One day I will quit making fun of the Aussies when I write phonetically, but that is not this day. This is a fantastic discussion with Michael Watson (Red Mando 2) about his list that he took to a 5-0 finish at the recent Australian GT, but with a heavy focus on Republic listbuilding, the faction's strengths and weaknesses, and how to approach it from a competitive standpoint. Michael has only good points here and I know you will love what he has to say. Go listen to the recent Red Mandos episod...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Welcome to Episode 95! In this episode, we give our takes on the obvious winners and losers of the patch, and the sneaky winners and losers of the patch. We have played a bunch, but we are also only three dudes with very limited meta horizons so take our observations with a grain of salt. We love you all! Join the Slack and have fun list-building with us!
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Welcome to Episode 94! In this episode, Sammy K. and I are back to old form discussing a list! We talk about Anakin and Kam, why they work well together, and the lists strengths and weaknesses. We think this list is the bees' knees, and if you haven't given it a run, you should, and we think you will enjoy it. Make sure to subscribe to the Coordinated Fire Podcast . It's a new show from the brothers north of the border (Sean Peconi, Titus Kosloff, and Kyle Russell), and it is fantastic. You will...
Jun 02, 2025•59 min•Season 2Ep. 42
What AMG giveth, AMG taketh away. In this episode, we discuss the changes that AMG made to Asajj, Jango, and Magnas. As you can imagine, Sam and I are pretty distressed over the nerfs to Magnas, but we lead with discussions of Asajj (she is awesome), and then follow up with Jango (we totally approve of the changes). It gets a little dour at the end when we turn to the Magnas, but they really kicked our boys when they are down and we struggle to see a place for them in the next meta. Thank you fo...
May 26, 2025•51 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Welcome to Episode 92! We are continuing our survey of the updates from the patch, this time with a focus on Rebels--which means a focus on Ewoks. JK was thrilled that his murder bears got updated, and he talks with Scott about where he thinks they land. You will enjoy it. We will have our Separatist and Bounty Hunter episodes coming out soon. We love you all! Join the Slack !...
May 19, 2025•46 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Welcome to Episode 91! In this episode, Kenny and Sam are joined by Michael Plummer from AMG to talk about AMG's design process and the recent balance patch. We tried to focus on systemic questions of design for Plummer and how those principles were manifest in the recent patch update. It's not a unit-by-unit analysis, but much more a conversation at thirty thousand feet regarding concepts at work. Plummer loves his food metaphors, and those really wafted through the conversation. You will love ...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Kenny, Sam, & Matt review the changes to Galactic Republic Units in the May 12, 2025 balance update for Star Wars: Shatterpoint. You can also watch this episode on Youtube . Please join the Slack! We are having a blast yelling at each other about the changes and would love for you to join us.
May 14, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 90
Whew boy did AMG have at the top-performing units in the Empire, and some (most (nearly all)) of us couldn't be happier. AMG absolutely nailed the changes to Gideon Hask, ISFs, and Dark Troopers, while also giving a huge lift to Inquisitors. You can also watch this episode on Youtube . Please join the Slack ! We are having so much fun discussing the changes and would love for you to join us....
May 14, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Welcome to Episode 88! In this episode, Titus Kosloff (the recent winner of the Tablebound Open in Ontario, Canada), joins the podcast to talk about his Cassian-Core List, with Cassian/Lobit(!)/Fifth + Moff/Ezra/Darks + Han Box + PL/K2/Bar2. It is an incredibly unique list that went 6-1 at one of the most competitive events of the year. Titus discusses Cassian, and there's a big focus on this list's matchup into Republic Jedi (which we both expect to be strong post-patch). Check out Kyle Russell...
May 12, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 36
Welcome to Episode 87! Like the previous episode, JK and Sam are back reviewing units, this time Director Krennic! Is his design AMG's greatest achievement? Let us know what you think of him in the comments! Join the slack and continue the conversation!
May 05, 2025•33 min
Welcome to Episode 86! In this episode, JK and Sam dive into the oceans of Star Wars to deliver a unit review of the Requesting Your Surrender Box. We break down the key abilities of each unit and discuss whether they will make waves in the meta. Let us know how you think our aquatic jedi friend performs in the comments! Join the Slack to continue the conversation!
