Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has found a wonderfully strange way to upgrade Commander Luke Skywalker: give him the earlier version of himself that George Lucas discarded before filming began. Starkiller (Luke Concept) is not Galen Marek from The Force Unleashed. He is the early Luke Starkiller concept turned into a Light Side Support unit for Rebel teams. His kit is designed specifically for Commander Luke Skywalker, bringing Shared Fate, mass Ability Block, cooldown manipulation, Turn Meter control, and a Grand Arena Omicron. Starkiller (Luke Concept) at a Glance Alignment: Light SideRole: SupportTags: Rebel, Unaligned Force UserBest leader: Commander Luke SkywalkerPrimary mechanic: Shared FateOmicron mode: Grand Arena He is not intended as a flexible Rebel plug-in. Most of his strongest effects require Commander Luke in the Leader slot and no Galactic Legend allies. Best Starkiller (Luke Concept) Team The most natural squad is: Commander Luke Skywalker, Starkiller (Luke Concept), Han…
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SWGOH Jaxxon Kit Guide: Best Team, Abilities, Omicron, and How He Works
Jaxxon has arrived in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes as a Light Side Attacker built for Prepared Scoundrel and Smuggler teams. Yes, the green rabbit from the old Marvel comics now has a Territory Battles Omicron. Star Wars has completed another perfectly normal lap around the sun. This guide covers Jaxxon’s best team, recommended mods, ability priorities, battle strategy, and whether his Omicron deserves your increasingly endangered materials. Jaxxon at a Glance Role: AttackerAlignment: Light SideTags: Mercenary, Scoundrel, SmugglerCore mechanic: PreparedBest partner: Any version of Lando CalrissianOmicron mode: Territory Battles Jaxxon is designed to attack repeatedly, feed Turn Meter to Prepared allies, and grow more dangerous through consecutive critical hits. He strongly prefers an all-Scoundrel squad. Mixing factions means leaving an important part of his unique ability sitting unused, which is generally frowned upon by both strategists and rabbits carrying blasters. Best Jaxxon Team The most natural starting squad is:…
SWGOH The Ronin Kit Guide: Best Team, Abilities, Omicron, and How He Works
The Ronin is coming to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, and he might be the coolest character in the entire Myths & Legends rollout. Darth Jar Jar is funnier. Mara Jade Skywalker has the Legends weight. Jaxxon is pure old-comic chaos. But The Ronin brings something different to the holotable: Star Wars: Visions energy, Sith synergy, a summoned droid, Bleed pressure, Critical Damage scaling, and a Territory Wars Omicron that looks built for players who enjoy making Sith teams more annoying than legally necessary. The official The Ronin kit reveal from EA puts him inside the new Myths & Legends era, while the The Ronin unit data on SWGOH.GG shows a Dark Side Sith Attacker with a strange little engine built around Boiling Point, R5-D56, Bleed, Siphon, and enemies hiding behind Taunt, Stealth, or Resilient Defense. Translation: he is not here to politely tap someone with a lightsaber. He is…
SWGOH Mara Jade Skywalker Kit Guide: Best Team, Abilities, Omicron, and How She Works
Mara Jade Skywalker is coming to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, and this version is not just here for Legends nostalgia. She looks built to make Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker nastier, faster, harder to shut down, and much more annoying in Grand Arena. Which is exactly the kind of sentence that makes SWGOH players start checking their Omicron stash with regret. As part of the new Myths & Legends era, EA has revealed Mara Jade Skywalker’s kit, and the headline is simple: this is a Light Side Jedi Attacker designed around out-of-turn attacks, Jedi synergy, Defense Down, Stagger, bonus turns, and a very specific relationship with Jedi Knight Luke. This guide breaks down what she does, where she fits, which abilities matter, and why her Grand Arena Omicron could become a serious problem. Mara Jade Skywalker Quick Overview Mara Jade Skywalker is a later Legends-era version of Mara Jade: former…
Darth Jar Jar Is Coming to SWGOH, and the Meme Has Officially Won
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has done it. The meme is real. Darth Jar Jar is coming to SWGOH as part of the new Myths & Legends era, and somewhere in the galaxy, a thousand ancient Reddit threads just ignited at once. This is not just another “haha wouldn’t it be funny if…” moment. The character is now listed in the game’s Myths & Legends rollout, with Darth Jar Jar appearing on SWGOH.GG as a Dark Side Leader, Support, Gungan, and Sith unit. Yes. Sith. Jar Jar. Welcome to the stupidest timeline. Also possibly the most entertaining one. Darth Jar Jar Was Always Too Powerful to Stay a Joke Forever The Darth Jar Jar theory has been around forever. The basic version is simple: what if Jar Jar Binks was not just an awkward Gungan with suspicious luck, but secretly a dark-side mastermind hiding in plain sight? Was it ever…
