Still a tremendously good unit in almost every matchup – every aspiring Imperial Commander should have 3x sets of these at their beck and call, at least. A Natural nemesis to most lists based around corps units and infantry lists that quickly fade to large die pools – The Shoretroopers, like the Taun Tauns, have fallen down this list due to the prevalence of Clones – and more importantly the ARC Trooper strike team, which preys on Shoretrooper saves from afar. It has been the most common Imperial Corps unit in every major tournament in the last 6 months(though it shares that mostly with it’s counterpart – the DF-90 Mortar). The Shore Trooper is the anchor with which any good Imperial list is built upon. While the Imperial Faction may be struggling as of late, no one can blame it on the Imperial Shore Trooper. Will the Taun Taun Riders charge back into prevalence in the later stages of 2020? We’ll have to see. It’s worth noting that in recent days, the Rotary ATRT has been taken in similar numbers in rebel lists and is starting to compete with them despite it’s lack of versatility. While they have only take down one major tournament(to my knowledge at least – Ellis in Invader League Season 4) they still have been a constant menace in top cuts of most major tournaments. While they struggle against some of the more powerful interactions in today’s Meta (Namely Range 3 Standby Sharing) they still have been able to press their advantage in many situations through sheer strength of consistency. Taun Taun Riders were the most taken Support unit in Invader League Season 5 Single Elims and second most taken in the GenCon 2020 Swiss rounds. However, they still have made good showings. The ubiquitous Taun Taun Riders of LVO(Las Vegas Open) and Invader League Season 4 have certainly dropped down this list substantially in recent months. Often sporting its E-5C Heavy weapon upgrade, the B1 is a cheap cost efficient unit that ignores traditional suppression mechanics and overwhelms their opponents in sheer numbers.

The next highest Corps unit was the Phase II which clocked in at 72 across 20 lists (3.6 units per list).

In fact, in the Invader League Season 5 Single Elimination Brackets, the B1 Battle droid was the most common corps unit(not to mention most common unit period!) – clocking in at 75 copies in 14 lists (5.35 B1 units per list). Basically every CIS list in existence will take a minimum of five of these units (Generally six).

However, it has proved itself time and time again and is the main function of why Separatist lists are functional on the tabletop. The B1 Battle droid is most likely the least notorious unit on this list. Let’s count them down! Number 10: B1 Battle Droids

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