Gaming Review: Star Wars Legion – Customisable Rebel Officer & Agent

With the brand new starter units out for a number of weeks now, new Legion gamers shall be wanting round to see what else they will use to make their armies even greater. If you’re a new participant, the attraction of the older units, that may want a card improve set to make use of, might be not excessive in your checklist. Like me, you’re most likely ready for all of the rereleases, some with new sculpts, to have the ability to develop your drive. While some extra commandos may be an possibility, one thing utterly new and never included within the starter set is actually going to be extra interesting.

As the Empire gamers get a customisable officer and agent, so do the Rebels. While the field is sort of half of the dimensions, the field nonetheless boasts that it has over twenty totally different components to utterly customise these two characters. That stage of customisation will enable gamers the power to essentially create a singular character to discipline of their military and reenact untold battles towards the Galactic Empire. You would possibly inform that I’m very for this! While it’s enjoyable to make use of characters that you understand in battles, Luke going up towards Vader simply wouldn’t have actually occurred that a lot. These units enable gamers so as to add a contact of realism to battles which can be fought a very long time in the past, in a galaxy… nicely you understand what I imply! Players can carve out their very own tales by means of battles and campaigns and that sounds fairly good!

The field may be smaller than the Empire equal, however it’s nonetheless stuffed with issues! There are solely two sprues in comparison with the Empire set – which has three. But you may immediately see the host of items that you need to use to create your mannequin. Lots, and many decisions. I believed I’d check out the playing cards earlier than I began to attempt to work out how I wished to construct these characters.

The Rebel Officer serves as your commander and prices 55 factors. That’s over half the price of Luke, permitting you some flexibility in the remainder of your military. That mentioned, you do must equip them with a doctrine improve, which provides extra factors. The officer offers encourage one however solely comes with a blaster pistol and 6 well being. This could be very comparable with the Empire counterpart and I like that, they need to nearly be the identical, they’re, in spite of everything, each commanders in a galaxy far, distant. Where there is a distinction, is that there are two doctrines that solely the officer can take. The cheaper of the 2 is ‘Frontline Commander’ that prices eight factors. When inside one among trooper models, these models achieve dauntless. The officer additionally beneficial properties ‘Aid: trooper unit’, Indomitable, Spur and Tactical one. Lots in your factors. This appears barely higher than the Imperial model. The dearer doctrine is ‘Proven Tactical’ that prices ten factors. This will increase the morale of the officer by one, offers them ‘Quick Thinking’ and ‘Exemplar’. It additionally permits sure models inside one to achieve ‘Reinforcements’. This additionally appears very helpful, making your troopers a bit extra cell, so long as you keep shut. The officer additionally offers you entry to a three-pip command card that means that you can order three trooper models, giving them a dodge and commentary token.

The Rebel Agent is rather like the Imperial Agent. Costing fifty factors, with 5 well being, they too must be upgraded with a doctrine. They additionally get dodge one and nimble, for me, making them somewhat higher over the Imperial counterpart. There is just one doctrine within the set that’s solely for the agent, and it prices ten factors. ‘Reluctant Hero’ offers the unit infiltrate and relentless. It additionally provides a essential to the assault pool for each suppression token it has. As nicely as this, it additionally offers the Rebel participant entry to a two-pip command card, that means that you can order any unit and an operative. When you make your move pool, you add benefit tokens equal to the spherical quantity. Certainly, one thing you need to wait so long as potential to get the utmost good thing about it.

That brings us to the remainder of the improve playing cards. There is just one doctrine card that may be utilised by each the officer and agent and naturally, it could be the most cost effective one! At 5 factors, ‘Unseen Saboteur’ will prevent factors. It offers your officer or agent ‘Low Profile’ and ‘Prepared Position’ but additionally permits you in set-up to pick out a non-commander or operative to achieve ‘Prepared Position’. Particularly with the recon recreation set-up, having dodge tokens so early may be very helpful.

