A simple and complete guide for STAR WARS™ Battlefront™II. Find the best weapons and Star Cards for every class and hero. Whether you're new or experienced, this guide will help you play better in all game modes. Assault class Assault Class – Simple Loadout Guide Best Blasters: CR-2 – Very fast fire rate, best for close-range on small or tight maps. Use with: Reduced Recoil and Ion Shot EL-16HFE – Strong at long range, but not good up close. Use with: Reduced Recoil and Improved Range A280 – Best all-around blaster. Works well at most ranges. Use with: Improved Cooling and Improved Range Recommended Star Cards: Bounty Hunter – Earn Battle Points faster (great if you want to play as heroes) Or swap with: Bodyguard – Reduces damage from explosives Assault Training – Gives health after kills Smart Ion Grenade – Good for maps with many vehicles Or swap with: Bodyguard – If you're getting hit by grenades often Assault Training – If you want better close-combat survivability Q&A: Why use Ion Shot on the CR-2? A: Ion Shot boosts CR-2's damage to droids, shields, and vehicle , great for tech-heavy maps. Useless on infantry-only maps though. Officer Class Officer Class – Simple Loadout Guide Best Blasters: S-5 – Better for long-range if you don’t want to switch to another class. Use with: Improved Recoil SE-44C – Best choice for most situations. Use this almost all the time. Use with: Improved Cooling and Rapid Fire Recommended Star Cards: Officer's Presence – Heals nearby teammates over time. Great if you want to support and play as heroes. Recharge Command – Makes abilities recharge faster. Very useful in all situations. Bounty Hunter – Helps you earn Battle Points faster. Good if you want to unlock heroes early. Bodyguard – Reduces damage from explosives. Useful if you're not focusing on hero play. Improved Flash Grenade – A good pick if you’re not trying to get a hero and just want solid crowd control. Improved Battle Command – Boosts teammates’ sprint speed. Swap this with Recharge Command if you prefer more team movement over ability spam. Heavy Class Heavy Class – Simple Loadout Guide Best Blasters: T-21 – Great for long-range and works well at mid-range. Not ideal for close combat. No attachments needed TL-50 – Best for close-range, but also good at mid-range. Use with: Improved Cooling and Reduced Spread Recommended Star Cards: Detonite Charge – Great for fighting infantry. Place it in choke points or near objectives. Ion Torpedo – Best used when taking out vehicles from long range. Bounty Hunter – Earn Battle Points faster. Helps you become a hero more quickly. Supercharged Sentry – Good for dealing heavy damage, especially to heroes. Ion Turret – Automatically targets vehicles. Set it up to help control vehicle-heavy areas. Improved Combat Shield – Extra defense in fights. A good choice if you're not going for hero play. Bodyguard – Reduces explosive damage. Useful when facing a lot of grenades or close-range chaos. Specialist Class Specialist Class – Simple Loadout Guide Best Weapons: A280-CFE – Great if you want to do more than just sniping, like flanking or mid-range fighting. Use with: Burst Mode and Dual Zoom NT-242 – Perfect for long-range sniping only. Use with: Dual Zoom and Improved Cooling (Optional: Swap Dual Zoom for Disrupter Shot if you're hunting vehicles) Recommended Star Cards: Personal Shield – Always use this. Helps you survive longer in any situation. Marksman – Best when sitting back and sniping from long distance with the NT-242. Stealth – Great for staying hidden while flanking with the A280-CFE. Expert Weapons Handling – Useful for more aggressive sniping styles with the NT-242. Survivalist – Helps regenerate health faster when sniping from a distance. Hardened Infiltration – Good for close-to-mid range ambushes when using NT-242 aggressively. Brawler – Gives you health back after melee kills. Works well with a fast playstyle using A280-CFE Obi-Wan Kenobi Obi-Wan Kenobi – Simple Star Card Guide Always Equip: Jedi Resilience – This is a must-have. It increases Obi-Wan’s health and lets him stay in fights longer. Trooper Modes (like Galactic Assault or Co-Op): Forward! – Helps you recharge your abilities