Published by notoriousscoundrels
Evan Paul and Mike Barry host this Star Wars: Legion podcast focusing on competitive play
Listen on Apple PodcastsMike and Evan wax poetic, both in happy ways and the opposite of happy, about the reveals of the upcoming Jedi Council pack. We also ask C3-LP: who is the worst Jedi in Legion? The answer will likely surprise you! 00:00 Introduction and wondering what's next 18:00 New Commands 27:00 Mace....Windu.... 49:00 Ki Adi Mundi 1:05:00 Shaak Ti 1:22:00 Plo Koon! 1:39:00 Overarching thoughts, tournament shoutouts 2:01:00 C3-LP Evergreen Open 8/21-23: https://www.longshanks.org/event/35708/ St Laurent Open Oct 24-25: https://saintlaurentopen.com/ We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)! Intro music with permission by The Consouls! https://theconsouls.com/
We're back already because Upgrade Pack 2 was revealed earlier than expected! Mike and Evan start with a deep discussion on Fire Control, a new upgrade that will likely be taken by the majority of Legion lists in the game, and try to figure out what that will mean. We then cover the remaining upgrades, which run the gamut between auto-includes, never-includes, and one that references rules that don't even exist yet! And do we have takes? YOU BET WE DO! 00:00 Intro 05:30 Fire Control System 30:00 Comms Upgrades 58:00 Gear Upgrades 1:18:00 Training Upgrades 02:03:00 Force Upgrades Credits for the "song" during the end credits..."Dice Face Oddity" Writing and Vocals: Mike Barry Looped recording of a crappy F Major and a decent enough E Major that Evan gave up on making work for the whole song recorded on my IPhone: Evan Paul We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collect ... Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)! Intro music with permission by The Consouls! https://theconsouls.com/
Mike, who is a no-fun DM that will actively prevent you from carrying 15 sets of plate armor around, chats with Evan about a boatload of topics. We cover our latest thoughts on the world cup, books, and Maul: Shadow Lord and yet still MOSTLY spend our time talking about Legion. A surprise new unit! Terrain guidance!....? Can Mike make his Mando list feel a LITTLE more busted? We also cover the results of THE LAND, a two day event that took place in Germany. 00:00 Intro and Nonsense 18:00 New Reveal: Super Rocket B2?! 34:00 Terrain Guidelines 56:00 Updates on Mike's Broken Mandos 1:13:00 Evan Plays Ohnaka Gang 1:30:00 THE LAND (German Tournament) THE LAND: https://www.longshanks.org/event/32579/ We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)! Intro music with permission by The Consouls! https://theconsouls.com/
Evan and Mike are back! To Talk Soccer! Don't worry that's only for like 10 minutes, then we talk about a REALLY good Mando list Mike has been playing with and cover a couple recent big tournament results! Then, we blow the dust off of C3-LP to get some surprisingly accurate (?!) insight on a new unit... 00:00 Intro and World Cup Silliness 14:00 Mike's Mando List Is Pretty Good 01:19:00 Australian GT 01:47:00 Indy Open 02:09:00 C3-LP Battle for Hoth Winter GT: https://www.longshanks.org/event/32390/ Indy Open: https://www.longshanks.org/event/32259/ We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)! Intro music with permission by The Consouls! https://theconsouls.com/
FORMER World Champ Isaiah Wallace joins Evan to chat about the Mandalorian customizeables, then we go over some tournament results and of course tie things up with Evan's promised "deep thoughts" about The Mandalorian and Grogu (SPOILER WARNING). ALSO, if you were a new or upgrading Patreon member in April and didnt get your stuff yet, or want giveaways in general, be sure your address is on Patreon AND shared with me. If you have trouble with that, send me a DM and I'll make sure you're taken care of! 00:00 Introduction and customizeable mando talk 56:00 Forge GT 1:04:00 Top Deck GT in Pennsylvania 1:24:00 Local Tournament for Isaac: Blue Sky Hobbies 1:40:00 Deep Thoughts on Mando and Grogu (Spoilers) The Forge GT: https://www.longshanks.org/event/32294/ Pennsylvania GT: https://www.longshanks.org/event/34065/ Blue Sky Comics and Games Local Tournament (Bremerton, WA) https://longshanks.org/event/34818/ We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collect ... Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)! Intro music with permission by The Consouls! https://theconsouls.com/
Mike and Evan FINALLY go over the (almost) FULL realness of the Mandalorians. We also help out the listener by keeping track at the prodigious (?) number of "strays" other units took for the benefit of these Mandos, har har. Note, the leaks for the customizable came out after recording, so we'll cover that next week! Are you impressed we did this in under three hours? 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview 5:00 Rules Changes 20:00 Errata 26:00 Mandalorian Battle Force 41:00 New Upgrades 53:00 The Clans 2:10:00 The "Customizable" Question 2:30:00 Bird's Eye View We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)! Intro music with permission by The Consouls! https://theconsouls.com/