SWGOH’s Myths & Legends Era Is Bringing Darth Jar Jar, Mara Jade Skywalker, and Pure Chaos
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes appears to have looked at the entire Star Wars timeline, shrugged, and chosen violence. A new Myths & Legends era is coming to SWGOH, and the character list is genuinely ridiculous in the best possible way: Darth Jar Jar, Mara Jade Skywalker, The Ronin, Starkiller / Luke Concept, Jaxxon, Stormtrooper Concept, and Yoda, Dark Side Vision. That is not a normal roster update. That is a Star Wars fever dream with mods. Darth Jar Jar Is the Headline, Obviously Let’s not pretend otherwise. The second Darth Jar Jar appears in a Galaxy of Heroes announcement, everything else has to wait in line. This is one of the longest-running Star Wars jokes, theories, memes, and “what if George Lucas was secretly cooking?” ideas in the fandom. And now he is apparently walking into SWGOH like this was always inevitable. Honestly, for this game? It kind of…
Rotta the Hutt Kit Guide: Why the Light Side Hutt Cartel Thing Actually Makes Sense
Rotta the Hutt should probably not make sense as a Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes unit. He was introduced as Jabba’s kidnapped child in The Clone Wars, spent years as a trivia answer with slime, and somehow now arrives on the Holotables as a Light Side Leader, Attacker, and Hutt Cartel character. That sounds ridiculous. Which means, naturally, his kit is actually kind of interesting. EA’s official Rotta the Hutt kit reveal frames him as no longer the helpless child from the Clone Wars era. This is an older Rotta, built around spectacle, raw power, and arena-brawler energy. The important design note is that Rotta can lead the Hutt Cartel, but he is also designed to fight alone. So yes, this is a Hutt Cartel character with solo gladiator potential. Welcome to Galaxy of Heroes. Please leave logic at the loading screen. Rotta’s Role: Leader, Attacker, Hutt Cartel Rotta’s tags…
Rotta the Hutt Has Arrived in Galaxy of Heroes, and Somehow He’s a Gladiator Now
Rotta the Hutt is back, and he is no longer just Jabba’s kidnapped baby from The Clone Wars. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has revealed Rotta as a new Light Side Leader, Attacker, and Hutt Cartel unit, and the whole thing is weird enough to work. EA’s official kit reveal frames him as older, tougher, and built around a gladiator-style identity rather than the helpless infant most players remember. (forums.ea.com) Yes, Light Side. Yes, Hutt Cartel. Yes, apparently we are doing arena-slug energy now. Rotta Is Not a Joke Unit The interesting part is that Rotta’s kit is not just a meme with stats attached. He is built around Bleed, Off Balance, Thermal Detonators, and Hutt Cartel synergy. His abilities can apply nasty debuffs, trigger Bleed stacks, detonate Thermal Detonators, and create the kind of ugly pressure that makes Holotable fights spiral fast. Which honestly feels right. Hutt Cartel teams…
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Update 7-8-2026: GAC Moves, Partagaz Farms, and Grogu Gets a Fix
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has a smaller update today, but there are still a few changes worth catching before you jump back into the usual ritual of farming, gearing, losing patience, and pretending the next relic level is totally reasonable. The headline change is for Grand Arena Championship. GAC is being moved forward by one day for the Era rollover, and this is not a one-time schedule shuffle. According to the update notes, this is a permanent change going forward. Major Partagaz Is Now Farmable The biggest roster note is that Major Partagaz shards are now farmable from Light Side Battles 7-E Hard. That is good news for players working on their Andor-era collection or anyone who has been waiting for Partagaz to move out of the “nice character, annoying access” zone. Hard node farming is still the familiar slow grind, but at least now there is a clear…
Galaxy of Heroes Update 6-29-2026 Fixes Krayt Dragon Textures, Rotta Materials, and Some Confused Clone Troopers
