Sensors Are Placed - 3/5

This is a rather solid objective as it gives you another version of Obi-Wan's ability to put into play. The only issue I have with it is that since you are required to have more Hoth objectives than your opponent it can at times be inactive. Definitely not an objective to take lightly, but when the Light side has so many solid objective options this just falls in the middle of the road.

Echo Defender (x2) - 1/5

I really want to like this unit because it has potential, but sadly all that potential is stripped away because all of this units combat icons are edge dependent and the Rebel faction currently has a somewhat weak chance of winning edge battles without Speeders in play. The tactics icon is about the only saving grace of this unit but most opponents will just avoid the potential unit damage by either winning the edge battle or not committing units against this guy. I understand why this unit was made, I just don't see it having any impact on the game environment other than being yet another unit to throw around as needed.

Echo Base - 4/5

If it weren't for the Echo Base Shield Generator this would be my favorite card in this pack. Adding one additional damage capacity to all of your Hoth objectives may not seem like a huge deal, but adding that sixth point of damage capacity to most objectives is actually really huge. This prevents the Devastator from being able to one shot objectives and majorly screws up the math for most attacks. Sadly you can only have one in play or it would be so many times better.

Echo Base Shield Generator - 5/5

I really like this card mainly because it is reusable and has multiple purposes, and in case you were wondering the whole "giving something a Shield" isn't too shabby either. The way I envision blowing my opponents mind with this card at some point in time goes as follow: Get 2 damage on the enhancement, swing in with a unit, add a shield, return objective to hand, play objective in Edge battle, win game. This will more then likely never happen, but one can always dream. Until that time though this card is very good because it adds another source of protection for Rebel decks.

First Marker - 2/5

Against Imperial Navy decks this card can win you the game (almost), against Sith decks this card is nothing other than something to throw away for edge battles and start of turn discards. That double edged sword of never knowing if this card will be useful until you start a game means that you cannot reliably add this card to fulfill any one function in a deck. It certainly has some wonderful uses but they are somewhat limited.

Overall - 3/5

Sensors Are Placed: 4/5
I really love this objective. Standard stats and it doesn't really work outside of a Hoth-centric deck, but when you do get it, having perma-Obi Wan goes a long way towards shoring up Rebel's difficulty in winning edge battles. In my games so far people have been gunning for this first.

Echo Defender: 3/5
I love these guys. I think they cost just the right amount and getting those tactics icons en masse is very cool. Yeah yeah, I know that everything they have is edge dependent, but in a Hoth deck even the threat of 3-4 unit damage can be enough.

Echo Base: 4/5
More resources, check. Okay edge icons, check. Two great passive abilities, check. Echo Base is just a very solid base card that I always like to see in my hand and on my board.

Echo Base Shield Generator: 3/5
It's really strong, but I've found it's also really expensive. The saving grace is the 3 icons for the edge battle. That alone makes it worthwhile. If you can find the resources to play it without losing tempo, it can also be a really strong save against tactics icons like Palpatine.

First Marker: 2/5
Except it's actually a 5/5 against Navy Vehicle decks. Right now I don't see a ton of those played, but it absolutely shuts those down cold, especially if you draw both of them. So while that's good in a narrow field, I'm not sure I like how good and narrow it is from a design standpoint.

Overall: 4/5
Now, a caveat to all the above ratings: these rating assume you are playing a deck that is majority Hoth objectives. If not, this objective set is pretty terrible. But the amount of Hoth keyword support it gives, plus the icons and abilities for edge battles, makes this almost an auto-include for Hoth decks.

Sensors are Placed. 3/5 (Likely to increase)

I really quite like this card. Obi-Wans ability is actually really damned annoying. Stopping your opponent from bluffing with a Twist of fate as their only card in an edge battle is immense. When more Hoth objectives are released I will up my score.

Echo Defender 3/5

Whenever I see tactic icons on cheap disposable weenies, I get a shiver down my spine. I find tactics to be the more powerful icon of the 3. Now when its edge dependant on a Rebel Alliance card, not so much. Of all the factions, the 2 fleets are the ones who suffer most in the edge battle and this means this card will often be a poor performer. The added unit damage is a nice touch though so it will more often than not have some use.

Echo Base 5/5

I love this card. Increased Damage Capacity on Hoth objectives is damned good. Having it considered an extra Hoth objective is also very cool. Allowing cards like Echo Defender have more impact on the game is always welcome, considering how many cards are boosted by the amount of Hoth objectives in play. Also, it provides a resource. Theres nothing bad to say about this card.

Echo Base Shield Generator 3/5

It seems a little expensive to me but that ability is pretty good at helping you maintain a strong board presence. I think its main use is in assisting with the edge battles. That alone makes me want to REALLY like this card being that so many potentially good Rebel cards are reliant on that factor. After testing, this card could easily go to a 4/5 or even a 5/5.

First Marker 1/5 or 5/5.

Imperial Navy...Kiss your ass goodbye. This card is straight up nuts against them. I mean, in reality, theres very little the navy can do against a card like this. Sith on the other hand will barely be affected by it. Its very dependant on your opponents deck but at the very least you can always cycle it at the start of your turn. Scarily good card or straight up terrible.

Total score 4/5

Sensors Are Placed: 4/5
One of the Rebels biggest issues is actually winning edge battles. This card helps in that department. Information is key in this game and this objective provides you with critical info.

Echo Defender: 2.5/5
He's basically a more expensive Twilek Loyalist. You aren't going to win edge battles and get to use his unit icons. However, you might force your opponent to either let you tactics someone or waste their cards making sure you don't. As long as you are willing to chump attack with him and let him die, he can be a useful tool.

Echo Base: 5/5
All the bases released have been great and this is no exception. It synergizes with a number of Hoth dependent cards. Essentially it's a non-limited resource with a great passive.

Echo Base Shield Generator: 3/5
If this card was 2 cost and 2 shields I would love it. At 3 it feels too pricey. I'm sure it will be useful, but it's cost is to steep to warrant a 4.

First Marker: 4/5
It shuts down Navy. Any card that shuts down an entire archetype is pretty darn good in my book. Sure it does nothing against Sith but that's ok.

Overall: 3.5/5
This pod will be a backbone for Hoth based decks for the foreseeable future. It doesn't have any must have cards, but the Echo Base is really useful for Hoth based decks.

Sensors Are Placed (The Search For Skywalker 43-1)

So a 1/5 objective... it fits the pattern of a 1 cost + an effect and this is a powerful effect. We all know how powerful edge battles are. I think it is the most miss understood aspect of the game, with people over committing or under committing. This effect dose so much, Twists require an extra discard and small hand size opponents have their edge battles severally compromised. This dose nothing but work wonders for you. We have seen this effect with Kenobi, we know it is good. The real problem is the Hoth Quantity Check. I dislike effects that require a trigger form my opponent. They are unreliable and make a poor choice for building a deck design around. That being said the true power of this effect will not be seen for some time to come. Right now the card pool is small and we are salivating or new content. The deck building system means that large chunks of new cards are tested at a time and everyone is trying out the new PoDs. This means that you are guaranteed to see Hoth objectives on the other side of the table, weakening the Hoth Quantity Check. Yet in years to come when Hoth is a distant memory and we have a much larger selecting of cards to choose from you will find that you may see decks more often that have no Hoth in them of any sort. This is when Hoth Quantity Checks will shine, when you go back to the old keyword to bring that effect into the light as a surprise. This card and others like it will just get more powerful as the card pool grows, but for now it is an unreliable effect and not of a huge amount of interest for deck design.

Echo Defender (The Search For Skywalker 43-2) x2

I'm a little confused about this card It looks like the effect adds a Black Blast Icon, but the database is saying "This unit gains [Edge-Enabled Unit Damage] <snip>" Witch sounds like it is add a white icon, I mean a white icon is “edge enabled unit damage” right? Anyway I am pretty sure it is a black icon. Either way we can agree that tactic icons are probably the most powerful damage icon in the game. There is a strong tradition of weenie cards with white tactic icons that require edge and they have been performing wonders form the day of release controlling even extremely powerful units on the board. The 2 damage means it has a little more saying power than the Loyalists and protected a bit from direct damage effects, but these will still be targeted down fast if the other player is wise. The problem with this and other white tactic icon cards is the edge battle, now the objective helps, but only if you have it in play and your opponents board triggers it. You need a plan to use this unit, it isn't one you place on the table and hope to use it in the future, the longer it is on the table the weaker it is. Do not dump this and a bunch of other stuff, with out cards for edge it is worthless. A powerful card, that is difficult to play correctly... this is what makes a game good and this is a good card added to this is that there are 2 copies in a single pod, means that you can rely in its draw more than most.


Echo Base (The Search For Skywalker 43-4)

Now this is a strange card. a 2/2/1 resource enhancement is all well and good, resource-gen is a good thing right? The +1 dmg capacity is of course great. 1 dmg doesn't seam much but it can really add to the turns needed to take out an objective. So already this is a good resource card, it doesn’t replace its resource when you play it but it has a nice effect on your Hoth objectives. Then there is this other effect of the enchantment adding +1 to Hoth Quantity Checks. This feels like a stop gap measure to force the Hoth Quantity Checks into the current meta early before we have a full compliment of Hoth objectives as fule, but it is really much more than that. This effect is the real star, this is the effect that you want from this card, the other stuff which is arguable good enough on their own is just icing. Wether it is in the current meta or years form now when Hoth Quanity Check are easier to trigger this card just makes them trigger that much easier. Splashing an objective or 2 out of Hoth no longer will be an issue if you are trying to gain advantage through the Hoth Quantity Check. The Hoth Quantity checks are powerful, but hard to trigger and also opponent based, this smooths out those triggers making the deck function so much better. One of the Hoth Quantity Check's greatest weaknesses is that there is no way to force it if you have a bad draw. This addresses that, it addresses the current attractive Hoth pool witch causes lots of Hoth to be used on both sides and it addresses the future meta when you wish to run Hoth but have a lot of other great pods to choose from and can not stomach the thought of near / mono Hoth to force those triggers.


Echo Base Shield Generator (The Search For Skywalker 43-5)

Another great enchantment for this PoD. It combos well with Fleeing the Empire and Mobilise the Squadrons. We have all played about with Guardian protection deck and found it wanting, yet were shocked at the power of damage soaking. Shutting down Direct Damage, slowing down objective destruction, aiding rush decks that use wienies, changing the scope of a battle to keep your dudes alive? Shielding is awesome, this is what we learnt. What we basically have here is a 3 cost event in a way. I expect to see this used in a single turn more often than not, to protect it form enhancement destruction and the recursion places it in the position to be used again, or even to fuel edge battles as it has a hefty 3 value. Yet there is power in having this out and the threat of action speed shielding at any time, with no cost.. wow. This is an efficient card that can drastically change the board. It has from play recursion and it can bounce directly into hand after use for no cost to fuel an edge battle at any given time. Just fantastic.

