How Cover Works in Star Wars Legion 

Thanks for this, especially the detailed examples. I find the cover rules are interpreted slightly differently by everyone and are often influenced by your background with the systems used by other games. It's integral to how SWL works and I really want to be familiar with various instances of how the rules are applied. Thanks again.

I really like these rule tip vids. Keep them coming.

Thank you for the detailed description of every cover variant! 😊🤩

Thank you for this in depth analysis. Cover has always been one of those somewhat mysterious elements of the game for us 😂. I think we have been doing it correctly though so thanks for the validation. Keep up the good work.

Great video Ben! Keep up the good work

Excellent video. It was very informative and cleared up some confusion. I just want to add that I enjoyed the more "serious" approach in the video. Older videos had to much "humor" cut into them. I don't mind a good laugh, but I'm here to enjoy your wisdom and instruction on playing the game. Thank you for creating this.

Really helpful! I’m gonna send all my guys o we here when they ask how cover works

Thank you so much. This was incredibly useful.

Great video! I learned quite a bit from this. I thought I had a pretty good grasp on the cover rules but I guess there's always more to learn! One thing I'd like to see more in-depth information on is arches and overhangs, things that might not block LOS or obscure a mini, but the 2D plane would cross through. I think I remember reading some janky stuff regarding that but now I can't find it.

Finally, I get it! Gods Bless You, Ben! Gryffindor!!! 🧹

Thanks for this! As a new player, I found this very helpful!

Thanks for making this!

Thank you for this! I thought I had a full understanding on how cover works but I have definitely been doing some things wrong lol 😆

If only Anakin knew "the high ground matters" . ... XD

Thanks for the video

Great video! Shared with all my Legion buddies since this is typically the biggest question we have. Especially the area terrain was enlightening. Side note. How do I get my hands on those silhouettes? Have cash will pay :)

Question on the AT-ST to Chewbacca example. So the very front lip of the base on Chewbacca is obstructed. Maybe 5% at best is obstructed. That alone is enough to trigger a cover check, where then you draw the 2D plane from the center base of the AT-ST (not a line from the top of his head) to Chewbacca. I'm hoping I understood that correctly.

Is this still accurate with the new rules? If not, it would be amazing to see this video updated. These videos are really great.

well done!!🤘🏻 question for minute ~24: if chewbacca (attacking unit) is in basecontact with that same rock but stayinig on the ground, do clan wren (defending unit) gain cover? both units are touching the same terrainpiece and chewbacca is able to see the whole unit, but not the bases of clan wren...🤔🤔🤔

may I ask what game mat do you have I really like that play mat forest theme one I want to get as well

Where did you get the tall grasses terrain from? They’re clever for area cover.

Sorry to ask a second question; for troopers that are on clear pegs (arc troopers for example). When determining LOS - do you assume they are on the ground and use the silhouette? Or if they are on pegs, can you see them in their air born position? Hope that makes sense.

Question. If I have troopers in a building touching the back wall, and my opponent has a force outside but I can see them all even though they are very obscured for cover purposes. Do they not get any cover because I’m touching the building even though it’s the opposite wall? Hope this makes sense.

Can models from different units of the same side of the conflict touch each other base to base?

Wouldn't pretty much any shot from low ground go through the bottom of the high ground before hitting the base of a trooper standing on high ground, thus giving heavy cover?

How would cover work if the shores were in base contact with the hill shooting at the Mandos and vice versa? If they both had LOS to less than half of the unit? Played a TTS match today and we called it as no cover. I just want to verify and haven't been able to find a quick answer. Thank you in advance!

24:35 approx. Wouldn't you have had to declare that piece of terrain as being effective against the air speeder for the 50% rule to matter? It's the only inconsistency in the video as during combat as far as I understand it you only care if: The terrain provides cover and if any part of the the model is blocked by said terrain. So if it was not declared at start of game, then even if you were right close, that terrain wouldn't provide cover for the air speeder right?

Don't compulsory Vehicles not give cover?

So let me get this right cause I've been playing it completely wrong... 1. Start of game my opponent and I discuss what terrain will give what cover and what units will benefit from that cover because of the half or more rule. 2. If a unit, say the atst, is behind a piece of terrain (that was declared at the start of the game as being able to give it cover due to being half it's height or more) and the attackers los goes through that piece of terrain regardless of where the atst is standing it will get the cover? 3. All vehicles give cover except repulsor vehicles? 4. If a unit is on top of terrain that was declared with a cover type and even a little of the base is obscured from a unit checking los below the unit on top will gain cover?

Where do you get that when using silhouettes, the base still counts? The silhouettes rules state when measuring LOS you use the templates, no mention of bases. They are only referenced in the RRG and as I read it, the silhouettes rules should overuse both mini and Base parts.

Mullet!

These New Cover rules are like fucking rocket science man

Are those official silouettes?

cover is... good 🤔

I thought only non walker ground vehicles could block line of sight

Really found this useful and been playing for a while. One question we struggle with which any help would be appreciated. If the top of the model is obscured by a low arch but I can fully see the base is it in cover? 2D view suggests yes but you can completely see the base?

Some rules are very stupid. For example: you have 3 units, two of them are light cover and one is heavy - this mean all have light cover. But if you have 3 unit, one in open, one in each cover, according to rules it is heavy cover. No way... I think you should count the number of cover points. If they are at least 50% of the unit count it gives light cover, if they are 150% of unit count it gives heavy cover. So for 4 units to be in light cover you will need 2 points, and 6 for heavy cover. Of course at least half units must have cover.

Thanks for making this video! I think it provided a lot of great information. Though I don't believe Droidekas (or any vehicles) actually benefit from cover from barricades based on the official Rules Reference Corrections thread (forums.atomicmassgames.com/topic/630-rules-reference-corrections/?do=findComment&comment=12270).