faster when hitting enemies. Safeguard – Gives extra damage reduction while using All-Out Push. Great for surviving large fights. Hero Modes (like Heroes vs. Villains or Hero Showdown): Perfect Defense – Makes his block stronger and reduces stamina drain. Important when fighting other heroes. Quickened Focus – Reduces ability cooldown when blocking. Useful in 1v1s like Hero Showdown. Safeguard – Still a great choice here. Use it unless you're not lasting long in fights. Forward! – Can be swapped in for Safeguard if you want faster ability recharges. Luke Skywalker Luke Skywalker – Simple Star Card Guide Epicenter – Always use this. It increases the damage of Luke’s Force Push to enemies near the center. Works in every mode. Stronger Push – Best for Hero modes with ledges (like Naboo or Kamino). Helps knock enemies off the map easier. Rush Immunity – Good in Hero modes without ledge kills. Gives you damage resistance during Luke’s Rush ability. Extended Push Reach – Great for Trooper modes like Galactic Assault. Makes your Force Push hit enemies from farther away. Intensify – Use this in all modes except Hero Showdown. It gives Luke extra damage as you keep getting kills. Jedi Reflexes – Use this only in Hero Showdown. Lets Luke swing faster after dodging, which helps in 1v1 duels. Count Dooku Count Dooku – Simple Star Card Guide Balanced Duelist – Always use this. It boosts the damage and speed of your Duelist ability. Works great in all modes. Masterful Duelist – Best for Hero modes. It increases the duration of your Duelist ability after each successful hit on enemy heroes. Finesse – Reduces how much stamina Dooku loses when blocking and attacking. Use this if you prefer stamina control over extra health. Sith Control – Boosts Dooku’s max health. Good if you want to be tankier, especially in longer fights. Last Seconds – Best for Trooper modes. Makes Lightning Stun last longer, helping take out groups of enemies more easily. Darth Vader Darth Vader Star Cards Guide Darth Vader has many strong Star Cards, so choosing the best ones can be tricky. But you really can’t go wrong with these: Furious Resilience – Helps Vader stay alive longer by giving extra defense when he takes damage. Bonus Health – Increases Vader’s total health, making him harder to kill. 3a. There is No Escape – Best for when you play as troopers to stop enemies from running away. 3b. Punishing Grip – Best for when you play as heroes like Vader; it makes your Force Grip stronger and more effective. General Grievous General Grievous Star Cards Guide Grievous has many strong Star Cards, so choosing can be tricky. Here are some good options : Flesh is Weak – Helps Grievous deal more damage when he has low health. Line Up, Weaklings – Increases damage when attacking multiple enemies. For Trooper game modes: Beating Heart – Improves Grievous’s health regeneration. Sith Trained – Makes Grievous stronger against Jedi abilities. For Hero game modes: Jedi Killer – Increases damage specifically against Jedi heroes. Beating Heart – Helps health regen during fights. Yoda Yoda Star Cards Guide Yoda uses mostly the same Star Cards in both trooper and hero modes. Here are good choices: Feel the Force – Boosts Yoda’s Force abilities. Opposing the Dark Side – Great for hero mode to fight dark side enemies. Agility – Makes Yoda faster and more agile. For trooper modes: Jedi Mentor – Helps nearby teammates with bonuses. You can switch it if you prefer another card. Rey Rey Star Cards Guide Rey’s Star Cards mostly work for both trooper and hero modes: Focused Sight – Improves accuracy when aiming. Damaging Strike – Increases melee damage. For trooper modes: Resilient Dash – Helps Rey recover health after dashing. For hero modes: Opportunist – Gives extra damage when Rey’s health is low. Kylo Ren Kylo Ren Star Cards Guide Kylo Ren has different setups for trooper and hero modes: Power Reach – Always use this card to increase melee range. For trooper modes: Closing In – Helps you move faster toward enemies. Harsh Pull – Makes your Force Pull ability stronger. For hero modes: Bloodlust – Regenerates health when dealing damage. Power of Darkness – Best against blaster heroes. Solid