This expansion allows players to add a unit of BX-Series Droid Commandos and an optional BX-Series Droid Commando Strike Team as a Special Forces option to their Separatist Alliance army.
This product contains the previously released SWL72 BX-Series Droid Commandos miniatures with updated rules in the new multilingual format. Updates SWL72 BX-Series Droid Commando unit with current game rules and in multilingual format.
Ideal choice for Separatist Alliance armies looking for a disruptive and agile special forces option.
Features a number of build options including blasters, vibroswords, and deflector shields.
Includes two units, the standard Commando Droid unit and a two-droid Strike Team unit that can accompany the parent unit.
BX-series Droid Commandos were genuinely one of the most formidable enemies the Republic faced during the Clone Wars, and a massive leap above the bumbling B1 battle droids they fought alongside. Designed for infiltration and action behind enemy lines, they were ruthless, lethal, and adaptive - the bane of Republic clone troopers - capable of putting even a Jedi on the back foot and matching some of the most skilled clones in the field.
What made them so dangerous was the combination of physical capability and intelligence. They were extremely agile and acrobatic, moving and reacting far faster than standard battle droids, and could even continue fighting after sustaining serious damage - such as having their legs sliced off with a lightsaber - something that would instantly finish a B1. They were skilled in melee combat with vibroswords, capable of leaping and contorting their bodies to dodge blaster fire, and strong enough that one was recorded lifting Clone Captain Rex off the ground by his neck.
They were equipped with heuristic processors and memory banks loaded with complex military tactics, programmed to operate in small groups of three to six, allowing them to execute precise strikes rather than relying on the overwhelming numbers strategy of standard droid armies. They proved a match for ARC troopers and Jedi alike, and displayed mastery of blasters, melee weapons, and explosives.