May 05, 2025•34 min
Welcome to Episode 85! In this episode, Matt Bronson of Bombad Tactics and many other avenues of fame joins Kenny to give a preliminary take on expected winners and losers of the next meta. Matt and Kenny use Matt's recent tournament win at the Wet Coast GT in British Columbia to frame their discussion as to what they think thrives and struggles in light of what AMG has told us regarding incoming nerfs. It's a great discussion and as always Matt has the best insights. Thank you for listening! Jo...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Welcome to Episode 84! This episode is a kind of high-level discussion analyzing Shatterpoint units through the frame of the online MOBA DotA. We discuss carries, supports, and offlane/tanks and how they function (or are supposed to function) and how that affects our understanding and analysis of a unit's quality. All of this is very likely to go up in smoke come the May Rebalance (TM), but for now it's a fun interim discussion that we know you will enjoy. You can also watch this on YouTube , wh...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Welcome to Episode 83 of Zion's Finest! This one is a bit of a sweaty episode, as Kenny provides an overview of the Top 8 from Adepticon and Sam gives an incredible review of "meta share," meaning how units were represented in progressive stages of the cut from swiss to the final match between Scott B. and Matt B. It's an amazing discussion that you will love. Links for Swiss Day 1 , Swiss Day 2 , Day 1 Top 16 , and Day 2 Top 16 . Join the Slack !...
Apr 07, 2025•59 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Welcome to Episode 81! This episode is all about competitive tournament etiquette, with a specific focus on how to handle what might be termed a little-too-opportunistic-play on the part of your opponent (specifically, opponents changing dice, mis-measuring, slow-playing, or otherwise riding that gray line of what is acceptable). It's a great episode in time for Adepticon, and we wish all of the success in the world to those attending Worlds. Join the Slack !...
Mar 24, 2025•55 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Welcome to Episode 82! In this episode, Sammy Kaye and Kenny talk about the Adepticon meta and run down the matchups that they expect to be heavily prevalent during the tournament. I think you will enjoy our discussion, and it's a great listen as you are traveling to the event. Fill out the Goonhammer prediction document here . GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! We love you all! Join the Slack !...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Welcome to Episode 80 of Zion's Finest! First off, we highly encourage you to watch this video on Youtube . JK prepared a beautiful set of slides and you will heartily enjoy the visual feast that has been prepared. In this episode, JK and Sam give a splash-ripple-thud analysis of the Cassian Andor box. How do these Rebels fit in the current meta? What do they change? Are they waiting for more pieces?! ALL THAT AND MORE WILL BE DISCUSSED! Join the Slack ! You can then fill out the Google Form and...
Mar 10, 2025•32 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Welcome to Episode 79! We are releasing this episode on both audio platforms and Youtube . Feel free to enjoy it in whatever way you see fit but know that JK prepared some beautiful slides for you should you choose to consume content with your eyeballs. This is a bonus episode that we are releasing to discuss Ahsoka Fulcrum and Vader-3. We meant for this to be shorter, but of course we couldn't shut our yaps. Forgive the incongruities; we meant to record and release this baby quickly for your en...
Feb 27, 2025•52 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Welcome to Episode 78! Everyone once in a while, we record and release something really special on ZiFi, and it generally involves Sammy Sweets talking about something that has been stuck in his brain. This is one for the ages. Sammy and Matt get together to talk about design, agency, and a myriad other aspects of gaming that you will find interesting on both abstract and instantiated levels. They talk about how and why certain Shatterpoint units feel strong, what comes up short, and offer diffe...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 27
Hello and welcome to Episode 77! In this episode, Sean and Kyle talk about their 4-1 runs at the Torchlight GT that happened in Ontario, Canada last month. Rather than giving play-by-plays, they focus on matchups and thoughts regarding how lists performed against each other. It's a part of our drive to move away from minute descriptions of games to talk more about how lists are and should be performing. It's a great discussion and Sean and Kyle are as always full of incredible insights. Check ou...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Welcome to Episode 76! In this episode, Kenny and Sammy talk about the recent CanCon tournament that happened in Australia and give some meta observations. They talk about the seeming mismatch between Iden's swiss WR and her power level. Listen to Luke and Tobias on the Red Mandos episode give a summary of the event. In classic Red Mando style, it takes them four days to get through the discussion. Join the Slack and tell us how wrong we are about the meta! We love being told we are wrong!!!...
