watching everything from here on out! Great stuff!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Welcome and thank you very much! -Joe

[@dhilhanmarasinghe3718]

Thanks for such great videos! I just started playing one month ago and you guys have single handedly taught me how to play. Binging my way through your Spring Tournament right now 😁 thanks again!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Awesome always glad to hear we help new players

[@danielphelps2138]

That was a great match. Rebels really can make their heroes work for them. And they bring so many. Vader’s a beast, but he’s still one man. Gotta catch ‘em all!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@kaz9357]

I am pleased to say my GSGdex is full to the brim with all Legion episodes. Even have the pleasure of having one episode be my list. Keep on keeping on guys

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thank you very much!! -Joe

[@davidluke6015]

The theme of the end game was gotta catch 'em all. The sheer number of Vader blocks was insane, you guys need to sell those defense dice. Great game, and LOVE the table!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Right?!? lol thanks for watching! -Joe

[@thunderbound7800]

Great game! Gotta catch ‘em all haha. A few things: You can only take 2 storm units in blizzard, hru or not. That medbot storm should have been a snow. Also, the t47 doesn’t have a melee weapon so it can’t move into base contact with enemy units. Lastly, hostage carriers cannot start a melee, which includes being force pushed into melee, so Vader could not have force pushed that mk2 into him that last round. Overall I don’t think any of these changed the game, just wanted you guys to be aware! Very fun to watch, sad to see blizzard fall again.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

The more you know :) thanks for watching! -Joe

[@andersmalmby8258]

And emplacement Troopers can’t claim The Hostage. They are allowed to start with it but not claim it later

[@Kakuja1111]

I just started playing legion because of u guys! Thanks for some epic battles and info on how to play this game u guys are strong with the force! Gotta catch them all!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thank you very much and welcome to the game! -Joe

[@abbysalgods]

Recently found your videos, absolutely loving them, been catching up, and so glad to see a channel doing regular SW Legion content.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Welcome and thanks! Star Wars legion every Sunday! Haven’t missed one since we launched :) thanks for watching! -Joe

[@jackmarshall5334]

Haven't quite caught them all! I'm a new player getting into it, watching people play is immensely helpful to learn

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Welcome and thanks for watching! -Joe

[@TK--js2rh]

Fantastic stream as always guys, I really appreciate my Monday's starting off with your battle reports. Friendly suggestion to Don, have stormtroopers get into melee with units hunting for hostages, especially when they have a bad melee profile. Thanks again guys, looks fantastic!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

That is a good idea a lot of the time. Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@brandonmiller3857]

These are the episodes that are great examples of Gotta Catch em all. I watch several channels for battle reports, but GSG is by far the best! Good luck at worlds Joe!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching!

[@hawkthetraveler6344]

Gotta Watch 'em all its my Sunday routine, and the way I kept up with the game till I found some people to play with :) Just love, absolutely love that you guys did the Echo base vs Blizzard force battles such an epic cinematic. Han was a rock star because he had his warm coat on to make them explode even though he didn't hit 'em that hard! Can't wait to see chewy with some snow stuck to his fur in memory of this match ! Don, you played vader amazingly, all the right cards and tokens at all the right times. As a snow speeder fan from my childhood I had to cheer for it not to just get wiped off the map early, but a little salt on the snow from those saves is certainly warranted :)

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thank you! Can’t lie, loved that Han has become a “regular hero” on the channel as of late. Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@TKrakowski1]

I think you made a mistake. Emplacement troopers cannot get the claim action. So the mark ii should not have been able to collect the hostage in turn 4

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

You are correct. Forgot that at the time. Would have had echo base grab him. Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@xXChrisFoxXx]

Great battle report as always 🙂 a little mistake : the speeder bikes could be able to shoot the airspeeder because you can't base contact them if you don't have any melee weapon

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

You are correct! Caught that one in the edit. Thanks! -Joe

[@TKrakowski1]

You guys are part of my Sunday routine. I’m pretty sure I’ve watched all legion episodes.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching them all!

