Michigan GT 2026 - Top 8
Updated: Oct 27
Written by Matt Evans
We are back to making articles! The Michigan GT happened despite the Con taking a break, in Lansing Michigan. It was a great time and we played Star Wars: Legion over 2-days at AFK Games in Lansing. It was 28 players over Saturday/Sunday with 5-rounds of swiss standard Legion. Here is a glimpse into the top 8 and their lists.
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8th Place – Bannister Christopher (3-2)
Pirate Battleforce - Mercenary
Bannister has been playing pirates for a lot of the year and it has certainly payed off. This is his variation on the pirate list and it utilizes the higher acts of 12 acts and a whole lot of dice behind it. Congratulations to Bannister on going top 8.
7th Place – Alex M (3-2)
Droid Dodge Vehicle Spam - CIS
Alex ended up playing 3/4 of our Garrison Talks team over the weekend and he has a very tough list. The Snails and Spider droids all have nimble outmaneuver dodge abilities to stay on the table a long time. Combine that with the Tactical Download Super Tactical Droid card and they get dodges for days to stop wounds coming in. Solid list and great job to Alex.
6th Place – Trevor 'Twix' Wicks (3-2)
Lando, Luke, Cassian Vets - Rebels
This list looks familiar and Trevor did an awesome job with it over the weekend. Lando can guidance standbys on the Cassian squad and Han/Luke are fast enough to charge into the flanks. It's also sporting 14 activations to try and outlast opponents on the objective game.
5th Place – Andrew Gleason (3-2)
Children of the Watch - Mandalorians
Andrew brought his full Children of the Watch list with the Armorer, and no Bo-Katan. This is Andrews latest variant of mandalorians he's been playing for a while. He ended Saturday 3-0 and played into 2 more very tough matches on Sunday, including top table with #1. Great job Andrew on a strong finish.
4th Place – Angelo B (4-1)
Tarkin, Thrawn, Darth Vader - Empire
Angelo has a his own take the Tarkin Darth Vader shenanigans. He includes Mandalorian Custom and also Thrawn to be able to have some card play and another diving piece. Combined with 13 activations to play objectives and three stormtrooper HH-12s to deal with heavy armor this is a solid list.
3rd Place – Adam "the Lists" Slaber (4-1)
Thrawn, Mandalorians - Empire
Our very own Adam Slaber came in 3rd place with Empire. The idea of this list is to use aggressive play with deathtroopers and infiltrating Mandalorians to put your opponent on their back foot and fully utilize Thrawn with the longer range shooting pieces while the bikes play back objectives.
*Side note enjoy Adam having his seafood boil at The Tangy Crab after Saturday games.
2nd Place – Matthew Crabtree (4-1)
Grevious Wheelbike & Super B2s - CIS
Grevious Wheelbike is back and we have a new unit approaching! Super Rocket Battle Droids are here and making a splash. This list is fast and heavy handed with Stahps, BXs and Rocket droids. Congrats Matt on a strong #2 finish!
1st Place – Matt "FlawedZombie" Evans (5-0)
Lando, Cassian Vets - Rebels
Yeah that's me. This is Lando with Cassian Vets and heavy handed Sleeper Cells. This list keeps your opponent at bay with range 3 standbys and big dice pools and a Hantaun on the flanks! We had a wonderful weekend and a whole lot of fun seeing familiar faces and friends.
Thank you to all the TO's, AFK Games and all players that showed up and helped make this event possible! Until next time, May the force be with you!
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