“How we choose to fight is just as important as what we fight for.”

~ Ezra Bridger, Star Wars Rebels ~

From the Clone Wars to the rise of the First Order, the Star Wars galaxy is in a perpetual state of turmoil. When villains look to impose their oppressive wills upon the galaxy, heroes will dutifully rise to defend their freedoms, even if it means war.

Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce Empire at War, the third set of booster packs for Star Wars: Destiny! Empire at War emulates the chaos found in the Star Wars galaxy during its darkest times with themes that disrupt your opponent’s board and decimates their best laid plans. These new cards will focus on taking core concepts of Star Wars: Destiny and throwing them into the chaos of war.

Just like how Spirit of Rebellion brought the characters of Rogue One to players’ games, Empire at War brings the thrilling action of Star Wars Rebels to the tabletop. Join the crew of the Ghost and their adversaries as they join the epic duels taking place across every era of the Star Wars saga.

~ A Master Strategist ~

Among the Empire’s Grand Admirals, few are as talented or efficient as Thrawn. Hunting down the Empire’s enemies and besting them through studying their own culture and art, Thrawn is one of the fiercest assets Emperor Palpatine has under his command.

Now, Thrawn brings his strategic mind to Destiny for the first time. At fourteen points for a normal version or seventeen for an elite, the Grand Admiral’s die features two focus symbols, ensuring players will be in control of their destiny, even amists the chaos of war. His die is further rounded out by disrupt, shield, and resource symbols to showcase his adaptability and preparedness. Furthermore, Thrawn’s ability shows off the disruptive themes of Empire at War — every time a player activates Thrawn, they may name a number, then view their opponent’s hand and discard a card that costs that amount. If players know what their opponent is planning, Thrawn provides the perfect tool to disrupt their plans, knowing what they’ll do even before they do. 

Amid the chaos of Empire at War, Thrawn stands supreme as a commander in control. Leading your team of villains, there's little Thrawn and his genius cannot overcome.

~ Spark of Rebellion ~

With Empire at War, survival becomes key for the citizens of the galaxy. No heroes can do this better than Yellow characters, as they use their wits and tricks to ensure they not only survive in a tumultuous time of war, but come out ahead. 

In the early days of the Rebellion, Ezra Bridger emerged as one of these natural-born heroes. Along with the crew of the Ghost, Ezra helped disparate cells of the Rebellion come together, and now brings his fight to Star Wars: Destiny.

At only seven points for a normal version and ten points for elite, Ezra is one of the most affordable heroes in the game. Additionally, and reflecting his Force-sensitive nature, Ezra can use Blue upgrades normally only reserved for Blue characters, expanding your deckbuilding options considerably.

Ezra also exhibits the resourcefulness of Yellow heroes, with a special ability on his die that takes a resource from your opponent. The rest of his die is rounded out by a resource symbol, a disrupt symbol, a ranged damage symbol, and a modified ranged damage symbol, giving him a mix of damage and support abilities.

~ A True Champion ~

Though Empire at War focuses on bringing the characters of Star Wars Rebels to the tabletop, it still features iconic characters from every era of the Star Wars saga. Before the Ghost crew rebelled against the Empire, the Republic was defended by the Jedi Order. Among the greatest of these warriors was Mace Windu, Jedi Champion.

At sixteen points for a normal version or twenty-two for elite, Mace Windu is one of the most powerful Blue heroes in the game. With three die sides showing melee damage, one of which deals a massive four damage, Mace Windu is a consistent threat to any opponent.

When he has his opponent at the brink of defeat, Mace is an expert at delivering the final blow. With the ability to remove his character die to defeat a character that has two or less health, no amount of shields will protect Mace’s enemies from his iconic lightsaber.

~ The Chaos of War ~

With Empire at War, the heroes and villains of the Star Wars galaxy will have to pull out all the stops to achieve victory. And with Empire at War boosters, Star Wars: Destiny players will have all the tricks they need to disrupt their opponents’ plans. Look for Empire at War boosters in the third quarter of 2017!