SWGOH news: omicron

A new Dark Side Attacker and Leader unit, The Stranger, is revealed for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, unlockable via Conquest. His kit focuses on instant defeats, bonus turns, and a new Cortosis Armor buff. His abilities scale with Speed, Max Health, and Defense Penetration, emphasizing an Acolyte-tagged team composition.

4-LOM is a Dark Side Bounty Hunter Support Leader Droid Scoundrel built around a new debuff, Corrupted Translation, that stacks up to three times. He synergizes with Zuckuss and assist-heavy Bounty Hunters, and unlocks via a Marquee event starting Tuesday October 21st at 11am Pacific.

The Era of Deadly Pursuit introduces The Stranger as a new Conquest character, with 4-LOM and Zuckuss as additional characters. The event features a new Era Battle called ANALYSIS / PARALYSIS set in Empire Strikes Back environments. The post details the rewards for both the Free and Episode Pass tracks, as well as the available items in the Episode Shipment.

This update introduces Captain Silvo to the game and makes Captain Ithano shards farmable from Fleet Battles 1-A (Hard). Kix is now available in Chromium Packs and Shipments, and Great Mothers has been added to Accelerated Characters. Several bug fixes and adjustments were also implemented.

Captain Silvo, a Dark Side Support and Leader, will be available on September 9th. He focuses on stealing and redirecting turn meter, and synergizes with Pirate allies, especially Galactic Legend Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka, for whom he is a requirement at Relic 7.

Vane, a new Dark Side Tank unit, is being added to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. He is a Pirate and Scoundrel who excels under Dark Side Pirate Leaders, becoming a resilient shield for his crew. His kit focuses on protecting allies, soaking damage, and gaining strength throughout battles, especially when paired with Galactic Legend Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka.

Brutus, a new Dark Side Attacker, Pirate, and Scoundrel, is revealed with his full kit. He excels with Dark Side Pirate Leaders, especially Galactic Legend Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka, gaining buffs and Profit when his leader takes damage. Brutus will be unlockable via a Marquee event starting August 12th and is a Relic 7 requirement for GL Hondo.

Today's SWGOH update adds Scorch to Dark Side Hard Mode, accelerates Death Trooper, and fixes several bugs. Adjustments were made to Wampa's Omicron, CX-2's taunt ignore, GM's stats, Baylan's description, and Jedi Master Mace Windu's leader ability.

A new Light Side Healer, Kix, is announced, joining the Pirate, Clone Trooper, and Scoundrel categories. He specializes in healing and reviving Pirate allies, with mechanics centered around a new Profit buff and stealing enemy buffs. Kix will be available via a Marquee Event starting July 29th.

Maz Kanata is a new Light Side, Leader, Support, Pirate, Scoundrel, Smuggler, and Unaligned Force User unit unlocking via Conquest. She introduces a new stealing mechanic, focusing on Profit and Stealth, and is designed as a Pirate leader. Her kit includes abilities that dispel debuffs, call assists, steal Profit, and provide various stat bonuses and unique mechanics, especially in Grand Arenas and against Sith enemies.

Quiggold, a Dark Side Tank, Pirate, and Scoundrel, is revealed with an Order 66 Raid tag. He unlocks via a Marquee event on July 15 and is required at Relic 5 for Galactic Legend Hondo. His kit features synergy with Captain Ithano and other Pirates, including Taunt stealing, buff stealing, and a Territory Battle Omicron focused on Pirate survivability.

Captain Ithano, a Dark Side Pirate and Scoundrel Attacker, is revealed as a new unit and leader for the Pirate faction. He introduces the "Stealing" mechanic and interacts with "Profit" stacks. His kit focuses on inflicting debuffs, stealing buffs, and gaining Foresight and Offense Up. He is a required unit for Galactic Legend Pirate King Hondo Ohnaka.

A new "Era of Piracy" content update for Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes introduces Hondo Ohnaka as a Galactic Legend. The update also features new units, an "Era Battle" mode, and various in-game resources available through a new episode pass system.

Jedi Master Mace Windu is a new Light Side Attacker and Leader with Galactic Republic, Jedi, and Jedi Vanguard categories. He introduces the new Investigation and Revealed mechanics. He will be unlockable via a Legendary event requiring Relic 5 marquee units from the Era of Revenge of the Sith, starting June 24. Aayla Secura receives a new Unique ability with this release.

Temple Guard, a new Galactic Republic Jedi Tank, is revealed. They focus on Critical Avoidance Up and Taunting, with abilities that scale with Relic levels and ally composition. Temple Guard is required for unlocking Jedi Master Mace Windu at Relic 5.

Padawan Obi-Wan has been added to Accelerated Characters. Jar Jar Binks is permanently available in the Journey Guide. CC-1119 "Appo" is now in Chromium Packs and Shipments, and Crosshair (Scarred) shards are farmable from Light Side 7-9 Hard. Several bug fixes and adjustments were made to character abilities and datacrons, including fixes for Bad Batch Echo, General Kenobi, Lord Vader, CX-2, Master Qui-Gon, Jocasta Nu, Enfys Nest, Kanan Jarrus, and Disguised Clone Trooper.

RC-1262 "Scorch" is a new Dark Side Tank unit, unlocking via Marquee event on May 20. He introduces the Bulwark buff and is required at Relic 5 for Jedi Master Mace Windu. His kit synergizes with Lord Vader and the reworked Grand Moff Tarkin, particularly in Grand Arenas.

Grand Moff Tarkin received an update, specifically designed to provide a secondary Dark Side Clone Trooper leader option, particularly for 3v3 Grand Arenas. His kit was revised for modern clarity, damage types standardized to Special, and his Basic, first Special, and Leader abilities gained new synergies with Dark Side Clone Troopers and Empire allies. A new 3v3 Omicron was added to his Leader ability.

Today's update announces SM-33 as a new Conquest unit and the addition of a 'Pirate' tag. Disguised Clone Trooper Wrecker (Mercenary) shards are now farmable from Dark Side 6-A Hard, and General Hux shards moved to Galactic War Shipments. Several bug fixes and adjustments were implemented, including a cost reduction for a CX-2 Omicron ability.

A new Dark Side Support unit, Disguised Clone Trooper, is coming to SWGOH. He specializes in debuffs, bonus turns for allies under Lord Vader, and has a Territory Wars Omicron that significantly impacts Order 66 mechanics. He requires Relic 5 to unlock Jedi Master Mace Windu.