Welcome to another sweaty meta chat brought to you by the most recent winner of NOVA ... SAMMY KAYE! Sam ran a Cassian Core list at the event and was able to go undefeated with extremely tight competition. A really incredible performance. We talk about his list and its strengths, the meta, and many other things that you will love listening to.
Two things: first, we did not want this to be episode 100, so we are instead releasing it as a bonus episode (and who knows how many subsections episode 99.5 will ultimately have).
Second, Ezra Pound said to "make it new" (to which I have always added "again"), in reference to the modernist literary movement, and I think about our boy Ezra when we talk about the advent of a "new" meta. As we will discuss in this episode, it could be that the "new" meta is really just the same kind of meta we have faced before (strong supports defining power level), just with new faces.
Regardless, you will love and enjoy this episode.
Good luck to everyone at NOVA.
There is a sense in which the community talks about how the meta we are in
I am an idiot. Sam had this edited and ready to go on Monday, but I forgot to ship it in any kind of timely manner and for that I apologize.
ENJOY IT! Part 2 of our tier list episode in which the brothers discuss Secondaries. There's lots to digest here but it's a really fun discussion.
Hello and welcome to Episode 99! In this episode, Kenny and Sam discuss the Jyn Erso box, with a particular focus on competitive play and how they think this box fits. Really, this episode is about how Bodhi is the best 3-cost secondary in the game, and how Baze and Chirrut are among the best supports in the game (and Kenny argues that they are the best).
It's a great discussion and will hopefully encourage you to go out and buy what we expect to be a very high impact box. Join the Slack to tell us we're wrong.
Hello and welcome to Episode 98! In this extremely-long-and-I-am-so-sorry-it-is-so-long episode, the brothers gather to rank ALL primaries currently released in the game of Shatterpoint. We fight, and agree, and equivocate about the primaries and discuss how they have fared since the patch. Get yourself a diet coke, go into the shade of your favorite tree, and get ready for over three hours of ranking goodness.
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Cad Cassian is here and ladies and gentlemen it is not jank. In this episode, JK and Sam talk through the latest list that they have been jamming like crazy and you better believe it involves Boushh and you better believe that she's not so bad here.
This is a fantastic discussion and it is a list that really looks to take your opponent by surprise with its insane damage and incredible force economy. If you haven't given it a try, you are missing out.
Enjoy! Join the Slack!
One day I will quit making fun of the Aussies when I write phonetically, but that is not this day.
This is a fantastic discussion with Michael Watson (Red Mando 2) about his list that he took to a 5-0 finish at the recent Australian GT, but with a heavy focus on Republic listbuilding, the faction's strengths and weaknesses, and how to approach it from a competitive standpoint. Michael has only good points here and I know you will love what he has to say.
Go listen to the recent Red Mandos episode where they talk in way greater detail about the GT, including giving summaries of their games. Make sure to subscribe to their podcast.
Welcome to Episode 95! In this episode, we give our takes on the obvious winners and losers of the patch, and the sneaky winners and losers of the patch. We have played a bunch, but we are also only three dudes with very limited meta horizons so take our observations with a grain of salt.
We love you all! Join the Slack and have fun list-building with us!
Welcome to Episode 94! In this episode, Sammy K. and I are back to old form discussing a list! We talk about Anakin and Kam, why they work well together, and the lists strengths and weaknesses. We think this list is the bees' knees, and if you haven't given it a run, you should, and we think you will enjoy it.
Make sure to subscribe to the Coordinated Fire Podcast. It's a new show from the brothers north of the border (Sean Peconi, Titus Kosloff, and Kyle Russell), and it is fantastic. You will enjoy it.
Please rate and review the podcast, and please join the Slack!
What AMG giveth, AMG taketh away. In this episode, we discuss the changes that AMG made to Asajj, Jango, and Magnas. As you can imagine, Sam and I are pretty distressed over the nerfs to Magnas, but we lead with discussions of Asajj (she is awesome), and then follow up with Jango (we totally approve of the changes). It gets a little dour at the end when we turn to the Magnas, but they really kicked our boys when they are down and we struggle to see a place for them in the next meta.
