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How to Get a Showcase – Tier List

February 26, 2025

With all of the cards now revealed or leaked for Jump to Lightspeed, and with the official release around the corner, no doubt people will be on the hunt for the new showcase leader cards. There are many ways to go about getting your favorite leader as a showcase. The below is a tier list…

FFG sent us some early goodies, so we did a Jump to Lightspeed Draft!

February 26, 2025

Check out the opening below on our YouTube Channel followed by us drafting the set for the first time! It was a blast! Games with the drafted decks to be uploaded on our Youtube in the neat future! Big thanks to Fantasy Flight Games, Asmodee, and Gamegenic for sending us all these awesome goodies! I…

Schrodinger’s Porg

February 25, 2025

Schrodinger’s Porg. In this thought experiment, a hypothetical display box may be considered simultaneously both worth it to open and not depending on it’s value and what could be pulled. Checking in with another update on Star Wars Unlimited display box prices. Don’t forget to check out our other pricing related content here and our…

Showcase Prices Feb 24, 2025

February 24, 2025

Well, any excitement over the bump in showcase prices last week is gone. We’re back on the downswing again this week with all of last week’s gains removed and then some. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~6:45 am EST. Full data set here. All Showcase Trend Overall the selloff of showcases due to an…

Meta Monday – February 24th, 2025

February 24, 2025

Meta Snapshot Updates This was the final of Planetary Qualifiers and the meta feels firmly established. We’re not making any changes based on this week’s results. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The end of the set 3 meta is a good time to look back and see how we did in anticipating how it would shake out. Our initial…

Legendary Prices February 21, 2025

February 21, 2025

Market is up. Not much but it could be something. At least it’s some short term good news. Total and Average Values The value of a single copy of each legendary’s standard version TCGPlayer Market Value across all three sets went up a very small amount of 0.88% from last week to a total of…

Pilots: Risk vs. Reward

February 20, 2025

With Jump to Lightspeed we can now relive some of the most exciting scenes in the Star Wars universe have been the epic space battles with the outnumbered heroes fighting against the might of the villains.  The most impactful cards that allow this are the new Pilots.  These units have a ton of versatility and…

JTL Porg Values Part Five

February 19, 2025

As the Jump to Lightspeed spoilers started, Porg Depot launched our Porg Value Calculator. This tool may be useful to you in comparing different units in the game and helping to evaluate new cards as they are released. We used this tool already in parts one, two, three, and four… The Porgulator 2 Fast 2…

JTL Base Comparison – Part 2… Apparently

February 18, 2025

Last week we posted a comparison of the Jump to Lightspeed rare bases. Seems we spoke a little too soon. All you have to do is tell me you see five bases… There are always four bases!  Five bases?  Am I seeing things?   You’re not seeing things!  Jump to Lightspeed is breaking the boundaries of…

The Twilight of the Twilight

February 18, 2025

Six weeks of Planetary Qualifiers for the Twilight of the Republic Meta have been wrapped up and are in the books. While there is still one more weekend to go there are some clear conclusions and interesting things that have come out of this season. ** Special thank you to SWU-CompetitiveHub for collecting data on…

Showcase Prices Feb 17, 2025

February 17, 2025

Sound the bells, we’ve got an up week, and a new showcase at the top of the list!!! ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~8:45am EST. Full data set here. All Showcase Trend Almost a 2% bump over the past week. The prior positive move was back on January 27th as we adjusted our tracking…

Meta Monday – February 17th, 2025

February 17, 2025

Meta Snapshot Updates This was week seven of Planetary Qualifiers and the meta feels firmly established. Only one more week to go! We’re not making any changes based on this week’s results. That doesn’t mean there weren’t some spicy decks out in the wild! The PQ in Gouda, Netherlands was won by Vader/Green and the…

Legendary Prices February 14, 2025

February 14, 2025

Absolutely a downward trend over the past few weeks on a macro level. Digging in and there are some bright spots or at least some things that are remaining stable. Total and Average Values The value of a single copy of each legendary’s standard version TCGPlayer Market Value across all three sets is down another…

