SWGOH news from Capital Games

This post answers community questions about Padawan Sabine Wren's kit and tag interactions. It clarifies how Off Balance stacks and functions, confirms the doubling of stats for Spectre allies, and details her synergy with Light Side Mandalorians and Unaligned Force Users.

Today's update adds Padawan Sabine Wren and reveals the third set of Galactic Legend Ahsoka Tano requirements. Several fixes were also implemented, including issues with TIE Dagger, Fifth Brother, and ally TIE fighters gaining Marked.

A new character, Padawan Sabine Wren, is being introduced to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. She is an Attacker and a prerequisite for Galactic Legend Ahsoka Tano. Her kit features a new debuff called Off Balance and mechanics that interact with Force Connection stacks and Spectre allies.

The November 1, 2024 update was a backend patch that addressed an issue with the Grand Arena Championships store and updated Galactic Challenge feats for a future event. No client update was required, and no new content was added.

A Q&A clarifies Baylan Skoll's kit, team composition, and unlock. Event cadence is roughly every three months, unlock is at 7-stars, and full shards require completing the battle three times. Answers cover Soldier of Fortune stacking, Leader ability interactions, Mercenary synergies, and several specific ability rulings.

A change to Galactic Legend battles was implemented today. Players will no longer lose tickets when they lose a Galactic Legend battle that requires tickets.

This update introduces Baylan Skoll, makes Marrok available in Chromium Packs, and adds Great Mothers to Cantina 8-E. IG-12 is now accelerated, and Galactic Legend tickets are no longer lost on a battle loss. Several bug fixes are included, and a known issue regarding TIE Dagger's ability description is noted.

The TIE Dagger's "Eradicate the Weak" crew ability has been updated with two changes. Max Protection gain per Sith ally was increased from 20% to 40%, and a new effect was added to prevent enemy Dark Side Ships from gaining Turn Meter if the allied Capital Ship is Sith.

Baylan Skoll, a Dark Side Tank, Leader, Mercenary, and Unaligned Force User, is introduced as an Epic Confrontation character. His event begins on October 31st at 11 AM Pacific and requires Grand Admiral Thrawn, Great Mothers, Marrok, Morgan Elsbeth, and Shin Hati at Relic 7. His kit focuses on gaining and utilizing "Soldier of Fortune" stacks for himself and Mercenary allies, with specific abilities for Grand Arenas.

A Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes stream event is scheduled for tonight at 7 PM PT on Twitch to support Extra Life. The developers will play the game Mysterium and encourage donations.

Capital Games has reviewed Executor vs. Leviathan fleet matchups, finding a specific Executor fleet overperforming against a Leviathan build optimized for mirror matches. No direct changes to Punishing One are planned. Instead, TIE Dagger will receive buffs to improve its performance in Leviathan mirror matches and against Executor/Punishing One fleets.

A short, cryptic poem was posted, referencing two pairs and a chase, with themes of partnership, pursuit, and treachery. It contains no explicit game information, character names, or release dates.

A survey has been made available to players, which contains a single question. Players are asked to complete this survey.

Capital Games is aware that Executor fleets with Punishing One are beating Leviathans in Fleet Arena. An investigation is underway to determine if any action is needed regarding these matchups.

This update makes Captain Enoch shards farmable from Light Side 8-C Hard and Shin Hati available in Chromium Packs. The Punishing One event begins tomorrow. Several bugs were fixed, including Executor's Ultimate cooldown from Breach and a Gungan Boomadier turn-meter issue. The Shield Generator summoned by Boss Nass now displays its 1 Health and clarifies it has no Protection.

The Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes developer post reveals the abilities of the new ship, Punishing One. Key features include inflicting Deathmark, stealing Stealth, out-of-turn attacks, and bonuses when deployed with Bounty Hunter allies.

A developer Q&A addresses player questions about Marrok. It clarifies his tags, kit mechanics, mod recommendations, and the utility of his omicron ability. Specific interactions with Purge, percentage-based health damage, and revive mechanics are detailed.

A 1,000 Crystal Trove Pack has been added to the in-game store. Players can purchase it to receive various rewards.

Due to a game crash issue caused by audio, the Marrok Marquee Event is postponed to Tuesday, October 8th. A hotfix to address the audio issue is planned for today, October 2nd, around 5 PM PT.

This update makes Death Trooper (Peridea) farmable and adds Paz Vizsla to accelerated characters. Great Mothers is now available in Chromium Packs and Shipments. Several bugs were fixed, including infinite turn meter loops involving Rebel Officer Leia Organa and Eeth Koth's datacron, and issues with Great Mothers' abilities.