card of the week (11-17 nov): nexu (neutral)

It's really not hard to figure out that the 5 star cards are the best and most valuable. 

Card of the week is a new feature I've added in to highlight awesome lower value 3 or 4 star cards that you can consider for your formation. I help you pick out the best to plug in the gaps till you get your 5 stars ;)

The dust of the geonosian battle arena has settled for quite a bit.

Love it or hate it (depending on how lucky you were in getting them I guess), the battle arena animals were an interesting addition to the game.

The CAP cost of 16 is on the high side so it has to be a pretty good or special card to warrant usage after the event.

When I first saw the card stats of all the animals, I wanted Reek the most as it looked like a very good defensive card. 

Until I started to use all 3 in my formation...

I was surprised by the results! Nexu often lasted the longest (and takes down a few in the process) followed by Reek and then Acklay.

Now how is it that Nexu is outlasting the rest? Nexu is the perfect example of a glass cannon. Massive attack with very minimal defense.

But is it? Is Nexu really a glass cannon?

Because it's not really glass if you have trouble hitting it!

Take a look at it's Evasion stat. It's one of the highest at the moment (let's not compare with 5* jar jar shall we?) and that's what makes Nexu a really awesome card.

Nexu is what I call a gamble card (though id say the odds are stacked at least 60-40) in your favour. If it manages to avoid getting hit, it'll mow down your opponents real quick (even against 4 or 5* opponents) but if it does get hit it does go down pretty quick.

A 4 card evolve gives Nexu a massive 10,294 attack rating. Give Nexu a go and see how well it does!

Evolving: Why and How?

Why?

Evolving is the process of maximising the potential of your card by fusing several copies of the same card together.

Enhancing your card to it's maximum level is only the first small step. By evolving your card (up to 3 times) you are extending the usual attack and defence stats beyond it's usual maximum.

While it may seem like a good idea to use multiple copies of a card (especially if it's a good one) in your formation, it is important to remember that your battle formation has only a limited 18 slot allocation and by evolving all your cards, you'll have a much stronger and balanced formation.

Another important reason to evolve your card is that every evolve gives your card an additional 250 hit points (this is a fixed amount) to a total of 1750 hit points for a max evolved card. More hit points means you last longer on the battle field and that is always a good thing.


How?

There are several methods to evolve your card. A perfect evolve requires 8 similar cards. 2 other conventional methods require either 4 or 6 similar cards. I've also included one unconventional method requiring 5 similar cards.

First and foremost, the most important thing to remember is: ALWAYS enhance every card to it's max level before doing any evolving. A max level card passes on 7% of its stats to the next evolve whereas one that is not at max level only passes on 4%.


4 card evolve

The 4 card evolve is the fastest and cheapest way to get your card to max evolution.

01. Enhance 1st base card to max.
02. Enhance 2nd base card to max.
03. Evolve step 1 and step 2. Enhance to max.
04. Enhance 3rd base card to max.
05. Evolve step 3 with step 4. Enhance to max.
06. Enhance 4th base card to max.
07. Evolve step 5 with step 6. Enhance to max.

A 4 card evolve achieves approximately 97.8% of a perfect evolve.


5 card evolve

The 5 card evolve isn't a conventional evolve method but is something I've added as a cheaper/faster alternative to the 6 card evolve.

01. Enhance 1st base to max.
02. Enhance 2nd base to max.
03. Evolve step 1 and step 2. Enhance to max.
04. Enhance 3rd base to max.
05. Enhance 4th base to max.
06. Evolve step 4 and step 5. Enhance to max.
07. Evolve step 3 and step 6. Enhance to max.
08. Enhance 5th base to max.
09. Evolve step 7 and step 8. Enhance to max.

A 5 card evolve achieves approximately 98.5% of a perfect evolve.


6 card evolve

There are two methods of achieving a 6 card evolve.

1st method:

01. Enhance 1st base to max.
02. Enhance 2nd base to max.
03. Evolve step 1 and step 2. Enhance to max.
04. Enhance 3rd base to max.
05. Enhance 4th base to max.
06. Evolve step 4 and step 5. Enhance to max.
07. Evolve step 3 and step 6. Enhance to max.
08. Enhance 5th base to max.
09. Enhance 6th base to max.
10. Evolve step 8 and step 9. Enhance to max.
11. Evolve step 7 and step 10. Enhance to max.

