Armada - What to Buy First on a Budget (Rebels) 2021 

This video brings back good memories of getting into the game 3 years ago and pouring over Crabbok’s original What To Buy videos, taking notes about where to get upgrades and putting together terrible lists that flew apart but were a lot of fun

I personally don’t play competitively, I just own Armada as I would any other board game. This means that if I get an expansion for one faction, I need to get one for the other faction too, which means I don’t have any ships larger than medium. This makes the Pelta actually really nice, it’s one of the tangiest ships I can get for the rebels at $30 dollars or less, so it usually serves as my rebel flagship.

As an Empire player I started by just buying an SSD, starting materials , and one of each fighter pack. Worked well.

armada - what to buy first on a budget (rebels) 2021, if you can find them in stock anywhere

Star Wars has this weird sweet spot where the ugly ships are ugly in a nice way....

our game table is a no-phone-zone. dice abounds!

For those who are wondering : The Assault Frigate MK II is first scene in Empire At War, a PC RTS Game first released in 2006, and its design is similar to the Nebula B Frigates and Mon Colamari Star Ships

Just starting out and my first rebel ship is the starhawk let’s go

So glad to see you making these videos, Crabs. New players are flowing in and I'm glad there's a way people can easily see what's most efficient.

Thanks for updated list Crabbok! I’m trying to get my friends into the game and this will help a lot.

Love your vids man! I started playing x-wing a couple years back and now I'm getting into armada, and it's crazy seeing how far you've come in that time! Keep up the good work!

I love the detail on these ships, its nice to see that most of them are high quality

Thanks for the vids.. not only got into Armada and legion because of these, but have been able to make some well informed decisions on purchases. keep up the good work.

Another great informative video. It is worth noting the excellent upgrade pack also has a zip baggy with tokens tucked in. I was very pleased with this upgrade as the Imp Arquitens has at least 2, IIRC, upgrade cards not in any Rebel exp - reinforced blast doors and dual laser turrets(?) and the notorious SSD I believe has a Fleet Support upgrade also not avail to the Rebels. So this pack provides them, I presume. As an aside, funny Navy story came to mind when you mentioned how some folks do not consider the Rebel Gr-75s as "warships". Once upon a time on board my last ship (LSD which "transports WWW Marines, X, M1 MBTs, Y various Humvees and Z 105mms) I was up on the bridge. Someone made a comment about the ship and a Lieutenant said "well, it's not like this is a real warship", just as the Captain entered the bridge. 👀😖🤣🤣🤣

Appreciate your consistent release of new content and videos.

These 'What to buy first' videos were what got me into Armada (back in 2018). Thank you.

thanks brother, I’ve been getting into armada recently and this has been a real help

Such a helpful video. Looking forward to buying into Rebels in January!!!

I approve of this list! It’s interesting to decide what to buy when you don’t have to worry about what cards come with it

I’ve played heaps of x-wing and only occasionally watched your videos. Decided to start playing armada and your channel has been a great resource. First Rebel ship - Starhawk! Imp is chimera. Now all I have to do is wait for the core set to arrive :-D

Thanks Crabbok I needed this for Christmas 🎄!!!

Hey Crabbok! So I've been slowly going through your content. We chatted on one of your other videos and I mentioned my play group was restarting and I had recently made a trade and acquired my buddies Rebel collection. The funny thing is, it included literally everything you have in this video minus the card upgrade, an extra set of dice, the Hammer heads, the Profundity and the Starhawk. I'm gonna totally take your advice, grab that card upgrade set, an extra set of dice. This video might be 3 years old, but it still served as a fantastic guide I'm gonna send to my friends.

just picking armada back up, your vids have been invaluable. keep it up.

Just getting into Armada soon, and this stuff is super helpful! Thanks!

