With the no big events on the horizon, I took some time to put together some Destiny power rankings! These are who I think are the top characters in Destiny at the moment. We debated the final rankings in our Discord, which you should consider joining through our Patreon if you haven’t already. The rankings are based on a criteria of competitive success, point cost efficiency, and overall power level.

The Rankings:

#10 – Maz Kanata – Pirate Queen: You could make a case that Maz should be as high as number 6 on this list based on her extremely efficient cost of 8/11 points. Maz fits into hero vehicles (Her dice can do some scary things with old Millennium Falcon) at both elite and non-elite and forms one of the scariest pairing to date in Obi/Maz which has been at the top of competitive events over the past two formats. Maz’s ability to resolve her dice without allowing you to interact with them is one of the best abilities we have ever seen in Star Wars Destiny. Prior to Obi-Wan being released she formed half of Poe/Maz which I have been told was one of the best destiny decks to date to the point that it required her partner to be nerfed. Maz has a decent dice for her cost along with a health pool that is standard but her ability to provide consistency that cannot be interacted with is unbelievably good and can only be compared with Sabine. Yellow gives her access to the best removal package in destiny and can lead to blowouts when combined with her ability.

#9 – Thrawn – Master Strategist: The first and only red character to make my top 10, Thrawn can be an absolute monster when piloted to his full potential. Arguably the highest skill cap character on the list, his ability to take the “partial” out of “partial information game” is incredibly powerful. For a cost of 13/17, Thrawn has a good dice and is a tanky 12 health. Though he really shines because of his ability to look at your hand and pull a card. There are not a lot of negative things to say about Thrawn except that red is currently a downside and with the recent power creep of newer characters he is currently limited in deck building to only Snoke and Ahrinda Pryce, the latter of which has not seen competitive play as a result of being mono red. With that said, Thrawn/Snoke with a turn 1 Grand Moff on the table is without a doubt the most grueling destiny deck to play against at the moment and several variants including a blaster package, and standard vehicles package has topped competitive events nationwide. While it’s hard to debate that Thrawn currently excels as a result of Snoke, his ability to strip your hand and give you a clear picture of how to play your turn is just too good to overlook and he fits nicely into the number 9 spot.

#8 – Mandalorian Super Commando: The only non-unique character to make my list, Mandalorian Super Commando has torn up the tournament circuit and has multiple pairings that have seen competitive play. The best of these is without a doubt TACOs (Talzin, 2x Mandalorian Super Commando) which uses Mando’s ability combined with Talzin’s ability to spit out a guaranteed 4 damage a turn. Pairing with a 3rd Super Commando, Snoke, and Pryce are all also semi-viable. For 9 points, Mandalorian Super Commando gives you a dice with 3 damage sides, an ability that guarantees a free damage each round, and 9 health, which makes them feel pretty beefy for their cost. In terms of damage output the Super Commando feels fairly similar to Kylo although you are able to guarantee their ability whereas Kylo you aren’t. The only downside is that in competitive play you are fairly reliant on your 3rd character surviving the early game and your early game draws ensuring that you are able to use Super Commando’s ability. Another high variance high reward type character that is well costed and feels very smooth to play.

#7 – Luke Skywalker – Reluctant Instructor: Ranking the newest version of Luke proved difficult because of how prevalent Kylo currently is in the Meta. Luke really does not feel great outside of a mono blue deck where you can abuse his power action, which makes him susceptible to Kylo. Costed at 12/15, Luke has an average dice, good game text, a good power action, and a great health pool. When paired with Yoda, Luke’s power action has the ability to wreak havoc with force wave and is a good option for dealing with the current 3 wide Meta. Rey is also an excellent partner as she is able to make use of the lightsaber package and cards like Mikashi training, which can be passed from Luke over to Rey to spit out some serious early game damage. There have also been several mill decks that include Luke that have had limited success, which does give Luke another potential long term path. Overall Luke is an excellent character. If Kylo Ren fell out of the Meta or is balanced through a balance of the force, Luke could move up this list significantly but at the moment he is constantly going to be kept in check by Kylo.

