Legion Blog Index
Pardon our dust: Now that Legion 2.6 has changed…a lot, we are hard at work archiving completely obsolete articles and making updates to everything else (especially unit guides). Everything below is up to date, only Legion 2.6 events are listed, and if there is an item with no hyperlink on it then it means we still need to update it. Thank you for your patience!
List-building and other “before the game” topics
- Learn From a Loss
- Making the Most of Your Games
- Walking into the Cave (wanting to win games)
- Highlander Lists
- What’s In a Rep?
- Patience in Star Wars: Legion
- My own worst enemy (taking theme lists) by Evan Bulriss
Beginner’s Guides
- The Complete Buyer’s Guide (also includes a little info on what each faction is all about)
- A Summary of Legion 2.6 Changes (July 2024)
- Table ready Minis
- Star Wars fan finds a war gaming world (Jay’s Beginner Story!)
Teaching/Community Building
- Community Building 101
- Sportsmanship 101
- Terrain Layouts
- Getting on Board; Teaching New Players
- Engaging with the community
Release History Retrospectives
Tactics (Executing your activation)
- Completing Secret Mission
- Fundamentals of Cohesion
- How to Play More Quickly
- Why You’re Losing: The Fight
Generic Upgrades
- Unit Upgrades Guide
- Burst of Speed
Tournament Prep
Satire
- Canon Accuracy: Empire
- Canon Accuracy: Rebels
- Canon Accuracy: Republic
- Canon Accuracy: Separatists
- Canon Accuracy: Shadow Collective
- April Fools 2022 (Fake Cards for the Real World!)
- April Fools 2023: Shatterpoint Review
- April Fools 2024: Gremlins 2 Review
- Doc Velo Picks Your List’s Theme Song 2022
- Doc Velo Picks Your List’s Theme Song 2023
- Doc Velo Picks Your List’s Theme Song for Worlds 2024
- Homebrew Stew 2024
- Should We Replace DocVelo with ChatGPT?
Strategy (Planning your turn)
- Risk Management
- Effective Wounds
- Win More Games of Star Wars Legion
- Order Control
- Why You’re Losing: Blaming Dice and Hiding From Your Mistakes
- Why You’re Losing: Win Condition Ignorance
Event Recaps
- Crucible GT 2024 Retrospective (from the Winner, Austin Miller)
- Crucible GT 2024: Top 8
- NOVA Open GT 2024 Top 8
- Milton Keynes GT 2024 Top 8
Hobby (Painting and Terrain)
- Getting minis table ready
- Painting “intimidation”
- Tournament trays
- Battle Meditation: Painting is the Path to Jedi Mastery
- Designing a Mine Token
- Showcase: Radek’s Imperial Army
- Look! You Can Hobby Too
- Q and A with David Lawson of Imperial Terrain
- Scratch Built Terrain
- Forest Style Terrain
- 3D Printing for War Gaming
Articles from an older version of the game
Battle Force & Unit Guides
Galactic Empire
- Battle Force: Blizzard Force
- Battle Force: Tempest Force
- Battle Force: Imperial Remnant
- Commander: Agent Kallus Unit Guide
- Commander: Darth Vader Unit Guide
- Commander: Emperor Palpatine Unit Guide
- Commander: General Veers and Generic Commander Unit Guide
- Commander: Moff Gideon Unit Guide
- Commander: Iden Versio Unit Guide
- Commander: Orson Krennic Unit Guide
- Operative: Darth Vader Unit Guide
- Corps: Shoretroopers Unit Guide
- Corps: Snowtroopers Unit Guide
- Corps: Stormtroopers Unit Guide
- Special Forces: Death Troopers Unit Guide