There is just one gear improve card within the set, which can be discovered within the Imperial set; fight armour. At fifteen factors, it’s something however low cost, however if you’re like me and never superb at rolling cube, rolling black cube as a substitute of white for protection may make all of the distinction. For three factors you need to use a thermal detonator, which I feel appears incredible: 4 pink cube, blast and impression 4. I don’t assume I need to be on the receiving finish of that! That then brings us to the weapons. There are two that price eight factors, one for melee, one ranged. Vibro axe offers the unit cost, and also you roll a pink cube and three black cube. The heavy blaster pistol prices the identical however offers the unit arsenal two and permits the participant to roll one pink and one white cube. However, the ultimate improve is a whopping twenty-five factors. That’s half the price of the agent! The repeating blaster reduces your models pace by one and prices rather a lot, so why take it? Precise two is given to the wielder and you’re rolling one pink cube, two black cube and three white cube. Critical one, impression one and lengthy shot, I imply this weapon does give you a large number, however for that price I’m unsure how efficient it will likely be.

Just just like the Imperial set, there are lots of choices right here, probably much less however there are some extra extremes by way of factors. None of this actually helps me with methods to construct the fashions, I imply the repeating blaster appears too costly however… it appears so cool! Like with the Imperial set, I’m not going to carry the mannequin to be completely excellent to my checklist, however it could be good if it was comparable. So, with that at the back of my thoughts, it was time to start out constructing the fashions.

Having learnt from the Imperial set I knew that the best approach to do that was to assemble each units of legs and our bodies, then connect the heads then work out the arms. There is a small choice of backpacks so as to add as nicely, which was a pleasant contact. I shortly made up each our bodies, gluing each side of the physique and for the ‘agent’ attaching a leg. I exploit the time period ‘agent’ loosely at this level, as it could be straightforward sufficient to change the our bodies and say they’re the officer. I used to be pleased with how they had been allotted so it didn’t actually matter on this case.

Onto the heads, there’s a togruta, a nautolan, zabrak, duros and three human heads. While not a nasty choice, I need to admit I used to be barely underwhelmed after having the alternatives from the Imperial set. There had been much more decisions, each female and male that appeared to be missing considerably right here. I made a decision to go for the togruta for my officer and the nautolan for the agent. Having solely human heads for the Empire, I wished to utilize something not human for the Rebels. These heads got here in a number of components. I’ve by no means been shy complaining in regards to the small components that got here with Atomic Mass Games’ different large recreation – Marvel Crisis Protocol – however I need to admit that none of those small components triggered me any issues and fitted like a dream. The angle of the pinnacle could be very set, which initially I discovered somewhat annoying, however due to their head tails, I presume that is so there is no such thing as a approach they may get in the best way of the backpacks.

It was then onto the arms. Again, I discovered myself somewhat upset, The Imperial pack had an unlimited array of various arms that I discovered it very tough to decide on what I wished. With the Rebels, there are some decisions, however the actually cool choices simply aren’t there. I’m not too certain what was lacking however I may simply really feel it wasn’t pretty much as good as I hoped for. For my officer, I went with a thermal detonator, and a commanding pointed finger, which labored nicely sufficient. For the agent – nicely – the lure of the massive gun was an excessive amount of for me! I did discover there was a vibro axe that appeared very cool as nicely, however as with the massive gun, the arms had been designed for the armoured go well with relatively than what the officer is carrying, so it could look a bit foolish if I attempted to offer the officer that cool mixture. In reality, the officer I really feel will get not noted from the cool weaponry somewhat.

With the arms connected it was simply the backpacks. Now whereas there are three backpacks to select from, there’s just one that matches with the massive gun, because it has a tube that runs to the again and must be linked. Not a giant deal however good to know. That left me with two to select from with the officer.

With that executed the 2 fashions had been completed. The agent I’m very pleased with, he appears formidable and a sight to behold. The officer – much less so – and I do really feel just like the Rebel gamers have misplaced one thing in comparison with their Imperial counterparts. In that set, there have been cloaks, extra heads and a safety droid so as to add a number of individuality. In the Rebel model, that simply isn’t there. When the 2 units price the identical, having a smaller field and one much less sprue does sadly present whenever you evaluate like for like. I’m not saying it is a dangerous set, the choices it offers you as a Rebel participant are incredible and it actually opens up the military constructing component of the sport, notably if you’re simply beginning out. The fashions, whereas stunning, simply don’t have the variability that the Imperial model does. But fashions and phrases can solely get us to date in judging how good this set is. My subsequent overview shall be a battle with my son, Imperials versus Rebels, to see simply how these two units fare towards one another and the way a lot worth – as a participant – they provide you. I’ll in fact be the Imperials… I’d remorse giving that Rebel Agent that large gun!