Feb 10, 2025•49 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Welcome to Episode 75! In this episode, Scott and Kenny discuss the LVO tournament, with a particular focus on more high-level analysis of the matchups from their run through the tournament. There is less of a focus on play-by-play analysis (as in, we tried to avoid it entirely), and more a discussion on how their lists (Iden Moff and Kanan Hera) played into the respective field. They close with a discussion on matchups generally, and why Iden feels so strong right now. Scott and Kenny took firs...
Jan 28, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Welcome to Episode 74! We will have our LVO episodes start releasing on Monday, January 27, but this episode was recorded right after LVO and was an opportunity for Ken and Dan to ask and answer rapid-fire questions from the community. This is just a straight-up fun episode. We talk about the competitive meta, surviving cons, etc., with a series of community-generated questions. Best of luck to those playing at CanCon and Torchlight this weekend. Another round of amazingly competitive tournament...
Jan 25, 2025•31 min
Welcome to Episode 73! This is a continuation of our LVO prep series and is focused on the Rebel faction. Specifically, we are looking at constructing and piloting Rebels at a competitive tournament. Sammy Kaye and Jesse are experts at rebelling, and they have incredible insights in terms of thinking about running Rebels as one part or all of your premier list. This is an awesome discussion, and we think you will enjoy it. Join the Slack ! Good luck to everyone going to LVO this week! Unless you...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 21
That's right I said it. Merry Christmas everyone!!! We hope that everyone has a safe and warm holiday and more importantly than spending time with their family is able to get a few games of Shatterpoint in! (I kid, I kid.) In this episode, Matt, Sammy Kaye, and Kenny talk about the Ki-Adi-Mundi box and give their thoughts on the patent strengths and weaknesses and talk about where they think it lands. They close with a short wishlist for Christmas from AMG. THANK YOU ALL FOR LISTENING! HAVE A WO...
Dec 25, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 20
(No not THAT Joseph!) Welcome to Episode 71! In this episode, General Josef discusses his list that he took to PAX Unplugged (Lumi, GG, Ahsoka, and Mando), and talks about how his off-meta assemblage performed and his assessment of the various matchups. We get into the weeds with respect to list construction and how we think this list fares into the wider meta. It's a great conversation. I close with a reading of my favorite Christmas carol, but that is at the end so never fear I won't entrap yo...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Welcome to Episode 70! In this episode, Kenny and Dyz break down the Mando list. This is the first of a series of pseudo LVO-prep episodes where we discuss list construction, piloting, and strategy with an eye towards preparing to fight with or against this list. You will enjoy Dyz's scorching hot takes here. Listen to the Rogue Support podcast! They are awesome! Rate and review the podcast! Join the Slack ! Have a Merry Christmas and a happy holidays!!!...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Dang straight it happened in Monterey ! In this episode, Scott and Kenny gather to summarize a wonderful small tournament they attended in Monterey, California, in the basement of Ulysses (an excellent and well-known player in the MCP and SP scene). Their discussion glances over the tournament, but is mostly focused on Mandos, the Batch, and some recent thoughts on matchups resulting from their recent games. Please rate and review the podcast and give it five stars! Please also join the Slack !!...
Dec 02, 2024•51 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Kind of. Mostly we just love you all and Thanksgiving. In this episode, Sammy Kay and Kenny discuss the current meta (briefly, I promise it's brief) and then transition to talking about why Shatterpoint is their number one game. This conversation was inspired by a post on the Slack from Ace, and it led to a really good chat there and here. We hope everyone has a safe and glorious Thanksgiving if you're in the states, and if you're outside the states, we hope you eat a sumptuous meal on Thursday ...
Nov 27, 2024•51 min•Season 2Ep. 14
It's short, but sweet. In this episode, Sammy Kay and Kenny discuss the Bo update and, specifically, how they think the all Mando list now works. What does Bo and CK add to the Mando + Armorer Box package? Does it take it to the next level? What should you be thinking about when playing this list? How does it match up into the opposition? All this and more in this episode! Come hop on the Slack and tell us what lists you're cooking up and let us know if you have any events you want us to shout...
Nov 15, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 17
