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Star Wars: Imperial Assault expansions

Base game: 2–5 players60–120 minFantasy Flight Games6 expansions checked
  1. #1 overall

    Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Heart of the Empire

    Buy this first

    A Reddit owner recommends Heart of the Empire as a self-contained, tougher campaign for the Rebels, and BGG users rate it 8.51 across 766 ratings, the highest of the big boxes after Jabba's Realm.

    Needs: Just the base game

    Adds: A 16-mission Coruscant campaign with three heroes, the ally Ahsoka Tano, 13 other figures including an AT-DP, over 130 cards, and energy shield, rubble and power tokens.

    Big box2–5 playersAbout the same rules loadFine for any group
    DetailsReference:View on BoardGameGeekBuy:Amazon
  2. #2 overall

    Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Jabba's Realm

    Worth it

    Reddit owners call it a good campaign. One says the Rebels are in the driver seat for much of it and that it is the only box where owning good villain packs helps the Imperial side.

    Needs: Just the base game

    Adds: A full-length Tatooine campaign, new skirmish missions, 18 double-sided map tiles, 16 plastic figures and new Command, Deployment, Agenda and Class cards.

    Big box2–5 playersAbout the same rules loadFine for any group
    DetailsReference:View on BoardGameGeek
  3. #2 overall

    Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Return to Hoth

    Worth it

    Reddit owners call its campaign good, with a directed storyline and many missions without a hard round limit. One adds that Leia can only be used in the campaign with this expansion.

    Needs: Just the base game

    Adds: A full-length campaign set after the Battle of Hoth, rules for four-player skirmish games, 37 double-sided terrain tiles, 16 plastic figures and cards for campaigns and skirmishes.

    Big box2–5 playersAbout the same rules loadFine for any group
    DetailsReference:View on BoardGameGeek
  4. #3 overall

    Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Twin Shadows

    Depends on your group

    Reddit owners advise buying the big-box expansions first and call packs the smallest campaign add. Twin Shadows is a short mini-campaign, suited to players wanting more from the core game.

    Needs: Just the base game

    Adds: A mini-campaign set around Mos Eisley and a missing Han Solo, with two Rebel heroes, Heavy Stormtroopers and Tusken Raiders. It has ten plastic figures, twelve map tiles and over sixty cards.

    Mini expansion2–5 playersAbout the same rules loadFine for any group
    DetailsReference:View on BoardGameGeek
  5. #4 overall

    Star Wars: Imperial Assault – The Bespin Gambit

    Depends on your group

    Reddit owners tell newcomers to buy the big-box campaigns first and treat small packs as extras. This mini-campaign adds new heroes and an Imperial class, so it suits groups who finished the big ones.

    Needs: Just the base game

    Adds: A Cloud City mini-campaign with Bossk and Lando Calrissian, two new Rebel heroes, one Imperial class, new items, companions, a new condition and a focus on Spy characters.

    Mini expansion2–5 playersAbout the same rules loadFine for any group
    DetailsReference:View on BoardGameGeek
  6. #5 overall

    Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Tyrants of Lothal

    Depends on your group

    A 2026 BGG thread has Imperial players losing most missions, and one reply says it feels under-playtested, though others blame weak class decks. It suits groups who want Star Wars Rebels content.

    Needs: Just the base game

    Adds: A six-part mini-campaign with the crew of the Ghost against Grand Admiral Thrawn and Hondo Ohnaka, plus new heroes, enemies, allies and map tiles. It can be inserted into another campaign.

    Mini expansion2–5 playersAbout the same rules loadFine for any group
    DetailsReference:View on BoardGameGeekBuy:Amazon

Stuck between two?

Star Wars: Imperial Assault expansions: quick answers

Which Star Wars: Imperial Assault expansion should I buy first?

Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Heart of the Empire. A Reddit owner recommends Heart of the Empire as a self-contained, tougher campaign for the Rebels, and BGG users rate it 8.51 across 766 ratings, the highest of the big boxes after Jabba's Realm.

Is Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Heart of the Empire worth it?

Our verdict: buy this first. It adds: A 16-mission Coruscant campaign with three heroes, the ally Ahsoka Tano, 13 other figures including an AT-DP, over 130 cards, and energy shield, rubble and power tokens.

Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Heart of the Empire or Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Jabba's Realm: which first?

We’d buy Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Heart of the Empire first. See the side-by-side comparison for what each adds and needs.

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Rankings are our editorial picks, built from the reviews linked on each expansion page. Last checked 2026-10-15.