First Marker (The Search For Skywalker 43-6)

Am I the only one that thinks this is lame that the graphic is not a frozen Tauntaun? I have already talked about my hate for cards that require your opponents cooperation to trigger and that is the definition of a deck counter card. Witch is what this card is. It is a card to help with protection and slow down heavy character DS decks. It also has use if your opponents deck is not character based as a +1 edge card so it is never exactly dead. Deck counters are a low priority, it is more important for your deck to function in a vacuum than have an answer to every deck in the meta that you could possibly meet. Yet you need counters to the meta in your deck if you wish to beat a large number of players, as the larger the player pool the more decks you will see and therefore be exposed to a wider representation of the meta. So you need to have these answers to decks that you have only a chance of meeting and that requires you to weaken you decks functionality, witch you do not want to do either. This is the deck building nightmare that plagues card games and has deck builders agonising over a single card here and there before an event. The PoD system really takes a lot of the hard deck building choices form the player and allows them to behave with much more deck building skill than they otherwise might show. This card is not a card to really care about, it is edge fuel.. but if you see a heavy character deck, it is the card to have to slow it down. Putting it in a PoD that has a high chance to make it into Hoth decks is great design, and shows that the developers have a deep understanding of how the PoD system effects classic deck building.

Overall
All in all I find this to be a great PoD and one that I feel will not only make it into many decks during the Hoth run but also become a must include for decks for years to come that wish to run Hoth Quantity checks and still have room to play objectives form the other sets that will become available. Its real power is in its utilities, while a 2/1/2 character with white tactics icons that appears twice so you can plan on its draw is a good thing, it is enchantments that make this a PoD to choose. It even knows it has a high chance of inclusion so they added a deck counter card. Of coure if your not running Hoth, then you would not run this PoD. I expect to see this PoD in decks for a long time, not only smoothing Hoth decks right now, but also in any Hoth decks of the future (or past.. I forget witch one it is with Star Wars)

Renegade Squadron Mobilization - 4/5

Card advantage is always a key aspect of winning decks, so having an objective that can provide you with a potentially large amount of card advantage is going to be very good. In games where you are just rolling your opponent this will help keep your hand fueled with cards for edge battles and this just keeps getting better with cards such as Han Solo or Rebel Assault that you can target kill units with all while gaining cards. I see this objective having a bright future ahead of it, especially once more Smuggler cards are available.

Renegade Squadron - 3/5 (after Edge of Darkness 4+/5)

Currently there aren't enough ways for your opponent to capture cards to make this units effect fully useful, despite that this is still a solid unit although it is a bit pricey. The combat icons are a nice spread of the spectrum and allow this unit to multitask very effectively. I could easily see this finding its way into Rebel vehicle decks as it would provide them with a source of much needed Tactics icons.

Renegade Squadron Operative - 2/5

This is how you build an effective two cost unit FFG!! While not stellar or game breaking this is a solid unit that is going to hit play and you aren't going to complain about drawing (I'm looking at you Echo Defender). A nice solid two cost unit for the Smuggler faction.

Munitions Expert - 3/5

Combat tricks abound with this guy on the board, being able to add that last bit of extra unit damage at will can be huge and mean the difference between success and defeat. Efficiently costed this guy will have a noticeable impact on the game and I am really liking the direction the Smugglers affiliation is taking as a whole so far with all their combat shenanigans.

Echo Caverns - 5/5

This is the kind of card you can build an entire deck around and is useful in pretty much any situation. It lets you steal icons from your opponent or add an icon on a focused unit to one that is about to strike. It is even useful early game when you just use it for the resource it provides while you are still building your board presence. This is one of those cards that will continue to see play through the entire life of the game and that people will use to great effect, too bad you can only have one in play at a time or things could quickly get out of hand.

Overall - 4.5/5

Renegade Squadron Mobilization: 4/5
Standard Stats with a very nice little ability. So far I haven't been able to (or at least remembered to) trigger the reaction as much I thought I would be able to, but card draw is card draw and this gives you a good amount of it.

Renegade Squadron: 4/5
I really want to give it a 5. It has pretty much everything: a good mix of non-edge dependent icons, elite, lots of health, and a unique and powerful ability. But it's also expensive, could use one more force icon, and doesn't do much damage. No matter the number, this is a very very strong card.

Renegade Squadron Operative: 3/5
About as vanilla of a chud as they come. But it's costed fairly and has non-edge dependent icons, so it's certainly playable in a pinch.

Munitions Expert: 2/5
A kinda fun little guy, but nothing special. Most times he'll discard or edge, but icon manipulation can definitely come in handy sometimes.

Echo Caverns: 5/5
This card is absurdly good. If one card in this force pack will shift the meta, it's this. The ability to take an icon from a DS defender and give it to one of your attackers or even a future attacker (as the transfer lasts for the entire phase) provides huge levels of versatility. Or you can transfer an icon from a unit you've already attacked with to your current attacker. Or you can move an icon from their current defender to someone not in the battle. I can't get over how good this card can be.

Target of Opportunity: 3/5
Always a nice card to have, especially for this objective set where there are so few blast icons.

Overall: 5/5
This set is a 5 because of Echo Caverns alone. I'm hoping that it turns out to be like the Heavy Blaster Emplacement and we just need some time to adjust to it and figure out how to deal, but even so this is a very solid set. Smugglers & Spies only have 2 objectives right now, but they might be the most powerful faction anyway.

Renegade Squadron Mobilization 5/5

This card is awesome. Good solid stats and perhaps one of the better draw effects available in the game at present. Its not limited as you can essentially draw as much as you can kill. Certainly puts the pressure on the DS player. 2 of these working in tandem is a terrifing prospect.

Renegade Squadron 4/5

A good solid unit. Not quite sure how useful the ability is in the current environment but Im sure it will have a use when the Scum get more love. A decent spread of icons for the cost and the threat of a potential 2 tactic icons is one of the more appealing things about this card. Also Elite is nuts good.

Renegade Squadron Operative 4/5

Now this a solid weenie. No frills, just cheap and perfectly capable of shooting you in the face. I think we need more units like this.

Munitions Expert 3/5

Its not to bad for its cost. Not gonna take the world by storm but he has his uses.

Echo Caverns. 5/5

This card is amazing. Icon manipulation and Resources all rolled into one single well costed card. Being able to deny certain icons to your opponent is priceless but stealing them...well thats just rude. A very thematic card that feels right at home in the S&S faction and will make for some very frustrated opponents. I love it!

Target of Oppurtunity 5/5

Nuff said..

Overall 5/5. A great starting block for S&S.

Renegade Squadron Mobilization: 5/5
Draw wins games and this card provides oodles of draw. Han and Swindled synergize well with this objective. Han initiates a battle and kills a resource chud. This allows you to draw one more card for the edge battle.

Renegade Squadron: 3.5/5
A useful card. Essentially it provides Jedi decks the opportunity to run with 8 big characters. Clearly it's value will rise as more capture cards are released. I usually use this as an edge card currently but if my other main characters elude me, I'm always happy to see it.

Renegade Squadron Operative: 2/5
If this was a Sith card I would love him. However, in decks like the Smuggler's Den, he's basically the worst unit in the deck. In fact I usually end up discarding him to draw other cards. Having no tactics or blast icons, means he isn't adding much. You already have guys with targeted strike to clear the board. I'm going to call him fools gold. He looks decent until you use him.

Munitions Expert: 3/5
I like this chud. At only 1 cost he adds quite a bit of versatility. With targeted strike characters he gives them even more board clearing power. Moreover, since it is until the end of the phase he works well with Trust Your Feelings. Allowing Luke to make 2 strikes at 3 or 4 unit damage.

Echo Caverns: 5/5
This is the best card in the pack. There is so much room for skilled play with this card. Remember you can steal your own icons, your opponent's icons, and even move your opponent's icons to other opponent targets. The latter is often critical in the Navy matchup if you have no vehicles. Tactics one unit and then move a blast damage to that unit. Simply put an amazing versatile card.

Target of Opportunity: 2/5
In a Jedi deck this seems unnecessary. While it's nice to do a free damage to an objective, it's even better to grab board control. However, in a Rebel deck the rating would go up.

Overall: 4.5/5
This is going to be a popular choice for a long time. Echo Caverns is a pro card and the other cards in the pod are all quality cards.

Preparation for Battle - 5/5

By far the best utility objective to date. During the early game your shielded units are protected, allowing you to build board position and make strategic attacks and profitable defenses choices. Then late game this will allow you to start pushing through that extra objective damage you need in order to close the game out. Not many objectives have this kind of utility.

Hoth Scout - 3/5

This card fits the theme of the objective set perfectly and gives yet another way to add shields to units. Having to sacrifice the unit to do so seems like a fair trade off, and means that you can first strike with the unit to get even more utility from it.

AAC-1 Speeder Tank x2 - 4/5

Tactics icons for vehicles... yes please!! True the icon on this unit is edge dependent, but luckily enough this unit is also a speeder meaning that it gains the benefit of Hoth Operations making this task a bit easier. Add to that the fact that this unit also has Shielding and it starts to become obvious why this unit is going to be a key fixture for Rebel Vehicle decks. Seriously what more could you ask from a two cost unit?

Tauntaun - 2.5/5

When I first saw this unit I was very disappointed as it seemed completely useless. Then I wised up and took another look at the card and realized that it provided a resource. In an already stacked objective set to also throw in a resource providing unit (all be it neutral) just seems like a bit of overkill, but I won't complain instead I will embrace. As an added bonus here is a corny joke: What is the internal temperature of a Tauntaun? Luke warm.

Shelter from the Storm - 1/5 (in a Vehicle Deck) 5/5 (in a Character Deck)

In and of itself this is a very good card as it gives a Character unit a shield and makes it not targetable and immune to damage. However that single underlined word in the previous sentence makes this card a double edged sword. In a vehicle based deck this card loses all of its value and really doesn't add much to the overall strength of the set. On the opposite end of the spectrum this card is an absolute game changer in a character based deck where you can shrug off even the best laid plans with a well timed Shelter from the Storm.

Overall - 5/5

Preparation for Battle: 3/5
This has the kind of ability that makes me want to build a deck around it. The problem is, you can't do that with this game because there is no guarantee that you will ever see this objective in play in a game. As well, the second part of the ability seems to come a little late for tournament play, as you want to try and win with them at 7 or less to feel good about tie-breaker chances.

Hoth Scout: 2/5
Shields are very nice, but at the cost of a unit (that might get force choked before she can trigger) it's a little steep.

AAC-1 Speeder Tank: 3/5
I was pleasantly surprised to see more speeders in this force pack! They are solid on their own but can be really amazing depending on the situation. They can be annoying on their own with the threat of a tactics icon or can fly wingman and shield Rouge 3 or Home One. Having two force icons certainly doesn't hurt either.

Tauntaun: 4/5
It's the Duty Officer of the LS, but even better because it has a blaster and is a tauntaun.

Shelter from the Storm: 4/5
The only reason it doesn't get a 5 is because it is for characters only and you need some Hoth real estate, so it's not as great for splashing. Even so, making a character like Luke with a Lightsaber invulnerable could be incredibly powerful. Haven't seen it actually played yet, but seems very strong.

Overall: 4/5
I was wavering between a 3 and 4 rating, but I think the large amount of in-set synergy pushes it to a 4. I'm not sure if this alone makes a LS shielding deck viable or if this is even worth splashing just to get some shielding, but I do know that it's a unique and interesting neutral objective I look forward to exploring more in depth.