[@alexvayhinger7704]

I haven't been with you guys from the beginning, but I did go back through your video library and watch em all once I discovered you. Oh how your videos have changed. All for the better. Keep on salting on!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

We try to keep improving

[@WaaaghPaint]

Nice setup for this round - been wanting to try an Echo Base match - got me encouraged. The map is pretty sweet too - the trenches are great! And the shield gens are damned sexy. Frick.. gotta catch em all.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

It is a really awesome map! Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@Dune_00]

I haven't quite caught them all, but new to legion and really enjoying them!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@ironjoebob7]

I've been working on the back catalogue. But love getting to watch the brand new ones. Gotta get me a han solo after seeing how good he keeps preforming.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

He is on a crazy hot streak on the channel for sure. Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@bjdeboer5015]

Beautiful terrain and fun game to watch. I’ve watched them all.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thank you very much for watching them all! -Joe

[@SpencerTedjamulia-vj3ij]

this episode was so good great job

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@LEGIONOUTPOST]

Hey, just a heads up, your Blizzard list was Ilgal. You can only have 2 stormtroopers in a Blizzard force, but other than that, nice job.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

You are correct! Somehow we didn’t notice until it was done. Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@user-zx7os2cz7z]

Gotta catch em all!!! I went back and watched all of them once I saw the first one! I’m all caught up now!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Awesome thanks for watching

[@Goldmace]

I would love to catch 'em all, but sadly I still have quite the backlog to work through! Love the icy hoth board, and cant wait to see more battles

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@grants565]

While I have not caught ‘em all yet, I’m determined as those white dice to get ‘em all! Been eyeing that Matt for a minute, looks great!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@adrianhaines9806]

Just started playing, so haven't quite caught them all!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@ericjgrimsley]

Almost caught them all! Vader living through all that was ridiculous...

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

It was good for sure

[@jimmyjanson8898]

Just got into legion this past month. Really like the imperials so I’ve been watching most episodes with the empire in it

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Well glad to have another imperial player! They are fun army

[@Tyrelp]

I gotta catch-em all, especially those Don Victory episodes they are the rarest and most valuable lol

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

lol, thanks for watching! -Joe

[@happesushi]

I think I've caught pretty much all of em, watching during lunch on Sundays. Fun game

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@DirectorGash0001]

Reckon I’m pretty close to catching them all. I like to have your videos playing whilst painting or terrain crafting, so I’ve got to be close to 100% completion by now. Great video as always guys. Really thought the Empire had it for a moment there.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

It was a close game

[@kylepeckmann9959]

Haven't quite caught them all but been loving the content, keep it up!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thank you for watching! -Joe

[@humblesurvivor582]

Gotta catch them all. Great game. Vader's blocks was fun to see.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@Andrewc87563]

If you had pushed the air speeder forward after taking a shot then you could have used harpoon to turn bikes] so they go off the board and die. And the troops at range 1 could not shoot.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Unfortunately, it would not. You can no longer fly off the board as of the last giant rules update year ago? Forgot the exact timing. If you were to compose and there’s nowhere else to go, you just stop your movement. Alternatively, he could choose to pivot, then move or shoot the impulse at the end of his action. The harpoon gun is free, so I always bring it, but it is very much not good. Could’ve possibly push the damage through but they have light cover so I have to enroll the crit. Thanks as always for watching! -Joe

[@Andrewc87563]

I thought the board edge was always lined with trees from endor that ate bikes but I guess not. The range 1 shooting immunity would work but have I that wrong too?

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

@andrewc965 I to range one weapons, so you can be shot at range one if your weapons range is let’s say 1-3. If you have a weapon that’s range 1 only like mag det on black sun, that can’t be used. Thanks for watching!

[@nickknackety]

Havent caught them all. I have watched all the post-cover change videos since I actually started playing late 2023.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thank you for joining and watching! -Joe

[@travisskane5459]

Turns out Joe is not using dice with extra symbols painted on after all! Even so, it was another tough one to watch for #TeamDon. I'm pretty sure I've "caught 'em all", including your Marvel Crisis Protocol vids, a Marvel United vid or two (!), among others. Thanks for all the hard work in filming, editing and uploading over the years

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching all the content!

[@keldonlarose9944]

Gotta catch em all, haha! Every Sunday you know it

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching as always! -Joe

[@rogerdaene5840]

Watched all 118 videos at least once. Glad to see the rebels win!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Glad to have you watch them all!