#6 – Cassian Andor – Rebellion Operative: The baby emperor comes in at number 6 based on his ability to still be effective in decks that don’t rely on the Top 5. Cassian can be paired with Poe, Finn, or Rex but also is one of the best pairing for Yoda. He feels like excellent value at elite for 14, able to be played with Yoda in both Mill and Aggro deck variants. His point cost really shines in a mill deck at 10 points as it allows him to pair with eYoda/Anakin2 to form one of the best mill decks ever to see competitive play. While blue is clearly the dominate color in Star Wars Destiny at the moment I have a soft spot for the yellow hero removal package and Cassian’s ability to make prime use of it when paired with Yoda makes him one of the best characters at the moment.

#5 – Kylo Ren – Tormented One: The winner of worlds albeit in the previous format comes in at number 5. Kylo is the highest costed character to make the top 5 at 13/17. His ability to do 2 damage per turn automatically is simply god tier when it consistently hits. While his dice is average for his cost, 3 damage sides and a resource side make his pairing with both Snoke and Pryce very appealing. The blue upgrade suite, be it lightsabers or holocron/abilities, synergizes perfectly with the pairings that are currently available for him and make his dice look a bit better with the lightsaber package. While Kylo can sometimes be a high variance character he has arguably the highest upside aggro potential in the format and single-handedly has reduced the value of mono colored decks since his inception.

#4 – Doctor Aphra – Artifact Hunter: Doctor Aphra might have the highest long term upside of any character on this list based on what future cards are printed, but at the moment she comes in at number 4. Aphra’s ability to basically generate a free resource every turn breeds a consistent board state. On top of that, her ability to draw a card each time you deal indirect damage to yourself effectively gives you a 7 or 8 card hand when combined with cards like crash landing, BT-1, and climate disruption array. Her cost of 11/14 makes her effective at both elite and non-elite as her dice is fairly costed for 3 points, but her abilities alone are worth the 11 points. Overall she is a consistency monster with a good dice and great abilities that can routinely generate the best early game board states that currently exist. Her ability to be played with or without Snoke leaves her a potential Meta staple even if the Supreme Leader sees a balance of the force in the near future.

#3 – Mother Talzin – Nightsister Matriarch: Talzin comes in at number 3 due to her ability to create consistency and reduce variance, something she also has in common with the characters in the #1 and #2 spots. Her low 9/12 point cost combined with an above average dice for those costs enable several top tier pairings, both 2-wide and 3-wide. The only downside to Talzin is that she limits deckbuilding and takes away 0 cost mitigation, which is particularly strong with villains. However, this downside is offset by her ability to make consistent use of Rift Valley – Dathomir.

#2 – Yoda – Wizened Master: Another support character done right. Yoda literally enables every win condition in the game with his pairing and dice be it mill, aggro, support, sustain, or action cheating. His 10/13 point cost enables him to pair with a load of the other top characters. No character in destiny abuses special chaining to the extent that Yoda does. He also has the ability to close games despite not having a damage side because of how effective force powers are in combination with his special and 2-focus side.

#1 – Snoke – Supreme Leader: Snoke comes in at number one because of the simple fact that he makes every villain character better and playable. I feel like FFG really hit the nail on the head with support characters here because his design is perfect. His pay 1 life to increase a dice by 2 enables multiple play styles to flourish and his high health pool and 2 indirect damage side enable him to close out games when he is the only character left alive. Bundle all of that with an 11/13 point cost and you have the best character on the market. I personally believe that Snoke has a very high skill cap as well and is a great choice for competitive play. Yoda and Snoke are the clear Tier 1 characters at the moment but I am putting Yoda at 2 simply because of how dominate Snoke has been in competitive play at the moment and Snoke’s ability to pair with nearly anything. We even proposed banning him in our Forbidden/Limited list article.

Honorable mentions:

These are characters right on the cusp of being in the top 10 and are worth mentioning.

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