Heroism (White) in Star Wars: Unlimited: Leaders, Traits and Cards

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How Heroism Plays Strengths and Weaknesses By the Numbers Signature Cards Heroism Leaders Aspect Combinations FAQ

Heroism is white, one of the two sides. The hero side: Rebels, the Resistance, Jedi and the Republic. It comes from your leader and decides which characters your deck can play at printed cost.

Only your leader can provide it. As of October 2026, 51 of the 108 Premier leaders do.

How Heroism Plays

Heroism is less a play style than an allegiance. The four style aspects (Vigilance, Command, Aggression and Cunning) say how a card plays; Heroism says which side of the war it is on. Most cards that print Heroism also print a style aspect, so a Heroism deck plays the way its style aspect plays, with the hero side's characters.

Only your leader can provide it. Bases print a style aspect or nothing, never a side, so a deck is a Heroism deck because its leader is. Every Heroism card costs at least 2 more under a leader without Heroism, which is why the leader is the first choice in building one: it decides which half of the card pool plays at printed cost.

The side shapes a deck through traits. Rebel is by far the most common trait on Heroism cards, followed by Force and Jedi, Republic and Resistance, and many cards check for those traits, so a Heroism deck often builds around one faction. A few cards count Heroism itself: Restore Freedom plays a unit from your hand for 1 less per Heroism icon among your units.

How aspects and the aspect penalty work →

What It Does Well, and What It Doesn't

Strengths

More Restore and healing than Villainy, which suits the side's defensive leaders.
Deep faction support for Rebels, Jedi, the Republic and the Resistance.
Pairs with all four style aspects on dedicated leaders, so every play style has a Heroism version.

Weaknesses

Only the leader provides it. Under a Villainy leader, every Heroism card costs at least 2 more.
Less direct damage than Villainy and less than half its Overwhelm cards.
Trait synergies reward committing to one faction, which narrows the cards that fit.

Heroism by the Numbers

Counted from the 1,409 non-leader, non-base cards in the six Premier-legal sets as of October 2026, a reprint counted once. A card with two aspects counts for both.

MeasureHeroism

Cards with a Heroism icon366 (26% of the pool)

Only Heroism61

Units, events, upgrades302, 37, 27

Leaders with Heroism51 of 108

Heroism basesNone: bases never provide a side

Sentinel30 of the 106 cards with it

Restore25 of the 68 cards with it

Raid22 of the 78 cards with it

Ambush21 of the 66 cards with it

The most common traits on Heroism cards: Rebels above all, then Vehicles, Force users, Jedi, the Republic and the Resistance. Only 61 print Heroism alone; the other 305 pair it with a style aspect, so a Heroism deck plays mostly the cards of its leader's style aspect.

Cards That Show What Heroism Does

Each prints the Heroism icon and nothing else, so it plays at printed cost under any leader with Heroism.

Restore Freedom

Secrets of Power #257

Counts Heroism icons

Grogu, Mysterious Child

Legends of the Force #246

Heal and damage

The Daughter, Embodiment of Light

Legends of the Force #252

Base healing

Sabine's Masterpiece, Crazy Colorful

Jump To Lightspeed #250

Rewards every aspect

Restore Freedom: Plays a unit from your hand for 1 less for each Heroism aspect icon among your units.
Grogu, Mysterious Child: A Hidden unit that exhausts to heal up to 2 damage from a unit and deal that much damage to a unit.
The Daughter, Embodiment of Light: When your base is dealt damage, you may use the Force to heal 2 damage from it.
Sabine's Masterpiece, Crazy Colorful: When it attacks, it does something for each style aspect among your units: heal, an Experience token, damage, or a resource.

Heroism Leaders

A Heroism leader pairs it with one of the four style aspects. One leader from each pairing, not a ranking; each pairing's page has more.

Luke Skywalker, I Can Save Him

Ashes of the Empire #005

Vigilance Heroism

Hera Syndulla, Not Fighting Alone

A Lawless Time #009

Command Heroism

Luke Skywalker, Hero of Yavin

Jump To Lightspeed #012

Aggression Heroism

Han Solo, Never Tell Me the Odds

Jump To Lightspeed #017

Cunning Heroism

Luke Skywalker, I Can Save Him: When a friendly unit's attack ends, you may exhaust him to heal 1 damage from that unit. Deployed at 7 resources, he heals 2 from that unit or your base after every friendly attack.
Hera Syndulla, Not Fighting Alone: While you control 2 or more units, ignore the aspect penalties on Heroism units you play. Deployed, she adds Restore 1 and keeps the same ability.
Luke Skywalker, Hero of Yavin: Deals 1 damage to a unit if you attacked with a Fighter this phase. Deployed as a pilot on a Fighter, it gains 'On Attack: You may deal 3 damage to a unit', and that upgrade can't be defeated by enemy card abilities.
Han Solo, Never Tell Me the Odds: Reveals the top card of your deck, then attacks with a unit, which gets +1/+0 if it and the revealed card have different odd costs. As a pilot, he readies a resource for each friendly unit or upgrade with an odd cost.

Aspect Combinations With Heroism

A deck is usually named by its leader's two aspects. These are the 4 pairings that include Heroism, each with its leaders, signature cards and which base to choose.

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

All eight aspect combinations →

The Other Aspects

Vigilance (blue) Defense, healing and removal. Sentinels hold the line, Shield tokens and healing keep units alive, Restore keeps the base healthy, and the big answers come late. Command (green) The biggest army. The most units, Experience tokens and Overwhelm, and the resource effects that pay for them. Aggression (red) Damage and speed. Direct damage, Raid and Saboteur, and the most power for the cost, aimed at ending the game early. Cunning (yellow) Tricks and tempo. The most events, Ambush and Hidden, and the cards that exhaust, bounce and steal. Villainy (black) The villain side: the Empire, the First Order, the Sith, the Separatists and much of the Underworld. It comes from your leader.

Frequently Asked Questions

What color is Heroism in Star Wars: Unlimited?

Heroism is white. Its icon is printed in white beside a card's cost and on the right side of a leader.

Can a base provide Heroism in Star Wars: Unlimited?

No. Bases provide one of Vigilance, Command, Aggression or Cunning (Lake Country provides none), never Heroism or Villainy. Your leader is the only card that can give your deck Heroism.

Can you play Heroism cards in a Villainy deck?

Yes. Any card can go in any deck, but each Heroism icon your leader and base don't provide adds 2 to the card's cost.

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