[@4Refros]

Gotta catch them all, but I’ve watched every legion episode

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks as always for watching! -Joe

[@TiberiusEsuriens]

Not enough time to watch everything but I catch where I can. The shaky hand cam doesn't help, but glad to report it has slowly gotten better XD

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching! You are the first comment since the first couple episodes to mention any kind of shaky cam. We record with a hand stabilizer and don’t like a static cam mounted looking down because it doesn’t show the action as nice. I will make sure to try to improve any shakes even more in future episodes. -Joe

[@TiberiusEsuriens]

I'd much rather see the models than the back of your heads!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

@TiberiusEsuriens I am sorry, when do we show the back of our heads?

[@TiberiusEsuriens]

no no, I was joking about other channels with ceiling cams where you can't see anything on the table clearly and the cams autofocus bald spots for an hour

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

lol lol now I got you!! Thanks 😎

[@raxenladevaldak1749]

I have caught them all!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

*achievement unlocked* thanks! -Joe

[@nathanthorstensen300]

Got to catch them all! Love from New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks from far away!

[@mythicgames7683]

FYI guys, you can only bring 2 squads of stormtroopers total in blizzard force, so that medic squad would have to be Snows.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Yeah I forgot that. Been a long time sense I played blizzard -Don

[@shadowscout0013]

I have def watched them all bc to be the very best, you gotta catch them all

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

lol, thanks for watching! -Joe

[@evanchristiansen0717]

Gotta catch em all! Great match this week!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@cedriczwerg6030]

i think i watched every episode, im not quite sure, when i first got into legion you were one of the most interesting channels i found so i binged everything in like 3 weeks. and nowadays i really like the hour every sunday where i just paint another mini while watching the battle report. gotta catch them all! oh and to comment the video: i loved Han just running off to save the game while the rest of the army tried to kill vader (and failed). the only complain i had is that you could have moved the snow speeder first into the troopers to also shoot the harpoon at the speeder bike (and maybe pivot it away?). i think i never saw somebody actually use the harpoon in a game

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

The harpoon is hard to get off and not enough dice to really make it worth it

[@chrishoobler522]

That was an awesome game. Vader Saves was awesome. Can't wait to see what next week's match ups. Are you guys ready for next week?

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

We are ready for worlds for sure! Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@laterz2268]

Nice match. I always find Han and Chewie to be a pain to deal with.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

They are a great duo! Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@jameswoodward280]

I haven't caught em all, but certainly gotta catch 'em all

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@loganmann2127]

I haven’t quite caught them all.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thank you for watching as always! -Joe

[@kevingillard5936]

Working on catching 'em all! Hahaha. Great game guys. Looking forward to the next one!!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for the support

[@jacobblecha8781]

At one point I had watched all of them but I don't think I am up to date

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks as always for watching!! -Joe

[@anastasia-ul5kx]

Hello there. Do you get a suppresion if a hit goes to cover?

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Yep as long as there is a hit or crit rolled you get a supression

[@bigphil6980]

got to catch em all

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@JayOttawa]

It was nice to see Vader rocking those red saves! Sadly the terrorists prevailed….

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Sadly indeed -Don

[@babelfish666]

Havent quite caught them all, but I've caught them all since I subscribed. When might we see Unlimited gameplay?

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

It’s funny you ask, I would keep an eye on the channel extremely soon :) thanks! -Joe

[@JamesWhite-jr9uy]

I definitely haven't caught them all. I started watching during a tournament last year. I should go back and at least watch the very first match.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

You should see how much better we’ve gotten

[@mro1099]

Gotta catch ‘em all

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@harraspara0158]

Gotta catch em all

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@zacharyolson3082]

Don I was just wanting to hear your expert opinion, do you think you might have been able to win if you had thrown your stormtroopers in melee with Han at the end there?

