Ranked by evidence · launch build
These are the squads built on interactions EA and the developers described directly, rather than on our own reasoning. Nobody has run a controlled test of a full squad yet — ours or anyone else's — so this ranks how well evidenced each build is, which is a different and more useful claim than calling one meta.
A build appears here when the interaction it is built around is stated directly by EA, StarWars.com or a developer interview — not when we think it will be strong. It means the mechanic is real, not that the squad is optimal. The four-Operator squad wrapped around each confirmed interaction is still our construction, and every card below says so. The game came out on 27 August 2026and the mechanics underneath these builds are being re-checked against it — weapon costs and damage landed in the database on launch day. What has not happened yet, here or on any site claiming otherwise, is repeatable testing of a whole squad with the version and difficulty recorded. Until a build has been through that, its card says what it rests on.
Best for Permadeath-safe · Sustain and healing · Critical hits
Core synergy
Combat Stim multi-shot scaling
Put the Medic's damage buff on the Operator that attacks most often — the clearest confirmed synergy in the game, and the one EA and the developers describe most directly.
Best for Critical hits · Aggressive burst · High-ground play
Core synergy
Critical-hit setup
Flag a target with Identify Weakness, then remove it with the squad's single biggest shot.
Best for Control · AP economy
Core synergy
Displacement into Overwatch
Stop waiting for enemies to walk into your reaction cone — push them into it.
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