Love these Videos, I have only started and am picking up both Imperial and Rebel fleets but finding I am expanding as expansions are available to me, I sent in a list to my local game store and we are slowly ticking off as their supplier gets mini's in stock :)

Thinking about hopping currently doing some research on the game. Thank your for your help explaining the ships and reasons to purchase one over the other.

Thanks for the great videos Crabbok, Merry Christmas

Thank you for all of your hard work. On Thanksgiving I was in the hospital icu again. This time, (there have been many,lol) they tagged me with terminal chronic acute kidney failure. It is slamming me right into instant retirement due to illness. Im only 40 and plan on sticking around for a long time but now with all of the time I now have u decided to dive into all of the stuff I loved or wanted as a kid. Armada and games like warhammer 40k have always been something I wanted to get into. Bought the starter box, the imperial star destoyer, the profundity, and a rebel and empire squadron pack. I think some more dice and that expansion card pack might be next. Im most likely going to mostly play alone so I'm trying to build 2 competitive and balanced armies. Any other suggestions to go with what I have so far would be greatly appreciated. Love the show, sorry about this mini novel of a message, lol, and keep up the great work. You have a new fan and I will be watching, lol. You ARE my star wars gaming source now.... may the force continue to be with you.

I'm a purely Imperial player, but these videos are still fun to watch!

It really helps to have an easy guide for what to buy. Thank you.

As a new player, these are super helpful, many thanks!

Thanks for the timely video!!

Thank you just started my collection and your videos are very helpful

I have 2 core sets, 2 cr-90s, 2 neb-bs, 2 gr75s, 1 pelta, 1 mc30, 1 assault frigrate, 1 liberty, 1 home one, 1 vsd, 1 gozanti, 1 raider, 2 arquitens light cruisers, 1 gladiator, 2 interdictors, 1 quasar, 1 imperial class star destroyer, 1 rouge's and villains, 1 squadron pack number 1 for each faction. And I still want more....

Awesome info for beginners like myself! Keep up with the videos!

Learned a lot from your videos just getting into armada and enjoying it

Thanks for the updated guide!

Just starting in the game . The video was really helpful thank you

Great list love all the assault frigates and mc30's

I was not aware of that factoid about the Starhawk! That makes it a little bit cooler in my mind...

Definitely love the MC75, Such a cool model

Thanks for the great videos! I just purchased the core set as my first step into the miniatures world… my focus right now is building both sides to get my friends into it. Would you change anything about this list for 2022?

Thanks for Video. After I build my empire fleets then use your videos for Rebels.

Just got the dice pack and starter kit today! Let’s get started!

Great vids, super helpful! 👍🏽 👍🏽

"Everyone needs a corset." Vader: Be careful not to CHOKE on your dinner, Joffrey.

I really need to grab a couple of those upgrade card packs! Really is a game changer

Thanks for these videos.

heyyy love the channel. keep it up man!!!

great info as always

Definitely going to grab Home One!

Thank you for the breakdown and details as i just started in armada. What is your take on collecting all 4 factions

That Starhawk model looks really cool

So I've found Armada by accident. I was looking for Home One model, could only find small one from DeAgostini but because it never released in my country it was cheaper to buy Home One expansion pack for Armada... Then I bought Assault Frigate MK2 the same day... Maybe I'll get the core set one day and actually play the game, haha. Also amazing video, I believe that cool factory is very important for casual players. Edit: also got Rebel Squadrons 2 and GR-75.

Just started getting back into Armada with the wife thanks to your videos

Took a long break from this game, but now getting back into it. Getting ships I missed out on in the later waves. This is such an amazing game. I wish they had more waves... but my wallet disagrees.

Interesting videos. I do not yet play but in other gaming I love to play Campaigns best and I see there are two published Campaigns for this game. What do you think of them?

Love your content

The most valuable thing is having a community of fellow players nearby to play with. Invest time in introducing and growing the local player base.

Have you heard anything about the new producers for legion? As in when will they begin production, new models etc. Love your vids. Keep safe, have fun.

Just amazing, luv from Quebec!

