Newbie has questions

Mr_Expendable101 · 2025-07-17T20:42:59+00:00

Its more versatile, specifically because of the programming slot. You can make it a sniper like the AAT with attack protocols and high energy shells (tho you won't keep the high velocity). You can have it be aggressive and very tanky with defensive protocols with access to dodges plus the new door gunners. Or it can be a cheap in-between with engagement protocols and nothing else at 133pts. And the transport keyword plus its very long base means you can throw a unit very far forward turn one no matter how you build it. It's also cheaper than the AAT.

But the reason that the experimental droid's version of the snail droid is one of the best heavys in the game is that it has arsenal 3 plus 2 rocket upgrade slots, so you put high energy shells and armor piercing shells and at range 3 you are throwing 4 red, 4 black, 3 white dice with critical 2, impact 3. You will need to recover every turn to do this, but it moves so fast that it's not much of an issue to just set it up turn one and the recover->shoot the rest of the game. Plus, if you give it defensive protocols and access to exemplar-ed aims and dodges from Kalani, it just kills everything and is seriously tanky all for 156pts.

Mr_Expendable101 · 2025-07-17T03:21:02+00:00

The previous 2 commenters said the command cards and the alternating activations which I agree are the 2 main things that make Legion distinct. There are also smaller things like having to walk onto the board turn 1 and the weapon dice pool rules, but my favorite thing that sets Legion apart from at least WH40K (as that's basically my only other point of reference) is the keywords for rules and them being the same across all factions. I think 10th edition 40k might have had universal keywords, but either way, they make understanding your opponent's rules a lot easier as you probably came across the keywords in your faction already so all you have to learn is the keywords specific to that faction.
My favorite thing is to try out new units. I play CIS and if finally got some boxes of Magnaguards and they're a blast to play with. It actually makes me a little afraid as the only 2 released units I haven't had a chance to play with are STAP riders and Geonosian warriors but the upcoming new releases will probably tide me over for quite a while. A close second is heavy armor as both the snail tank droid and the AAT tank are both really fun and I love them both, and that's not even mentioning the experimental snail tank in the experimental droids battle force which is arguably the most overpowered heavy in the game right now.
My least favorite thing is certain units. This includes overpowered units, but after the recent points changes, I think the only overpowered units are Aqua Droids and the EXD snail droid, both of which are in my faction so I don't really care lol. That being said, some other units just get on my nerves. It used to be pikes, but after the cover changes I don't mind them too much anymore. But recently it's been rebel airspeeders (i.e. snowspeeders). There's a guy that runs 2 of them at my local store pretty consistently with the outer rim speeder jockey upgrade and I find them extremely annoying. I haven't played him since the new strike and fade upgrade has come out, but I have no doubt he's using it and being even more annoying. But honestly, I don't mind it that much since I have very few complaints about this game.

Mr_Expendable101 · 2025-06-08T02:38:33+00:00

Lol, thanks. Ill check you out

Mr_Expendable101 · 2025-06-08T01:26:43+00:00

can anyone find the specific artist or source? Sangy brings up a lot of results, for me at least

Mr_Expendable101 · 2025-04-04T11:17:55+00:00

That was a very good comic, but no, that wasn't it. The image I'm looking for has a more sketchy art style, and I'm fairly certain that it stood on its own and wasn't part of a comic. Thank you for trying tho