[@zacharyolson3082]

Sorry I meant if you had tied Han up around earlier. Sorry that was confusing.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

I could probably have

[@zackduncan5219]

I'm fairly certain I've watched every single Legion video... 2 behind on Shatterpoint though 😂 GOTTA CATCH EM ALL THOUGH! The Deflect nerf seems so unnecessary. I hope they errata all saber users to have Forms like the Clone Wars ones. I still think Commander Luke needs Inspire 1 and something else. Maybe Steady so you actually have a reason to use his blaster

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Yeah, they could take away charge and give him relentless. Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@zackduncan5219]

@@graysquadrongaming8670 oh yeah..... I forgot Relentless was a thing lol

[@JacobNaylor-zr2ln]

Don and Joe - "it's episode 17!!" Narrator- "it wasn't" great game! I too have trouble taking down my wife's air speeder. I should never have bought it for her haha

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Haha the air speeder is a glass cannon

[@HishUnderscore]

I have almost caught them all lol

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

That’s great! Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@liamalford1782]

Great rap again guys. Keep knocking them out. Them cards are nice.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@cbbigman2103]

Gotta catch ‘em all!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@joshuataylor7213]

Great looking speeder!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@isped8650]

"gotta catch them all" unless your Vader after Luke

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@jesperkjr]

The med bot unit should have tied up Han Solo a round earlier, that would have made a difference I think. Gotta catch'em all (all them Hans 😊)

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Your right

[@lukedanzig6235]

I haven’t get caught all the videos but I’m trying to catch up 😂

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching them! -Joe

[@SebboRex]

Great battlereport as always guys. But I think just in terms of the scenery, the long march would have been a better option ;)

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Haha your right

[@matiasnl]

I’m new-ish to the channel, so I haven’t quite caught them all, but I know the hulk hogan wars, brother.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Haha well thanks for watching what you have

[@plt998]

"I don't care if I win or lose" and other lies we tell ourselves as we attempt to watch all of these videos.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

lol, thanks for watching! -Joe

[@atleymiller6181]

Havent watchen em all yet. I really thought the empire had this one.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Me too, thanks for watching! -Joe

[@kdillie1]

Gotta catch em all, great game

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@ThePkk9278]

I like to run all my Blizzard Bikes together. I find it more effective. Great game. Wanna catch em all

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Yeah they do work better in packs

[@killiandebrucker1447]

such a close match. the rebels needed to kill all the empire troops to win. thanks for the really nice match

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Sometimes that happens

[@4Refros]

I need a pretty saber tank card! It’s my main unit in the game, I have 3 of them

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Well then good luck!

[@chriskempf6787]

Think I caught em all..

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for the support

[@jase8806]

grey squadron does pokemon! gotta catch em all!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@zacharyolson3082]

Haven't quite caught them all :( but I think I'm close!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Just keep swimming!

[@boardgamer1017]

Han caught them all he did some work.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

He has been on fire recently

[@charlesfox4449]

haven't watched them all. I watched everyone since the CRB changes as that way when I got into the hobby, older ones are hit and miss

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Glad to have you! Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@anthonyrodgers-rf2cm]

Watch them all.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for the support

[@ethanwilkes4622]

i have almost watched them all

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Nice thanks for watching

[@jakubbielecki1027]

Force pushing Han into Vader and kill him would be helpful :)

[@jakubbielecki1027]

and I didn't see every BR, but most of them ;)

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Probably

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching most of them!

[@jakubbielecki1027]

yeah! i'm looking forward to meet you at Adepticon ;)@@graysquadrongaming8670

[@DaMastaCheef]

I think I've watched most of your vids at this point, but certainly not all of them.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching! -Joe

[@austinprescott48]

Gotta catch em all, that was a nail biter in the beginning gg bois

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for sticking with us

[@papaboyardee6484]

I have not caught them all :( DON DON DON DON DON DON DON

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

lol, thanks for watching! -Joe

[@nhspharmacist4688]

Han carried that game on his back.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

He sure did

[@danielbungay8924]

Han was great, vader was u touchable. Game could have gone either way Love the air speeder. Gotta collect em all.

[@danielbungay8924]

Also every time I have either played Han or played against him he usually dies round 1 or 2 😅

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching1

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

He has never been an issue for me but these last few games he has come in clutch -Don

[@danielbungay8924]

@graysquadrongaming8670 problem is I want to like him and play him more. In our group we play more skirmish games and it really hurts losing your commander

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

@danielbungay8924 yeah it’s tough in skirmish

[@calebks]

Blizzard Force list is illegal. Can't have three storms.

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Yeah I made a mistake with that

[@calebks]

@@graysquadrongaming8670 no worries !

[@ripman5251]

Gotta catch ‘em all!

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching

[@jasont587]

Gotta catch em all

[@graysquadrongaming8670]

Thanks for watching