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has received a small update for June 29, 2026, and this one is very much a “clean up the strange stuff” patch. No giant new character reveal. No massive raid overhaul. No galactic economic disaster disguised as a balance change. Just a pink Krayt Dragon, a few text fixes, a Rotta the Hutt materials issue, and some Clone Troopers who apparently got very confused about which war they were supposed to be fighting. Honestly, that is still more entertaining than half the galaxy’s political speeches. The Krayt Dragon Is No Longer Pink The funniest fix in the update is probably the Krayt Dragon texture issue. According to the patch notes, the Krayt Dragon was showing a pink texture, which is exactly the kind of visual bug that sounds less like a terrifying desert monster and more like someone accidentally unlocked the “premium festival skin.” That…
Which Star Wars Game Should You Play Next? Take the Quiz
There are a lot of Star Wars games. That sounds obvious until you actually start looking at the full list and realize the franchise has tried almost everything. Space sims. RPGs. shooters. MMOs. mobile squad builders. podracing. Jedi action games. tactical commandos. open-world scoundrel adventures. Even the occasional game that feels like it was designed during a very long meeting with three lightsabers and no adult supervision. So which Star Wars game should you play next? That depends on what kind of chaos you want. Do you want moral choices and ancient Sith problems? Do you want to spend 90 hours in an MMO and call it “just checking my character”? Do you want to parry stormtroopers with dignity? Do you want to crash into a wall at podracing speed and pretend it was strategy? Good news. There is probably a Star Wars game for that. Before you start, you…
SWGOH Update 6-24-2026 Just Made Dedra Meero Farmable
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has dropped another small-but-annoyingly-important update, which means exactly one thing: Someone’s farming plan just got worse. The headline from the June 24, 2026 update is simple enough. Dedra Meero shards are now farmable from Dark Side Battles 8-E Hard. That is the kind of sentence that looks harmless until you remember how Galaxy of Heroes actually works. Nothing is ever just “farmable.” It is a new daily obligation, a new energy sink, and a fresh reason to stare at your roster while quietly negotiating with yourself. Do you need Dedra now? Probably. Do you have the energy? Of course not. This is the Holotable. Suffering is part of the interface. Dedra Meero Enters the Farm List Dedra Meero becoming farmable matters because she is one of those characters who feels perfectly built for Galaxy of Heroes: ruthless, efficient, unpleasantly competent, and exactly the kind of…
Leia (Jedi Training) Is Coming to Galaxy of Heroes, and Jedi Master Luke Just Got Interesting Again
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has revealed Leia (Jedi Training), and this is not just another “here is a familiar character, please open your crystal wallet” moment. Well, okay, it is still Galaxy of Heroes. The crystal wallet is always somewhere in the room, breathing heavily. But this kit is interesting because Leia (Jedi Training) is clearly designed to solve one of the game’s long-running roster problems: Jedi Master Luke Skywalker has needed a proper lifter for a while, and Capital Games appears to have handed him one with a lightsaber, Jedi Lessons, and absolutely no patience for slow battles. According to EA’s official kit reveal, Leia (Jedi Training) is a Light Side Attacker with the Jedi tag. More importantly, almost everything in her kit starts getting much nastier when Jedi Master Luke Skywalker is in the Leader slot. That is the headline. Not “new Leia.” “JML players, please sit…
The Best Star Wars Games to Play With Friends in 2026: Co-Op, Multiplayer, Couch and Online Picks
Some Star Wars games are perfect solo experiences. You sit alone, choose the dark side “just to see what happens,” and suddenly your Jedi has become a walking HR complaint with lightning hands. But Star Wars is also brilliant with friends. Sometimes that means online squads. Sometimes it means couch co-op. Sometimes it means MMO guild nights. Sometimes it means one person flying an X-wing directly into a Star Destroyer while insisting, very loudly, that “the controls are weird.” So if you are looking for the best Star Wars games to play with friends, this guide breaks down the strongest options in 2026. Not just the best Star Wars games overall. The best ones for co-op, multiplayer, couch chaos, online battles, long-term guilds, strategy nights, space dogfights, and friendship-ending hero picks. You can also explore the wider history of playable Star Wars in our Complete List of All Star Wars…
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes Was Announced 11 Years Ago, and Somehow It Became the Mobile Game That Wouldn’t Die
