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Category: Strategies & tactics

Need a little boost in strategy? Is your army list lacking tactical depth? Take a look at these articles to help you improve your army lists and enhance the quality of your decisions.

Scoring points in Star Wars Legion: hell or easy ride for your faction?

Scoring points in Star Wars Legion: hell or easy ride for your faction?

Jack Brussellby Jack Brussell29 November 202320 January 2025

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…

Is your faction sturdy or fragile?

Is your faction sturdy or fragile?

Jack Brussellby Jack Brussell19 November 202321 May 2025

Let’s talk about effective wounds, a metric that tells you how much damage in average is needed to kill a unit. Such information is useful to understand how long a unit can hold a position to score points.

Three tips for better activation control

Three tips for better activation control

Jack Brussellby Jack Brussell11 September 202311 June 2025

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.

Command phase – Identify and save your time sensitive units

Command phase – Identify and save your time sensitive units

Jack Brussellby Jack Brussell26 July 202319 January 2025

Which units should receive orders during the command phase? How do you decide when torn between two units? One possible approach is to consider the time sensitivity of units. Understanding this concept will help you handle your command phase with greater confidence and build more balanced army lists. No time to waste—let’s dive right in!

Activate your unit back-to-back with the LIFO method

Activate your unit back-to-back with the LIFO method

Jack Brussellby Jack Brussell26 July 202311 June 2025

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 …

Archetypes, models for creating better army lists

Archetypes, models for creating better army lists

Jack Brussellby Jack Brussell30 April 202321 April 2025

An overview of the most popular Star Wars: Legion archetypes.

Understanding competitive play – What is the metagame ?

Understanding competitive play – What is the metagame ?

Jack Brussellby Jack Brussell13 January 202320 January 2025

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?

What upgrades should you choose for your units?

What upgrades should you choose for your units?

Jack Brussellby Jack Brussell12 November 202220 January 2025

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

Improving your army list – Understanding the concept of virtual action advantage

Improving your army list – Understanding the concept of virtual action advantage

Jack Brussellby Jack Brussell27 September 202220 January 2025

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

Improving your army list – Understanding the concept of action advantage

Jack Brussellby Jack Brussell5 July 202220 January 2025

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…

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