Preperation for Battle. 5/5

I really like this card. Good stats as well as awesome text. Really allows the LS player to be able to build board position early on in the game and late game piles the pressure on. This will have a massive target on it as soon as it hits the board. Also, not limited to 1 per deck which is an added bonus.

Hoth Scout 3/5

Pretty average in fairness. But fits the theme of this objective well and for 1 cost can offer some support.

AAC-1 Speeder Tank. 3/5

More speeders makes the Rebels happy. Its a decent card for the cost. I normally have issues with a unit that is edge dependant but when it has shielding I am inclined to be a little more forgiving, especially when the objective is geared towards shield tokens. All in all a decent unit that fills that gap in the Rebel lines.

Tauntaun. 3/5

Its simple enough. A bestial equivalent of an Imperial officer but with unit damage. (Probably had more training than the Navy is willing to offer to its junior plebs). Its probably going to die but extra resources are always welcome.

Shelter from the Storm 3/5

Would have been a 5/5 if this had a place in a Jedi deck but is more likely to see play in Rebels. The card itself is very solid but more often than not will struggle for targets. If you can find a suitable target for it then this card will rock.

Summary. 4/5. The 2 speeders in the set will appeal greatly to Rebel players and the actual objective is very solid. I like this set a great deal.

Preparation for Battle: 5/5

Along with Hoth Operations these objectives provide the key elements for the quick Rebel rush archetype. Not taking damage means those Rebel units don't have to worry about those pesky edge battles. Then late game this objective allows Jedi decks to push through the win by turning into an orbital bombardment.


Hoth Scout: 2.5/5

A 1 drop chud that has a decent ability. He he had 2 force icons I would bump him up to at least a 3.


AAC-1 Speeder Tank: 4/5

Another key component of Rebel rush decks. Shields aplenty floating around for a mere 2 cost. Not to mention the 2 force icons for snagging the force or winning edge battles. Adding 2 speeders in one pack goes so well with Hoth Operations.

Tauntaun: 2.5/5

Every good objective should have a resource even if it's one Vader can insta kill.

Shelter from the Storm: 2/5

This card is too limited to be rated highly. First, it's character only which means it doesn't add much to Rebel decks. Next its protection only lasts until the end of the phase. So basically you have to play this at the start of the conflict phase if you want full use out of it. Then after the force struggle the card can still be hit be a myriad of nasty effects.


Overall: 4/5

This set is going to be the backbone of Hoth Speeder builds and fits well into Hoth and Rebel decks. Additionally, it complements Jedi as well. I wouldn't put it in over the Guardians of the Peace but if you feel the need to have infinite shields and want the late game push the objective provides it can be an excellent addition to a Jedi deck. Basically, if the new Smugglers and Spies objective hadn't come out, I would have slotted it right into the Smuggler's Den deck.

Deploy the Fleet (The Search For Skywalker 46-1) - 3/5
This is basically just a less useful version of Kuati Reinforcements as at times you may be unable to use its ability for fear of blowing up the objective or because you simply do not have a Capital Ship. While not a bad objective it is limited compared to others along the same lines.


Death Squadron Star Destroyer (The Search For Skywalker 46-2) x2 - 4/5
Three objective blast damage, five health capacity, Shielding, non-unique, two per objective set, and immune to Rebel Assault. Ya that seems like a good card right there, its one and only down side is that it costs 6 but with Kuati Reinforcements, Deploy the Fleet, and Admiral's Orders all likely to be in a deck with this unit you can significantly lower this units cost on a consistent basis. And did I mention that it is immune to Rebel Assault (or any other enemy event).

Fleet Navigator (The Search For Skywalker 46-4) - 2/5
A two cost resource unit with an edge dependent Tactics icon, it is what it is.

Death Squadron Command (The Search For Skywalker 46-5) - 2.5/5
While this is an interesting enhancement I don't see it being a huge game changer. With Navy decks you are going to be destroying a decent number of objectives every game so you should be able to trigger this effect often enough to make it useful but an initial investment of 3 means that one entire turn will most likely be spent putting this into play. The way I see this being useful is if you play it, play a Devastator (with cost reduction) and are able to blow up an objective that turn which still leaves the objective potentially one turn away from being used again. This is a neat concept, but I just don't see it being as good as people will think.

Admiral's Orders (The Search For Skywalker 46-6) - 4/5
The only thing that is keeping this from being a 5/5 is that it is limited to Capital Ships and while the Navy faction does not lack for Capital Ships it also runs enough Fighters and other units that this could be a dead card in hand. As more Capital Ships come out however this card will continue to improve in quality and playability.

Overall - 4/5

Deploy the Fleet: 3/5
Standard stats with a decent ability. There's just enough cards with the capital ship trait right now to make the objective itself playable and like most cards it will only improve with more options.

Death Squadron Star Destroyer: 4/5
I think these might 5/5's with the rest of the Hoth cycle, as there seems to be an upcoming theme of Imperial shielding bonuses. Right now they are just solid tanks that can put pressure on the LS. While not as brutal as Devastator, they're still a pain to deal with. I just wish they had elite.

Fleet Navigator: 4/5
Maybe my rating is just an overreaction after the Communications Officer in the last pack, but this is a great all around chump who can give you resources, give you defense, and still take a Heavy Blaster to the face.

Death Squadron Command: 3/5
I think this card is actually a 2/5 or 4/5 depending on your deck. If you are playing highly aggressive Navy, then this is definitely a fantastic card to fuel your mechanized assault. If you are splashing this objective set to add some aggression to your control deck, this card is mediocre. It also makes me sad to see such an expensive card with so few edge icons.

Admiral's Orders: 3/5
Really great in-set synergy. If you run this set in duplicate, flop both copies of the objective, and draw both copies of this, you can play Devestator FOR FREE. And really, what more can you ask for?

Overall: 4/5
Originally I rated this a 3, but after using it to great effect more recently it's definitely a 4 or maybe a 5. I really like how easy it is to splash this into a control deck to get a little offense while keeping up your resource count.

Deploy the Fleet 2/5
Given the speed of LS decks currently, I will never willingly damage my own objectives for such a weak effect.

Death Squadron Star Destroyer. 5/5
This card is badass. Granted it is quite expensive but its perfectly capable of dealing some serious damage to any LS objectives. Not only that but its incredibly resilient. 5 Damage capacity, Shielding, and a natural immunity to your opponents events. The only thing that could make this card better is if you got multiples in the objective. Oh wait...

Fleet Navigator 3/5
Slightly more resilient than some of the other officers out there. This alone makes him more useful. Also an edge dependent tactics icon is nothing to sniff at. Hes just a little above average, but thats a good place to be.

Death Squadron Command 4/5
Resources are key to Navy decks and this allows for faster purchasing. If you are winning, this will keep the pressure on your opponent and if you are losing will allow you a better chance of getting back in the game. A good solid resource card that will have a home in navy for sometime.

Admirals Orders. 3/5
Decent enough. Speeds up the buying of tank units which the navy seem to have in abundance. A very solid card that will occasionally be dead in your hand but more often than not will have a use.

Overall. 5/5 The Capital Ships alone make me love this objective.

Deploy the Fleet - 3/5
This is a really strong objective. Stick a Defense Upgrade enhancement on it and you can reduce capital ships in a big way. This is essentially a much better version of Kuat Reinforcements because it doesn't require you to toss the cards you might need to win an edge battle.

Death Squadron Star Destroyer x2 - 4/5
6 Damage capacity, 3 blast icons, and a shield. Throw in Endor Gambit and you can attack every turn with this badboy without fear. Those pesky Jedi won't be able to tactics this guy down unless they can bring 2 tactics icons to the party.

Fleet Navigator - 4/5
I daresay he's the best resource chud in the game. Getting a resource chud with 2 damage capacity solves a lot of problems caused by Han initiating battles and deflections. Throw in a tactics icon and we have a winner for sure.

Death Squadron Command - 4/5
Resources are key and this one is very interesting. If it had the same text and was 2/2 it would be a 5. As it stands for 3 you can probably double focus it and have it refresh every turn. The goal for light side is to knock out objectives and thus, refresh this card. So be careful and you may be able to have it fresh every turn. Also cards like Bounty Collection help refresh it quicker. This card could end up being even stronger as more cards are released.

Admiral's Orders - 4/5
Reducing capital ships by 2 can be clutch. I've had turns where I put out two capital ships with this and the objective.

Overall - 5/5
I see this objective set being a staple in Navy decks for a long time to come. Getting 2 monster destroyers and piles of resources = a winning pod.

Deploy the Fleet
I feel that self damaging objectives are far weaker in DS than LS. LS's main goal is objective damage so you are basically doing their work for them. That being said rushing out a Star Destroyer in the early game can be a big deal. Also playing two or possibly 3 Capitals in a single turn during mid game is not a problem due to the vast amount of resource-gen that feet decks produce. Unlike the old fleet accelerator objective this dose not damage your edge battles so in that respect it is defiantly an upgrade, but be aware that this is not to be used to just "play a card" You want a quick achievement for the price of weakening your position. People talk early rush, but I think surprise multi capital cast mid game to snipe 2 or even 3 objectives in a single turn is were this card will shine.

Death Squadron Star Destroyer x2
This guy is extremely good, though obviously specialized All DS decks have seen the power of the Guardians, shielding is a thing, it exists and its awesome. With out blaster dmg to clear the way these guys like most capitals require support to shine, through with 5 health and shielding these guys can power through a weaker defense if needed.

Fleet Navigator
This guy is a total win. A huge upgrade to the other 1 resource-gen officers. 2 health gives him little longer board presence and the tactics icon makes him relevant when he is not busy resourcing.

Death Squadron Command
Resource-gen is always good, though fleet decks can end up with so much that these cards you can often become flooded. Its ability is fairly irrelevant, as you do not want to be having objectives destroyed in the first place, though when you do it is nice to have a small bonus. Still I think this is hard to plan around as you do not have control of when LS will make it through. This is one of those effects that relies on your opponent to trigger, and as a rule I hate these types of effects. When you start to consider manual refreshing, you see there are other options that are nearly the same. Still it is a 3 resource-gen enchantment, can not really go wrong with that.

Admiral's Orders
Not a lot to say here. This card is a boss and allows the mid-late game mass warp in of capitals to be smooth. Some cards have nothing wrong with them.

Overall
I think this will find a home in most navy decks for the time being. With 2 destroyers, shielding and black blast damage + a butt load of cost reduction / resource-gen... well you can not go wrong. Just remember that because the capitals use black blast damage and shielding you do not need edge to utilize this PoDs tools. Still, just keep in mind that there are few cards suitable cards for edge battles in this. Navy can really suffer in edge. Keep this in mind as this PoD will be in your deck... so you might also have to sub in another PoD to boost the edge at the same time.

Jabba's Orders (The Search For Skywalker 47-1) - 3/5
Knowledge is power, and this objective gives you knowledge of your opponents hand which helps you develop a plan going forward. If this was usable from being focused or damaging the objective it would be really good but as a one off it is a bit underwhelming.