The Garbage Rollers Valentine’s Day Special

February 14, 2025

Tyler (@DJStormtrooper): In celebration of Valentine’s Day, the GarbageRollers crew is playing Bed, Wed, Dead (which some of you might know as F***, Marry, Kill) with SWU cards! The goal for each group of three cards is to pick one to get jiggy with, one to spend forever after with, and one to shove out…

Invincible Card Reveals

February 13, 2025

Thanks to our friends at Fantasy Flight Games for sending us a couple spoilers for Jump to Lightspeed to share with the community! For those who enjoy video reveals, feel free to click on the video below and get our blind first reactions to the card! For those who prefer the written format, just keep…

JTL Base Comparison

February 13, 2025

The new set of Jump to Lightspeed bases are an interesting cycle that play on the same theme.  Number of cards and base hit points have a relationship.  These bases try to answer the question, “What is it worth to have more/fewer cards available?” Colossus Straight from the oceans of Castilon, the Colossus can fuel…

JTL Porg Values Part Four

February 12, 2025

As the Jump to Lightspeed spoilers started, Porg Depot launched our Porg Value Calculator (aka The Porgulator). This tool may be useful to you in comparing different units in the game and helping to evaluate new cards as they are released. We used this tool already in parts one, two, and three… The Porgulator 2…

POE!!!!

February 11, 2025

The Poe Dameron leader just dropped and wow does he seem fun. Stats A leader for 4/6 on five resources is fine. Nothing to write home about. Equally, a pilot for 1 cost giving a +2/+1 seems fair based on what we’ve seen already. Action Poe is not only a pilot but one that can…

What’s in the Box?

February 11, 2025

Knowing the price of a box and what’s possibly in the box before opening it is important. Checking in with another update on Star Wars Unlimited display box prices. Don’t forget to check out our other pricing related content here and our box Expected Value Calculator. Box Price Tracking – TCGPlayer The general trend in…

Showcase Prices Feb 10, 2025

February 10, 2025

As we charge towards the end of the Planetary Qualifier season, nobody seemed to be buying tons of showcases to pump up the market on a Super Bowl Sunday that saw the Eagles dominate. Showcases continue to drop in price while the Lombardi Trophy was hoisted. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:30am EST. Full…

Meta Monday – February 10th, 2025

February 10, 2025

Meta Snapshot Updates This was week six of Planetary Qualifiers and the meta feels firmly established. We’re not making any changes based on this week’s results. That doesn’t mean there weren’t some spicy winners! El Paso, Texas was won by Maul/Green and New Jersey was won by Cad/Green. A decklist for El Paso was not…

Chop Shop, Episode II | Grading The New Mechanics From Star Wars Unlimited’s Third Set

February 7, 2025

Hello, readers! Isn’t it wild that the Set 3 meta is winding down? Time certainly flies. In the first episode of this series, we talked about how we wanted to keep a sort of historical record for the mechanical additions to the game over the course of its history. Shadows of the Galaxy brought major…

Legendary Prices February 7, 2025

February 7, 2025

Things may have stabilized for the time being after the rotation news. Although we could also be on the cusp of a sellout due to the Planetary Qualifier season wrapping up. Total and Average Values The value of a single copy of each legendary’s standard version TCGPlayer Market Value across all three sets is down…

JTL Porg Values Part Three

February 6, 2025

Last month, as the Jump to Lightspeed spoilers started, Porg Depot launched our Porg Value Calculator (aka The Porgulator). This tool may be useful to you in comparing different units in the game and helping to evaluate new cards as they are released. We used this on a few of the spoilers already, with part…

Missed Opportunity

February 5, 2025

Jump to Lightspeed spoilers have been really enjoyable so far. The set is absolutely going to shake the game up with the new piloting mechanic and an increased emphasis on the space arena. Very much looking forward to crafting decks with the new cards and seeing the impact on the meta game. However, is the…

