Welcome to the best Projecting Power datacrons, the latest in our new series about the popular game Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes where we take a look at the best datacrons in SWGoH. As I have stated elsewhere on this site, while I do not claim to have all of the answers in this game, I do my research and, like in our Best Mods for SWGoH characters series, I try to do my research and understand the details and practical use of each of these datacrons. These are recommendations based on the possible datacrons stats and actual gameplay to help you in your quest to dominate the Galaxy of Heroes holotables.

Today’s datacron to review is the Projecting Power datacron, the 5th set of datacrons in the game’s history. Active until February 20, 2023, these brown/tan & green datacrons are the newest addition to datacrons in SWGoH. Since they are so new, this article will be updated in the coming weeks as we gather more data and can test out the best use of this datacron.

Projecting Power Datacron Alignment, Faction & Character Targets

Taking a look at the target stats and who is most impacted by these stats with the Security Primer datacron set so that we can best determine how to rate these, we find the following:

Alignment Mechanic Targets

• Dark Side
  • The first time each Dark Side ally is defeated, remaining Dark Side allies gain 15% Offense and 20 Speed for the rest of the encounter.
  • Whenever buffs or debuffs are dispelled from Dark Side allies, at the end of that turn they gain Tenacity Up and Potency Up for 2 turns.
  • Dark Side allies recover 2% Health whenever they critically hit an enemy.
  • Whenever Dark Side allies use a Special ability they gain 15% Turn Meter.
  • Whenever Dark Side allies inflict Damage Over Time on an enemy, they gain a stack of Protection Up (5%, stacking) until the end of the encounter.

Faction Mechanic Targets

• First Order
  • Whenever First Order allies are critically hit they gain 10% Critical Damage (stacking) until the end of the encounter.
  • At the start of each First Order ally’s turn, if they have not taken damage since their last turn, they gain Offense Up and Critical Chance Up for 1 turn.
  • Whenever First Order allies Stun an enemy, they gain Speed Up and Offense Up for 2 turns and inflict Expose for 2 turns at the end of that turn, which can’t be evaded.
  • At the start of battle, First Order allies gain Retribution for 3 turns, which can’t be dispelled.
  • The first time each First Order ally falls below 50% Health they gain Damage Immunity for 1 turn and gain Health Steal Up for 2 turns.
  • Whenever a debuff on an enemy expires, First Order allies gain 2% Offense, doubled if that debuff was dispelled, until the end of battle.
• Bounty Hunter
  • Whenever a Bounty Hunter inflicts a debuff on an enemy, they have a 50% chance to also inflict Damage Over Time.
  • At the start of each Bounty Hunter ally’s turn, if they have not taken damage since their last turn, they gain Offense Up and Critical Chance Up for 1 turn.
  • Whenever Bounty Hunter allies Stun an enemy, they gain Speed Up and Offense Up for 2 turns and inflict Expose for 2 turns at the end of that turn, which can’t be evaded.
  • At the start of battle, Bounty Hunter allies gain Retribution for 3 turns, which can’t be dispelled.
  • The first time each Bounty Hunter ally falls below 50% Health they gain Damage Immunity for 1 turn and gain Health Steal Up for 2 turns.
  • Whenever Bounty Hunter allies are revived, they gain Protection Over Time (25%) for 2 turns and 25% Turn Meter and reduce their cooldowns by 1.

Character Mechanic Targets

• Aurra Sing
  • Whenever Aurra Sing critically hits an enemy, Aurra Sing gains 10% Critical Damage, Defense Penetration, and Offense (stacking, max 200%) until the end of battle.
• Cad Bane
  • Cad Bane deals 5% more damage per Relic Amplifier level on all allies present at the start of battle.
• Captain Phasma
  • At the start of each of Captain Phasma’s turns, they reset their cooldowns and lose 5% Health for each turn each ability was reduced. Captain Phasma can’t be defeated this way.
• Embo
  • At the start of Battle, 90% of Embo’s Health is converted to Protection. If Embo has Protection at the start of a turn, he can’t be defeated that turn.
• General Hux
  • If Supreme Leader Kylo Ren is in the allied Leader slot and all allies are First Order at the start of battle (excluding summoned allies), General Hux gains Dominance at the start of each encounter and at the start of each of his turns if he didn’t already have it.
    Dominance expires at the end of the turn whenever General Hux is critically hit.
• Greedo
  • Whenever another ally is defeated, Greedo takes a bonus turn and their cooldowns are reset.
• First Order Executioner
  • At the start of First Order Executioner’s turn, dispel all debuffs on them. They recover 5% Health for each debuff dispelled this way.
• First Order Stormtrooper
  • The first time First Order Stormtrooper falls below 30% Health they dispel all debuffs on themself, recover 40% Health, and gain a bonus turn.
• Jabba the Hutt
  • When Hired Muscle is dispelled from an ally, they gain 20% Turn Meter and Offense Up for 2 turns and Jabba gains 10% Ultimate Charge.
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  • Jabba the Hutt gains 15% Turn Meter when other allies use a Special ability on their turn.
• Krrsantan
  • Whenever Krrsantan is dealt Physical damage, reflect 20% of the damage dealt back onto the attacker, this damage can’t defeat enemies.
• Sith Trooper (Red)
  • At the start of Sith Trooper’s turn, they have a 20% chance to gain 50% Defense Penetration for 1 turn.
• Supreme Leader Kylo Ren
  • If Supreme Leader Kylo Ren is in the Leader slot, then whenever a First Order ally gains Advantage, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren gains 3% Offense (stacking) until the end of the encounter.
  • Whenever Supreme Leader Kylo Ren is dealt Physical damage, reflect 20% of the damage dealt back onto the attacker, this damage can’t defeat enemies.

Best Projecting Power Datacrons

• Jabba the Hutt – The Level 9 datacron with “Jabba the Hutt gains 15% Turn Meter when other allies use a Special ability on their turn,” appears, at least on paper, to be fantastic. Jabba can disrupt an opponent already with how his team works, so if you have him unlocked this is a great datacron to farm.
• Supreme Leader Kylo Ren – If using SLKR along with Nightsisters on non-First Order allies the combination of Level 6 “At the start of battle, First Order allies gain Retribution for 3 turns, which can’t be dispelled,” and Level 9, “Whenever Supreme Leader Kylo Ren is dealt Physical damage, reflect 20% of the damage dealt back onto the attacker, this damage can’t defeat enemies,” appear to be fantastic.
• General Hux – When using SLKR on a full First Order with General Hux, the Hux-focused datacron should pack a nice punch. “If Supreme Leader Kylo Ren is in the allied Leader slot and all allies are First Order at the start of battle (excluding summoned allies), General Hux gains Dominance at the start of each encounter and at the start of each of his turns if he didn’t already have it. Dominance expires at the end of the turn whenever General Hux is critically hit.”