Assault Battle

Places of Power

First Order/Sith Assault Battle guide using a non-GL Palpatine control route, with detailed Challenge Tier I–III sustain/mod plans.

Guide coverage: Challenge Tiers I–III. Earlier tiers are intentionally not separate guides because modern rosters generally do not need a dedicated walkthrough there.

Last updated 13/08/2026

At a glance

Event overview

Pick a tier for the full playbook, or use the lineups, reinforcements and kill orders below as a quick reference.

3 tiers
Quick reference

Challenge Tier 1

Hard
Recommended teamRecommended
Starting lineup
Emperor PalpatineDarth RevanBastila Shan (Fallen)Darth MalakDarth Nihilus
Requirements
  • Challenge Tier 1; non-GL Palpatine/Sith route shown.
Key pointOpen each wave with Fear/Stun/Shock control and avoid letting the Jedi chain turns.
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Quick reference

Challenge Tier 2

Hard
Recommended teamRecommended
Starting lineup
Emperor PalpatineDarth RevanBastila Shan (Fallen)Darth MalakDarth Nihilus
Requirements
  • Challenge Tier 2; non-GL Palpatine/Sith route shown.
Key pointOpen each wave with Fear/Stun/Shock control and avoid letting the Jedi chain turns.
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Quick reference

Challenge Tier 3

Hard
Palpatine control (no GL)Recommended
Starting lineup
Emperor PalpatineDarth RevanBastila Shan (Fallen)Darth MalakDarth Nihilus
Requirements
  • Challenge Tier 3; non-GL Palpatine/Sith route shown.
Key pointOpen each wave with Fear/Stun/Shock control and avoid letting the Jedi chain turns.
Alternative teams 1
SEE sustainGL option
Starting lineup
Emperor PalpatineSith Eternal EmperorBastila Shan (Fallen)Darth MalakDarth Nihilus
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