Star Wars : Galaxy of Heroes Star Wars : Galaxy of Heroes ( SW : GoH ) is a mobile game by Electronic Arts released on November 24 , 2015 . The game was first announced on June 15 , 2015 in EA ' s press conference during the 2015 . The game allows players to collect characters from the prequel trilogy , " " , " Star Wars Rebels " , " " , the original trilogy , and and put those characters into battle . Due to the nature of the game , it is not considered to be canon . The game also features characters from Legends such as HK - 47 , Darth Nihilus , Darth Traya , Visas Marr , Darth Sion , Jedi Consular , Jedi Knight Guardian , Sith Trooper , Sith Marauder , and Sith Assassin . However , due to the non - canonical nature of the game , this does not canonize the character in the current story acknowledged by Lucasfilm . Game tutorial . Main Game . The game ' s tutorial starts you off with the Cantina ' s bartender speaking to you about Holotables . A Hutt appears , and it seems the Hutt is good at the Holotables . When redeeming your first data cards you get a Clone Sergeant - Phase 1 and a Jedi Consular . You are spawned into battle on Kashyyyk , while on this level you fight B1 Droids and one B2 Droid . After that point the game lets you pick what you want to do next and the tutorial is ended . Fleet Battles . With the latest expansion of Starfighters , players are introduced to how it works with help from the Cantina ' s Bartender and the Hutt you meet at the beginning . You must be level 60 or higher in order to be able use Starfighters . After a brief battle , you get to battle for character shards and Starship Blueprints for the Jedi Consular and his starfighter , the Clone Sergeant and his " ARC - 170 " , the Resistance pilot and their X - Wing , the Geonosian Soldier and its Starfighter , both TIE fighter pilots from the Original Trilogy and Episode VII and their TIEs , Ackbar and " Home One " , Mace Windu and the " Endurance " , Tarkin and the " Executrix " . Then you have another brief battle before the tutorial ends . Gameplay . Light and Dark Side Battles . Players choose 5 light / dark side ( with one ally of the same light / dark faction ) characters to form a team and clear nine stages of battles against computer characters from the opposing side . Each stage is divided into normal and hard modes . Normal Battles give gear , Training droids , Experience and credits . Hard battles give the same things plus shards for specific characters , the shards received depends on what level ' s played . Credits earned can be used to purchase items and character shards . The more the player progresses in the game , the more energy the levels requires the player to use in order to play it . Each hard battle can only be played five times a day and can reward no shards if the player is unlucky . Squad Arena . Players choose 5 characters ( including both light and dark side characters ) to form a team and fight in matches against other real - life players to improve their global ranking . Players can participate a maximum of 5 times in Squad Arena Battles each day . At 7 : 00 P . M . EST , the player will receive in the inbox a reward that consists of Squad Arena points , credits , and Crystals based on their global ranking . Squad Arena Points earned can be used to purchase items and character shards . Cantina Battles . Players choose 5 characters ( including both light and dark side characters and one ally of the any faction ) to form a team and clear three stages of battles against computer characters . Cantina Battles have their own energy system that takes longer to recharge . Players can get character shards , ship shards , credits , ability material , and Cantina battle points . Cantina points earned can be used to purchase items and character shards . Unlike Hard battles , Cantina Battles can be played as long as the player has the energy to play them . Mod Battles . Like Cantina Battles , Players choose 5 characters ( including both light and dark side characters plus one ally of any faction ) to form a team . However , instead of the usual 3 stages players must go through 5 stages to complete it . Players can get credits , ability material , Cantina battle points and mods which can be used to enhance characters that are level 50 and over . Mod Battles use the same energy as Cantina Battles use . Galactic War . Players use all their characters to clear 12 stages of battles against computer characters . Only 5 characters can be used in each stage . Once a character is killed , they cannot be used again in subsequent stages until the game allows the player to reset it the following day . Every stage gives credits , Starship building material , a random rank training droid , ability material . Every two stages won in Galactic War earns war points ( second and forth give 100 , the rest ( except the last ) give 200 , the last gives 400 ) which can be used to purchase items , Starship blueprints and character shards , and every three stages earns crystals . Challenges . Players choose 5 characters ( including both light and dark side characters plus one ally of any faction ) to form a team and participate in six different challenges . Certain challenges are available only on certain days of the week ; Sunday is an exception because all the challenges are available . In certain challenges , only characters of a certain class ( e . g . healer , support , tank , attacker ) are allowed . Players can earn credits , training droids , ability mats , and gear piece . Events . Players choose 5 characters to form a team and participate in special challenges which are available only during special times and for a limited duration of time . Most of them require you to use specific types of characters like Scoundrels , Jedi , Rebels , Droids , etc . Some even let the player use a character that ' s about to be released into the game . Items , credits , training droids , ability materials , character shards , etc . can be earned . Character events occur about once a month Allies and Guilds . Players can form alliances with other real - life players and call upon their characters to assist in Light / Dark Side Battles , Cantina Battles , and Challenges . Players can also form Guilds and team up to carry out raids and fight either a team of Gamorreans and a Rancor or battle against Grievous and a Separatist AAT to earn rare items and Han Solo or General Kenobi character shards . Players can also get Guild Points from doing certain objectives ( Doing Light / Dark side battles , Hard mode battles , PvPing , Cantina Battles , etc . ) and at the end of the raids , which can be used to acquire Character Shards and items . Data Cards and Shipments . Players can purchase data cards and shipments containing different packages of items to promote existing characters , upgrade existing characters ' equipment , unlock new characters , etc . Players can purchase them with Crystals , real - world money , credits , or ally tokens , which can be acquired via battles . Fleet Battles . With the latest expansion of Starfighters , players can now use one of four Flagships , Chimera , Home One , Endurance or Executrix and up to nine starfighters to fight in matches against other real - life players to and improve their global ranking . At a certain time of day , the player will receive in the inbox an reward that consists of Fleet points , building materials and Training droids , which are used to level up starships , and Crystals based on their global ranking . Fleet points can be used to purchase items , Starship blueprints and character shards . Fleet Challenges . Like normal Challenges , players choose up to nine starfighters to form a team and participate in six different challenges . Certain challenges are available only on certain days of the week ; Monday is an exception because all the challenges are available . All of the challenges require the player to either use " Home One " , " Endurance " or " Executrix " as the capital ship to do the challenge . Players can earn building materials , training droids , ability material and Starship Blueprints for " Home One " , " Endurance " and " Executrix " . Achievements . Many different games feature certain objectives that give achievements . Star Wars : Galaxy of Heroes is no exception . Players can get achievements based on number of battles they ' ve played , level progression , etc . These will reward the player with credits , crystals and Darth Vader shards or other characters shards .