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What is the best counter to Separatist droids?

Ion damage is specifically recommended against Separatist droids.

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15 August 2026
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pre-release (no retail build)

The short answer

Ion damage is specifically recommended against Separatist droids.

In full

What that means when you are planning

That recommendation is confirmed. How you actually equip Ion damage is not — nothing states whether it is a weapon, a Weapon Mod or a Utility, and this site does not guess. It is the one confirmed counter in the game whose delivery mechanism is unpublished.

There is a second, better-documented answer for one specific enemy: a droideka's shield is down while it moves, so an Overwatch cone catches it while it is vulnerable. That is a positioning answer rather than a damage-type one, and it needs no equipment at all.

What we don't know yet

The game has not been released. These are open questions we have chosen not to guess at.

  • How Ion damage is equipped — weapon, Weapon Mod or Utility.
  • How much of a bonus it actually confers.
  • Whether astromechs, being droids, are vulnerable to it.

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Related questions

How many weapon types does Zero Company have?
Four: Longarm, Repeater, Rifle and Pistol. There is no fifth.
How does Overwatch work in Zero Company?
It sets a directional cone that fires when an enemy moves or acts inside it, and it ends the Operator's turn.

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