SWGOH news from Capital Games

Grogu & Anzellans is a Light side Healer with Mandalorian, New Republic, and Unaligned Force User tags. The kit applies Off Balance, Force Influence, and Ability Block, equalizes Health, grants Heal Over Time, Dramatic Entrance, Retribution, and conditional New Republic benefits including Stun and Daze dispels. Marquee begins June 30th at 11am Pacific.

A minor Server Update on 05/26/2026 keeps the game in compliance with Brazilian law. Underage players (under 18 years old) playing in Brazil will have chat disabled and will temporarily see the message, "This feature unlocks at Player Level 999," when interacting with chat.

A new Questline has been added to improve the Returning User Experience, providing short, mid, and long-term goals for returning players. Quality of Life updates include batch upgrading for Relic levels and a new warning message in Territory Battles for platooning characters used in Special Missions.

The 5/13/2026 update adds Cinta, Vel, Kleya, KX Enforcer Droid, Dedra, and Major Partagaz to Shipments, makes Kleya farmable from Light Side 8-F Hard, and ships a long list of bug fixes centered on Major Partagaz's leader and unique abilities, plus assorted node, quest, and ability corrections.

Hotfix notes for May 8, 2026. The 90% Milestone of Tier 2 for all Coliseum Bosses has been updated to grant the correct rewards upon completion.

Upcoming kit changes update Gungan Phalanx's Omicron to Territory Wars with reduced values, gate Ezra Bridger (Exile)'s power behind a full Spectre squad with a kit rework, give GL Ahsoka counterattack True damage and Blind immunity, and restrict Merrin's Omicron to matches without Galactic Legends. Relic and Omicron investments on affected units will be reset and refunded.

Compensation will be provided for players who missed out on Cassian Andor shards due to an issue. The specific compensation details will be shared closer to the distribution date, which is expected within the next few weeks.

A May the 4th celebration includes daily rewards, a web store calendar, a large inbox gift with shards, omicrons, zetas, and credits. Special crystal deals, returning and new Lightspeed Bundles, and bonus drop events are also available. A packed schedule of Era Assaults and Assault Battles runs from May 4th to May 18th.

Capital Games announced its 2026 Extra Life charity event series, supporting UC Davis Children's Hospital through Children's Miracle Network. Instead of one long stream, there will be multiple smaller streams throughout the year. Players can donate on Tiltify to receive in-game rewards like portraits, titles, and resources at $25, $50, and $100 donation tiers.

A hotfix addresses Marquee character advancement, Era merchandise, and Coliseum progression. Players over level 20 will receive Era materials, and those who purchased specific bundles or completed the Cassian Journey Guide will get make-goods. Coliseum issues are being compensated with Era Shipment Currency.

After investigating reports, a lack of Era Resource issue has been identified, and additional materials will be provided in the upcoming hotfix. Players who purchased impacted merch after today's release will be compensated with Crystals. Fixes for this and Coliseum are targeted for tomorrow. Compensation distribution is still in progress.

A May the 4th Star Wars trivia celebration has been announced, hosted in partnership with the Events Server on Discord. Two time slots will run on May 4th: one for the EU time zone and one for the USA time zone, giving players a chance to showcase their Star Wars knowledge.

The team is aware of the Coliseum bug and is working on a hotfix as soon as possible. Regarding the Era level recipes, the team is aware and will let this ride, as it will correct itself with the next Era.

The 4-29-2026 update teases a new Coliseum boss, the Krayt Dragon, coming soon. New Feats of Daring Combatants are added for Andor, ISB, Darth Revan, and Luminara Unduli. Darth Vader (Duel's End) shards are now farmable from Dark Side Battles 9-F (Hard), and Disguised Clone Trooper joins the Accelerated Characters list. Several bug fixes and adjustments are included.

A Q/A form has been released for player questions. Several known issues will be addressed in an upcoming update, including problems with Ship and Mod Battles' last played node, the Challenges badge, Guild Events table label, and Total Era Level progress bar.

Four new characters are previewed: R5-D4, Zeb Orrelios (New Republic Pilot), Captain Carson Teva, and Snowtrooper Commander. Kit details for each, including abilities, synergies, and unique mechanics, are provided.

Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is receiving a major visual and functional refresh including updates to the Cantina interface, campaign restructuring with new battles and rewards, farming node adjustments, and economy changes. Several characters are also becoming farmable for the first time.

The May the 4th update introduces Cantina 2.0 with visual and content overhauls for Campaigns and Mods. Era system changes include increased levels, currency, and Relic conversion. Loaned Units will be added to Coliseum, and future updates will bring Overcharge, Era Arena, and a Training Mode replacing Squad Arena.

Today's update for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes was a backend update. It prepares for a near future game update.

Inquisitor Barriss shards are now available from Dark Side Battles 4-C (Hard). Fragmented and Incomplete Signal Data have been added to Guild Events. Several bug fixes and adjustments were also implemented for various characters and game modes.