Star Wars: Unlimited Aspect Combinations: All 8 Leader Pairings

Almost every leader prints one style aspect (Vigilance, Command, Aggression or Cunning) and one side (Heroism or Villainy), and the base adds a third icon. That gives eight leader pairings, each with its own characters, leaders and play style. Each guide below covers how the pairing plays, its strengths and weaknesses, four leaders that show what it does, its signature cards, and what each base color adds.

Counts on these pages come from the six Premier-legal sets as of October 2026: Jump to Lightspeed, Legends of the Force, Secrets of Power, A Lawless Time, Ashes of the Empire, Homeworlds. If you are new to aspects, start with the explainer, which covers the aspect penalty and how your leader and base provide aspects.

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Heroism (white) pairings

The hero side: the Rebel Alliance, the Resistance, the Jedi, the Republic and many Mandalorians and smugglers. Each of the four style aspects pairs with Heroism on its own set of leaders.

Vigilance Heroism Blue and white · 12 Premier leaders The hero side's defensive pairing: healing, Shield tokens and Sentinels, with Rebels, Jedi and Mandalorians to protect. Command Heroism Green and white · 12 Premier leaders The hero side's army: wide boards of Rebels, Jedi and Mandalorians, Experience tokens, and big units arriving early. Aggression Heroism Red and white · 12 Premier leaders Rebel and Jedi aggression: efficient attackers, direct damage, and leaders who reward attacking every round. Cunning Heroism Yellow and white · 14 Premier leaders Smugglers, spies and Jedi tricks: exhausting and bouncing units, Ambush, and events that win on timing.

Villainy (black) pairings

The villain side: the Empire, the First Order, the Sith, the Separatists and much of the Underworld. The same four style aspects, on a different set of leaders and cards.

Vigilance Villainy Blue and black · 13 Premier leaders Control for the dark side: Imperial officers, Sith and bounty hunters who defeat units outright and win the long game. Command Villainy Green and black · 12 Premier leaders The Imperial and Separatist war machine: capital ships, TIE Fighter tokens, Experience and some of the biggest units in the game. Aggression Villainy Red and black · 13 Premier leaders The Sith and the bounty hunters: damage from abilities as well as attacks, aimed at units and bases alike. Cunning Villainy Yellow and black · 11 Premier leaders Schemers and crime lords: discard, capture, cheap events and the Underworld, winning by disrupting the opponent's plan.

Leaders Outside the Eight

As of October 2026, 9 of the 108 Premier leaders don't follow the pattern. Six pair two style aspects with no side, one for each possible pair, so their decks pay the penalty on every Heroism and Villainy card. DJ prints two Cunning icons. Anakin Skywalker and Darth Revan print only Heroism or only Villainy, so with a base their decks cover two aspects. Each is a single leader rather than a pairing, so they are listed here rather than given a page.

The Armorer, Steel Shapes Us

Ashes of the Empire #001

Vigilance and Command

Asajj Ventress, No Time for Regret

Homeworlds #001

Vigilance and Aggression

Tobias Beckett, People are Predictable

A Lawless Time #002

Cunning and Vigilance

Saw Gerrera, Bring Down the Empire

A Lawless Time #001

Command and Aggression

Maz Kanata, Eclectic Pirate Queen

Homeworlds #002

Command and Cunning

Fennec Shand, Ready for War

Ashes of the Empire #002

Aggression and Cunning

DJ, Need a Lift?

Secrets of Power #018

Two Cunning icons

Anakin Skywalker, Tempted by the Dark Side

Legends of the Force #018

Heroism only

Darth Revan, Scourge of the Old Republic

Legends of the Force #017

Villainy only

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many aspect combinations are there in Star Wars: Unlimited?

Most leaders have one of four style aspects (Vigilance, Command, Aggression or Cunning) plus Heroism or Villainy, which makes eight leader pairings. As of October 2026, 99 of the 108 leaders in the six Premier-legal sets are one of those eight, and the other 9 have two style aspects, a doubled aspect, or a single aspect. Your base then adds a third aspect or doubles one you have.

What does Vigilance Villainy mean in Star Wars: Unlimited?

It describes a leader with the Vigilance (blue) and Villainy (black) aspects, and by extension the deck built under it. The same naming works for every pairing: Aggression Heroism is a red and white leader, Cunning Villainy a yellow and black one, and so on.

Which aspect combination has the most leaders?

As of October 2026, Cunning Heroism has the most in the Premier sets with 14, and Cunning Villainy the fewest with 11. The gap is small, and every pairing gets new leaders with each set.

Can a Star Wars: Unlimited deck have both Heroism and Villainy?

Not from a Premier-legal leader as of October 2026: none of the 108 has both, and bases never provide either. (Chancellor Palpatine // Darth Sidious from Twilight of the Republic, which has rotated out of Premier, prints Cunning, Heroism and Villainy.) You can still include cards of the other side by paying the aspect penalty, and a few leaders, such as Anakin Skywalker, Tempted by the Dark Side, ignore it on some of them.

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