Freeze – Use this if you face fewer or no blaster heroes. Darth Maul Darth Maul Star Cards Guide Maul has many useful cards depending on the mode, map, and your playstyle: Flow Motion – Always use this card. Trooper Modes: Lightsaber Defense Ranged Throw Accelerated Throw Hero Modes: Ranged Throw (can be swapped) Accelerated Throw (can be swapped) Lightsaber Defense (swap in if facing many blaster heroes) Forceful Thrust (good on maps with ledge-kill chances; swap in for one of the Throw cards) Chewbacca Chewbacca Star Cards Guide Chewbacca has many useful cards depending on the mode: Trooper Modes: Impervious – Better than Bonus Health once you’re comfortable using it. Bonus Health – Use this until you’re ready to switch to Impervious. Charging Frenzy – Increases damage while charging. Slammed – Best for aggressive charging playstyle. Echoing Roar – Better if you prefer shooting more and charging less. Hero Modes: Extended Shock – Increases the range and effect of Chewie’s shock ability. Bonus Health – Helps Chewie survive longer. Impervious – Use if you struggle to survive, especially in hero showdown. Shocked and Vulnerable – Helps deal more damage to stunned enemi Leia Leia Star Cards Guide Leia doesn’t have many important cards to use: Rebel Heart Laser Brain (only for sniping with secondary fire in trooper modes) High Spirit Relentless Firing Anakin Skywalke Anakin Skywalker Star Cards Guide Anakin has two different sets of cards with one card used in all modes: Raw Strength (used in all modes) Massive Strikes All of Them Attraction Tenacious (use if you don’t survive well) Steamroll (use if you can survive longer) Use the first three mainly for trooper modes, and the last three mainly for hero modes. Han Solo Han Solo Star Cards Guide Han Solo doesn’t have many important cards, but these work well: Heavily Modified Blaster Air Burst Trooper Modes: Broad Shoulders (can also be used in hero modes) Hero Modes: Smuggler’s Wits Lando Lando Star Cards Guide Lando doesn’t have many cards to choose from: Quick Shock (hero modes) Hot and Cold Wide Eyed Maximized Efficiency (trooper modes) BB-9E BB-9E Star Cards Guide BB-9E has only a few useful cards: Full Reconstruction Linked Systems Faster, Faster! (use in all modes except Hero Showdown) Swift Power (best for Hero Showdown) BB-8 BB-8 Star Cards Guide BB-8 doesn’t have many cards, but here are the best ones to use: Whirlwind (always use) Spinner Self Repairs Spared Batteries Headfirst For trooper modes, focus on Spinner, Self Repairs, and Spared Batteries (you can swap between the last two). For hero modes, use Self Repairs, Spared Batteries, and Headfirst (especially in Hero Showdown). Finn Star Cards Guide Finn’s cards depend on your playstyle rather than the mode: Raised to Do One Thing Beacon of Hope No More Running Stay Calm One Resistance In Charge Use these cards based on what you want to do: For kill hunting, focus on No More Running and Raised to Do One Thing. For support, use Beacon of Hope and One Resistance. Stay Calm works well for any playstyle in trooper modes. Bossk Bossk Star Cards Guide Bossk has many useful Star Cards. Here are good ones to use based on the mode: Trap Arming Speed (all modes except Co-Op) Name Your Poison (hero modes and Co-Op) Ultimate Predator (Co-Op) Lingering Dioxis (trooper modes) Multi-traps (all modes except Co-Op) Unrelenting Predator (Co-Op) Captain Phasma Captain Phasma Star Cards Guide Two Star Cards are always good to use, and the third depends on the mode: Safety First Not Hard Enough For the third card: Laser Wall Durability (trooper modes) Easy Shots (Co-Op) The More the Better (hero modes) Boba Fett Boba Fett Star Cards Guide Boba Fett doesn’t have many Star Cards to choose from: Acute Concussion Focalize Born to Fly Palpatine Palpatine Star Cards Guide Palpatine’s Star Cards are straightforward: In Full Control Surge of Lightning (use in close quarters or rare situations) Show No Mercy (use in all modes except Hero Showdown) Lightning Reach (best for open areas) The Rule of Two (use in Hero Showdown) Iden Versio Iden Versio Star Cards Guide Iden has three main Star Cards to use: Cooled Blaster Alternative Methods Droid Batteries