Star Wars: Shatterpoint Board Game Buying Guide

The Shatterpoint Core Set is a great option if you and some friends want to try out the game. With units to fill out four squads, you can either split the price with one friend and both take control over one pair of squads or split it four ways so you and three friends each give orders to a single squad. This set provides not only the units themselves and some great-looking terrain pieces, but also a set of the game’s specialty dice and helpful tools to help you play.

Squad Packs

Atomic Mass offers Squad Packs with a majority of these offerings containing a primary, secondary, and support unit, along with their associated cards, all tailored around that box’s Primary hero character – a full squad, ready to go. There are also some packs, such as the SWP25 “We Don’t Need Their Scum” pack, which contains only secondary units that can be used to augment other squads. These packs will set you back between $50 and $60, but a single pack contains a whole ready-to-go squad (once you glue the figures together, anyway),

Led by General Kenobi, hero of the Clone Wars, this squad is the one you want when it comes to holding an objective. With Obi-Wan’s more defensive Soresu stance and Secondary unit, Commander Cody’s "Defensive Maneuver" ability can make this a tough squad to deal with once they have hunkered down.

SWP11 - Lead By Example Squad Pack

Led by Jedi Master Plo Koon, this pack gives players some good options to mess around with, including the choice of two different secondary units. Do you want to put your faith more into that of the Force, taking Padawan Ahsoka Tano with you, or in the battlefield experience of a Clone commander with Commander Wolffe?

SWP37 - Requesting Your Surrender Squad Pack

Kit Fisto was done dirty in Episode 3, and with this pack, you can finally show off just how cool this Nautolan Jedi Master can be with the nine dice he gets to roll when attacking in close range. This pack comes with two Secondary unit options, Jedi Knight Nahdar Veb and Clone Commander Fil, with Fil’s Clones bringing up the rear as support.

SWP50 - Wisdom of the Council Squad Pack

Pure Jedi power here in this squad pack, giving you not one but two Jedi Masters with Shaak Ti as the squad’s secondary, led by Ki-Adi Mundi, using Form V and Form II saber stances. Rounding out the team are two Padawan learners who can get in close and fight. Fans of close combat should consider this pack, but if ranged is more your fancy, then this is not the pack you are looking for (waves hand).

SWP09 - Fistful of Credits Squad Pack

If you prefer the bounty hunter life over that of a Jedi or clone trooper, then this squad pack may be for you, featuring nefarious bounty hunter Cao Bane as the squad’s Primary and former Jedi and Boba Fett’s teacher, Aurra Sing, in the Secondary role. While everyone here can throw down up close, they excel in ranged encounters, and with the help of Cad’s “Rocket Boots” ability, everyone in his unit can maneuver around the fields more easily to reach those high-up vantage points.

More commonly referred to as “The Bad Batch,” this special group of clone troopers who, thanks to a mutation, were able to resist the effects of Order 66. They were also the stars of the animated series Star Wars: The Bad Batch. Led by Hunter with the pair of Echo and Tech as its Support unit, this pack allows you to pick from either the sniper Crosshair or a team of Wrecker and Omega as its Secondary spot pick.

SWP36 - Good Soldiers Follow Orders Squad Pack

Led by Crosshair (yes, the same one that was from The Bad Batch) after he fell out with the other members of Clone Force 99, he brings his elite sniper skills to this dark and elite squad of Imperial Troopers. Along with the likes of Firebrand and her fearsome flamethrower and the supporting Elite Squad Troopers, make this a strong ranged squad that can also hold its own up close.

Jedi Hunters Squad Pack (Cross Era with Age of Rebellion)

While most of the Reign of the Empire offerings revolve around troops that prefer blasters, the Jedi Hunters are lightsaber-wielding units composed of the likes of the Grand Inquisitor, Third Sister, Fifth Brother, and Fourth Sister from the series Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi. With the Grand Inquisitor’s 8SP, it means you will have to choose whether to take the Fifth Brother or Fourth Sister with you in your squad, giving you some additional flexibility in this box.

