Dive into the strategic depths of Holotactics in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, a captivating mini-game that tests your tactical prowess. Unlocked after rescuing Bhima and Tulli, this engaging game, located on the second floor of the cantina, allows you to command units based on enemies you’ve encountered and defeated throughout your journey. As you progress and recruit more characters, new Holotactics opponents will become available, each presenting unique challenges that require strategic thinking and unit knowledge to overcome.
This Holotactics Guide serves as your comprehensive resource to conquer every match. We’ll break down essential tactics, explore unit dynamics, and provide winning strategies against each opponent. Whether you’re a seasoned strategist or new to Holotactics, this guide will equip you with the knowledge to deploy your forces effectively and achieve victory. We also offer alternative unit suggestions for players who might not have unlocked all units yet, ensuring everyone can compete and enjoy this strategic mini-game.
General Holotactics Tactics for Victory
To truly excel in Holotactics, understanding general tactics is crucial. Victory hinges on more than just deploying powerful units; it’s about smart compositions, resource management, and adapting to the unpredictable nature of battle. Let’s delve into the core strategies that will elevate your Holotactics gameplay.
Team Composition Dynamics
The cornerstone of Holotactics success lies in understanding team composition dynamics. Each unit possesses unique strengths and vulnerabilities. The key is to identify your opponent’s strengths and strategically deploy units that exploit their weaknesses. While individual unit knowledge is vital, mastering team synergy becomes increasingly important as you face tougher opponents. Constructing teams that compensate for the weaknesses of your strongest units is the path to consistent wins.
Here’s a breakdown of some formidable units and how to maximize their effectiveness through strategic pairings:
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Droidka: Dominates against ranged units with its shield and firepower, but vulnerable to melee attacks and explosives. A perfect companion for Droidkas is a swarm of B1 Melee Droids. These low-cost units act as a distraction, drawing enemy fire and melee units away from the Droidka, allowing it to unleash devastating ranged attacks unhindered.
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Skriton: A juggernaut of melee combat, virtually impervious to most attacks, but susceptible to explosives. To maximize a Skriton’s impact, pair it with ranged units. These ranged units can eliminate explosive threats and soften up enemy lines, clearing the path for the Skriton to charge in and decimate the remaining forces.
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BX Droids: Agile and evasive, BX Droids adeptly dodge explosions and excel in flanking maneuvers. However, they are less effective in direct confrontations against heavily armored units. Their agility and versatility make them highly adaptable, synergizing well with almost any unit type. They provide excellent support to both melee and ranged focused teams, filling in gaps and exploiting openings.
Point Allotment Management
Point allotment management introduces a compelling layer of strategic depth to Holotactics. Unspent points carry over to subsequent rounds, rewarding players who can secure victories with cost-effective teams. This mechanic encourages a “push-your-luck” approach, where minimizing unit costs in early rounds can provide a significant advantage later on when facing tougher opponents.
The B1 Melee Droid stands out as a gold standard in budget-friendly units. Costing only one point, you can deploy a full line of these droids for just six points. While individually weak, their sheer numbers can effectively stall enemy advances, buying valuable time for your more powerful units to maneuver and attack.
Consider this: six B1 Melee Droids and three Stormtroopers are often more effective than one BX Droid and three Stormtroopers, despite both formations costing the same. While the BX Droid boasts higher damage potential, it is also more fragile. The mass of B1 Droids, on the other hand, can absorb a substantial amount of damage, providing ample time for the Stormtroopers to unleash volleys of fire into the enemy ranks.
Strategic use of lower-cost units maximizes your point efficiency, allowing you to accumulate points for later, more challenging rounds where deploying high-cost, powerful units becomes essential.
Here are some budget-friendly units that offer exceptional value:
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B1 Melee Droid: The ultimate one-point unit. Primarily used for stalling and absorbing damage, creating openings for your more potent units. They are the most cost-effective distraction unit available.
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Stormtrooper: The cheapest ranged unit, costing only two points. While not the most accurate, deploying a full line of Stormtroopers can unleash a surprisingly overwhelming volume of fire, especially when supporting stronger units.
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Rawka: At five points, Rawkas are among the most budget-friendly melee units. Deploying groups of Rawkas provides effective early-game melee presence, capable of overwhelming weaker enemy units.