Introducing the Porg-O-Matic Valuator

February 4, 2025

Ladies and gentleporgs! Step right up and witness the most revolutionary, the most astounding, the most life-changing invention of our time—THE PORG-O-MATIC VALUATOR! Why, with this miraculous contraption, you’ll never again wonder about the worth of your Star Wars Unlimited Cards! Barnaby Porgsbottom here to tell you all about how you all need the Porg-O-Matic…

Showcase Prices Feb 3, 2025

February 3, 2025

Back to having a down week for showcases. A few bright spots and some deals to be had if you settle for non-mint cards. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:30am EST. Full data set here. All Showcase Trend The losing streak was broken last week, however that was almost certainly related to the shift…

Meta Monday – February 2nd, 2025

February 3, 2025

Meta Snapshot Updates This was week five of Planetary Qualifiers and the meta feels firmly established. We’re not making any changes based on this week’s results. Now, some of you that read us carefully might be wondering why we haven’t added Quinlan/Green back to the snapshot after it won a second PQ in Michigan this…

Legendary Prices Jan 31, 2025

January 31, 2025

Rotation news does not seem to have impacted the legendary singles market… yet… maybe… Total and Average Values The value of a single copy of each legendary’s standard version TCGPlayer Market Value across all three sets settled is sitting at $505.98 as of this morning. This is down -1.31% from a week ago, however did…

Preview Cards From Jump To Lightspeed We’re Excited About

January 31, 2025

Spoiler season is in full swing, and we are exstatic about the power level of cards we’re seen thus far. After Shadows of the Galaxy and Twilight of the Republic being a bit underwhelming compared to Spark of Rebellion, Jump to Lightspeed feels poised to break open the meta! Here’s some early preview cards that…

JTL Porg Values Part Two

January 30, 2025

Earlier this month as the Jump to Lightspeed spoilers started Porg Depot launched our Porg Value Calculator (aka The Porgulator). This tool may be useful to you in comparing different units in the game and helping to evaluate new cards as they are released. We used this on a few of the spoilers already, so…

Set Rotation

January 29, 2025

Rotation has become a normal thing in many collectible card games. We now know what this will mean in the context of Star Wars Unlimited. Every March starting in 2026, the three sets from two years prior will rotate out. This means that next year Spark of Rebellion, Shadows of the Galaxy, and Twilight of…

Star Wars Unlimited Over/Under: Episode VII – Growing Pains

January 29, 2025

Welcome to the SEVENTH episode of SWU OVER/UNDER, where the GarbageRollers crew tackles various topics related to the game and decides whether they’re OVERRATED, UNDERRATED, or PROPERLY RATED. This format lets us yap about almost anything, and today, we’re gonna throw in our takes to all the various talks of the town. The game is buzzing out there, but how are people…

Twisted Format Faceoff

January 29, 2025

In an effort to wring maximum joy out of their Star Wars Unlimited cards, Jawa Jeff and Bernie often come up with unique formats for draft and sealed deck. Part of the goal is to mix things up a bit and force themselves to play with unusual cards and to look for unorthodox combos. Below…

Talking ’bout Boxes

January 28, 2025

Porg Depot has been tracking singles for a bit now. (You can find the latest on Showcase and Legendary singles in our pricing section.) One thing that we get asked about with relative frequency is price of boxes. Box Price Tracking – TCGPlayer So far pricing for boxes in the US market is about what…

Rollin’

January 27, 2025

BB-8 has a card finally. My 11 year old daughter can rejoice as her favorite character has made it into Star Wars Unlimited. The fact that the card seems good at first glance is a plus. There are a few easy comparisons with BB-8 just due to the deployment cost, power and health. Both of…

Meta Monday – January 27th, 2025

January 27, 2025

Meta Snapshot Updates This was week four of Planetary Qualifiers and the meta feels firmly established. We’re making three changes to the meta snapshot today- two removals and one addition. Two weeks ago, we removed Han/Green from the snapshot due to him not quite meeting the criteria for snapshot inclusion. At the time, we said…

Showcase Prices Jan 27, 2025

January 27, 2025

Up week! Kind of… We received some feedback after last week’s post on the same topic that it may be a good idea to look at Near Mint cards only to eliminate some variance in single low listings due to condition throwing off the entire data set for a card. As we agree this rationale…