Weequay Elite (The Search For Skywalker 47-2) x2 - 3/5
Currently with few ways to efficiently capture cards this guy is over priced at a cost of four. But as there become more reliable ways to capture cards these will get better because the cost will be more beneficial to play the unit. Additionally a non-edge dependent Tactics icon is really good.

Jawa Trading Crawler (The Search For Skywalker 47-4) - 1/5
It costs too much, it doesn't have enough health, and the stipulation on how you can spend the resources makes it as close to useless currently as is possible. In the future when there are more Droids and Vehicles for the Scum faction this may be viable, but right now it is pretty terrible.

Jabba's Palace (The Search For Skywalker 47-5) - 3/5
Another very solid enhancement for increasing your Objectives damage capacity which is key to stopping the Light side player from achieving their victory condition. While this doesn't win any awards for being the best card around it is a solid addition that will keep the Dark side player one step farther ahead in the race to victory.

Get Me Solo! (The Search For Skywalker 47-6) - 3/5
This could be completely devastating to your opponent, imagine turn one getting 2+ Guardian's, Yoda, or Luke. This card fits perfectly with a Control deck because not only is it good in and of itself, but it also combo's quite well with Cruel Interrogations and the objective it is a part of. If any additional ways get added to look at an opponents hand this card will continue to rise in value. The fact too that it captures ALL versions of the cards present in hand is really good too especially on turn one.

Overall: 3/5

Jabba's Orders: 2/5
Standard stats and a subpar ability. Revealing your opponent's hand can be very powerful for a very short time, due to the fast-cycling nature of the game. Not an objective I would usually choose for the flop (though if you think you can draw an opening Get Me Solo! then it's powerful), but could be really great midway through a game.

Weequay Elite: 3/5
I just want to say, I really love the design of this card. They are either over-costed at 4 or a steal at 2, making them fun and risky. Right now they are a gamble with so few ways to constantly capture opponent's cards, you essentially depend on an opening flop of a capture objective. But if you get that, they are pretty amazing.

Jawa Trading Crawler: 1/5
Over-costed with too many restrictions and it doesn't even have a Jawa keyword!

Jabba's Palace: 4/5
Just a really solid card. You're putting the LS further from their objective and getting more resources. And it has 3 icons for edge. What's not to like?

Get Me Solo!: 2/5
I was really excited when I first saw this card, but having actually played with it, it's only gone into edge stacks (maybe also because I've never drawn it in my opening hand). Because it's limited to my turn, I usually find my opponent has too few cards in hand after attacking for there to be much chance of capturing anything. I suppose I could use it just for hand info, but I still usually want that information on their turn.

Overall: 2/5
I like the ideas in this set, but like the Boba set in the Core there just isn't enough synergy for the tricks to make an impact yet. Hopefully in another month or two this will see play with new Scum & Villainy sets, but it's time is not here yet.

Jabbas Orders 2/5 or 4/5
On the surface this is a pretty poor objective considering the speed in which your hand is cycled. There is the potential for growth if hand knowledge/punishment becomes a thing for the Scum. Certainly has promise.

Weequay Elite. 4/5
I really like this card. It seems expensive initially but I would imagine its likely to be reduced more often than not in future sets. Not the most resilient of units but has reasonable icons. A good solid beatstick unit.

Jawa Trading Crawler. ?/5
I dont know what to make of this card. Its expensive, low damage capacity and selective resources. I think we may have been the victim of a practical joke. I hope Im wrong, I love the Jawas.

Jabba's Palace. 4/5
I like it. Its simple and pretty cost effective. The more damage capacity on my objectives the better.

Get me Solo. 1/5
The limitation of being able to play this only on your turn is crippling. A nice idea, poorly executed I feel. I guess it could be used to attempt to remove power characters from possible edge battle drops...maybe? Its best use will likely be in an edge battle.

Summary 3/5. Some nice cards but weak overall.

Jabba's Orders - 2/5
At first glance this objective seems great. I get to look at their hand!! Yup turn 1 it's pretty good and downright great in combination with a Get Me Solo. However, after your opponent has played all their cards as edge cards and knocked out an objective, this is not what you want to see.

Weequay Elite x2 - 5/5
This is one of the reasons why you run this pod. This guy is basically 2/2 with 3 icons, one of which is a tactics. He is an amazing control card. Try pairing him up with Ice Trompers and watch the tears roll down your opponent's cheeks.

Jawa Trading Crawler - 0.1/5
The worst card in the game by a wide margin. It's biggest problem is the 1 health. It dies to a myriad of threats and costs a fortune. I'm not being hyperbolic for once, this card really is the worst in the game.

Jabba's Palace - 5/5
So let me get this straight, I get a non-limited resource that also increases the damage capacity of all my units. Every deck I make I'm trying to splash this card in. Yeah it's that good. Oh it's unique and I drew a second copy. Great it has 3 force icons.

Get Me Solo! - 2/5
It is a situational card. If you get it first turn with a Jabba's Orders its a 10/5. If you get it later when your opponent has no cards in hand and you must play it on your turn it is not too hot.

Overall: 3.5/5
If you are playing this objective you are doing so for the Wequay and Jabba's Palace. Both are phenomenal. Unfortunately, they are rounded out with some subpar material.

Jabba's Orders
I like this card for what it is, a scum resource with a neat random effect. While you will not pick this PoD for the objective effect alone, it can be a nice little tip when it comes in. For mid game it's effect requires activation form your opponent and I have already stated my opinions on cards like that, then add on the luck of the draw to play it and you have a card that is very random. The complete lack of control a player has on this card annoys me. In fact the only control you have of this card is in objective selection at the start of the game. Still when it dose come in to play midgame it can be a game changer. People are reluctanrt to edge discard entire hands still, even though this is often the correct choice, so usally there one or two cards in hand that are key cards for their deck or future plans. Knowing these few cards can be a great boom arguably more so than knowing their starting hand at the beginning. There is an obious combo with the interrogations PoD for both start of game and mid game situations as is its own card Get Me Solo


Weequay Elite x2
This is star and will be a hall mark card for Scum for the forseeable future. We have already seen a spoiler for the Edge of Darkness expantion PoD The Tatooien Crashed So we know that this card will nearly be garenteed to be cost reduced in latter decks. Add in other current capture machanisums and you have the workings of a core card for any detain deck. Also, tactic icons are powerful but black tactic icons are crazy powerful! Plus we can have 4 copies in a single deck. This card is a beast.

Jawa Trading Crawler
This card is a strange one. I feel that there will one day be a droid deck and it will be awesome but at 3 cost, 1 edge and 1 dmg plus a limiter on what it can be spent on.. I just do not see this card ever digging its way out of the hole it is percived to be in by the community. This card gets a lot of flack but is it much diffrent from other 1 dmg weenies we see in Jedi or Stromtrooper / Tie Fighters? Well yes, that extra point of cost makes a huge diffrence as it dose not even replace the resources it uses to cast it and all the other weenies are 2 cost. If this was a 2 cost card it would be much improved. Untill we see some awesome droids it is hard to see how this card can be used. If ever.

Jabba's Palace
This is just the kind of card you want to see all the time. +1 dmg to all objectives, resource-gen and 3 edge to negate unique? Well.. Jawa Trading center is an example of a card that gets eveything wrong, this is an example of a card that gets eveything right.

Get Me Solo!
This card combos well with the objective but has the problem of it being very situational. There is also the obvious combo with the Weequay and the interegations PoD to make this stronger. Still it is still going to be dead in hand a lot of the time. In a normal game you could hold this card untill there was a great opertunity to use it and it would be devestating, but i think this may fall into edge battles more often than not. Still this card could become a mark of a great player. If you know the PoDs extreamly well, and see him hesitating to drop a card in a edge battle, or miss use his resources and realise he can not afford somthing and a mirriad of other tells, you may be able to snipe a card now and then for little loss. At 1 cost you may often have spare resources to blow and at 1 edge, it may be of little use in a edge battle. Playing a gamble like this could pay off in a big way. Remeber you can see 3 of their objectives, and can infer that they are running 2 of many of them. You should know the major threats that they will be holding back. Is it a gamble?... sure. Is it costly.... no. Gamble cards are not looked on fondly by me but I feel that there is a good chance that this card can go off even with out a hand peak effect to fule it.

Overall
This is also going to become a major PoD for the forseeable future. Weequay and the Palace are that good. The Detain Deck is forming for Scum and this will be in the middle of it. I'm not going to call auto include as there is a ton of Scum to be seen, but it sure looks like it at this stage.

The Killing Cold (The Desolation of Hoth 40-1): 3/5
This objective is really good IF you have enough Hoth Objectives to make its ability relevant and have units that you do not mind dumping to it such a Probe Droids or other units that have effects when they leave play. If you have no other Hoth Objectives or no units you can sacrifice to its effect it becomes rather useless and very easy to play around.

Icetromper (The Desolation of Hoth 40-2): 3/5
I really like this card, the ability to remove an attacking unit from an engagement is huge and then tacking on an extra damage to that unit is just icing on the cake. The only downfall of this card is its cost, at 2 it seems a bit steep for a unit that nine times out of ten is going to be sacrificed for its ability. In order to get the most out of Icetromper you have to hold it back on defense, win the edge battle, strike with it, and then use its ability. While this scenario is easily accomplished most people will be expecting it and find a way to avoid getting wiped out by it. Still this is a solid combat trick and easily fits into a Sith Control based deck.

Fear (The Desolation of Hoth 40-4): 5/5
This card is good on so many levels, most Sith decks are going to try to always control the force using Palpatine, Vader, or some combination of smaller guys and sit back and play defense. So the ability to permanently remove a Light Side unit from the force struggle is a huge swing for control decks and means they don't have to be as aggressive in order to knock opposing characters from the force struggle. Also if your opponent is playing a Vehicle/non-character based deck this card having two Force icons means that it is a good card to pitch for an edge battle as well.

The Desolation of Hoth (The Desolation of Hoth 40-5): 3/5
This card gives me fits because deep down I really like it, but I just think it's a hard card to play to your true advantage. The reason I say this is two fold, first if your opponent sees you are playing The Killing Cold they will realize that you are running this card and either hold on to a counter or attempt completely destroy any objectives they attack in a single turn. The second reason is that there just aren't enough Hoth objectives to make this viable currently, in the future there may be and I am more than willing to adjust my stance on this card later on, but as it stands now there are just too many ways for this card to go wrong.

Twist of Fate (The Desolation of Hoth 40-6): 5/5
You know it, you love, and you want more of them.

Overall: 4/5

The Killing Cold (The Desolation of Hoth 40-1): 3/5
Seeing the way that the dark side is going, having a way of sacrificing units may become a boon with cards like probe droids etc. However I don't like the fact that these objectives are pushing players into making decks from Hoth oSets just to get any real synergy with the set. Having no other Hoth objectives makes this less useful and if you have units you wish to sacrifice its basically blank.

Icetromper (The Desolation of Hoth 40-2): 4/5
Love this kind of control card, being able to stop that super unit from coming across for a turn AND hitting it for a point of pain is pretty impressive, however as mentioned already the cost is a little steep at two resources but when this thing can single handedly fend off an objective been smashed and give you another turn I'm sure it'll prove its worth.