Mike and Evan go through the first round of....not quite complete spoilers for Mandalorians. Evan teases "Deep Thoughts" on Mandalorian and Grogu, but we ran out of time so maybe next time, if Mike allows Evan for them to be in the final cut anyway. We also cover a bit of the StabCast Open Invitational as we wonder...is Ohnaka Gang actually maybe insanely good? 00:00 Introduction and Mando Movie Thoughts 13:00 Mandalorian Initiates & Warriors 01:14:00 Mandalorian Leaders 01:58:00 StabCast Open Invitational: Pirates on the Horizon? https://www.longshanks.org/event/33166/ We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collect ... Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)! Intro music with permission by The Consouls! https://theconsouls.com/
Evan chooses his new favorite European country, half from gratitude, half from spite. He also regales Mike with his feats and foibles during the 2026 World Team Championships, which just took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. We also talk about a tournament Mike went undefeated in and then we openly wonder about the future state of the meta. Mandos are on the horizon, and thus we ask MC4LP to come up with an appropriate color scheme and ?power set? for the Scoundrels Clan! #Snipermaxxing Forbundet, forpligtet, for Kongeriget Danmark! 00:00 Intros and Travel Woes 22:00 World Team Championships Recap 01:12:00 WTC Individual and Team Leaders 01:42:00 Mike's Top Deck Tournament 02:22:00 MC4LP Decides What "Clan Scoundrels" will be like WTC: https://longshanks.org/event/34546/ Top Deck Tournament: https://legion.longshanks.org/event/3 ... We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collect ... Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)! Intro music with permission by The Consouls! https://theconsouls.com/
Mike and Evan get all introspective and stuff. In this episode, we reassure the listeners that we do everything we can to never let things get personal. Then we call out Will Pagani (Development Manager, Atomic Mass Games) by name like eight times. 00:00 Introductions, Nonsense 11:00 Corrections, sponsored by Will Pagani 28:00 Early Experiences with New Rules 1:09:45 Clarifications AND Ohnaka Gang Commands 1:31:00 The Takes Clinic...TOO HOT OR TOO NOT?! 2:12:00 MC4LP - More Civilized Clanker Content Creator for Lazy Podcasters We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)! Intro music with permission by The Consouls! https://theconsouls.com/
Evan is outnumbered on this one, and yet despite being surrounded by developers named Will he asks the questions burning in the minds of at least one, and probably more, Star Wars Legion players: 00:00 Introduction and Casual Banter 00:50 Melee ARFs: Are They Going to "Happen?" 10:15 AI: Is it finally a disadvantage? 16:32 Sniper teams: Should Yoda be cowering in fear? 37:10 Character Balancing: When will the kids in the back of the class get picked? 47:15 Mandalorians: Will Evan finally learn how to count?
Evan and Mike go through EVERYTHING about the new rules and points updates. It's a contest of intellectual honesty, where Mike maintains his own while Evan often does not. DO NOT ALLOW THESE TAKES ANYWHERE NEAR FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OR GASES PEOPLE! 00:00 Intro 05:00 Rules Changes 37:00 New Upgrades 1:21:00 Errata 2:00:00 Points Changes 2:44:30 Hondo Ohnaka Battle Force 2:50:00 Wheel Bike Battle Force 03:17:00 Big Picture Thoughts We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)! Intro music with permission by The Consouls! https://theconsouls.com/
Brian Baer joins us for another toxic episode where we join forces to (accidentally) whittle away at Mike's soul. Did Kalani walk so Thrawn could run (yes)? Will Brian ever apologize for inciting international incidents (no)? Does anyone except for Evan even care about the finer points of linguistics (no)? Has C3-LP learned from the mistakes that got him melted (almost, but not quite)? Join us for a packed episode as we wave goodbye to the current meta, we'll see you on the other side of whatever the hell April 21 is! 00:00 Intro and Nonsense 09:45 Corrections! Featuring Brian Baer and his international insults! 26:00 Thrawn and Tarkin Talk 55:00 Hondo Talk??? 1:01:00 The Numbers 1:05:00 Han Talk 1:26:00 Mike gets dragged through therapy about GAR 1:38:00 C3LP Evan's April Fools Article: https://thefifthtrooper.com/legion-is-a-waste-of-your-time-and-money/ We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)! Intro music with permission by The Consouls! https://theconsouls.com/
The FORMER World Champion Isaiah Wallace joins the usual knuckleheads in discussing both real-world and in-game pricing of units both new and old. Mike also shares his VERY different experiences playing Mace Windu and Tauntaun Han. Finally, C3-LP makes his triumphant (?) return to let us know what HE thinks Mace and Han should cost. Join us for an extremely optimistic episode where everything seems fine! 00:00 More Adepticon stuff, and also a 40k board game?! 18:00 Prices 40:30 Points Predictions 1:46:00 Mike has tried Mace and HanTaun and...uh oh 02:06:00 C3-LP Makes His Triumphant Return We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)!