2nd method:

01. Enhance 1st base to max.
02. Enhance 2nd base to max.
03. Evolve step 1 and step 2. Enhance to max.
04. Enhance 3rd base to max.
05. Evolve step 3 and step 4. Enhance to max.
06. Enhance 4th base to max.
07. Enhance 5th base to max.
08. Evolve step 6 and step 7. Enhance to max.
09. Enhance 6th base to max.
10. Evolve step 8 and step 9. Enhance to max.
11. Evolve step 5 and step 10. Enhance to max.

A 6 card evolve achieves approximately 99.2% of a perfect evolve.


Perfect Evolve

A perfect evolve is a 8 card evolve which gives you the true maximum potential of a card.

01. Enhance 1st base to max.
02. Enhance 2nd base to max.
03. Evolve step 1 and step 2. Enhance to max.
04. Enhance 3rd base to max.
05. Enhance 4th base to max.
06. Evolve step 4 and step 5. Enhance to max.
07. Evolve step 3 and step 6. Enhance to max.
08. Repeat steps 1 through 7 (for 5th to 8th bases)
09. Evolve step 7 and step 8. Enhance to max.

Card Catalog (Neutral)

Neutral 4 Stars						0+0+0+0	1+1+0	(1+0)+(1+0)		(1+1) + (1+1)
		max base	evo 1	evo 2		evo max 4	evo max 5	evo max 6		evo max perfect
Bib Fortuna	Att	4810	5483	6250		6972	7022	7070		7125
	Def	4560	5198	5925		6610	6657	6702		6754
Boushh	Att	5010	5711	6510		7262	7314	7364		7421
	Def	5520	6292	7172		8002	8060	8114		8176
Chewbacca	Att	5360	6110	6965		7770	7826	7878		7940
	Def	5850	6669	7602		8481	8542	8600		8666
Han Solo	Att	4260	4856	5535		6175	6219	6261		6309
	Def	7470	8515	9707		10829	10908	10981		11065

Neutral 3 Stars						0+0+0+0	1+1+0	(1+0)+(1+0)		(1+1) + (1+1)
		max base	evo 1	evo 2		evo max 4	evo max 5	evo max 6		evo max perfect
Acklay		6140	6999	7978		8900	8964	9025		9094
		3360	3830	4366		4871	4906	4939		4977
Boss Nass		3780	4309	4912		5479	5518	5556		5599
		3680	4195	4782		5334	5372	5409		5451
C-3P0 [Without Coverings]		2120	2416	2754		3072	3094	3115		3139
		4870	5551	6328		7058	7109	7157		7213
Clone Trooper		3850	4389	5003		5581	5622	5659		5703
		3850	4389	5003		5581	5622	5659		5703
Datcha		2830	3226	3677		4102	4131	4159		4191
		4610	5255	5990		6682	6730	6776		6828
Dexter Jettster		3050	3477	3963		4421	4453	4483		4517
		2870	3271	3728		4157	4187	4215		4249
General Ceel		3450	3933	4483		5001	5037	5071		5110
		3350	3819	4353		4856	4891	4924		4962
Jabba the Hut		4080	4651	5302		5914	5957	5997		6044
		4370	4981	5678		6333	6379	6422		6472
Lachichuk		4010	4571	5210		5811	5853	5892		5939
		3390	3864	4404		4913	4949	4981		5020
Lama Su		2850	3249	3703		4131	4161	4189		4221
		3910	4457	5080		5666	5707	5745		5791
Lobot		2710	3089	3521		3927	3956	3982		4013
		3970	4525	5158		5753	5794	5834		5880
Nebit		2630	2998	3417		3812	3839	3865		3895
		4710	5369	6120		6827	6876	6923		6976
Nexu		7100	8094	9227		10294	10368	10437		10518
		1710	1949	2221		2477	2495	2512		2531
Rancor		4410	5027	5730		6392	6438	6482		6532
		2690	3066	3495		3898	3926	3952		3984
Reek		3610	4115	4691		5232	5271	5305		5347
		6390	7284	8303		9263	9330	9392		9465
Taun We		2610	2975	3391		3782	3810	3835		3865
		4020	4582	5223		5826	5868	5907		5954
Wampa		4190	4776	5444		6074	6118	6159		6206
		2810	3203	3651		4072	4102	4129		4162
Watto		2250	2565	2924		3261	3284	3307		3333
		3450	3933	4483		5001	5037	5071		5110
URoRRuR'R'R		3150	3591	4093		4566	4599	4630		4666
		4490	5118	5834		6509	6556	6600		6650