Fear (The Desolation of Hoth 40-4): 4/5
Being able to easily dominate the force battle to the dark side at the cost of one resource can be a huge tempo gain. Not only does it kick them out of the force struggle it prevents them from committing again, just be wary of putting it on Yoda

The Desolation of Hoth (The Desolation of Hoth 40-5): 2/5
This card looks on paper, amazing. Been able to dump all damage tokens from an objective onto a unit is a very powerful action, no denying that. The problem comes this dependency again from the Hoth Keyword being on the objective and players being forced again to build decks with oSets they may find sub-par just to have synergy again. Luckily it has three force icons so at least it can be used in an egde battle if nothing else.

Twist of Fate (The Desolation of Hoth 40-6): 5/5
Great staple in all decks.

Overall 3/5 (marked down from 4/5 purely because of keyword dependence from an emerging set)

The Killing Cold (The Desolation of Hoth 40-1): 3/5
Currently, a very average objective. As the cycle continues will likely become a lot better. As pointed out, works quite well with the droids from Vaders objective as well as Viper Probe Droid from the core set. Its hard to judge how often you will use the ability on this card at the minute but certainly has potential.

Icetromper (The Desolation of Hoth 40-2): 4/5
I really like this card. Yes it only removes characters from the engagement but that in itself is priceless, dealing a point of damage is just an added bonus. DS decks naturally have the LS player on a clock and this card certainly helps that clock keep ticking. Of course, there is nothing to stop the character from attacking again but it helps in defending a particular objective and limits damage capabilities on units with Trust Your Feelings. Its well costed at 2 resources.

Fear (The Desolation of Hoth 40-4): 5/5
Control. Pure and simple. Stopping your opponents characters from contributing to the force battle for the cost of 1 resource can be game winning. The DS player has to keep the balance of the force on his side and this helps no end. Just dont play it on Yoda.

The Desolation of Hoth (The Desolation of Hoth 40-5): 5/5
Currently limited by the number of Hoth objectives available but later on in the cycle, this card will be incredibly powerful. Another method of control in the form of character removal is always welcome. Especially one that circumvents shielding and protect (I think). I feel this is a card the LS will learn to fear. Its also nice that it can target anything. None of the usual character/vehicle restrictions. Oh, and it can target objectives...damn this card is good. 6/5?

Twist of Fate: 5/5
Yeah....

Overall 4/5
Much like all the current Hoth objectives, its hard to be able to judge this properly. It does have some very powerful cards in though and as a result will see a lot of play. 4/5

The Killing Cold (The Desolation of Hoth 40-1): 2/5
Right now this objective is not great. You probably are not going to get to remove much damage from Hoth objectives unless you get to put out 2 or 3 of them. However, you can do some cute tricks like sacrificing the Probe Droid to do a damage to an objective. This is an objective that will be 5/5 in an all Hoth deck. This combined with Desolation of Hoth will mean destroying Hoth objectives will be nearly impossible.

Icetromper (The Desolation of Hoth 40-2): 4/5
This guy is one of the all stars of my "The Hoth Lockdown" deck, which I will be writing up this week. Icetromper + tactics icons = Jedi decks in big trouble. Yes you have to sacrifice him, but you can knock a Jedi out of an engagement and then stick a tactics icon on him with another blocker. On top of that he crushes poor Yoda. So your opponent has 4 enhancements on Yoda and is feeling good. Guess what they have to win multiple edge battles in order to get those icons and that is a tall task against Sith control decks.

Fear (The Desolation of Hoth 40-4): 2.5/5
This is a solid card. It can be useful at times. It is nice to stick on Yoda and knock him out of a force struggle bc in order for a Sith control deck to win they must must must have the force. Yoda is the number 1 obstacle to this. However, on the flip side you have just given Yoda an enhancement. If you plan on giving Yoda enhancements, I highly suggest you have access to some Icetrompers.

The Desolation of Hoth (The Desolation of Hoth 40-5): 2/5
At first blush this card seems insane. But guess what smart opponents are not going to just attack Hoth objectives for 2. They are either going to use their Rebels to knock them out in one turn or just ignore them and deal with the annoyance that is Succumbed. The three force icons are great though and this would be a 4/5 in a deck with a lot of Hoth objectives.

Twist of Fate: 5/5
Twist in a control deck is amazing. There is a reason why I ran 3 in my Hoth Lockdown deck at Kingdom Con.

Overall: 3/5
This is a difficult oSet to grade. When I look at the oSet I think hmm it looks pretty terrible. However, in conjunctions with Shadows on the Ice it is extremely useful. It helps reduce the insane Wampa and it helps activate the amazing Succumbed. Throw in 2 Ice Trompers and in the current meta it's amazing. As more cards become available that control Jedi decks more this oSet may decrease in value. However, as more Hoth objectives are released its value may increase substantially. So for now I'm giving it a 3 with the realization that this could change at any moment.

The Killing Cold (The Desolation of Hoth 40-1): 3/5
This is another one of those objectives that will get better as the Hoth cycle depends. Also depending on which unit you sacrifice there could be some benefit to it, like the Probe Droids in Lord Vader's Command OSet. Being able to remove damage will certainly help to slow down the LS win condition. Just needs more time to really evaluate it's usefulness especially as it is unclear how many Hoth objectives Sith will end up with.

Icetromper (The Desolation of Hoth 40-2): 2/5
Being able to bounce one of their attackers and damage it at the same time is a very useful action. I think the unit might be over costed at 2 as you will just end up sacrificing it eventually. The major downside is it works only on Characters. In a Sith/Jedi match this card will be very handy, but against Rebels it will be a dead card and only has one force icon for the edge battle. What would work best would be bouncing their character from the battle and then striking with a unit with tactics icons like the Emperor to prevent that same unit from simply engaging a different objective. Anything that helps you slow down the LS and stall for time only goes to helping the inexorable march of time towards completion of a fully operational battle station! Especially as the Sith who quite often have the force on their side and are getting two clicks of the dial on each of their turns.

Fear (The Desolation of Hoth 40-4): 5/5
A great control card for the Sith to add to their suite of cards. Being able to forcibly remove one of their units from the force struggle can really make it a lot easier to control the force which is something the Sith really want to do. Playing this on Jedi can really hurt them as they tend to want to control the force and often use a relatively high force value unit to help them win the struggle. Anything that keeps the force on the DS speeds up your win.

The Desolation of Hoth (The Desolation of Hoth 40-5): 5/5
This card is really good but again needs more Hoth objectives to really shine. I am rating it 5/5 as it is simply so good and can cause a massive swing in the game. What will really need to be seen to truly determine how played it is, is how many Hoth objectives Sith can have out at one time. If they can get it so all 3 of their objectives are Hoth then the LS will need to be very mindful of how much damage they do to each objective and also the units they have in play. LS wil want to ensure they destroy the objective and do not just leave it with a lot of damage as otherwise on your next turn you will be removing ALL of that damage and taking out their Luke or Obi-Wan or one of their Hoth objectives.

Twist of Fate: 5/5
It's good we all know why. Nuff said.

Overall: 3/5
Overall I think this objective set is very interesting in that it helps to highlight the control elements of the Sith affiliation. The only limitation right now is the lack of Hoth objectives for the Sith but hopefully they will get a couple more to increase the chances of having all Hoth objectives out.

Lord Vader's Command (The Desolation of Hoth 41-1): 4/5
I flat out love cards that mess with the cost of your opponent's cards, not only does it throw off their plans but it also starts to clamp down on their resources making it harder for them to play their own deck properly. I really wish that this card had either the Hoth or Coruscant sub-type though, because if it did you would have multiple ways to give it added protection through Coruscant Defense Fleet, The Desolation of Hoth, or The Killing Cold. Most opponents will be gunning for this objective as soon as it hits the table, so while it may not be in play long it will have an effect on the game. And just imagine if Dark side ever gets their own version of Defense of Yavin 4....

Darth Vader (The Desolation of Hoth 41-2): 4/5
I really like how the stats are identical on the two Darth Vader's we currently have and I hope FFG continues along this path because that means that similar unique units can be valued on their abilities alone and they don't have to continually make them bigger beat sticks for people to replace the versions they are currently using. That being said Vader's abilities are very good in making hyper aggressive Dark Side decks a bit more reliable. With the ability to merge this Vader with either Imperial Vehicle, Imperial Starfighter, or Trooper based decks it makes him very versatile and allows for some massive objective damage swings.

Communications Officer (The Desolation of Hoth 41-3): 1/5
In my opinion this card is terrible. Not only does it cost three; most other resource producing units are one for one unless they have additional abilities, but at only one health he can't even pretend to be a defender. Sure having a two resource unit is never a bad thing, but with Elite he is just an over priced waste of cardboard. At either 2 health or with some ability to make him viable he becomes a solid middle of the road unit, but without any of that he is overpriced.

Probe Droid (The Desolation of Hoth 41-4): 4/5
There are so many things I like about this card, and all of them seem very irrational if you don't understand my love of leave play effects. Cards such as Probe Droid and Princess Leia are in my mind some of the best printed cards ever because they not only have an effect while in play, but they also have an effect when they leave play. This makes decisions harder for your opponent because they have to decide if killing your Probe Droid is worth the damage one of their objectives will be receiving. The added layer of how good this card is, is the fact you can pitch it to your own effects to trigger it as well so in combination with The Killing Cold you are gaining added benefit.

Imperial Suppression (The Desolation of Hoth 41-6): 5/5
At first glace many people will look at this and scoff because it seems like a "worse" version of Counter-Stroke. But I would argue that it is actually a better version because not only is it a counter, but it also is a way to gain knowledge of what your opponent will be drawing and to also limit their ability to draw into something potentially more valuable to them. I think this will be a very solid addition for any Imperial decks, and could in itself be a reason for this objective set to be added to Sith decks as well.

Overall: 5/5

Lord Vader's Command (The Desolation of Hoth 41-1): 1/5
Would be a lot better if the text was likely to be in effect for anything longer than a turn. I cant help but think of this as an essentially blank objective with average stats. Shame really.

Darth Vader (The Desolation of Hoth 41-2): 5/5
Orbital Bombardment on legs. This guy is a beast. Useful in both vehicle and trooper based DS decks, he will see a lot of play. Much like the Sith version of Vader he fits his respective deck perfectly. One of the things I do like about Vader is the 4 damage capacity. Hes so hard to put down, and with a lot of potential damage dealing from his ability he will help the DS player dominate the game.

Communications Officer (The Desolation of Hoth 41-3): 3/5
More resources for the Navy. Nothing overly exciting though.

Probe Droid (The Desolation of Hoth 41-4): 3/5
I quite like this card. Its cheap and expendable with the added bonus of pinging an objective when it dies.At times it will be amazing but most of the time, just a minor annoyance for the LS player.

Imperial Suppression (The Desolation of Hoth 41-6): 5/5
The DS first counter card, and its free. Yes it puts the countered card back on top of its owners deck, ready to be used the following turn but when played correctly can scupper the best laid plans.On the closing turns of the game, this card will win games. All for the cost of 0 resources. Amazing card.

Overall: 4/5
Another good solid oSet. Vader and Supression are the hard hitters here but both of those are phenomenal cards that will ensure this objective set sees play.