Legendary Prices Jan 24, 2025

January 24, 2025

The overall market is down vs. exactly seven days ago, however the overall trend may still be headed up. We did make a small adjustment to our web scraping of TCGPlayer data. It is now filtered for Near Mint cards only. This should weed out any anomalies with somewhat played or damaged cards being considered…

Interview with Game Designer John Leo

January 24, 2025

We were fortunate to bump into Game Designer John Leo this weekend at the Dallas Planetary Qualifier hosted at Common Ground Games! He was kind enough to answer our questions, at least to the extent secrecy would allow him! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey, Garbage Rollers. I just got home from a visit to Dallas, which included a…

Dallas PQ Recap: How One GarbageRoller Took Down A Tournament With Anakin Blue

January 23, 2025

Tyler: Last weekend was our local Planetary Qualifier at Common Ground Games in Dallas, Texas. Spoiler alert: I won! I’ll take you through prepping for the event, the games on the day, and my final thoughts, but first, I want to thank everyone at CGG for running a great event. It was super smooth with…

Welcome to Our Thrawn Talk

January 23, 2025

Thrawn is diabolical, brilliant and ruthless. He is a tactical genius whose troops follow him willingly, and who will fight for him whether or not he’s watching over their shoulders. Thrawn is a fantastic character both in the legends novels and in his current canon form. It makes sense that Thrawn would be crafted in…

Combo Calculations

January 22, 2025

History Card combinations have existed since the very beginning of collectible card games. They simply are two (or more) cards that interact extremely well with each other to create an impact on the game state greater than the sum of their parts. An extremely early example of this from Magic is the Royal Assassin and…

Getting to Top Cut

January 21, 2025

What does it take to make the top cut at a large event? Certainly it takes a good deck. It also takes skill in piloting that deck generally developed via practicing. You need to have a good understanding of not just your own deck but also what the other decks in the meta are going…

Showcase Prices Jan 20, 2025

January 20, 2025

After PQ week three, and the tenth week of tracking, it’s safe to say that showcase prices generally go down over time. Not too many bright spots this week. Plus some movement at the bottom of the list and a very improbable showdown win. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:50am EST. Full data set…

Meta Monday – January 20th, 2025

January 20, 2025

Meta Snapshot Updates This was week three of Planetary Qualifiers and…the Garbage Rollers are exhausted. That’s mainly because: WE WON A PQ! Our own Tyler (@DJStormtrooper) took down the 113-player Dallas PQ with Anakin Blue. He’ll have more to say about that tournament later in the week, but for today, we’re only making one change…

Legendary Prices Jan 17, 2025

January 17, 2025

The overall market is up this week. Could be the start of a trend. Hope you got your DJ Blatant Thief cards already. Total Value The value of a single copy of each legendary’s standard version TCGPlayer Market Value across all three sets rose to $516.34 over the past week with the average legendary price…

What’s Going On With Leaders? | A Quick Reflection On Leader Design In SWU

January 17, 2025

Apologies, first off, to our regulars in this space for the lack of a midweek article this week! We’ve had some sick family members, conflicting editorial needs, and all the usual new year challenges. We appreciate your faithful readership! I’ve been having some interesting discussions with some friends of mine (both in and out of…

JTL Porg Values So Far

January 16, 2025

Earlier this week Porg Depot launched our Porg Value Calculator (aka The Porgulator). This tool may be useful to you in comparing different units in the game. Here’s some of the ones we’ve seen so far from Jump to Lightspeed. Independent Smuggler Calculated Porg Value = 0.25 Piloting is a bit tricky to calculate currently,…

What Does It Take to be a SWU Content Creator

January 15, 2025

What does it take to become a SWU Content Creator? What’s involved? How hard is it to do and maintain? “To be a successful content creator you have to love the work you’re doing.” -Mike Gemme aka BobbySapphire KTOD Intro Both myself and the others at Porg Depot do not claim to be the best…