We continued our COMPLETE coverage of the Adepticon reveals, including the exciting announcement of a new Mandalorian Battle Force (which is really like 5 Battle Forces) 00:00 Leaders of the Separatist Alliance 19:45 Jedi on BARCs! 41:00 Mandalorians! 1:22:00 Air Support We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collect ... Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)!
We're back from Adepticon and we had WAY TOO MUCH TO SAY so we're splitting this into two eps, we'll release the next one tomorrow! This first episode focuses on Adepticon itself, our own middling performance, and the Top 8 before beginning our deep dive into the spoilers from the 2026 Roadmap Presentation we were both present for! Top 64 Longshanks: https://www.longshanks.org/event/33316/ 00:00 Preamble 00:02 Intro, GIVEAWAYS, Shoutouts, Travel Talk 00:14:00 Adepticon General Tournament Talk 00:44:00 Adepticon Top 8 Talk 1:39:00 Adepticon Reveals: Jedi Council We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)!
Adepticon 2026 Interview With Atomic Mass Games
Mike and Evan talk a bit of last minuite Adepticon prep (including: Evan lost a game with Grievous!) before diving in to talking about all the newly revealed battle cards. Shadow Collective...we'll, maybe see you in two episodes, we swear, we really do like you. Also, a SHOCKING twist in the ongoing C3-LP drama, until his replacement ultimately sabotages the entire cast by somehow messing up Mike's internet. You don't want to miss it! 26:00 New Advantages 51:00 New Primaries 01:18:00 New Secondaries 01:48:00 New Battle Cards: How They Change Balance 02:12:00 Introducing...MC4-LP?! We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)!
Evan and Mike once again punt on the Shadow Collective Tier List because a whole bunch of news came out. We discuss what will likely be the new (new, new) busted hotness that is Rebel Han's 1-Pip as well as a partial reveal on Mace Windu and the SURPRISE full reveal of the Imperial High Command pack. We then sadly say goodbye to this iteration of C3-LP, for reasons you'll have to hear yourself. Requiescat en lava you rusty trash pile. https://youtu.be/XD-cZz7tl74 05:00 Han and Luke Commands 47:00 GT Prizes and Mace Windu 01:00:00 Imperial High Command Spoilers 02:05:00 The Death of C3-LP?! Ahsoka S1 Review by Evan https://thefifthtrooper.com/a-stream-of-consciousness-on-ahsoka-season-1-spoilers/ We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)!
Evan and Mike cover the surprising news about changes at Atomic Mass Games (the studio that creates Legion) then dive into talking about Mike's Ahsoka list as he prepares for Worlds as well as covering other winning lists in the current metagame. We also once again are "shocked" by how much C3-LP screws up when talking about Legion and dive a bit into the revealed POINTS for Han and Luke on Tauns. We recorded this episode BEFORE we saw their insane command cards, more on that next week! 00:00 Intro + Shifting Tides at Atomic Mass Games 00:37 Mike's Tournament Win with GAR Ahsoka 00:58 Open du Midi (France) 01:06 Winter Open 2026 (Russia) 01:12 Cincinnati Open 01:18 Cherokee Open 01:27 C3-LP We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)!
Evan finally owns up to a few corrections after recounting his recent game against the World Champ, then we dive right in to talking about the now fully-revealed TSMEU Wheel Bike special forces unit for CIS. Will it make the broken more...broken? We also review a Patron Tempest Force list and discuss Empire as a whole before consulting our least favorite clanker, C3-LP for his thoughts on a certain "treaded" vehicle. 00:00 Intro and Evan vs. the World Champ (again) 19:00 Corrections 33:00 TSMEU Wheel Bike Discussion 1:14:00 Patron List Review: Tempest Force 1:24:00 Expanded Empire Meta Thoughts 1:33:00 C3-LP We are now sponsored by: Legion Terrain: Check out the terrain they sent me at https://www.legionterrain.com/collections/ice-planet Game Toppers: Making industrial-quality gaming-focused toppers that turn any table into a gamer's haven. Check them out at https://gametoppersllc.com/game-toppers/ and use promo code TFT15 at checkout for 15% off their next order of Game Mats or other accessories (items already on our clearance page or Toppers are excluded)!