Legends of the Force

April 2, 2025  |  Written by Peter Schumacher

Revealing a new set for the Star Wars™: Unlimited trading card game is always exciting. Each set after the first has been carefully crafted around a unifying theme from the Star Wars galaxy, whether it was the Outer Rim for Shadows of the Galaxy, the Clone Wars for Twilight of the Republic, or epic space battles in Jump to Lightspeed. Now, as we lift the curtain on our latest set, it’s time to shift the focus onto the Force itself.

Welcome to the official first look at Legends of the Force, the exciting next set of Star Wars: Unlimited!

From the moment the game first launched, the Force has been featured in its design. Units who possessed the Force trait—such as Luke Skywalker (Spark of Rebellion, 51) and Darth Vader (Spark of Rebellion, 87)—could unlock the additional abilities of certain other cards, such as Jedi Lightsaber (Spark of Rebellion, 54) or Force Throw (Spark of Rebellion, 167). Twilight of the Republic introduced a bounty of new Jedi and Sith characters into the game, further expanding the roster of units that could make use of these cards. Now, in Legends of the Force, the Force and its users are front and center, culminating in a new keyword and a brand-new mechanic: the Force token!

We’ve got plenty to cover today, so let’s dive right into Legends of the Force!

To start us off, we have a new pair of Spotlight Deck leaders to reveal! For Legends of the Force, the Spotlight Decks feature Darth Maul and Qui-Gon Jinn as leaders, each coming with 4 additional Special-rarity cards in their pre-built decks. Both of these leaders also showcase the primary new mechanic of the set: the Force token (Legends of the Force, T03)!

Each player can only control one copy of this special token at a time. You gain—or rather, “create”—your Force token through various effects, primarily through the use of one of the set’s common bases, such as the Shadowed Undercity (Legends of the Force, 21) or Jedi Temple (Legends of the Force, 23). These common bases all have only 28 HP, but in exchange, they let you create your Force token every time one of your Force units attacks. Once you have your Force token ready, you can “use the Force” (a.k.a. spend your Force token) to trigger powerful abilities on your cards.

For example, the Darth Maul (Legends of the Force, 9) leader can use the Force to deal 1 damage to two different units, letting him chip away at your enemies every round. He doubles down on this feature on his unit side, letting him deal that same damage without costing your Force token—in fact, since Darth Maul is a Force unit, he can gain you your Force token when he attacks, so long as you have something like the aforementioned Shadowed Undercity as your base. This frees up your Force token to be used for other powerful effects, such as the When Played effect of Darth Sidious (Legends of the Force, 39), which could potentially clear out a whole wave of enemies in one fell swoop, especially if Darth Maul’s ability has whittled down their HP. Even if you don’t have Darth Maul deployed, you can always Drain Essence (Legends of the Force, 41) on your enemies to get your Force token back while dealing a bit of extra damage on the side.

As you may have guessed from the abilities of these cards, “overwhelming offense” is the central theme of Darth Maul’s deck. Equip Darth Maul’s Lightsaber (Legends of the Force, 140) onto him to boost him to a whopping 9 power, then ping your own Scimitar (Legends of the Force, 233) with Maul’s On Attack ability to bring its power up to 6. That’s already 15 power between two units, but if you kept ahold of your Force token, then you can also safely play Savage Opress (Legends of the Force, 137) for another 9 power on the field. If your opponent doesn’t have an answer, then you’ll be shredding through their base’s HP in seconds!

Fortunately, Qui-Gon Jinn (Legends of the Force, 16) does have some answers for Darth Maul. As a Cunning leader, Qui-Gon shares an aspect with a lot of unit cards that have powerful When Played abilities, and his own ability allows him to return those units to your hand so you can play them again later. Not only that, but when he does so, he lets you also immediately play another non-Villainy unit for free, so long as it costs less than the returned unit. This can open up all sorts of “gotcha!” moments when dueling a threating opponent like Darth Maul, as you force them to keep guessing on which units will switch in and out at what times. 

Of course, this works especially well with units like Obi-Wan Kenobi (Legends of the Force, 96), who gains Sentinel every time you play a Force unit (including himself). With Qui-Gon’s ability, you could surprise your opponent by swapping out a wounded unit for Obi-Wan, putting a fresh and healthy blocker in the face of their attackers. You could then play a Refugee of The Path (Legends of the Force, 242) the following round, refreshing Obi-Wan’s Sentinel ability and granting him a Shield token at the same time!

Qui-Gon’s ability also helps units like Anakin Skywalker (Legends of the Force, 190), who features the new Hidden keyword. This keyword prevents a unit from being attacked on the same phase it was played (unless it somehow gains Sentinel), which means you’re more than likely to get at least one attack in with that unit before your opponent can take them out. With Qui-Gon’s ability, you could play Anakin for free after returning any 2-cost or higher unit to your hand, and because of Anakin’s Hidden and Shielded status, he’s almost guaranteed to get you your Force token back on the following round. 

All this culminates in Qui-Gon Jinn’s Aethersprite (Legends of the Force, 197), which allows you to trigger a card’s When Played ability twice. Combine that with handy abilities like those on Ahsoka Tano (Jump to Lightspeed, 203) or the Stinger Mantis (Legends of the Force, 198), and your opponent will have to either adapt on the fly or watch their plans fall apart!

With over 260 new cards, the Force token, the new Hidden keyword, and a plethora of Jedi, Sith, and other Force-sensitive characters joining the game’s roster, Legends of the Force is an exciting set for any fan of Star Wars: Unlimited. Stay tuned for more news, previews, card spoilers, and gameplay as we look forward to the set’s release in July!