Star Wars: Shatterpoint – Count Dooku and the MagnaGuard
Atomic Mass Games showcases the rules for Count Dooku and the MagnaGuard for Star Wars: Shatterpoint. Twice the pride, double the fall!
Count Dooku the Separatist Leader is under the spotlight from Atomic Mass Games and he’s being escorted by the MagnaGuard, his droid protectors. What does this Sith Lord bring to the Tabletop in Star Wars: Shatterpoint? That’s what we’re here to find out!
Count Dooku
“Count Dooku is a tactical and considered combatant who can punish those who move on him recklessly. He boasts a wealth of reactive options, especially when his MagnaGuard are close by. And though known more as a finesse lightsaber duelist, he is quite deadly at range, able to inflict tremendous damage drawing on the dark side of the Force to unleash force lightning.”
Packing an interesting kit, Count Dooku looks like an interesting threat on the battlefield. Able to damage targets at range with Force Lightning he’s also quite punishing up close, too. He seems a bit defensive and reactive with Surely You Can Do Better and Twice The Pride, Double The Fall — both of which can really mess with attackers against him. When you combine those with his mastery of the Form II Makashi Count Dooku can really catch an opponent in a vulnerable spot.
Alternatively, his Force Mastery Stance leans more into the Force Lightning and longer distance action. Still, he’s no slouch in melee but this is certainly the option to choose if you’re looking to stay back a bit and force the enemy to ride the lightning!
MagnaGuard
“These MagnaGuard droids have been programmed with Protection Protocols that allow them to remain near Separatist Alliance Primary Units as they move around the battlefield, allowing them to intercept any foes who may be closing in on a high priority target such as Count Dooku. Each MagnaGuard is a proven Bodyguard, allowing them to provide some cover for nearby allies. Beyond this, possibly their most useful defensive quality is their ability to Intercede, which makes it impossible for foes engaged by a MagnaGuard to target allied primary or secondary characters with attacks. “
Able to cover Dooku, the MagnaGuard really exist to interfere with the enemy’s plans. Intercede is just great at preventing the enemy from attacking other targets and will force a showdown. And with their Defensive Programs removing them is no small feat.
Combined, these take make a deadly and defensive One-Two punch. They seem to present the enemy with a pair of bad options and say, “okay, choose your poison.” You can’t really ignore either of them and they will play the objective game as well as anyone else we’ve seen thanks to their built-in tankiness.
Your first crack at Count Dooku will be with the Twice The Pride Squad pack coming soon from Atomic Mass Games.
STAR WARS: SHATTERPOINT – TWICE THE PRIDE: COUNT DOOKU SQUAD PACK $49.99
A sinister Sith Lord and his minions enter the duels of Star Wars: Shatterpoint! Once a respected Jedi Knight, and the padawan of Grand Master Yoda himself, Count Dooku has chosen the dark side, now serving as the apprentice to Darth Sidious himself. This pack adds a new squad of Count Dooku, Jango Fett, and two IG-100 MagnaGuards to Star Wars: Shatterpoint that players can play right away or use alongside other characters to create their own custom squad. In addition to the beautifully sculpted miniatures of all four characters, players will also find all the stat, order, and stance cards they need to bring these characters to life on the tabletop.
Let’s all give Count Dooku a hand…or two.