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Sentry Droid: Costing 10 points, Sentry Droids offer a remarkable balance of cost and effectiveness. They are durable and deal respectable damage, capable of holding their own against more expensive units, making them a solid mid-range option.
Explosions Are A Double-Edged Sword
Explosive attacks introduce a risky but potentially high-reward element to Holotactics. However, it’s crucial to recognize that explosions are a double-edged sword due to friendly fire. Units like Rocket Troopers, B2 Droids, B1 Ranged droids, and Stormtrooper Commanders possess explosive capabilities, but their use can be unpredictable and detrimental if not carefully managed.
Units like B2 droids and Stormtrooper Commanders may or may not use their explosives, making their behavior unreliable. While a well-timed grenade can swing the battle in your favor, it can just as easily wipe out your own units.
For explosive-focused strategies, an all-or-nothing approach is generally most effective. If you choose to utilize explosives, commit to it by deploying units like Rocket Troopers and building your strategy around their area-of-effect damage. A recommended tactic is to use B1 Melee Droids in the front row as fodder when deploying Rocket Troopers. These low-cost droids can absorb friendly fire and, more importantly, lock higher-value enemy units in melee combat, making them prime targets for your rockets.
Never combine explosive units with slow-moving, expensive melee units like the Skriton. This combination is a recipe for disaster, as your own explosives are likely to damage or eliminate your valuable melee units.
The Randomness Element
While strategic planning and unit knowledge are paramount, Holotactics incorporates a degree of randomness. You’ll find that even with well-planned strategies, occasional unforeseen outcomes can occur. Sometimes, your units might act in unexpected ways, or luck might simply not be on your side.
Despite this element of chance, consistently employing sound strategies and understanding unit matchups will ensure victory in most encounters. Accept the occasional unpredictable battle as part of Holotactics’ charm, but trust in your tactical acumen to prevail overall.
Where to Find and Unlock Holotactics Units
Acquiring new units in Holotactics is straightforward and tied to your progression through Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s story. Every enemy unit in Holotactics is encountered during the main narrative. To unlock a unit for Holotactics, simply defeat it in combat and then scan it with BD-1. By the time you unlock Holotactics itself, you will likely have already amassed a considerable roster of units.
For the most powerful and frequently used units:
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Skriton and AT-ST: Unlocked early in Chapter 3. These heavy hitters become available relatively early, providing significant firepower and resilience to your Holotactics teams.
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DT Sentry Droids: Also unlocked in Chapter 3. Another strong unit type, DT Sentry Droids offer a versatile option with a good balance of offense and defense.
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Droidka: Encountered in Chapter 4 on the Lucrehulk. The Droidka, a powerhouse ranged unit, is unlocked later in the game, providing significant strategic depth to your unit options.
Upon completing the Lucrehulk section in Chapter 4, and if you’ve been diligently scanning every defeated enemy, you should have unlocked every unit available in Holotactics.
Holotactics Opponent Strategy Guide: Dominate Every Match
Now, let’s dive into specific strategies to conquer each Holotactics opponent. We’ll provide multiple approaches, catering to players who might be challenging Holotactics earlier in their playthrough and may not have access to all the top-tier units yet.
Turgle
| Wave | Unit Composition | Available Points |
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| Wave 1 | Two Scout Troopers | 6 |
| Wave 2 | Two Scout Troopers, One Electro Baton Purge Trooper | 12 |
| Reward | Priorite Shard |
For Turgle, banking points isn’t essential as his rounds are relatively easy.
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Wave 1: A single Bedlam Raider can defeat two Scout Troopers while saving points, but it’s not guaranteed. For a safer win, use a BX Droid or two Bedlam Raiders.
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Wave 2: A single DT Sentry (Hammer and Staff) is more than enough to handle Turgle’s final wave. You’ll even have points left to add some B1 units as fodder support. If you haven’t unlocked the DT Sentry yet, place your strongest melee unit in the back and fill the rest of the slots with B1 units.