Lord Vader's Command (The Desolation of Hoth 41-1): 2.5/5
If you can flop this it's great. It really helps stop any first turn trickery strategies. Oh you want to Rebel Assault or Jedi Mind Trick my Motti, ok but it will cost you much of your first turn. It is also decent in a control deck with shielding. Basically, once it hits the table your opponent will do whatever they can to put a damage on it and once it gets the damage it goes to blank text. So while it's power is decent it won't be helping you long.

Darth Vader (The Desolation of Hoth 41-2): 5/5
The DS does not have many bomb characters and they just got another. So really he is great in any deck that wants to run 3 copies of Vader. His real value though is anchoring Navy aggro decks. Card games are about redundancy and he provides great redundancy with Orbital Bombardment. Of course having both together would be great but having 4 cards in a Navy deck that provide blast icons is where Vader's true value lies. He is going to be a staple in the game for years to come.

Communications Officer (The Desolation of Hoth 41-3): 2.5/5
If you are going to give me a terrible chud, give him resources. I love resources. Yes he is way overcosted at 3, but without the LS having much direct damage he is relatively safe. Go ahead waste your Rebel Assault on him.

Probe Droid (The Desolation of Hoth 41-4): 3/5
If you are splashing this deck into a Sith control deck, this card is pretty terrible. If you are running it in a Navy Aggro deck it's pretty darn good. He is probably acquiring a blast icon and then doing a damage when he leaves play. Not just dying but Jedi tricks like Swindled trigger him as well. As far as 2 cost chuds go he is in the upper group.

Imperial Suppression (The Desolation of Hoth 41-6): 5/5
If you have ever heard the Smuggler's Den you know that I wanted to see a DS cancel and this is perfect. Your opponent gets theirs back and you lose yours but it is perfect for what you need, control. Nothing is worse than using Force Lightning on Han only to see them play Counter Stroke. Now with some planning and hand crafting you can have a well protected Force Lightning.

Overall: 4/5
Vader is amazing and will be for years to come. Suppression is also amazing and fits well into a Sith deck. The problem is the Probe Droids don't fit well into many decks that want to splash a third Vader and add Suppression and the resource chud is overcosted. So what we have is a very strong Navy oSet (5/5) and a decent Sith oSet.(3/5)

Lord Vader's Command (The Desolation of Hoth 41-1): 2/5
It is not a bad ability but this objective will not be undamaged for very long. Once this hits play it will be the next target for the LS very likely to shut down it's ability.

Darth Vader (The Desolation of Hoth 41-2): 5/5
This is a great version of Vader for use with the Imperial decks in either a trooper or a fighter deck. Adding a non edge dependent blast damage to all of your units while attacking makes it so much easier to take out an objective while he is attacking. At first I thought he would be of best usage in my trooper deck but I am now seeing him as probably being better in a fighter deck. Used in conjunction with Orbital Bombardment and that is a lot of blast damage coming the LS way.

Communications Officer (The Desolation of Hoth 41-3): 2/5
More resources is useful but he does cost 3 to get in to play. Strictly a resource card.

Probe Droid (The Desolation of Hoth 41-4): 3/5
A great unit to sacrifice to something or send in to battle and force the LS to strike and destroy it with their unit damage, preferably after winning the edge battle and striking with the probe droid.

Imperial Suppression (The Desolation of Hoth 41-6): 5/5
0 cost interrupt that cancels an opponents event, this card is so obviously good it is hard to really say anything about it. Simple and very effective. Now yes it does put that event back on your opponents deck but still played right this card can really hurt the LS and even potentially slow them down if they paid a number of resources to play the event in the first place.

Overall: 4/5
Vader and Imperial Suppression completely carry this OSet but still it is a great OSet for the Imperial Navy. Adding more blast damage to units while attacking is very effective and goes well with other buffs that the Navy has like Trooper Assault and Orbital Bombardment.

A Message from Beyond (The Desolation of Hoth 37-1) - 5/5

This objective set is the exact boost that Light Side character based decks needed, especially to combat against the likes of Emperor Palpatine (Core 23-2) and Force Lightning (Core 23-5). The hands down best card in the set is the two Old Ben's Spirit (The Desolation of Hoth 37-2) and does this card earn its placement in a deck. Not only Old Ben's Spirit require a large investment by your opponent to get rid of the card it is attached to but it also adds another line of defense for your deck. If you have A Message From Beyond in play as well it means you can keep recurring Old Ben's Spirit to keep your units alive. Calm (The Desolation of Hoth 37-5) and Weapon Mastery (The Desolation of Hoth 37-4) just add to the combat tricks available for this set and turn any character; but Yoda (Core 2-2) especially, into a Stormtrooper Cuisinart letting him clear all his focus tokens and gain unit damage icons galore.

A Message from Beyond (The Desolation of Hoth 37-1): 5/5
Already this is one of my favourite Jedi objective sets in the game. The ability to recur powerful attachments such as Trust Your Feelings, Jedi Lightsaber and with this set Old Ben's Spirit is invaluable to Jedi tactics. This gives you the ability to attach enhancements to "lesser" characters early game rather than wait till you hit a tank unit and be less worried that the investment be wasted or you can turn that tank unit into a nightmare for you opponent to deal with if you keep recycling and Old Ben's Spirit each turn. It can also gain you some card advantage whether it be from recurring cycled enhancements or enhancements that have been used in an edge battle.

Old Ben's Spirit (The Desolation of Hoth 37-2): 5/5
Everybody hates seeing their Luke or Yoda dying and all it will cost you to keep them round twice as long is 1 resource. This card fixes a problem that I often ran into when playing against Sith decks when could easily protect my tanks with guardian of peaces but would get hammered by a Force Lightning if I didn't have a C-3PO, not anymore. To put icing on the cake slapping just this on Yoda makes him both harder to kill and stronger! I can say quite confidently that this will become a Jedi staple in competitive play.

Weapon Mastery (The Desolation of Hoth 37-4): 2/5
It's not that the card is bad it just seems that it doesn't seem necessary and will often just end up been used in an edge battle or cycled in the draw phase. There maybe those odd games where it can be used to sneakily take down a unit unexpectedly but outside of that ill probably wishing it was any other crd in my deck.

Calm (The Desolation of Hoth 37-5): 4/5
This card very nearly got a 5/5 had it been a single enhancement or no enhancement but cost a single resource (may have been too good then though). Having a unit that has a a light sabre and a Trust your Feelings attached is going to attract a lot of tactic tokens from the the other side of the board and having a cheap way to get rid of these is amazing. It can either be played to give that extra defender that can do serious damage and maybe dissuade an attack entirely or you can wait till after engagements and they've wasted all their tactics tokens locking the character down to find to their dismay that he'll be coming over their side of the board anyway.

Heat of Battle (The Desolation of Hoth 37-6): 3/5
Still one of my favourite fate cards helping do more objective damage, something Jedi can lack on and only further enhances (Get it?) this set.

Overall 5/5
This set takes a big unit type deck with kind of voltron feel to it from on the cusp to being viable competitively. Even with the weapon mastery feeling kind of "meh" I really don't mind taking what is a tiny hit for some really powerful cards that opens up what could easily be the best Jedi build.

A Message from Beyond (The Desolation of Hoth 37-1): 5/5
This card is terrifying in Jedi decks. As pointed out, Jedi have a reliance on enhancements and the ability to recycle them will allow them to keep the pressure on your opponent. As Tiny pointed out, this card allows extra flexibility in the edge battles which is always a huge bonus in the game. I have a distinct feeling that this card will upset me. a lot.

Old Ben's Spirit (The Desolation of Hoth 37-2): 5/5
Wow. Just wow. This card can be such a game changer. Character removal is slim in this game currently and sometimes it can be hard work killing one of the many lightside powerhouses. This card just makes them infinitely more durable. Attaching this to a Luke or a Yoda will put so much pressure on the DS player. Not only that but with the above objective you essentially have an unkillable tank.

Weapon Mastery (The Desolation of Hoth 37-4): 3/5
Its a solid enough card that will allow suprise attacks. Combined with anything that has Targeted Strike this could be gold. Otherwise its nothing special.

Calm (The Desolation of Hoth 37-5): 4/5
Thankfully this card can only be used on your opponents turn otherwise this would push Jedi into orbit. Being able to over extend on the attack knowing you will be able to defend due to this card is a pretty good gambling chip. One of the hardest things about this game is to know what to attack with and when and this card circumvents that factor. Not only that but this card is an excellent defence against the likes of Palpatine or anything that hands out focus tokens.

Heat of Battle (The Desolation of Hoth 37-6): 4/5
An 'old' favourite. By now you will have realised this cards use. Sniping a unit off during the edge battle can be very frustrating for your opponent ( or you). I'm a big fan of this card and welcome another copy with open arms.

I'm a big fan of this pod as a whole. Its a well developed objective set with some powerful tools for the Jedi. I do believe that Jedi will always be an enhancement deck and this set goes a long way in cementing that fact. I rarely play Jedi but I know full well that a number of the cards here will annoy me...greatly.

A Message from Beyond (The Desolation of Hoth 37-1): 5/5
This objective is flat out amazing. Jedi decks rely on enhancements and I have always been hesitant about dropping great enhancements on weenies while I wait for my big boys. Now I can just stick an ultra valuable Trust Your Feelings on a Twilek for double the tactics fun while I wait for the big guys. Then when they die I just get them back. Also, ever been torn about throwing your Jedi Lightsaber in for edge battles? Well now it's not longer an issue. This objective combos really well with Secrets of Yavin 4 as it will pretty much stick around all game. Did I mention it was amazing yet?

2 x Old Ben's Spirit (The Desolation of Hoth 37-2): 5/5
This card is an absolute pod and deck maker. Remember when you were first building that Jedi deck and Yoda got choked every time? Then you were forced to put in Guardian of the Peace just to keep your big characters alive? This phenomenal card fixes many of these problems. First, in combination with Guardian of the Peace, who comes with lightsaber deflection, you get an insane amount of protection for those big characters. With the Guardians, force lightning was still a huge problem. Not anymore! Add to it the combo options with Yoda and the A message from Beyond and you have the ideal card in a Jedi deck full of big characters.

Weapon Mastery (The Desolation of Hoth 37-4): 2/5
Nothing special. It's a fine edge card. It's actually a cute little surprise way to take out an unsuspecting character. It could actually make Shi-Cho training reasonable (okay it won't). It's not a bad card by any stretch it just doesn't add too much.

Calm (The Desolation of Hoth 37-5): 4/5
This card will be critical against Sith. One of Sith's big tricks is to put 3 focus on Han or Luke with Palpatine. They are not elite and doing that every turn can pretty much lock them down for the game, or at least a few turns. Big problem huh? Well it used to be a big problem. A 0 cost interrupt with 2 force icons that fixes one of the biggest problems for Jedi. Yeah that's at least a 4. Heck it might be a 6. If you are running Luke with this pod you should be able to get 2 enhancements on a big boy so the one restriction of the card shouldn't be a huge drawback.

Heat of Battle (The Desolation of Hoth 37-6): 3/5
Heat of Battle is a great card to have. It's my second favorite fate card at the moment and is always welcome in a strong objective set.