Always the best channel for Star Wars Armada. Do you know if it is possible to play either Campaign in a solo mode?

I didn't even really know about Armada until I was looking for a model of the Chimaera. I found it for the Armada game. So I am researching how to play and what to buy. These videos are very great and helpful. Also, is that a Chimaera symbol shirt?

Interesting fact about the Assault Frigate Mark II. The first appearance of the ship was in Empire at War.

Just started looking to play your videos helped so much thank you, I also joined you discord hope to hear from you soon

great video! very helpful!

Ah, man i wish i could have affoard the Nadiri starhawk... My name is Adiri so when the starhawk lunched I was excited to have a ship that sounds like my name...

ahh another great list, certainly some big changes with the upgrade card pack now!

Love this show

assault frigate ugly? For me one of the coolest looking ships in all of star wars. looks really beefy and powerful. It also has the Heir to the Empire bonus! Nice fluffy matchup against Chimaera and Thrawn! 5/5 would command.

Another great video.

I couldn't really find the flotillas for cheap. Cheapest I found was $35

Love your videos

good video on what to buy. for me, it's flying what I like so rebels are a hodge podge trying to make a difference.

Just starting Armada!

Well I've been a subscriber for a while now but I'm not sure if I've ever left a comment so, ta-da! I plan to start an Empire fleet sometime in the near future.

Been wanting to start my own fleet and get into the game.

I just got into it and Im immensely excited to crush these Imperial scoundrels

I like how your budget list included almost the entirety of the faction lineup lol.

Upgrade pack is great for my small fleet, I don't feel at so big a disadvantaged from small card pool

Hey Crabbok, just discovered and subscribed to your channel today. I have been looking to get into one of the star wars games (rebellion, armada, x-wings 2E, imperial assault, etc.) and I have settled on Armada I think. It's the most unique and different and I've heard good things so could be fun. I wanted to know if this video and your empire on a budget video for this game were still up to date and accurate for June 2022. Thanks!

I bought into armada before I was ill. I like it and when I took it to school for the board game club, they loved it.

So many more ships I need to get. And when COVID goes away hopefully I can go play people at some store.

Very informative, I used to play Star Trek, sold everything

I spend a bit for Empire this Xmas, so I'm just gonna check how much more I need to spend to play a balanced game with my friends lol

Nice informative vid!

Home One was the first expansion I got because well Ackbar and it's the flagship. And 4 years later, Defiance is still my favorite singular ship and ends up in my best lists.

The Assault Frigate MK2 is the only ship that I'd be tempted to run a 3D printed replacement for the actual ship model, happily buy the expansion for everything but the actual ship. X3

I like the look of the assault frigate

Hi ! I was wondering if it made any sense to have multiple identical MC-80 Liberty ? I know I'd get some useless cards but I play with the french version of the game (my kids don't speak English) and we won't get the new upgraded cards ... or anything else anymore it seems and I'm not on a budget ^^

Hey if I wanna get them sent to mexico what would you recommend?

When will we see The Bulwark Mark III? Or will it ever come out? I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet and the game has been out for how long? Also the first time I saw the Assault Frigate MK2 was on the PC game Star Wars Rebellion

Hi. If you could buy only one small Reb ship a second time. Would it be the transports or the mc30?

My first buy other than the core was a cr 90 then pelta and then gr

Hey, just wondering what you would recommend for a starting point of Armada with the state of the game atm with AMG? I was going to grab a Separatist and Republic starter for my wife and I as we enjoy X-Wing but would just the basic starter be better if we're not going to get any new Sep/Rep ships released in the near future? Thanks and love the videos!

These vids are valuable to vets, too.

do you think Atomic is going to reprint and package Armada

didn't know about the card give aways. how does that work? do you send someone a card through mail or what? are they cards you can get in some of the upgrade packs or special cards of some sort?

Do the special fighters come in the upgrade pack?

I just started i really like it, but not trying generals yet;