Legend:

max base - max base is the stats of a base card at maximum level. 40 for 3*, 50 for 4* and 60 for 5*. for ease of use, sometimes described as evo 0.

evo 1 - card evolved to evo 1. evolved from 2 max bases (evo 0 + 0)

evo 2 - card evolved to evo 2. stats provided here is from evo 1 + 1

evo max 4 - card evolved to evo max with 4 cards. this is done by evolving with max bases only, hence evo 0 + 0 + 0 + 0

evo max 5 - card evolved to evo max with 5 cards. not a conventional evolution method but is an option if you want slightly higher stats that a evo max 4. this is done by evolving 2 evo 1s together and then with another max base, hence (1+1) + 0

evo max 6 - card evolved to evo max with 6 cards. this is done by (1) doing 2 sets of evo 1 + max base then evolving both, hence (1+0) + (1+0) or (2) evolving with 3 copies of evo 1s, hence 1 + 1 + 1

evo max perfect - card evolved to evo max with 8 cards. this is done by doing 2 sets of evo 1+ evo 1 and evolving both, hence (1+1) + (1+1)

Card Catalog (Light Side)

Light 5 Stars						0+0+0+0	1+1+0	(1+0)+(1+0)		(1+1) + (1+1)
		max base	evo 1	evo 2		evo max 4	evo max 5	evo max 6		evo max perfect
Anakin Skywalker (Padawan)	Att	10290	11730	13372		14919	15028	15127		15244
	Def	6610	7535	8589		9582	9652	9716		9791
Luke Skywalker	Att	8550	9747	11111		12396	12486	12569		12666
	Def	8650	9861	11241		12541	12632	12716		12814
Master Yoda	Att	9140	10419	11877		13251	13347	13437		13539
	Def	8840	10077	11487		12816	12909	12996		13095
Qui-Gon Jinn	Att	8560	9758	11124		12411	12501	12584		12681
	Def	8290	9450	10773		12019	12106	12187		12281

Light 4 Stars						0+0+0+0	1+1+0	(1+0)+(1+0)		(1+1) + (1+1)
		max base	evo 1	evo 2		evo max 4	evo max 5	evo max 6		evo max perfect
Adi Gallia	Att	6040	6885	7848		8755	8818	8878		8946
	Def	5790	6600	7524		8394	8455	8511		8577
Agen Kolar	Att	6250	7125	8122		9061	9126	9188		9259
	Def	5680	6475	7381		8234	8294	8349		8414
Anakin Skywalker	Att	5220	5950	6783		7567	7621	7673		7732
	Def	5320	6064	6912		7712	7767	7820		7879
Ben Kenobi	Att	5880	6703	7641		8524	8586	8643		8710
	Def	6180	7045	8031		8959	9025	9084		9155
Ben Kenobi [Death Star]	Att	5580	6361	7251		8089	8148	8202		8266
	Def	6660	7592	8654		9656	9725	9791		9865
C-3P0	Att	2250	2565	2924		3261	3284	3307		3333
	Def	6840	7797	8888		9915	9987	10054		10132
Clone Commander Cody	Att	4040	4605	5249		5855	5898	5937		5983
	Def	6750	7695	8772		9786	9856	9923		10000
Luminara Unduli	Att	5930	6760	7706		8598	8660	8718		8784
	Def	5800	6612	7537		8409	8469	8526		8592
Mace Windu	Att	6670	7603	8667		9669	9739	9805		9880
	Def	6250	7125	8122		9061	9126	9188		9259
Obi-Wan Kenobi [Padawan]	Att	6940	7911	9018		10060	10133	10201		10280
	Def	5480	6247	7121		7944	8002	8055		8117
R2-D2	Att	3740	4263	4859		5420	5460	5496		5539
	Def	5690	6486	7394		8249	8309	8364		8429