- Special Forces: Imperial Scouts Unit Guide
- Special Forces: Imperial Special Forces Unit Guide
- Special Forces: Imperial Royal Guard Unit Guide
- Support: Speeder Bikes Unit Guide
- Support: Dewback Unit Guide
- Heavy: AT-ST Unit Guide
- Heavy: Occupier Tank Unit Guide
- Heavy: Imperial Dark Troopers Unit Guide
Grand Army of the Republic
- Battle Force: Kashyyk Defenders (also has guides for all Republic Wookiee Units)
- Battle Force: 501st Legion
- Commander: Obi Wan Kenobi Unit Guide
- Commander: Anakin Skywalker Unit Guide
- Commander: Yoda and Chewbacca Unit Guide
- Operative: Padme Amidala Unit Guide
- Operative: R2-D2 Unit Guide
- Clone Infantry Unit Guide
- Support: Clone Commando Unit Guide
- Support: Raddaugh Gnasp Fluttercraft Unit Guide
- Support: Clone AT-RT Unit Guide
- Heavy: Saber Tank Unit Guide
- Heavy: Infantry Support Platform Unit Guide
Mercenaries
- Battle Force Guide: Shadow Collective
- Corps: Pyke Foot Soldiers and Capo Unit Guide
- Corps: Black Sun Enforcers Unit Guide
- Operative: Cad Bane Unit Guide
- Operative: Boba Fett Unit Guide
- Operative: Boba Fett “Daimyo”/”Rebel Boba” Unit Guide
- Operative: Bossk Unit Guide
- Operative: Din Djarin Unit Guide
- Operative: IG-88 Unit Guide
Rebel Alliance
- Battle Force: Echo Base
- Battle Force: Bright Tree Village (Ewoks!)
- Commander: Leia Organa and Generic Commander Unit Guide
- Commander: Luke Skywalker Unit Guide
- Commander: Han Solo Unit Guide
- Commander: Jyn Erso Unit Guide
- Commander: Lando Calrissian Unit Guide
- Commander/Operative: Cassian Andor and K-2SO Unit Guide
- Operative: Luke Skywalker Unit Guide
- Operative: R2-D2 Unit Guide
- Operative: Chewbacca Unit Guide
- Operative: Sabine Wren Unit Guide
- Corps: Rebel Troopers Unit Guide
- Corps: Fleet Troopers Unit Guide
- Corps: Rebel Veterans and Mark II Unit Guide
- Special Forces: Commandos Unit Guide
- Special Forces: Pathfinders Unit Guide
- Special Forces: Mandalorian Resistance and Clan Wren Unit Guide
- Special Forces: Wookiee Warriors/Defenders Unit Guide
- Support: Tauntauns Unit Guide
- Support: Rebel AT-RT Unit Guide
- Heavy: T47 Airspeeder Unit Guide
- Heavy: X-34 Landspeeder Unit Guide
- Heavy: AA5 Speeder Truck Unit Guide
Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Battle Force: Experimental Droids
- Battle Force: Separatist Invasion
- Commander: Count Dooku Unit Guide
- Operative: Separatist Maul Unit Guide
- Corps: B1 Battle Droids Unit Guide
- Corps: B2 Super Battle Droids Unit Guide
- Support: STAP Riders Unit Guide
- Heavy: AAT Unit Guide
- Heavy: Persuader-Class “Snail” Tank Unit Guide
Non-Legion
Other Games
- We Made a Game: Cubicle Raiders
- Why You Should Play: Crown of Emara
- Why You Should Play: Taverns of Tiefenthal
- Why You Should Play: Concordia
- Why You Should You Play: Sentinels of the Multiverse
- Why You Should Play: It’s a Wonderful World
- Why You Should Play: Stocking Stuffers
- Why You Should Play: Imperium
- Kickstarters Anonymous 1
- Kickstarters Anonymous 2
- Highlander RPG Experience
Media Criticism
- Andor Season 1 Review
- Shatterpoint Book Review
- Ahsoka Season 1 Review
- Gremlins 2 Review
- Mandalorian Season 3 Review
Other Non-Gaming
Updated: September 2024
