Tza, three-time French Champion of Star Wars: Legion
by Antoine Granet, Star Wars Legion French Champion 2022, looks back at his career as a wargamer and shares a few pro tips
Author: Jack Brussell
Founder and editor of this site, I introduce myself under the pseudonym Jack Brussell. Born in Brussels in 1991, I (re)started playing miniature games in 2020... to the point of wanting to write about them!
Activate your unit back-to-back with the LIFO method
Although Star Wars Legion offers an alternating activation system, it is possible for a player to string together several consecutive activations, leaving the opponent with …
Command phase – Identify and save your time sensitive units
Which units should receive orders during the command phase? How do you decide when torn between two units? To help answer these questions, it’s important to understand so-called time sensitive units. Assigning them an order is an excellent way to approach your turn effectively. In this article, I’ll explain the concept of time sensitivity and show you how to identify these units in your army list and on the battlefield.
Enrich your gaming table with functionally varied terrain
Since I started Star Wars Legion, I’ve played on many tables: small ones, big ones, sublime ones and ugly ones. However, my gaming experience changed …
Getting started with Legion: Which faction should you pick ?
Would you like to start Star Wars Legion ? But you don’t know yet which faction suits you the best ? In this post, I’m going to briefly describe the strengths and weaknesses of the four factions. In addition, I’ll give you my opinion on which army would please you the best, depending on your budget, time you devote to the hobby or on how important the SW universe is to you.
Three tips for better activation control
Is there a way of reducing the randomness of these activations? And if so, how? In this article, I share three tips to help you control your activations better.
CIS: Best army lists of 2023
In this article, I share with you the best Separatist army lists of 2023. They all finished in the top 8 of the biggest Star Wars Legion tournaments held in Europe and the US.
Empire: Best army lists of 2023
In this article, I share with you the best Empire Army lists of 2023. They all finished in the top 8 of the biggest Star Wars Legion tournaments held in Europe and the US.
Republic: Best army lists of 2023
In this article, I share with you the best Republic Army lists of 2023. They all finished in the top 8 of the biggest Star Wars Legion tournaments held in Europe and the US.
Rebel Alliance: Best army lists of 2023
Discover the best Rebel Alliance army lists of 2023 for the Star Wars Legion miniature game.
Is your faction sturdy or fragile?
In your opinion, is a B1 unit more robust than a basic rebel unit? One is made up of six soldiers with a one-in-six chance of parrying blows while the other, made up of four brave guys, has a one-in-three chance of saving his skin. To answer this question, you need to know how to calculate a unit’s resistance. Don’t panic for your test, I’ll go through those calculation in this article.
What upgrades should you choose for your units?
Which upgrade should you use on which unit? How do you know if an upgrade is good or bad?In this article, I’ll show you how to read between the lines on your mini-cards to improve your decision-making
Getting started with Star Wars Legion: how to tackle the first few games?
After teaching the game to a few beginners, I spotted some common mistakes they were making. So it was time to summarise several tips in this article to help you learn the game.
Scoring points in Star Wars Legion: hell or easy ride for your faction?
In this article, I’ll use a few observations to draw some lessons on how to score points in Star Wars Legion. These are useful for perfecting your army list, but unfortunately also for highlighting the shortcomings of our beloved game…
Understanding competitive play – What is the metagame ?
If you play asymmetric competitive games, you’ve probably already heard of ‘meta’. But what is the meta? How is it formed? Should you consider the meta before starting a tournament?
Improving your army list – Understanding the concept of virtual action advantage
How do you get the upper hand over your opponent without increasing your number of activations? Mainly by making better use of your activations than he his. That’s a tactic we call virtual action advantage.
Improving your army list – Understanding the concept of action advantage
The more actions you take in a game, the more opportunities you have to fulfill your objectives. If you also manage to generate more actions than your opponent, you should have in theory a greater chance of winning the game. This tactical concept is called Action Advantage and needs a word of explanation…
Archetypes, models for creating better army lists
Are you struggling to create suitable army lists? Your army list makes no sense ? Perhaps someone should pave you the way to a sturdy list ? One tip for creating coherent and powerful army lists is to follow a model that has proven its worth. In the jargon of games, these models are called archetypes. In this article, I present you the most popular Star Wars Legion archetypes.
Star Wars Legion: Finding players in your neighbourhood
Your miniatures are freshly painted and you are now battle ready ? But no opponents on the horizon…Don’t worry, I’ll tell you where they are hiding.