Create a squad of Lando, Leia, and Luke, decked out in the gear they used to infiltrate Jabba’s palace in Return of the Jedi. Luke features two different saber form options, both focusing on strictly close combat, but luckily, Leia and Lando can support him with solid ranged and close combat options.

SWP21 - Fear and Dead Men Squad Pack

If “you get to have Darth Vader on your team” isn’t reason enough to snag this pack, then it's also for fans looking for a heavy-hitting primary. Vader has the nifty ability “Anger, Hate, Agression” that allows a unit to add three additional dice to their next attack roll that turn, and more dice is always good.

SWP29 - Stronger Than Fear Squad Pack

For fans of the fantastic Star Wars: Rebels series, the "Stronger Than Fear" squad pack is an easy recommendation as it includes Kanan and his padawan Ezra, along with alien best friend, Zeb. Ezra and Zeb both solidly balance range and close-range combat options, while Kanan has a form that is strictly close combat and another that is more tailored to range, giving this squad some great flexibility.

SWP47 - What Have We Here Squad Pack

Does the idea of switching sides and playing the part of a suave scoundrel appeal to you? If so, you should check out this squad pack, led by the man himself, Lando Calrissian. Thanks to his abilities that are directly geared towards helping out other Scoundrel characters, he is a solid choice for the primary unit in a specialty squad based around them.

SWP41 - This is Some Rescue! Squad Pack

Pulled straight from A New Hope, this squad pack features Han and Luke in their stormtrooper gear with Leia in her signature princess attire. As this is before Luke had any training with his lightsaber, Leia fills the role of the primary unit in the squad.

SWP39 - Yub Nub Squad Pack

Have you ever wanted to try thwarting the Empire with Ewoks? Now, you can with this squad pack, which also includes C-3PO and R2-D2 for added support.

Never count a Mandalorian out, and this squad pack is a perfect example of why. Led by the Armorer, she gains an additional defense die against melee attacks for every three damage and injured tokens on her card. This mentality only continues with the likes of Paz Vizsla, the squad’s secondary, where his tactic ability will remove damage or a condition from every Mandalorian within range. If you want a team with survivability, this option is the way.

SWP26 - You Have Something I Want Squad Pack (Cross Era with Age of Rebellion)

Armed with the Darksaber and black-clad troopers, Moff Gideon is all about giving orders to his troops, letting them move again, and making some decisions that opponents take even more costly. This squad, on its own, will require careful strategy to deal with, as Gideon can easily reposition his forces in better spots and give them some free movement to reach those precious objectives.

If you are looking for some new variations of Obi-Wan and Darth Vader to mix into your squads, this pack will give you versions of both from the climactic confrontation at the end of the Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi series. Alongside some unique terrain elements, this includes Darth Vader, Jedi Hunter, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Out of Hiding. Both are dual-era cards, with both being able to be included in either Age of Rebellion or Reign of the Empire squads.

Star Wars Shatterpoint Dice Pack

Perhaps it is because I enjoy math rocks, and specialty math rocks, but there has never been a moment during a tabletop miniatures game where someone says, “I wish I owned fewer dice.” Having an extra set of game dice makes life easier, allowing each player to have a set to avoid passing them back and forth. If you plan to play and support Shatterpoint for the foreseeable future, getting an extra set of game dice is an easy recommendation.

Mission Packs

MSRP: $14.99 USD

If you want some added variety to your games, you will want to snag some Mission Packs. Each pack comes with a new mission card, providing new objectives to aim for and the mission’s associated nine struggle cards. The Core Box only includes a single mission, so one of these packs should be one of the first things you pick up once you know you enjoy Shatterpoint.

Terrain Packs

MSRP: $75 - $85 USD

Atomic Mass Games has not only produced some great-looking character sculpts of some of your favorite characters, but they also have some great terrain packs you can get that are all modular. From ladders to overhead walkways, buildings to rock outcroppings, the currently available terrain packs offer options to add a sense of verticality to your games, featuring a distinct Tatooine aesthetic.