Databank Download: Bo-Katan Kryze and Clan Kryze Mandalorians

SWP01Bo-Katan Kryze and Clan Kryze Mandalorians

Seeking allies against a common foe, Bo-Katan Kryze and the Clan Kryze Mandalorians take center stage in today’s Star Wars™: Shatterpoint Unit preview.

Formerly an influential member of Death Watch, Bo-Katan Kryze now seeks the destruction of the splinter group and the liberation of Mandalore from Lord Maul. The Clan Kryze Mandalorians are stoic and resolute warriors ready to fight for the cause at her side. In the wake of Maul’s hostile takeover of Death Watch, they sought the aid of Ahsoka Tano and took arms alongside the Galactic Republic, convincing them to send aid that would save her forces from a swift defeat on Mandalore.

Bo-Katan Kryze is a storied warrior who instills great confidence in the men and women who follow her into battle. Her Tactic ability, Pride of the Mandalore, allows an allied Mandalorian character to jump at the start of her activation. Using this ability strategically can help Bo-Katan to get the most out of the rest of her abilities or apply pressure to objectives, providing a lot of flexibility to a strike team that includes other Mandalorian Units.

Enemies of this Nite Owl would do well to remember that Mandalorians are Stronger Together. This ability appears on many Mandalorian Units and provides them a free focus action if a character in that Unit ends a move action within range 2 of another allied Mandalorian character. This action doesn’t count against the Unit’s two allowed actions for the activation, and helps these Units have a little more punch when they fight together. With the extra jump available from Jet Pack, Bo-Katan should be able to take advantage of this free action more often than not.

In spite of all the hardship that she has gone through, Bo-Katan holds onto her belief that Mandalore Will Survive – an ability that provides her extra opportunity to move and heal whenever she makes a focus action. Paired with her second Innate ability, Some of Us Serve a Higher Purpose – which provides nearby allied Mandalorian characters with both Protection and Steadfast – Bo-Katan can take the role of an exceptional support-focused Secondary Unit that helps her strike team stand strong on objectives and survive incoming fire.

Close Support is Bo-Katan Kryze’s Stance, providing formidable a Defense Expertise Chart, solid damage output, and a whopping three Shove results. On top of that, she has options for mobility and for shutting down the enemy’s approach – giving her tools for many varied situations. Bo-Katan has a point cost of 4, and can be fit into most squads, but definitely shines when she’s on the battlefield with other Mandalorian Units.

The Clan Kryze Mandalorians are also able to make use of Jet Pack for some extra mobility, and are more effective combatants when they fight together with other Mandalorians on account of their Mandalorians are Stronger Together ability. These particular troopers are also each outfitted with a Helmet Visor that provides extra value from focus actions by giving the Unit Sharpshooter [1].

Clan Kryze Mandalorians’ Stance, Skirmish Tactics, offers a lot of options as far as what goals they can accomplish with each attack. They are excellent at moving enemy characters off of objectives with their early Shove results, and can also various conditions with enough successes in their attack roll. Their point cost of 4 makes them a solid pick for any squad – and can be run as a self-sufficient Supporting Unit or accompanied by other Mandalorians to maximize the effectiveness of their Tag-based abilities.

That wraps up our look at Bo-Katan Kryze and the Clan Kryze Mandalorians!

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