Porg Value Calculator Introduction

January 14, 2025

Finally, my favorite deck is almost complete!  Cad Bane Green.  I can’t wait to play, but I have one more big choice.  Darth Vader or Maul?  How do I choose?? Don’t worry, Sir or Ma’am!  Porg Depot has you covered with the all new Porg Value Calculator. Now you can easily evaluate and compare cards…

Showcase Prices Jan 13, 2025

January 13, 2025

Bit of a downer for showcase pricing this week overall. There were a couple bright spots with The Mandolorian leading the way. Plus another one to watch after PQ week 2. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:15am EST. Full data set here. Also special thanks to SWU Competitive Hub for compiling PQ data over…

Meta Monday – January 13th, 2025

January 13, 2025

Meta Snapshot Updates This was week two of Planetary Qualifiers and we again saw a wide diversity of winners from all over the world! We’re making two changes to the snapshot as a result. Keep reading below to see what they are! PQ Lyon – Anakin ECLPQ Abbeville, France – Anakin BluePQ Tres Cantos, Spain – Han1…

Legendary Prices Jan 10, 2025

January 10, 2025

We now what Prestige cards will be and it’s anyone’s guess as to how those cards plus the Carbonite packs in general will impact the single card market for Star Wars Unlimited. That would of course only be speculation and at least for now we’re going to stick to the facts. Total Value The value…

Shootout : Bodhi Rook vs Bazine Netal

January 9, 2025

The battle of the discarders. The Imperial defector goes up against the First Order spy. Bazine comes out swinging as a tremendous round one play, especially if you start with the initiative. Being able to make your opponent discard their potentially only round one or round two play can be a massive speed bump in…

Carbonite For The Common Man: Evaluating SWU’s New Collector Packs For Non-Whales

January 9, 2025

Happy PQ Season and 2025! Yesterday, we were treated to a lovely livestream from our good friends at FFG, featuring Community Manager Xander, Design Lead Danny Schaefer, and Visual Design Manager Mercedes Opheim. It was an informative look into a hotly debated topic amongst SWU faithful- Carbonite Packs, this game’s version of MTG’s Collectors Packs…

At last, Carbonite Info approaches!

January 8, 2025

In case you missed it, FFG Live posted their stream schedule for the month of January, which we quickly realized included a surprise stream today consisting of information on the new Carbonite Packs. Given the news, we’re taking today off to watch the stream, and we will be back tomorrow to recap it! If you…

Top 4 PQ Report from Curio Cavern in Springfield, VA

January 8, 2025

Guest writer Jawa Jeff Glazer gives us his first hand account of his positive experience on the way to a top 4 finish at the Curio Cavern Planetary Qualifier in Springfield, VA on January 5th, 2025. This weekend, I really enjoyed seeing the great variety of decks at the Curio Caven PQ in Springfield, VA.  Out…

Dr. Porg’s Health Check

January 7, 2025

The first PQ weekend completed. There are already a number of videos and certainly will be more breaking everything down, but we’re writing about it anyway. ** If you still want a video, you probably didn’t start here anyway, but check out our Where to Start With Streamers for a few good ones. Meta Health…

Meta Monday – January 6th, 2025

January 6, 2025

Meta Snapshot Updates This was week one of Planetary Qualifiers and we saw a wide diversity of winners from all over the world! PQ Barcelona – Sabine ECLPQ Tolouse – Qi’Ra GreenPQ Iowa – Han1 YellowPQ Wisconsin – Quinlan TarkintownPQ Nebraska – Cad Bane BluePQ North Dakota – Bossk GreenPQ Chicago – Quinlan ECLPQ Vegas –…

Showcase Prices Jan 6, 2025

January 6, 2025

First major Planetary Qualifier weekend has completed. However, not yet seeing an impact on Showcase listed values just yet as that could take another week to settle in. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:15am EST. Full data set here. Also special thanks to SWU Competitive Hub for compiling PQ data over the weekend. All…

Legendary Prices Jan 3, 2025

January 3, 2025

An up week for the Legendary market as we head into Planetary Qualifier season. This could easily represent players grabbing the last cards needed for their decks after franticly testing to figure out what works best for them. The value of a single copy of each legendary’s standard version across all three sets has gone…

