Era of Myths & Legends - The Ronin
The Ronin is revealed as a new Dark Side unit for the Era of Myths & Legends, drawn from Star Wars: Visions. Tags: Dark Side, Attacker, Sith. He is a precise single-target Attacker who ramps up over the battle, designed for a Sith squad led by Darth Jar Jar, with listed synergies including Yoda (Dark Side Vision), Darth Maul, and Darth Sidious. His droid companion R5-D56 joins mid-battle as a summon.
- Wandering Steel Hums (Basic): Deals Physical damage and grants Offense Up for 1 turn. Each use increases Oaths Buried Beneath Silence's damage by 20% (max 100%) and gives R5-D56 10% Max Health (max 100%) for the battle. Guaranteed critical hit if the target is Shocked and a Gungan Sith is in the Leader slot.
- Oaths Buried Beneath Silence (Special, CD 3): Deals Physical damage; 300% more damage plus unavoidable, unresistable Armor Shred if the target has Resilient Defense or Taunt. Inflicts 2 stacks of undispellable, unresistable Bleed (max 6). Each use increases the Basic's damage by 100% (max 300%). Siphons Critical Damage from the target, with R5-D56 gaining the same amount.
- Mercy Left Behind (Unique, Zeta, Omicron): Starts battle with 10 stacks of Boiling Point, dispelling 1 per turn, plus 5 more with a Gungan Sith leader and 5 more with a Sith Healer ally; when it expires, R5-D56 is summoned. Grants +50% Critical Damage, Advantage when Manipulated enemies begin turns, stacking Critical Damage per enemy with Resilient Defense, Stealth, or Taunt, and 3 Siphon to both units on critical hits. On summon, The Ronin gains 30% Defense Penetration and Max Health and all Sith allies gain 100% bonus Protection for 1 turn. The Territory Wars Omicron (all allies non-Galactic Legend Sith) adds Speed and Offense boosts to the duo, Alert and Speed Up when attacking the enemy Leader slot, Siphon from Manipulated enemies, 50% Defense Penetration for allies with Emergency Powers, and stacking Max Health loss for Bleeding enemies who gain Resilient Defense, Stealth, or Taunt.
- Arc Jab (R5-D56 Basic): Deals Physical damage and Shocks the target for 1 turn; The Ronin gains Protection Up (50%) for 1 turn. Deals 100% more damage to Bleeding targets.
- Guided Payload (R5-D56 Special, CD 3): Deals Physical damage to all enemies, with an extra instance per enemy (max 6) with Resilient Defense, Stealth, or Taunt. Siphons Critical Chance from the target, shared with The Ronin, who also gains +50 Speed for the encounter. Inflicts a stack of Bleed (max 6).
- Follow the Blade (R5-D56 Unique): R5-D56 gains 25% Max Health and Protection per Sith ally and takes a bonus turn whenever The Ronin starts his turn. Gains a stack of Boil Over (max 10, +10% Offense each) whenever an enemy gains bonus Turn Meter; at 10 stacks, The Ronin gains a bonus turn and the stacks reset. As a summon, R5-D56 can't be revived, is barred from certain raids, and escapes if no other allies remain.