In our second Wave 1 blog we take a look at the Imperial expansions.
Note there are no spoilers here, as we give you a flavour of what you get, but leave the surprise of the actual new heroes, mods etc for you when open the box.
Victory Class Star Destroyer Expansion
The Capital Ship cards are exactly the same as the Core Set. You also get a few more duplicate cards, namely an Overload Pulse, Assault Concussion Missiles, Gunnery Team & Defense Liaison. However, what you don’t get in the Core Set is:-
- 2 new Title cards
- 1 new Commander card
- 1 new Weapons Team card
- 3 new Officer cards
- 1 new Turbolaser card
- 1 new Ion Cannon card
- 1 new Offensive Retrofit card
This expansion is quite worthwhile because the new cards give increased strategic depth in how you use your Star Destroyers. For instance, the ability to exhaust all defenses of an enemy, double critical damage, or even increasing the hull values of your entire fleet….
Gladiator Class Star Destroyer Expansion
Only a few duplicate cards in this expansion, namely a Weapons Liaison, Nav Team & Assault Concussion Missiles. So whats new:-
- 2 new Capital Ship cards
- 2 new Title cards
- 1 new Commander card
- 1 new Weapons Team card
- 1 new Support Team card
- 1 new Ordnance card
I recommend this expansion because it gives the Imperial player a faster, more manoeuvrable Capital Ship. The upgrade cards can provide some tweaks to your gameplay. For instance, the ability to fire once after moving, performing a second manoeuvre or even increasing your forward armament…
Imperial Fighter Squadrons Expansion
This expansion give you 2 additional TIE Fighter Squadrons and 6 new fighter squadrons, split between TIE Interceptors, TIE Advanced & TIE Bombers. The only card in this Expansion that you also get in the Core Set, is the TIE Fighter Squadron card. So the new cards are:-
- 1 new TIE Fighter Hero card
- 1 new TIE Interceptor Squadron card
- 1 new TIE Interceptor Hero card
- 1 new TIE Advanced Squadron card
- 1 new TIE Advanced Hero card
- 1 new TIE Bomber Squadron card
- 1 new TIE Bomber Hero card
I recommend this expansion because the extra squadron types and abilities can really give you a nice counter-fighter and Capital Ship damage potential…
Thanks to Jonathan for guest blogging on this
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