Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes: 6 Key Ships to Farm First

To build competitive fleets efficiently in Star Wars™: Galaxy of Heroes, prioritize versatile non-capital ships that control battle tempo over raw capital ship stars. Start by unlocking and upgrading Bossk's Hound’s Tooth, followed immediately by Iden Versio's TIE Defender. Once those anchors are functional, branch into fleet-defining keystones: Han’s Millennium Falcon, Razor Crest, Anakin’s Eta-2 Starfighter, and Outrider.

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Ship Farming Priority and Fleet Roles

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1. Hound’s Tooth: The Universal Tank

Bossk’s Hound’s Tooth is the single most adaptable non-capital ship in the game. Its unique ability, Trandoshan Barricade, grants Protection Up whenever the ship suffers damage, and it dispels its own debuffs when damaged while Breached.

• Where to use it: Deploy it as a frontline tank under any capital ship. It stalls opposing attacks, prevents early allied losses, and buys time for reinforcement cooldowns.
• Vulnerabilities: Buff Immunity and Shock prevent Protection Up accumulation, leaving the ship exposed to focused burst fire.
• Action: Farm Bossk and Hound’s Tooth immediately to stabilize daily Fleet Arena climbs and Grand Arena Championship (GAC) defenses.

2. TIE Defender: The Empire's Punch-Up Engine

Piloted by Iden Versio, the TIE Defender allows standard Empire fleets under Grand Admiral Thrawn's Chimaera or Grand Moff Tarkin's Executrix to defeat high-tier enemy fleets.

• Deployment rule: Call the TIE Defender from reinforcements rather than placing it in the opening trio.
• Mechanics: Summoning the ship grants it Foresight and bonus turn meter while removing turn meter from opposing ships. Its unique ability increases its Offense, Critical Damage, and Speed every time it evades an attack or attacks out of turn, creating an escalating offensive loop backed by reliable stuns.

3. Han’s Millennium Falcon: The Rebel Linchpin

Han’s Millennium Falcon serves as the offensive core for Rebel fleets led by Admiral Ackbar's Home One or Admiral Raddus's Profundity.

• Mechanics: Its unique ability, Outmaneuver, keeps the Falcon from being targeted directly while other allies are active. In addition, Rebel allies dispel debuffs from themselves whenever they attack out of turn.
• Investment cost: Unlocking the Falcon requires farming a team of Bounty Hunter ships. Maximizing its performance requires high gear and Relic investment on both Han Solo and Chewbacca.

4. Razor Crest: Target Control and Executor Prerequisite

Piloted by The Mandalorian (Beskar Armor), the Razor Crest is a mandatory requirement and starting-lineup starfighter for the Executor capital ship.

• Mechanics: The Razor Crest applies Marked to bypass enemy taunts, dispels enemy stealth with its basic attack, and accelerates Bounty Hunter payouts through assists and critical hits.
• Acquisition: Blueprints appear in the Fleet Arena Store and Conquest Store rotations. Buy blueprints consistently to prevent bottlenecks when preparing for the Executor unlock event.

5. Anakin’s Eta-2 Starfighter: Retaliatory Burst

Jedi Knight Anakin’s starfighter provides immediate burst damage and area control within Galactic Republic fleets under General Kenobi's Negotiator.

• Mechanics: Anakin immediately takes a bonus turn and gains bonus damage whenever an ally falls below 50% health or is defeated. His area-of-effect special inflicts both Buff Immunity and Healing Immunity, shutting down defensive recovery.
• Role: Acts as a deterrence weapon on frontline defense, punishing attackers for focusing down allied support ships.

6. Outrider: Ultimate Ability Acceleration

Dash Rendar’s Outrider is a dedicated support vessel that optimizes Rebel fleets under Profundity.

• Mechanics: The ship provides critical debuff cleanses, grants allies evasion via Suave Deflection, and feeds turn meter to Rebel allies landing critical hits. This turn-meter generation directly accelerates the download mechanic required to fire the Profundity ultimate ability.
• Farming timing: Reserve this farm for when you are actively building toward Profundity requirements.