TWI Planetary Qualifier Kickoff

January 2, 2025

This weekend is going to be a doozy. Around the globe there will be eight Planetary Qualifiers on Saturday, January 4th followed up by another four on Sunday, January 5th. The meta has yet to be set and this could be a very open field of events. Who will end up on top? Will it…

Looking Ahead to Year Two

January 1, 2025

2024 was a generally successful year for Star Wars Unlimited. While there continue to be some detractors, the game is in a good state after the close of its first calendar year. (Porg Depot recently covered this in more depth here.) Here’s what we have to look forward to in year two… New Sets Collectible…

Initiative Token Tier List

December 31, 2024

Every game of Star Wars Unlimited needs something to signify which player has the initiative on each round. It is strategically important when figuring out the actions you want to take and even can be the deciding factor in a top cut tie breaker. Basically anything could be used as an initiative token. Here’s a…

Showcase Prices Dec 30, 2024

December 30, 2024

A very low Cad Bane listing has the overall showcase market down a tiny bit. Without that bizarre one, this would have actually been an up week for showcase pricing. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:15am EST. Full data set here. ** Updated at 12:10pm EST – Cheap Cad Bane sold for $200 as…

Legendary Prices Dec 27, 2024

December 27, 2024

The market overall seems to be stabilizing. Still some gains and loses on individual cards, but mostly flat on the week. Leveraging a collection tracker from https://sw-unlimited-db.com, a collection with a single copy of each legendary’s standard version across all three sets has dropped from $514.57 a week ago down to $510.34 as of this…

Product Review: Metalfab Streamer Tokens

December 26, 2024

Star Wars Unlimited has a ton of different things to track from round to round. Initiative, damage, experience, and shields. Up until now I’ve been using pretty generic six sided dice in different colors. Red for damage, green for experience, and blue for shields. While the colors make sense to me as a player, it…

Thrive or Demise?

December 24, 2024

If you are very plugged into social media for Star Wars Unlimited it is currently difficult to go more than 24 hours without seeing a post or comment about the game’s impending demise.  This was also technically posted to those same locations so apologies for feeding the beast.   The game is in a rather healthy state…

Thorrk’s Epic Battles: The First Battle of Geonosis

December 23, 2024

Welcome to this first article of Epic Battles and today I (Thorrk) am gonna tell you everything you need to know to play your own Epic Narrative Battle for Star Wars Unlimited! The objective of this article is to give you the rules and decklists to recreate epic battles of Star Wars with minimum efforts,…

Showcase Prices Dec 23, 2024

December 23, 2024

An overall down week for showcases. Generally this still makes sense as more and more product is opened, the Twilight meta starts to settle, and we are thick in the holiday season. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~8:30am EST. Full data set here. All Showcase Trend A set of one of each showcase across…

Legendary Prices Dec 20, 2024

December 20, 2024

Mostly a down week with a couple of bright spots. Leveraging a collection tracker from https://sw-unlimited-db.com, a collection with a single copy of each legendary’s standard version across all three sets has dropped from $529.94 on 12/16 down to $514.57 as of this morning. **Note: Pricing data is from TCGPlayer lowest listed cost just prior to the…

Holiday Break

December 20, 2024

Good morning! We will be taking a break from posting any written content the next 2 weeks as we spend time with our families and enjoy the holidays. We still have scheduled gameplay videos uploading daily on our YouTube channel though! When we return, PQ season will be upon us.. what surprises await us as the meta…

Limits of Design | SWU’s Set Structure & The Future

December 18, 2024

Thanks as always for being one of our readers here at GarbageRollers HQ. Behind the scenes, when we’re not waxing poetic about the nature of our Meta Snapshot or cooking up decks, we spend a lot of time talking with each other about the bones of the game we love. In that spirit, we’re taking…

Shootout : R2-D2 vs Chopper

December 18, 2024

The battle of the astromechs. Ornery little fellas that would surely throw insults at each other given the chance and without whom the entire Star Wars saga surely just falls apart. Let’s take a look at the feisty rollers and see who might come out on top. Both of these little cans come in at…