On June 15, 2015, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes was announced to the world. At the time, it sounded like exactly the kind of thing Star Wars fans had learned to treat with cautious optimism and one eyebrow raised: a mobile collectible RPG built around assembling teams of heroes, villains, ships, factions, and deep-cut characters from across the galaxy. Eleven years later, the punchline is obvious. This thing did not just survive. It became one of the longest-running, strangest, most stubbornly successful Star Wars games ever made. Nobody Expected It to Last This Long Back in 2015, mobile Star Wars games did not exactly feel like guaranteed legacy material. Some were fun. Some were temporary. Some vanished into the same digital pit where old app-store games go to become trivia questions. Galaxy of Heroes could easily have been another one of those. Instead, it became a daily ritual for a…
Galaxy of Heroes Extra Life Stream Shows the Holotable Can Still Do Good
Most Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes updates are about shards, kits, omicrons, datacrons, and the sacred art of wondering why your opponent somehow took twelve turns before you blinked. But the next SWGOH event is about something a little bigger than the holotable. Capital Games is teaming up with Extra Life for another charity stream, helping raise money for UC Davis Children’s Hospital through Children’s Miracle Network. According to EA’s official announcement, the campaign has already raised $87,875 so far, with the next stream scheduled for June 11, 2026, from 2-4 PM PT. That is a pretty solid reminder that this community can do more than argue about turn order. Although, realistically, it will still do that too. Galaxy of Heroes Is Changing Its Extra Life Format The biggest change this year is the format. Instead of one giant marathon event, Capital Games says the 2026 Extra Life effort is…
Galaxy of Heroes Update 6-10-2026 Makes Cinta Kaz Farmable and Fixes a Lot of Weird Kit Issues
The latest Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes update is not the kind of patch that arrives with fireworks, a new Galactic Legend, and half the holotable screaming. But it does have something players always care about: a new farm, an accelerated character, and a surprisingly long list of fixes for abilities that were not behaving the way their descriptions promised. According to EA’s official Galaxy of Heroes Update 6-10-2026, the two headline items are simple: Depa Billaba is now accelerated, and Cinta Kaz shards are now farmable from Dark Side Battles 6-F Hard. For collectors and roster planners, that is the part that matters immediately. Cinta Kaz Is Now Farmable Cinta Kaz moving to Dark Side Battles 6-F Hard gives players a clear farming path instead of waiting around like a moisture farmer watching clouds do absolutely nothing. That is especially useful for players building around newer faction pieces and…
EA Star Wars Launches Official Discord, but Battlefront Fans Notice One Big Absence
EA Star Wars has launched an official Discord server, giving players a new central place to follow and discuss the publisher’s current Star Wars games. The server, promoted through EA Star Wars’ official social channels, includes spaces for Star Wars Jedi, Star Wars Zero Company, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, and Star Wars: The Old Republic. That lineup makes sense. It also leaves one very loud absence. Where is Star Wars Battlefront? The Missing Battlefront Channel Is the Story At launch, the official EA Star Wars Discord appears focused on the active and currently supported corners of EA’s Star Wars lineup. Zero Company is the obvious new push, Galaxy of Heroes keeps rolling, The Old Republic is still alive after all these years, and the Jedi series remains one of EA’s biggest modern Star Wars success stories. But Battlefront is different. Official support for Battlefront II ended years ago, yet…
Colonel Ward Joins Galaxy of Heroes as a New Republic Punisher
The New Republic squad in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is getting another very specific kind of problem-solver: Colonel Ward, a Light Side Support unit built to expose enemies, punish bad targeting, and make counterattacks much nastier. EA and Capital Games have revealed the full kit for Colonel Ward in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, confirming her as a Light Side Support character in the New Republic faction. And she is clearly not here to stand in the back and politely cheer. Colonel Ward is designed to slot into the New Republic squad led by Captain Carson Teva, where her job is to make enemies pay for hiding, attacking the wrong targets, or trying to work around Taunt. A Support Unit Built Around Punishment Ward’s kit is all about pressure through debuffs. Her basic ability, A180 Blaster Pistol, deals Physical damage and inflicts Evasion Down. If it is Ward’s turn,…
Rotta the Hutt Is Coming to Galaxy of Heroes, and He’s Not a Baby Anymore