Light 3 Stars						0+0+0+0	1+1+0	(1+0)+(1+0)		(1+1) + (1+1)
		max base	evo 1	evo 2		evo max 4	evo max 5	evo max 6		evo max perfect
Aayla Secura	Att	5260	5996	6835		7625	7680	7731		7791
	Def	3440	3921	4469		4985	5021	5055		5094
Admiral Ackbar	Att	2530	2884	3287		3667	3693	3718		3747
	Def	4250	4845	5523		6161	6206	6247		6296
Anakin Skywalker [Padawan]	Att	5420	6178	7042		7857	7913	7967		8027
	Def	3420	3898	4443		4956	4991	5025		5065
Barriss Offee	Att	4420	5038	5743		6406	6452	6495		6547
	Def	4180	4765	5432		6059	6103	6144		6192
Captain Panaka	Att	5260	5996	6835		7625	7680	7731		7791
	Def	2920	3328	3793		4231	4261	4290		4324
Captain Typho	Att	3560	4058	4626		5161	5198	5233		5273
	Def	4180	4765	5432		6059	6103	6144		6192
Han Solo [Death Star]	Att	5270	6007	6847		7638	7694	7745		7805
	Def	3100	3534	4028		4494	4526	4556		4591
Jar Jar Binks	Att	2800	3192	3638		4059	4088	4115		4147
	Def	3100	3534	4028		4494	4526	4556		4591
Jocasta Nu	Att	3060	3488	3976		4436	4468	4498		4532
	Def	4340	4947	5639		6290	6336	6378		6428
Leia Organa	Att	2860	3260	3716		4146	4176	4204		4236
	Def	4400	5016	5718		6380	6426	6469		6518
Leia Organa [Death Star]	Att	2980	3397	3872		4318	4349	4378		4414
	Def	4800	5472	6238		6960	7010	7057		7111
Luke Skywalker [Death Star]	Att	4280	4879	5562		6204	6249	6291		6340
	Def	4350	4959	5653		6306	6352	6394		6444
Master Yoda [Jedi Council]	Att	4870	5551	6328		7058	7109	7157		7213
	Def	4920	5608	6393		7132	7183	7232		7288
Nicanas Tassu	Att	3600	4104	4678		5220	5257	5293		5332
	Def	3800	4332	4938		5510	5549	5587		5629
Obi-Wan Kenobi [General]	Att	5640	6429	7329		8176	8236	8291		8355
	Def	3960	4514	5145		5740	5781	5820		5865
Obi-Wan Kenobi [Jedi Knight]	Att	4390	5004	5704		6364	6410	6453		6502
	Def	4500	5130	5848		6525	6572	6616		6666
Pablo-Jill	Att	4790	5460	6224		6944	6994	7041		7095
	Def	3110	3545	4041		4507	4540	4570		4606
Padme Amidala [In Disguise]	Att	2720	3100	3534		3942	3971	3997		4028
	Def	4440	5061	5769		6435	6482	6525		6576
Perosei	Att	2400	2736	3119		3479	3504	3527		3555
	Def	4160	4742	5405		6030	6073	6114		6161
Qui-Gon Jinn	Att	3690	4206	4794		5349	5387	5424		5465
	Def	5290	6030	6874		7669	7725	7776		7836
Sephjet Josall	Att	3740	4263	4859		5420	5460	5496		5539
	Def	3660	4172	4756		5306	5344	5380		5421

Legend:

max base - max base is the stats of a base card at maximum level. 40 for 3*, 50 for 4* and 60 for 5*. for ease of use, sometimes described as evo 0.

evo 1 - card evolved to evo 1. evolved from 2 max bases (evo 0 + 0)

evo 2 - card evolved to evo 2. stats provided here is from evo 1 + 1

evo max 4 - card evolved to evo max with 4 cards. this is done by evolving with max bases only, hence evo 0 + 0 + 0 + 0

evo max 5 - card evolved to evo max with 5 cards. not a conventional evolution method but is an option if you want slightly higher stats that a evo max 4. this is done by evolving 2 evo 1s together and then with another max base, hence (1+1) + 0

evo max 6 - card evolved to evo max with 6 cards. this is done by (1) doing 2 sets of evo 1 + max base then evolving both, hence (1+0) + (1+0) or (2) evolving with 3 copies of evo 1s, hence 1 + 1 + 1

evo max perfect - card evolved to evo max with 8 cards. this is done by doing 2 sets of evo 1+ evo 1 and evolving both, hence (1+1) + (1+1)