Thank you for listening! Please give us a rating and review on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube!
Also please join the Slack!
ALSO! LISTEN TO THE NEW COORDINATED FIRE PODCAST! It's from our brothers north of the border and is absolutely fantastic.
Welcome to Episode 92! We are continuing our survey of the updates from the patch, this time with a focus on Rebels--which means a focus on Ewoks. JK was thrilled that his murder bears got updated, and he talks with Scott about where he thinks they land. You will enjoy it. We will have our Separatist and Bounty Hunter episodes coming out soon.
We love you all!
Welcome to Episode 91! In this episode, Kenny and Sam are joined by Michael Plummer from AMG to talk about AMG's design process and the recent balance patch. We tried to focus on systemic questions of design for Plummer and how those principles were manifest in the recent patch update. It's not a unit-by-unit analysis, but much more a conversation at thirty thousand feet regarding concepts at work. Plummer loves his food metaphors, and those really wafted through the conversation.
You will love it.
Please join the Slack! We're having so much fun listbuilding and talking about the patch.
Kenny, Sam, & Matt review the changes to Galactic Republic Units in the May 12, 2025 balance update for Star Wars: Shatterpoint.
You can also watch this episode on Youtube.
Please join the Slack! We are having a blast yelling at each other about the changes and would love for you to join us.
Whew boy did AMG have at the top-performing units in the Empire, and some (most (nearly all)) of us couldn't be happier. AMG absolutely nailed the changes to Gideon Hask, ISFs, and Dark Troopers, while also giving a huge lift to Inquisitors.
You can also watch this episode on Youtube.
Please join the Slack! We are having so much fun discussing the changes and would love for you to join us.
Welcome to Episode 88! In this episode, Titus Kosloff (the recent winner of the Tablebound Open in Ontario, Canada), joins the podcast to talk about his Cassian-Core List, with Cassian/Lobit(!)/Fifth + Moff/Ezra/Darks + Han Box + PL/K2/Bar2. It is an incredibly unique list that went 6-1 at one of the most competitive events of the year. Titus discusses Cassian, and there's a big focus on this list's matchup into Republic Jedi (which we both expect to be strong post-patch).
Check out Kyle Russell's tablebound.ca, it's an awesome website with incredible Shatterpoint products.
Join the Slack! We expect the patch to drop this week, and things are gonna be crazy.
Welcome to Episode 87! Like the previous episode, JK and Sam are back reviewing units, this time Director Krennic! Is his design AMG's greatest achievement? Let us know what you think of him in the comments!
Join the slack and continue the conversation!
Welcome to Episode 86! In this episode, JK and Sam dive into the oceans of Star Wars to deliver a unit review of the Requesting Your Surrender Box. We break down the key abilities of each unit and discuss whether they will make waves in the meta. Let us know how you think our aquatic jedi friend performs in the comments!
Join the Slack to continue the conversation!
Welcome to Episode 85! In this episode, Matt Bronson of Bombad Tactics and many other avenues of fame joins Kenny to give a preliminary take on expected winners and losers of the next meta. Matt and Kenny use Matt's recent tournament win at the Wet Coast GT in British Columbia to frame their discussion as to what they think thrives and struggles in light of what AMG has told us regarding incoming nerfs. It's a great discussion and as always Matt has the best insights.
Thank you for listening! Join the Slack!
Welcome to Episode 84! This episode is a kind of high-level discussion analyzing Shatterpoint units through the frame of the online MOBA DotA. We discuss carries, supports, and offlane/tanks and how they function (or are supposed to function) and how that affects our understanding and analysis of a unit's quality. All of this is very likely to go up in smoke come the May Rebalance (TM), but for now it's a fun interim discussion that we know you will enjoy.
You can also watch this on YouTube, where JK has some beautiful slides to guide our discussion.
Welcome to Episode 83 of Zion's Finest! This one is a bit of a sweaty episode, as Kenny provides an overview of the Top 8 from Adepticon and Sam gives an incredible review of "meta share," meaning how units were represented in progressive stages of the cut from swiss to the final match between Scott B. and Matt B. It's an amazing discussion that you will love.