Overall: 5/5
This is an amazing meta shifting objective. It allows Jedi to be much more aggressive. It is actually a viable strategy now to stick enhancements on Yoda and try to go to town. Before Yoda was relegated to a force grabber and only rarely became a beatstick. Now it is possible to make any of the big Jedi (and Han) an insane beatstick. An unkillable machine that crushes everything in sight. This is especially critical with the tournament rules. Frankly, winning just isn't quite enough anymore, you need to have the means to win quickly come regional season. At least for the current meta I see myself putting 2 copies of this objective in nearly any Jedi deck I make.

A Message from Beyond (The Desolation of Hoth 37-1): 4/5
Being able to recycle some of the Jedi enhancements is really good for Jedi. Especially with the enhancement in this very set that will likely at some point end up in the discard pile. Pull that out and slap it back on a character to help them stay alive a bit longer. Jedi have some of the most powerful enhancements in the game and getting more usage out of them is great. If it did not have to be the topmost enhancement I would have rated it a 5.

2 x Old Ben's Spirit (The Desolation of Hoth 37-2): 5/5
Prevent death. yes please! This card is an amazing ehancement and the fact you get two, so really four, is outstanding. This is card you will want to use anytime you have it. Place it on your Yoda protect him from being killed and it helps to buff him up with his own ability. Being able to use his over and over with the objective in this set makes it even sweeter and means you will very likely get more than four uses.

Weapon Mastery (The Desolation of Hoth 37-4): 3/5
It is an okay card that helps buff up a unit to make it able to do more damage. It is nothing fancy but simple and effective. Use this on a Yoda with some enhancements attached and he gets even more powerful and can one shot a Vader or maybe even Palpatine. Also has two force icons so can be useful in an edge battle.

Calm (The Desolation of Hoth 37-5): 4/5
This card can be quite useful for when playing against Sith and they have stacked a bunch of tokens on your Luke, Obi-Wan or Han. It is 0 cost so that helps it surprise your opponent as you do not have to leave resources ready to pull it off. If it did not require that the unit already had two enhancements on it I would have given it a five.

Heat of Battle (The Desolation of Hoth 37-6): 3/5
Good fate card that can help you take out an opposing unit before you even begin resolving strikes. Staple card.

Overall this objective set has only increased for me how much I like it. At first glance I was not a fan but now I am working on figuring out which OSet to take out so I can put this in my Jedi/Han deck. It is a really good support set that can help you keep your key characters alive and in the action longer. Jedi relies on a number of "mains" and you want to keep them on the board as long as you can.

Hoth Operations (The Desolation of Hoth 38-1): 4/5
The one thing keeping me from rating this objective set higher is the lack of other Hoth objectives and Speeders to play off the objective itself, once we get more though I feel like this will be a solid objective set for any Vehicle based Rebel deck out there. Rogue Three (The Desolation of Hoth 38-3) is a vehicle version of Yoda (Core 2-2), possibly even better since his bonus icons are not edge dependent. The slight downside is that currently there are not that many vehicle enhancements with Wedge Antilles (The Desolation of Hoth 38-2) and Astromech Droid Upgrade (Core 8-4) being the only two available to Light side at this time. Snowspeeder (The Desolation of Hoth 38-4) fits well in this set, the only thing I worry about is at 2 cost and only 1 damage capacity it is easy pickings for most decks, until there is a way to beef up your vehicles while this is a good filler unit it won't be around too long. The one oddity in this set to me is Hoth Survival Gear (The Desolation of Hoth 38-5), if this had been a vehicle enhancement I would have been jumping for joy, but as a character enhancement it is a bit underwhelming. Being able to give a character up to 3 additional damage capacity is really good, but it just doesn't fit the theme for the rest of the set. Overall though in a Vehicle deck this is as close to a must run as you can get.

Hoth Operations (The Desolation of Hoth 38-1): 3/5
While I Think that edge(1) on all speeders is a real boost for the rebel alliance, having to have a decent number of speeders on the board and have more Hoth objectives than the opponent could leave this objective blank more times than I'd like.

Wedge Antilles (The Desolation of Hoth 38-2): 5/5
So I hear Trust your feelings is pretty good and here's the rebel alliance version. Gotta agree with Tiny that anyone using this as a character should maybe stay away from competitive play.

Rogue Three (The Desolation of Hoth 38-3): 5/5
First the RA gets a version of trust your feelings, now they get their very own version of Yoda. This has the potential to be a real objective smasher even without the enhancement providing it doesn't get laden with tactics and a damage capacity of three is icing on the cake.

Snowspeeder (The Desolation of Hoth 38-4): 1/5
Pretty awful to be honest had it had a non edge dependant objective damage or cost one less it would of been passable as it is you'll be left wishing it was any other card.

Hoth Survival Gear (The Desolation of Hoth 38-5): 2/5
Pretty uninspiring to be fair but a free enhancement that can make a tank a little more robust, would of preferred it if was a vehicle enhancement instead of character.…

Overall 3/5
Two great cards,a solid card, two weak cards and questionable objective make this objective set playable at a competitive level only because the great cards really are great.

Hoth Operations (The Desolation of Hoth 38-1): 3/5 (room for growth)
I would rate this card higher if there were more Hoth Objectives. Given time, I will increase the rating to at least 4/5. In my opinion, the Rebel Alliance often suffers with the edge battle, at least to some small degree. This card will assist in that factor. Its a little hard to judge just how good this card will be as there are only a small amount of Speeders available at the moment. If the rest of the arc has more then this card will potentially be a real powerhouse.

Wedge Antilles (The Desolation of Hoth 38-2): 2/5 or 4/5
As a character, hes pretty average. As a RA version of Trust your Feelings, he is a monster. Anyone who has played Jedi will attest to the fact that TYF is an incredibly powerful card. Combined with Rogue 3 or any of the other hard hitting fighter units he will allow you to make multiple high pressure attacks. Awesome card.

Rogue Three (The Desolation of Hoth 38-3): 5/5
I love this card. I love Snow Speeders. I fell in love with them after playing the old Rogue Squadron games and bringing down At-Ats with just a tow cable and a hell of a lot of skill. This card is just what The RA need. A well costed unit with some real damage potential. At 3damage capacity as well, it can take a few shots before it bites the dust. A good alternative to Yoda for alliance decks this card will certainly make an impact on the environment.

Snowspeeder (The Desolation of Hoth 38-4): 2/5
A pretty average card in fairness. Theres plenty of cards like this in the environment, all of which necessary but somewhat uninspiring. It fits the theme of the objective but nothing more. I really like the art though.

Hoth Survival Gear (The Desolation of Hoth 38-5): 2/5
An odd choice for this objective set. Personally, I don't think it has a place in this set. As for the card itself, I think it could have potential later on when more Hoth objectives are available. Increased damage capacity is always welcome but more now the card remains average.

Target of Opportunity (The Desolation of Hoth 38-6): 4/5
Another solid card you will all be familiar with by now.

An interesting Objective set that introduces Hoth to RA decks both thematically and mechanically. Its hard to judge just how good some cards will be until more Hoth objectives are revealed. Some cards are just golden though. Wedge and Rogue 3 especially.

Hoth Operations (The Desolation of Hoth 38-1): 4/5
Edge (1) changes everything. Rebel decks really struggle with playing guys and then winning edge. Just having the DS defender having to put one in to win can be a huge difference. Yes, there are not a ton of speeders yet, but you have 4 with just this pod and Rogue 3 is phenomenal. I have to guess that my decks will have at least 6-8 edge 1 speeders in them.

Wedge Antilles (The Desolation of Hoth 38-2): 5/5
If you play this card as a character you deserve to have someone kick you in the balls. So let's just assume that's off the table. Trust your Feelings is really broken. Now imagine that card on Red 5 or better yet Rogue Three. Boom your wish is granted. Now go blow some stuff up!

Rogue Three (The Desolation of Hoth 38-3): 5/5
Rogue 3 is precisely what Rebel decks needed. Even with no text he is very good. 3 damage capacity can be tough to take out and 2 blast damage is great. Now give him Wedge or another enhancement and you likely have a 4 blast damage vehicle crushing objectives left and right. With this card you can now have an arsenal of great vehicles with Red 2, Red 5, and Home One.

Snowspeeder (The Desolation of Hoth 38-4): 2/5
It's a chud. With Hoth Operations it becomes an edge 1 chud which is nice. But otherwise a 2 cost 1 damage capacity guy with an edge dependent blast icon doesn't cut it for Rebels.

Hoth Survival Gear (The Desolation of Hoth 38-5): 2/5
Right now it just doesn't fit at all. However, I can definitely see a future character deck splashing this pod in for this card and some blaster damage from Rogue 3. When this card was spoiled I was quite excited about the prospect of sticking it on Yoda. However, then Jedi got their own amazing new pod and that went in instead.

Target of Opportunity (The Desolation of Hoth 38-6): 4/5
Target is money in a Rebel deck. Your job plain and simple is to do damage and this card does the job.

Overall: 5/5
I predict that this pod is going to be a staple in Rebel vehicle decks for a long time to come. Rogue 3 alone is amazing and Wedge is a pod maker as well. Put them both in the same pod and you are in business.

Hoth Operations (The Desolation of Hoth 38-1): 4/5
It is very early in to the Hoth cycle but this card will only become better from here on out. Giving every single one of your Speeder units Edge (1) will make it a lot easier to win edge battles on a regular basis. We know we will be seeing more Speeder units as this cycle goes on as we have seen Rogue Leader, Rogue 2 and Snowspeeder being previewed to come in future packs in this cycle.

Wedge Antilles (The Desolation of Hoth 38-2): 4/5
You will almost never play him as a unit. Using him as an enhancement he is great. Being able to remove that focus from one of your Fighter or Speeder units and get it in for another attack is very effective. Or even use it to attack and then on your opponents turn remove that focus to give yourself another defender on their turn. Use the action on their turn as a bit of a surprise effect. Won't work every time or for long but the first couple of times your opponent likely won't see it coming. Again he will only get better as we get further in to the cycle and have more Speeders.

Rogue Three (The Desolation of Hoth 38-3): 5/5
Two blast icons and the ability to gain as many as you want to play enhancements on it means this unit could quite possibly attack alone and take out an objective on its own. And all for only 3 cost. This is a very obvious target for Wedge to be attached to and means you could possibly take out two objectives with Rogue Three. This card is a beast and immediately went in my Rebels deck.

This set will be at the heart of any Rebel Hoth deck.

Snowspeeder (The Desolation of Hoth 38-4): 3/5
Nothing fancy, low health but it is a Speeder meaning it can take advantage of the objectives ability. We know we will see this again in set 59 in Pack 5 along with Rogue Leader and Rogue Two so you will have as many as 4 Snowspeeders in your deck, assuming they do not put it in another set too.

Hoth Survival Gear (The Desolation of Hoth 38-5): 1/5
It is not that it is a bad card but it really does not fit in with the rest of this set at all. A deck with Hoth Operations will very likely be including mostly Vehicle units (speeders) to make the most out of its objective. On the plus side it does have two force icons.

Target of Opportunity (The Desolation of Hoth 38-6): 4/5
This fate card is a very good fit in this OSet alongside Rogue Three, especially an enhanced Rogue Three.