Greez
| Wave | Unit Composition | Available Points |
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| Wave 1 | 2x Rawkas, and 1x Stormtrooper Commander | 16 |
| Wave 2 | 2x Stormtrooper Commanders, 2x Scout Trooper Commanders | 18 |
| Wave 3 | 2x Stormtroopers, 1x Security Droid | 16 |
| Reward | Pilot Outfit |
Greez’s Holotactics challenge can be effortlessly overcome with Droidkas.
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Waves 1 & 2: A single Droidka will dominate both of Greez’s initial waves.
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Wave 3: While a Droidka can still work, a Skriton is a more reliable choice for Greez’s final wave, particularly against the Security Droid, which can occasionally defeat a Droidka. Use your remaining points to support the Skriton with fodder units.
Tulakt
| Wave | Unit Composition | Available Points |
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| Wave 1 | 2x Stormtrooper Commanders, 1x B2 Droid | 16 |
| Wave 2 | 3x B1 Droid, 2x Raider Grunt | 18 |
| Wave 3 | 2x Raider Veteran, 1x BX Droid | 16 |
| Reward | Anodized Metal Material |
Tulakt, like Greez, is best countered with the power of Droidkas.
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Wave 1: Deploy a Droidka to easily clear the first wave.
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Wave 2: Pair a Droidka with some B1 Droids (Melee) for support in the second wave.
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Wave 3: For the final wave, use a Droidka supported by Stormtroopers in the back row and a front line of B1 Droids to distract enemy units. For an early-game strategy, replace the Droidka with a full row of Stormtroopers.
Merrin
| Wave | Unit Composition | Available Points |
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| Wave 1 | 2x Bramlik, 1x DT Sentry Droid (Staff and Blaster) | 25 |
| Wave 2 | 2x Hardshell, 1x Sutaban Alpha, 1x BX Droid (Rifle) | 26 |
| Wave 3 | 1x Skriton | 30 |
| Reward | Jedha Scroll |
Merrin’s challenge requires a mix of unit types and strategic deployment.
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Wave 1: Use five Stormtroopers and five Melee B1 Droids. The B1 Droids will keep the Sentry Droid occupied while the Stormtroopers eliminate it with ranged fire. Alternatively, a single Skriton can also clear this wave. For an early-game option, use a back row of Stormtroopers and a front row of Scout Troopers.
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Wave 2: Overwhelm the enemy with a back row of Rocket Launcher Troopers and a front row of fodder units like B1 Melee Droids. If you have extra points, you can replace some B1 Droids with Shield Troopers or stronger melee units to provide even more protection for your Rocket Troopers.
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Wave 3: A single Skriton is often sufficient to defeat Merrin’s Skriton in the final round.
Caij
| Wave | Unit Composition | Available Points |
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| Wave 1 | 2x Rocket Launcher Troopers, 2x B1 Droid, 1x B2 Droid | 28 |
| Wave 2 | 1x Shield Trooper, 1x DT Sentry (Hammer and Missiles) | 18 |
| Wave 3 | 2x Magnaguard, 1x Purge Trooper Commander | 25 |
| Reward | Bounty Puck |
Caij’s initial wave can be tricky due to Rocket Troopers.
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Wave 1: Droidkas perform well against the first wave, but are vulnerable to rockets. Support them with agile BX Droids to mitigate rocket damage and increase survivability.
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Wave 2: A single Skriton will almost always secure victory in the second round.
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Wave 3: For the final battle, deploy a Skriton and bolster it with additional heavy-hitting units or fodder. While a Skriton alone might struggle, support units ensure a decisive win.
Skoova
| Wave | Unit Composition | Available Points |
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| Wave 1 | 2x Shield Troopers, 2x Heavy Assault Troopers | 28 |
| Wave 2 | 2x Stormtrooper Commander, 1x Rocket Trooper, BX Droid | 22 |
| Wave 3 | 2x Electrostaff Purge Trooper, 1x Bilemaw | 24 |
| Wave 4 | Shield Trooper, B2 Droid, Droidka | 22 |
| Reward | Moustache |
Skoova’s challenge can be consistently overcome with the might of the Skriton.
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Wave 1: A lone Skriton easily handles the first round.
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Wave 2: A lone Skriton can work for the second round, but it’s risky due to the Rocket Trooper. Support the Skriton with a few Stormtroopers to ensure victory.
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Wave 3: Similar to the previous rounds, a Skriton will do most of the work. Back it up with a few Stormtroopers for a safer win.