SWU Gift Guide

December 17, 2024

Chances are good if you are reading this already that you yourself are a Star Wars Unlimited aficionado or you have one in your life that must have shared this post with you. Here’s a quick list of where you could start for some gift ideas for the SWU player in your life. ** Note…

Showcase Prices Dec 16, 2024

December 16, 2024

Will any of the showcase cards make major moves as we move through the holiday season? They aren’t exactly stocking stuffers, but could easily be on players’ wish lists. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:30am EST. Full data set here. Current Top 10 Jango Fett pulled back again for the third straight week. No…

Meta Monday – December 16th, 2024

December 16, 2024

Meta Snapshot Updates This week, we’re making three changes to our meta snapshot: two removals and one swap. The first is removing Chancellor Palpatine from the snapshot. This deck is a personal favorite of mine, but I have to admit that it’s performance has not been at the level justifying its inclusion on the snapshot.…

Legendary Prices Dec 13, 2024

December 13, 2024

While we wait to know what the Prestige card variants are and the impact of the Carbonite Packs on the legendary card market, things may have settled down a bit for the near term. **Note: Pricing data is from TCGPlayer lowest listed cost just prior to the writing and posting of this article. Full data set here. Top of…

The GarbageCast | Episode 3 | That’s Not How The 4th Works

December 13, 2024

Episode 3 | That’s Not How The 4th WorksSurprise! On Wednesday, 12/4 FFG surprised the SWU world by throwing out somewhat early spoilers for the game’s 4th set, Jump To Lightspeed. Early reactions have been, well, interesting, and we figured it was a good time to start a discussion on the very interesting implications of…

Math and Probability in SWU

December 12, 2024

** If you want to dive straight into an online hypergeometric calculator go here. There is so much math involved in a card game. The number of cards in a deck, the number of each card that deck contains, the probability of drawing certain things at specific times. In this article, we’ll explore how probability…

Shootout : Vader vs Maul

December 11, 2024

The battle of the heavyweights. The star from Mustafar.  The Darth burned in the hearth.  Vader, the one-time crusader and relentless invader.   Darth Vader goes up against the Sith with the scythe.  Maul who took a fall after the brawl with Obi Wan. Will this be a one-punch knockout or will they go the distance? The tale of…

PAX Unplugged 2024

December 10, 2024

PAX Unplugged took place in Philadelphia this past weekend. It was another great event for the global gaming community. Game designers, vendors, players and fans took over the convention center space and invaded Reading Terminal Market for multiple meals. Fantasy Flight Games of course was there including a crew from the Star Wars Unlimited team.…

Meta Monday – December 9th, 2024

December 9, 2024

Meta Snapshot Updates We’re not making any changes to our meta snapshot this week. There was a (delayed) Season 2 PQ in Italy that was won by Cad/Tarkintown, which is already on the snapshot. Top 8 was: There were some smaller win-a-box/case/promo tournaments in the US. A 31-person tournament in Georgia was split by Yoda/Blue…

Showcase Prices Dec 9, 2024

December 9, 2024

Some interesting movements over the past week for showcase pricing. Boba Fett, Collecting the Bounty still suspended but going up in price doesn’t make a ton of sense but is happening. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:00am EST. Full data set here. Current Top 10 Jango Fett continued to pull back from his recent…

Legendary Prices Dec 6, 2024

December 6, 2024

Some weird things happening this past week in the Legendary pricing market. We’ve gotten standard versions running higher than the hyperspace of the same card. Let’s dig in on the data… **Note: Pricing data is from TCGPlayer lowest listed cost just prior to the writing and posting of this article. Additional data here. Top of the Market Strange things…

Token Art Tier List 12/5/24

December 5, 2024

FFG Revealed four tokens yesterday during their live stream. Two returning ones with new art in Shield and Experience, plus two new ones, X-Wing and TIE Fighter. We have ten total tokens now which means it’s absolutely time to break them down into an art tier list. S Tier Shadows of the Galaxy Shield –…

