Princess Leia

"Princess, senator, general and fashion icon, Leia's done it all. Just don't mention her dad."

**Champion Special Ability: "Inspire"**

"Inspires nearby allies - Her worshipfulness inspires her armies to move and attack faster."

## Strong Against

First Order Flame Trooper, Probe Droid, DS Turbolaser

Leia is only as strong as those around her. By herself, effectiveness against Flame Trooper is questionable.

## Good With

Chewbacca, Clone Turbo Tank

While not specifically mentioned on the card page, Tauntaun is often used with Leia for some speedy and concussion-inducing damage on tower. Tauntaun will continue to be inspired even after he charges forward leaves Leia's ability range for the remaining duration of the inspire. Additionally, inspired Mynoks can quickly handle a tower if defensive units are otherwise distracted.

## Weak Against

Battle Droids, DS Particle Beam, DS Flame Tower

That frail body just can't handle the heat.

## Card Strategy

* Inspire will affect units that enter the sphere even after the special ability is activated with the exception of towers.
* Inspire also causes Leia to stop attacking temporarily and will retarget once animation is complete.

Leia is a domination-style champion and her effectiveness is solely determined by her support units. Leia is most often used when facing lower-level opponents to slice through defenses and demolish the Tie Fighter. Leia can essentially be combined with any other light side cards, but the most common pairings are Tauntaun, Commandos, Ewoks, Mynocks, and Porgs. However, this swarm is susceptible to Dark Side area attacks like Tie Bomber, Seismic Charge, and troops that attack an area rather than a single target. Paying attention to your opponent's card cycle is helpful to have an advantage for some extra damage while your opponent waits for energy.

Princess Leia comparatively doesn't deal a lot of damage on her own (especially for 5 energy) and support units are necessary. Do not play Leia as a defensive card unless you are able to mount a counter attack. Do not use Leia's special if she is the only one as her ability animation will cause her to stop firing making her take extra damage and easier chance for BB-9E to stun her.

In general, Leia is only useful at levels less than 10. Luke, Yoda, and Obi-Wan are much stronger than Leia at higher levels (11-13). Certain scenarios are helpful for Leia, but her inconsistency and lack of universal effectiveness leads to be more situational rather than overall effective. There are some use cases for Leia in certain events such as an Inspire event, but with tournament rules at champions level 8, there is no reason to spend studs or champion tokens on Leia. General strategy is to focus your resources elsewhere.

### Tips for Countering Leia as Dark Side

Princess Leia can be a disastrous card when facing at similar or lower levels. Leia is often played with swarm units such as porgs and Ewoks, as well as commandos. Under inspire, these units can deal a lot of damage to units and towers (especially if paired with boomba balls' stun). As mentioned earlier on this page, Tauntaun does a whole lot of damage while inspired and counters need to be ready.

To stop Leia in her tracks there are two things you need to do: (1) Get rid of support units and (2) Seismic stun. *If the player with Leia has units that out level yours, you probably won't win this match. Beating an over-powered Leia is not impossible, just very difficult.* However, if you have similarly leveled cards, you have a chance if you play it right. Vader, Boba Fett, and Dooku have special abilities that will either stop a charge or demolish support units. Maul’s stun leap will help if he attacks Leia first. Grievous may help inspired swarm, but not necessarily with TT or Mynoks. (Phasma and Kylo require loads of support units and will likely not survive the standoff, even with Kylo's 'enrage'.) Going champion versus champion with Vader, Boba, or Doku to use specials against each other is the best way to take out support units. Be careful when using Dooku since his special ability has a much narrower area of damage and can take several seconds to deploy compared to Vader and Boba. Seismic Charge is the other critical weapon against Princess Leia and her swarm army. Seismic will stun everything allowing your units/tower/champion have a chance to defend themselves. Timing is critical, so make sure you have enough energy to deploy seismic first before dropping other units.

Extra Warning: Be aware of Leia's 'inspire" being followed by Boomba Balls, especially when Tauntaun is deployed against your rear tower. BB-9E won't stand a chance. (Alternatively, Y-Wing strike may be played if stun is engaged. May your tower rest in pieces.)

## Card Statistics

(Go to Experience page to see the number of cards and studs required for each card level.)