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Wave 4: Repeat the strategy: Skriton supported by ranged units. If you’ve been conservative with points, you can even add a Droidka alongside your Skriton and fodder units. Focus on filling the back row with your best non-explosive ranged units.
For an early-game approach against Skoova (before Skriton access), utilize Rawkas. Three Rawkas with B1 Melee Droids for distraction can handle the first three phases. Bank points and for the final round, use Heavy Assault Troopers in the back row and a front line of your best melee units.
T-1N8
| Wave | Unit Composition | Available Points |
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| Wave 1 | 1x Gorocco | 16 |
| Wave 2 | 1x Gorocco, 1x Bilemaw | 26 |
| Wave 3 | 2x Sutaban Alpha, 1x Droidka | 30 |
| Wave 4 | 2x Bramlik, 2x Rawka, 1x Raider Smasher | 26 |
| Reward | Datadisc |
T-1N8’s challenge requires a diverse unit composition and strategic point allocation.
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Wave 1: Since a Skriton is too expensive for the first round, use a DT Sentry (Hammer and Staff). It can consistently defeat a Gorocco.
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Wave 2: Double down on DT Sentry (Hammer and Staff) and deploy two of them to handle the Gorocco and Bilemaw duo.
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Wave 3: It’s Skriton time. Deploy a Skriton to face the two Sutaban Alphas and Droidka. This is a tough fight for a lone Skriton, so provide ranged support with three Stormtroopers.
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Wave 4: Counter the Bramliks, Rawkas, and Smasher with ranged firepower. A strong team includes a DT Sentry (Hammer and Missiles), two Droidkas, and Stormtroopers. The Sentry distracts while the Droidkas deal damage from afar. Alternatively, a Skriton can defend your Droidkas instead of the Sentry for a more aggressive approach.
For an early-game strategy against T-1N8, use Rawkas instead of DT Sentries in the initial rounds. Two Rawkas defeat the Gorocco in Wave 1, and five Rawkas are usually enough for Wave 2 (four can work, but with a higher risk). In Wave 3, flood the arena with seven Rawkas. For the final wave, ditch Rawkas and use Heavy Assault Troopers in the back row and a front row of your best melee units.
Tulli
| Wave | Unit Composition | Available Points |
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| Wave 1 | 2x Shield Troopers, 2x Flame Troopers, 3x Stormtrooper Commanders | 28 |
| Wave 2 | 2x Stormtrooper Commander, 2x Flamer Trooper, BX Droid | 45 |
| Wave 3 | 1x BX Droid, 1x Droidka, 1x Smasher, | 50 |
| Wave 4 | AT-ST | 30 |
| Reward | Skill Point |
Tulli presents the ultimate Holotactics challenge.
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Wave 1: The most difficult wave. For a budget approach, use a Purge Trooper Commander supported by a massive wave of B1 Droids. This strategy relies on Stormtrooper Commander grenades triggering explosions that damage Shield Troopers. Alternatively, use a Skriton for a more reliable but less point-efficient win.
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Wave 2: A single Skriton can win, but grenades pose a risk. Pair a Droidka with the Skriton for a safer and more consistent victory.
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Waves 3 & 4: Both waves are easily conquered with a Skriton paired with a Droidka. In the final wave against the AT-ST, add a second Droidka and use remaining points for your best ranged units.
Beating Tulli without Skriton and Droidka units is extremely challenging and heavily reliant on luck. Early-game unit combinations like Rocket Troopers, Shield Troopers, and B1 Droid fodder can sometimes come close, but lack consistency. It’s recommended to wait until you’ve progressed to Chapter 4 and unlocked the best units before tackling Tulli.
Conclusion
Mastering Holotactics in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a rewarding endeavor that adds a layer of strategic depth to your gameplay experience. By understanding unit dynamics, managing your points wisely, and adapting your strategies to each opponent, you can conquer every challenge Tulli and others throw your way.
Remember, knowledge of your units and their counters is your greatest asset. Experiment with different team compositions, learn from your victories and defeats, and soon you’ll be dominating the Holotactics arena, proving yourself a true tactical mastermind in the galaxy far, far away. Now go forth, commander, and conquer all challengers!