Heart of the Empire: 2/5
In a vacuum this objective is actually very good. It is the only objective currently to provide 3 resources which is a huge advantage to have. What hurts this objective is that one pesky line of text that says "if this objective is destroyed you lose the game". Without that line this would be an auto include in most decks, with the line of text it becomes more of a liability and an objective you may run one of. If the dark side had access to an objective like The Secret of Yavin 4 it may not be such an issue but as it stands you just cannot reliably run multiple copies of this objective.

Coruscant Defense Fleet: 2/5
This is one of those cards that could be amazing if you build a deck with 10 Coruscant based objectives; but with each objective that you run that isn't Coruscant the worse this card becomes. The fact that this unit has five unit damage that is edge dependent is a blessing and a curse; on one hand you can destroy any one unit if you win the edge battle, but you HAVE to win the edge battle otherwise this unit just turns into a giant meat shield.

Force Stasis: 4/5
This is one of my favorite cards and one that I put on par with Jedi Mind Trick; and heaven forbid even better. The drawback to only being able to be used against characters will sometimes backfire against you, but it keeps the card in balance and shouldn't be an issue. The main reason I feel that this is better than other similar effects is that it completely negates the targeted character as opposed to putting focus tokens on that unit which can be removed.

Kuati Security Team: 1/5
Cannon fodder pure and simple. A great card to pitch for an extra draw at the start of your turn or to bluff with in an edge battle. These guys may not be winning you games but at least they serve some purpose.

Sith Library: 3/5
It's a resource and its good. You will always be able to use cards such as this. While it may not be the most exciting card it is an essential part of any deck.

There Is No Escape: ?/5
I am having a very hard time pinning down a rating for this card. I feel deep down like it should be good and that it has a place somewhere in a deck. At the same time nearly every opportunity I have had to play the card has ended in me losing the game in the end because I was already so far behind that when this card was useful it was already too late. Having to commit 4 resources on your own turn just seems really steep, and leaving 4 resources up on your opponents turn almost never happens. Having it cost any less or not effect your units however would be bad because it would be way too favorable to play for the dark side. Currently I think this card is unplayable, but given more cards and different strategies in the future it could become a staple card.

Overall: 2/5
This pod is very well balanced, offering some heavy hitters but having some rather harsh downsides. Stasis Field is the most powerful card in the pod currently, but with a few additions to the overall card pool I think this pod could be a solid choice. Sadly as it stands this is just too risky to run reliably.

Heart of the Empire: 3/5
This card has let me drop more first turn Vaders and Emperors than I can remember and lets face it if you can effectively control the board from turn one, then the disadvantage of the objective is negligible However not being able to see if you have these board controlling tanks before you choose your objectives means your taking a crap shoot every time you pick this as one of your three starting objectives. The silver lining is replacing a destroyed objective with this card is usually money, as the LS player usually has to deal 15 points of blaster damage to win the game anyway so its disadvantage becomes negligible again.

Coruscant Defense Fleet: 1/5
Now I love me a big ship as much as the next man but man is this card restrictive for its cost. So for five resources you get a 5 HP ship, so far so good, with shielding, always welcome, with protector Coruscant, Ok I love protector but this protector is so narrow its hardly worth the ink and then it gets worse. Now five unit damage is enough to kill anything in the game currently printed but all those white icons leave me feeling that more often than not this card is going to be a really expensive speed bump. Then to top it all of when you would generally have the advantage for the edge battle, when attacking, this thing can't participate.

Force Stasis: 4/5
This thing nearly got 5/5 only slightly marked down due to the targeting restrictions (damn you pesky vehicles). Now most people would overlook this card figuring focus token could do just the same thing without costing a card in deck construction and a resource. However when faced with a Luke Skywalker with a Trust your feelings force stasis starts to look really appealing and even better if you have an Emperors Web and Darth Vader terrorising the battlefield.

Kuati Security Team 3/5
Can't really complain about this guy, he's just a solid no frills two drop with 2 HP one unit damage and one edge dependent blaster damage. One small thing to notice is that he isn't Sith affiliated so when those moments arise when you have spent resources not quite correctly in a high pressure match, these guys can be paid for with any resource.

Sith Library: 3/5
It boring, its necessary its pretty much gonna be in every deck out there.

There is No Escape: 4/5
This card really does frustrate me.

You know its powerful, its an effective board wipe it has to be powerful. But due to the cost and timing restrictions on when it can be played leaves players uncertain at when is best to play it or even hold onto it at the start of a draw phase. But think of it it this way if you and your opponent are effectively on equal footing for board position and due to the way that the draw mechanic works in this game, a reset will always favor the player that has the clock on his side (in this case the death star dial).

Overall 3/5
The objective has some really useful tools in it that I feel outweighs the chud it has to carry and the objective is sometimes worth the gamble to gain an early board advantage.

Heart of the Empire: 3/5
Unusual in the fact that it allows the light side player another available win condition, this card is pretty unique.

Firstly, let's look at the objective itself. 3 resources,10 damage capacity and no ability whatsoever. Having a potential 3 resources available is quite potent compared to the other objectives. Combined with any cards that allow you to remove extra focus tokens this card this card will become a machine. The 10 damage capacity is massive. No other objective has anything close to that. So, on the surface this card is amazing.However,all is not well with the heart of the empire. Should the light side player manage to topple this gargantuan objective, they win. That's a pretty huge downside to an otherwise amazing card.

Coruscant Defense Fleet: 3/5
For a mere 5 resources you get a 5damage capacity, vehicular unit. Not only that but it has shielding and the ability to protect any Coruscant card...including the cards own objective.The icing on the cake is that if you manage to win an edge battle with this unit participating you will be able to deal 5 damage to any participating unit. That's enough to make Obi-wan,Yoda and Luke go running for the hills. The only downside is that it can't attack. Personally I don't think of that as a huge flaw.

Force Stasis: 4/5 A reasonably powerful card that can ruin your opponents plans for the turn. Cheap and very dirty. Just how it should be.

Kuati Security Team: 3/5
A rather uninspiring card truth be told. Its solid enough though for its cost.

Sith Library: 4/5
Another very standard card that simply does what it was intended. Needless to say, this will always have a slot somewhere.

There Is No Escape: 4/5
Not strictly true as a number of cards available will counter this. But still, if not countered this can devastate your opponent.

Overall: 3/5
So. A number of very solid cards are to be found within this pod. Which begs the question...is this pod worth using?
I would personally say yes. Not only does it allow for some amazing resources, it has some solid cards associated with it.
I'd be curious to hear what you guys think.

Heart of the Empire: 3/5
With the tournament rules, the lightside would be fairly foolish to go after this objective unless if can be certain that it will be able to knock it out. If it fails, then the darkside player has a nearly automatic win if they split games. While having 3 resources is great, I would much rather take 1 resource and useful text. By paying 3 you are simply paying later for what you gain now. There is not much advantage in having the 3. In fact, I've seen someone focusing all 3 to rush out a Palpatine blow up in their face many times. Essentially, the best part of this objective is luring the light side to actually try to knock it out. Now if I was playing against Rebels I might be a bit more tentative to use it. Finally, if you only include one in your deck, you will never be forced to use it.

Coruscant Defense Fleet: 2.5/5
It's a solid but not great card. It's wonderful for baiting the light side into attacking Heart of the Empire and then just eating all of the damage with this ship and then dropping another copy. However, most good light side players are unlikely to fall for this trick.

Force Stasis: 5/5
This card is the main reason I'm tempted to run this pod along with the very dicey reset. It is simply phenomenal. Locking down big units for a turn is always amazing.

Kuati Security Team: 1/5
Terrible at 2 cost. However, when playing against emplacements, someone has to soak up the damage. Also, you need something to discard every turn 1 to draw those Vaders and Palpy's. He makes your decision much easier.

Sith Library: 4/5
Resources are clutch. Any pod with a resource gets a bump up in my book.

There Is No Escape: 2/5
I don't know what to think about this card. I love that it's a reset. I hate that it costs 4. In my Sith decks I like to put a ton of dudes out with resources on them and this card crushes me. The few times I've actually used it, it has backfired. The problem I've faced is with only 2 big boys in a deck in Vader and Emperor, a Jedi deck running 4 is more likely to draw back into a big bopper. Additionally, being able to draw 6 every turn fixes a reset. You cannot wait until you have hand advantage and then play it. Essentially, it has to be played at the perfect time and you need a bit of lucky to make it work.

Overall: 2/5
If this pod was not Sith affiliation only I would give it a 3 or 3.5. However, that limitation is huge because for me it means I cannot play it in my Sith control deck. I choose to run the Imperial affiliation card and use Motti for the resources. However, in the new meta perhaps I will find a place for this objective. Like I said above it can be great for luring the LS player into a scenario in which they destroy 0 objectives.

The Heart of the Empire: 2/5
The fact that it gives you 3 resources is this objectives one upside. That can certainly make it easier for the Sith to play some of their cards as the Sith tends to have expensive characters like Vader and Palpatine. Of course like any other multiple resource generating objective it would then be locked down for 3 turns, leaving you with as few as 3 resources left for the next few turns.

Coruscant Defense Fleet: 2/5
Essentially this card adds 5 damage capacity to the Heart of the Empire objective set, assuming you have it in play. It is a good defensive card but every single icon is edge dependent. So most likely it will be used to soak up damage and not in any kind of a more meaningful way. But if defending Heart of the Empire you are likely going to be trying to win the edge battle anyway and if you do this card can shoot down anything that the LS sent against you.

Force Stasis: 4/5
For a cost of only one, possibly zero with the right Sith objective out, The Emperor's Web (Core 23-1). this card can help you control your opponent. It would also allow you to trigger Vader's ability on your opponents turn allowing you more control as you shutdown their fattie like Obi Wan or Luke and then kill one of their weenies or maybe even Yoda. The fact that it is limited to only Characters and Creatures keeps this card from being a 5. I hope to see this one down the road in other Sith objective sets.

Kuati Security Team: 1/5
2 health is good for helping to soak up damage but considering his uninspiring icons and lack of ability still feels too expensive at 2 cost. Meat shield.

Sith Library: 3/5
Resources are necessary to help you get your units out. Perfectly useful card nothing fancy.

There Is No Escape: 2/5
Resets in card games tend to be powerful tools. However this one I find very hard to like or use. It is the reason that I experimented with this Objective set. The problem is you want to use it on your opponents turn meaning you need to have 4 resources ready on their turn during their Force Struggle phase. Not something that is likely or easy to do. That is the best point to play it however as then on your turn you play some units and then you have free reign on their objectives. Since you have free reign it can then be very easy to over extend yourself and if you do not destroy enough objectives to push the dial to 12 your LS opponent will very likely end up with the same advantage. I think resets are good and a necessary thing in card games but I just don't think this card is very efficient. It requires very careful usage and timing to make sure you end up with the advantage.

My other issue with this overall objective set is the advantage it can give to the LS. Creating an extra win condition that can be dealt with easier creates an advantage to the LS that I don't feel is made up for with the DS using this set. Now that being said it will also very likely make it easier for you to know where the LS player will be attacking, assuming they take the bait.
Overall: 2/5