Card Catalog (Dark Side)

Dark 5 Stars						0+0+0+0	1+1+0	(1+0)+(1+0)		(1+1) + (1+1)
		max base	evo 1	evo 2		evo max 4	evo max 5	evo max 6		evo max perfect
Darth Vader	Att	9090	10362	11812		13179	13274	13363		13465
	Def	9000	10260	11696		13050	13144	13232		13333
Darth Maul	Att	8740	9963	11357		12670	12762	12847		12946
	Def	8490	9678	11032		12309	12398	12481		12576
Dooku	Att	6870	7831	8927		9959	10031	10099		10176
	Def	10120	11536	13151		14672	14778	14877		14992

Dark 4 Stars						0+0+0+0	1+1+0	(1+0)+(1+0)		(1+1) + (1+1)
		max base	evo 1	evo 2		evo max 4	evo max 5	evo max 6		evo max perfect
4-LOM	Att	4830	5506	6276		7003	7053	7101		7154
	Def	5330	6076	6926		7728	7783	7836		7895
Aurra Sing	Att	4040	4605	5249		5855	5898	5937		5983
	Def	7330	8356	9525		10627	10703	10775		10858
Boba Fett	Att	5840	6657	7588		8465	8526	8584		8650
	Def	6500	7410	8447		9424	9492	9555		9629
Bossk	Att	4070	4639	5288		5898	5941	5981		6028
	Def	6190	7056	8043		8973	9037	9098		9169
Clone Commander Cody	Att	4240	4833	5509		6145	6190	6231		6280
	Def	6550	7467	8512		9496	9564	9629		9703
Darth Vader (Death Star)	Att	6920	7888	8992		10032	10105	10172		10250
	Def	5690	6486	7394		8249	8309	8364		8429
Grand Moff Tarkin	Att	2920	3328	3793		4231	4261	4290		4324
	Def	6790	7740	8823		9843	9914	9980		10058
IG-88B	Att	6470	7375	8407		9379	9447	9511		9583
	Def	4060	4628	5275		5885	5927	5967		6013
Jango Fett	Att	7520	8572	9772		10902	10982	11054		11140
	Def	5170	5893	6718		7493	7548	7598		7658
Sebulba	Att	4840	5517	6289		7015	7067	7113		7169
	Def	4740	5403	6159		6870	6921	6966		7021
Zuckuss	Att	4640	5289	6029		6725	6775	6819		6873
	Def	5530	6304	7186		8018	8076	8130		8192