Rotta the Hutt is no longer just the kidnapped Huttlet from The Clone Wars. In Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, he has grown into a full arena bruiser, complete with axes, attitude, and a kit that looks designed to make Grand Arena players deeply uncomfortable. EA and Capital Games have officially revealed the full kit for Rotta the Hutt, confirming him as a Light Side Leader, Attacker, and Hutt Cartel unit. That combination is already unusual, but the real hook is even better: Rotta can lead the Hutt Cartel, but his kit clearly wants him to shine as a solo gladiator. This is not just Jabba’s kid all grown up. This is Rotta stepping into the arena and making the family business look almost subtle. Rotta the Hutt Is No Longer the Helpless Huttlet The official kit reveal frames Rotta as a character who has moved far beyond his Clone…
Galaxy of Heroes Turns Grogu and the Anzellans Into Tactical Chaos
Grogu is officially back on the Holotables, and this time he brought mechanics, snacks, and what appears to be a small hovercraft full of bad decisions. EA and Capital Games have revealed the kit for Grogu & Anzellans, a new Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes unit inspired by Grogu’s recent adventures alongside the tiny droidsmiths. According to the official kit reveal on the EA Forums, the unit arrives as a Light Side Healer with Mandalorian, New Republic, and Unaligned Force User tags. So yes, this is not just “cute Grogu in vehicle” content. This is “cute Grogu in vehicle who may quietly ruin your enemy’s turn plan” content. A Healer With Annoying Little Teeth Grogu & Anzellans are built around healing, durability, debuffs, and New Republic synergy. The unit’s basic ability, Good Shot, Baby!, deals only 1 True damage, which sounds hilarious until the rest of the kit starts making…
Galaxy of Heroes Disables Chat for Underage Players in Brazil
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has received a small server update with one very specific purpose: legal compliance in Brazil. According to the official EA Forums update, underage players in Brazil, meaning players under 18, will now have chat disabled in-game. When they try to interact with chat, they will temporarily see the message: “This feature unlocks at Player Level 999.” No, that does not appear to be a real new level cap. It is just a very Galaxy of Heroes way of saying the feature is unavailable. A Small Patch With a Legal Reason There are no character changes, balance tweaks, new events, or surprise kit reworks in this update. EA says the change was made to remain compliant with Brazilian law. For most players outside Brazil, nothing changes. For younger Brazilian players, however, in-game chat will now be unavailable. That could affect guild communication for some players, though…
Galaxy of Heroes Just Made Returning to the Holotable Less Painfu
Coming back to Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes after a long break can feel like opening a closet and being attacked by five years of laundry. Characters. Relics. Events. Currencies. Datacrons. Territory Battles. Quest tabs. Shops. Shards. Mods. More mods. The other mods you forgot existed. That one squad you were definitely building before life happened. Capital Games seems to know this, because the latest Galaxy of Heroes update is aimed directly at returning players. EA has announced an Improved Returning User Experience, built around a new questline designed to help lapsed players re-acclimate to the Holotable with clearer short, mid, and long-term goals. In plain Basic: if you have a friend who quit SWGOH and now panics when they see the home screen, the game is trying to make that return less terrifying. Returning Players Get a New Path Back In The headline feature is a revamped returning user…
Galaxy of Heroes Just Made Kleya Farmable in a Very Andor-Heavy Update
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes has dropped another update, and this one is basically a quiet little ISB paperwork bomb. The headline for most players is simple: Kleya shards are now farmable from Light Side Battles 8-F (Hard). That instantly makes one of the newer Andor-era characters much easier to plan around, instead of leaving her floating in the awkward “nice unit, but when can I actually farm this?” zone. But Kleya is not alone. The update also adds Cinta, Vel, Kleya, KX Enforcer Droid, Dedra, and Major Partagaz to Shipments, giving players more ways to chase the expanding Andor and ISB roster. Apparently the Rebellion and the Imperial Security Bureau both filed their Holotable paperwork on the same day. Efficient. Slightly terrifying. Kleya Finally Enters the Farm Kleya becoming farmable is the big practical change here. She can now be found on Light Side Battles 8-F (Hard), which means…