Fantasy Flight Games share how best to use Padmé Amidala in the new Operative Expansion for Star Wars: Legion.
Padmé Amidala recently joined the ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic in Star Wars™: Legion, opening up a wealth of strategic options with her unique abilities and powerful command cards. Just as skilled with a blaster as she is negotiating in the Senate, Padmé Amidala is effective at both completing objectives and boosting friendly units. Join Legion expert Mike Syrylo today as he discusses the basic techniques to use these skills most effectively!
The flavor text for Padmé Amidala reads “Spirited Senator,” and no two words describe her Star Wars: Legion personality more than these. Whether you’re recreating the Battle of Geonosis by pairing her with Obi-Wan Kenobi, telling new stories about her times with Captain Rex, or having a mother-daughter duel with Leia Organa’s Rebels, Padmé Amidala has all the tools you need to get the mission accomplished. She comes with six health, white defense dice that surge, and (usefully) a Courage value of three, putting her in the upper echelon of Legion courage values.
Unit Card
The most apparent, and potentially strongest, combination Padmé Amidala has on her unit card is between the keywords Exemplar and Quick Thinking. Just like Jyn Erso and Iden Versio, Padmé Amidala is able to take both an aim and a dodge token with one action. Not only does she possess the Nimble keyword, allowing her to gain a new dodge token every time she spends one, but she also lets her friendly units within range 2 and line of sight spend her green tokens. For example, if you have a Phase I Clone Trooper lining up an important shot, Padmé Amidala would be able to Aim and use Quick Thinking to generate two aims for that shot!
Padmé Amidala also has access to a Looted E-5 Blaster, which packs a Red and White die shot out to range 3 with Pierce 1. Nothing crazy, but it does allow her to utilize her Sharpshooter 2 keyword to reduce opponent’s cover by two, meaning that any successful dice results will trigger her Pierce 1. Quiet, but effective.
Authoritative is also a very strong, flexible keyword. It allows Padmé Amidala to transfer her order and issue it to someone else within Range 2 of herself. Basically, Padmé Amidala is a mobile, extended Comms Relay. This is especially deadly when paired with Obi-Wan Kenobi, as it allows Obi-Wan to have two 1 pip priority turns, meaning he is able to act quickly on the turns you want him in the fray.
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