Dark 3 Stars						0+0+0+0	1+1+0	(1+0)+(1+0)		(1+1) + (1+1)
		max base	evo 1	evo 2		evo max 4	evo max 5	evo max 6		evo max perfect
Admiral Ozzel	Att	2580	2941	3352		3738	3765	3790		3821
	Def	4000	4560	5198		5800	5841	5881		5925
Admiral Piett	Att	2460	2804	3196		3566	3591	3616		3643
	Def	4120	4696	5353		5971	6014	6054		6102
Anakin Skywalker (Sith)	Att	5990	6828	7783		8683	8745	8804		8872
	Def	3480	3967	4522		5044	5080	5115		5155
B1 Battle Droid: C-3P0	Att	4680	5335	6081		6784	6833	6879		6932
	Def	3880	4423	5042		5624	5664	5703		5747
B2 Super Battle Droid	Att	4810	5483	6250		6972	7022	7070		7125
	Def	3020	3442	3923		4376	4407	4437		4472
Boba Fett	Att	5400	6156	7017		7829	7885	7938		7999
	Def	3250	3705	4223		4711	4745	4777		4814
C-3P0: Battle Droid	Att	2690	3066	3495		3898	3926	3952		3984
	Def	2880	3283	3742		4173	4203	4231		4265
Darth Vader	Att	5940	6771	7718		8610	8672	8731		8798
	Def	3580	4081	4652		5189	5226	5262		5303
Daultay Dofine	Att	2200	2508	2859		3189	3212	3233		3259
	Def	3042	3467	3952		4407	4439	4469		4505
Dooku	Att	3600	4104	4678		5220	5257	5293		5332
	Def	5700	6498	7407		8264	8323	8379		8443
Droideka	Att	2210	2519	2871		3202	3225	3247		3272
	Def	5870	6691	7627		8508	8570	8627		8694
General Grevious	Att	5780	6589	7511		8379	8440	8496		8562
	Def	3770	4297	4898		5463	5502	5540		5583
Greedo	Att	3540	4035	4599		5130	5167	5202		5242
	Def	3060	3488	3976		4436	4468	4498		4532
IG-88B	Att	4060	4628	5275		5885	5927	5967		6013
	Def	3670	4183	4768		5318	5356	5393		5435
Jango Fett	Att	4720	5380	6133		6842	6891	6938		6991
	Def	3900	4446	5068		5655	5695	5734		5777
Lott Dod	Att	2100	2394	2729		3044	3065	3086		3111
	Def	3500	3990	4548		5074	5111	5144		5184
MagnaGuard	Att	4260	4856	5535		6175	6219	6261		6309
	Def	4180	4765	5432		6059	6103	6144		6192
Nute Gunray	Att	3240	3693	4210		4695	4729	4761		4799
	Def	3520	4012	4573		5101	5138	5172		5213
OOM-09	Att	3860	4400	5016		5596	5637	5674		5718
	Def	4180	4765	5432		6059	6103	6144		6192
Poggle the Lesser	Att	4120	4696	5353		5971	6014	6054		6102
	Def	2680	3055	3482		3883	3911	3937		3969
Sandtrooper	Att	4200	4788	5458		6090	6134	6175		6222
	Def	3560	4058	4626		5161	5198	5233		5273
Scout Trooper and 74-Z Speed Bike	Att	4720	5380	6133		6842	6891	6938		6991
	Def	3080	3511	4002		4463	4496	4525		4562
Snowtrooper	Att	3560	4058	4626		5161	5198	5233		5273
	Def	4080	4651	5302		5914	5957	5997		6044
Stormtrooper	Att	4080	4651	5302		5914	5957	5997		6044
	Def	3760	4286	4886		5451	5491	5527		5570
Stormtrooper (Death Star)	Att	3000	3420	3898		4349	4380	4409		4443
	Def	4320	4924	5613		6261	6306	6348		6398
Wat Tambor	Att	3060	3488	3976		4436	4468	4498		4532
	Def	3160	3602	4106		4581	4614	4645		4680

Legend:

max base - max base is the stats of a base card at maximum level. 40 for 3*, 50 for 4* and 60 for 5*. for ease of use, sometimes described as evo 0.

evo 1 - card evolved to evo 1. evolved from 2 max bases (evo 0 + 0)

evo 2 - card evolved to evo 2. stats provided here is from evo 1 + 1

evo max 4 - card evolved to evo max with 4 cards. this is done by evolving with max bases only, hence evo 0 + 0 + 0 + 0

evo max 5 - card evolved to evo max with 5 cards. not a conventional evolution method but is an option if you want slightly higher stats that a evo max 4. this is done by evolving 2 evo 1s together and then with another max base, hence (1+1) + 0

evo max 6 - card evolved to evo max with 6 cards. this is done by (1) doing 2 sets of evo 1 + max base then evolving both, hence (1+0) + (1+0) or (2) evolving with 3 copies of evo 1s, hence 1 + 1 + 1

evo max perfect - card evolved to evo max with 8 cards. this is done by doing 2 sets of evo 1+ evo 1 and evolving both, hence (1+1) + (1+1)

info / disclaimer

Star Wars Force Collection is a mobile trading card game published by Konami. It is available free to play for iOS and android devices.

I started this blog because I love Star Wars and the game itself has really grown on me. I want to state clearly that I am in no way affiliated with Konami, Star Wars (& or Disney) and that all opinions stated in this blog are my own.

I do love number crunching and studying game mechanics a lot and I hope to be able to provide you with interesting tips and suggestions to improve your gameplay!