I asked Norman to write a quick update article about the community driven Modified Infinite format. With Subtypes becoming an important part of Star Wars Destiny he thought it was important to retroactively add subtypes to old characters and I couldn’t agree more. Please let us know when you are playing this format and tweet or Instagram tag us (@thehyperloops) with pictures of your battles! We don’t intend to make this something that replaces Standard or Infinite but just something to do between sets or something to mix up your usual Destiny nights. The Hyperloops will have a dedicated page for Modified Infinite accessible through our front page. If you feel strongly about any character being too high or low just let us know and we’ll take it into consideration. -NJCuenca



This is a follow-up to my previous article on The Hyperloops about a “Modified Infinite Format,” which proposed an extensive point-cost adjustment to Awakenings block characters. When that article was originally conceived, we did not have much information regarding how the Convergence block would use subtypes, such as Jedi, Sith, or Scoundrel. Though many players suspected subtypes would play a role since they were featured on Legacies block characters, we had seen virtually zero cards that actually utilized the text. Now that we know more, we have a great opportunity to further extend the Modified Infinite Format by adding new subtypes to older characters.

The following list, organized by set and in order of FFG’s numbering system, includes subtype additions that I believe are essentially non-controversial. In other words, you should be able to look at any of these and say, “Yeah, that’s obviously what it should be.” (This assumes a reasonable knowledge of Star Wars canon material outside of the core movies.) Again, I am suggesting modifications to the Awakenings block alone, so as not to confuse anything in the Convergence-era Standard environment. Moreover, I am not inventing any new keywords, but only using those currently established on other cards. Perhaps we will see FFG release a Holocron update that uses a similar keyword adjustment, perhaps not. Either way, enjoy this addendum to the Modified Infinite Format, and please send us feedback about how it works out for your local community!

Awakenings:

Captain Phasma – Leader, Trooper

First Order Stormtrooper – Trooper

General Grievous – Leader

General Veers – Leader

Count Dooku – Sith

Darth Vader – Sith

Nightsister – Witch

Bala Tik – Leader, Scoundrel

Jabba the Hutt – Leader, Scoundrel

Jango Fett – Bounty Hunter

Admiral Ackbar – Leader

Leia Organa – Leader

Poe Dameron – Pilot

Rebel Trooper – Trooper

Luke Skywalker – Jedi

Padawan – Apprentice

Qui-Gon Jinn – Jedi

Han Solo – Scoundrel

Hired Gun – Scoundrel

Padme Amidala – Leader

AWK Starter

Rey – Apprentice

Finn – Trooper

Kylo Ren – Apprentice

Spirit of Rebellion:

Death Trooper – Trooper

FN-2199 – Trooper

Director Krennic – Leader

TIE Pilot – Pilot

Asajj Ventress – Apprentice

Darth Vader – Sith

Palpatine – Sith, Leader

Royal Guard – Trooper

Aurra Sing – Bounty Hunter

IG-88 – Bounty Hunter, Droid

Unkar Plutt – Scoundrel

Jyn Erso – Leader

Mon Mothma – Leader

Rebel Commando – Trooper

Temmin “Snap” Wexley – Pilot

Luminara Unduli – Jedi, Leader [She should be a leader given that her subtitle is “Inspiring Commander”]

Obi-Wan Kenobi – Jedi

Chewbacca – Scoundrel

Maz Kanata – Scoundrel

Empire at War:

Ciena Ree – Pilot

General Hux – Leader

Thrawn – Leader

Quinlan Vos – Apprentice

Seventh Sister – Inquisitor

Grand Inquisitor – Inquisitor

Bazine Netal – Bounty Hunter

Bossk – Bounty Hunter

Cad Bane – Bounty Hunter

General Rieekan – Leader

Hera Syndulla – Leader, Spectre

K-2SO – Droid

Rookie Pilot – Pilot

Jedi Instructor – Jedi

Kanan Jarrus – Jedi, Spectre

Mace Windu – Jedi

Ezra Bridger – Spectre

Lando Calrissian – Scoundrel

2 Player Starter

Rey, Finding the Ways – Apprentice

Poe Dameron, More than a Pilot – Pilot Leader (He’s more than I pilot but still a Pilot)

Kylo Ren, Tormented One – Apprentice (He’s only really tormented in the Last Jedi in the beginning of the movie which leads us to think that he shouldn’t have the leader tag. When this card was made no one knew that he would become the leader of the first order at the end of the movie. I’m sure we will have a Kylo Ren, First Order Leader soon enough).

Capatain Phasma, Ruthless Tactician – Trooper Leader

Note: This list is not currently endorsed by Fantasy Flight Games and is entirely a community-driven list of changes.

-Norman Horn

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