Pilots Confirmed

December 4, 2024

FFG confirmed via a website post, social media feeds and a live stream that pilots are indeed coming to SWU. The pilots will take two forms, units that have the option of being deployed either to the ground arena or to a vehicle as a pilot. The second and more anticipated is a similar optional…

SWU Color Power Rankings | Set 3

December 4, 2024

One of the coolest things about TCGs, all the way back to Magic: The Gathering, is how different mechanics and themes get expressed through different colors, the factions that the game’s cardpool is divided into. Having some sort of similar system that pays homage to this is just such a good idea that it’s persisted…

Shootout : X-Wing vs Y-Wing

December 4, 2024

Battle of the turn one heroic space units. Ready? Fight! The tale of the tape show tremendous similarities between these two units. Same cost, same aspect, same traits, same rarity. The differences are subtle but worth digging into to help determine which of these spacecrafts should earn the slot in your Star Wars Unlimited deck.…

Proxies, Good or Evil?

December 3, 2024

The dictionary definition of “proxy” is focused solely on people acting on behalf of others. Proxies are stand ins for something else with the purpose of acting like the original but not completely taking its place. Proxy [ prok-see ], noun1. the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute…

Showcase Pricing Dec 2, 2024

December 2, 2024

The Twilight of the Republic meta has been taking form over the last few weeks. We are seeing the showcase prices adjust accordingly. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:30am EST. Full data set here. Current Top 10 Jango Fett pulled back a bit this week. Only two sales at $399 and $390. Seems like…

Meta Monday – December 2nd, 2024

December 2, 2024

Meta Snapshot Updates We’re not making any changes to our meta snapshot this week. It was a relatively light week for events on account of American Thanksgiving and they were all won by decks already on the meta snapshot. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I encourage all our readers to also check out SWU Competitive Hub, which does a…

Legendary Prices November 29, 2024

November 29, 2024

What’s changed in the Legendary card pricing over the past week? **Note: Pricing data is from TCGPlayer lowest listed cost just prior to the writing and posting of this article. Additional data here. Top of the Market Luke Skywalker stayed at the top of the list this week. The hyperspace version remains unchanged while the standard one comes in…

SWU Things to be Thankful For

November 28, 2024

As the US hits Thanksgiving this year there are many things related to Star Wars Unlimited to be thankful for. Here are some that are worth considering. Boba Suspension Having a healthy meta is good for any game. It may even be considered necessary. A few weeks ago on November 8, FFG took the step…

The Thanksgiving Special Year 2!

November 27, 2024

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving for Americans, so we figured now would be as good a time as ever to reflect on some of the things we’re already thankful for in almost a year of Star Wars Unlimited! We’ve taken turns passing the potatoes around, and then we’ve weighed in on each other’s callouts. Room at the…

Shootout : Dodonna Vs Yularen

November 27, 2024

The General versus The Admiral. We’ll consider the pros and cons of General Dodonna from Spark of the Rebellion and the new Admiral Yularen from Twilight of the Republic as they would relate to inclusion in a heroic leader deck. The quick tale of the tape lays out some simple stats where we can start.…

Cunning World of Pumps

November 26, 2024

The Cunning aspect can clearly be viewed as the one which could easily and directly use events to boost its units. All of these cards can be useful in the correct deck and they each boost the stats of a unit and most immediately trigger an attack of that unit. There are no clear “better”…

Showcase Pricing November 25, 2024

November 25, 2024

Big event in the UK and multiple other decent sized events around the World. Let’s take a look at the impact to Showcase pricing. ** Data gathered from TCGPlayer at ~7:30am EST. Full data set here. Current Top 10 Jango Fett maintains the top spot as most valuable showcase leader by price. He represented a…

Meta Monday – November 25th, 2024

November 25, 2024

Meta Snapshot Updates We’re not making any changes to our meta snapshot this week. This doesn’t mean there wasn’t tournament action, though! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This week, there was a major tournament in the UK with 201 players won by Bossk/Blue. Bossk was a major competitor in the Set 2 meta and that doesn’t seem to have…