PodcastThe SWU Report Podcast — Episode 9: Fortifying Our PositionkennonSeptember 3, 2026September 3, 2026 by kennonSeptember 3, 2026September 3, 202601 This week I’m joined by Sam Whitehead, fellow SWU-Tang Clan member, Golden Company veteran, and someone who spent years across the table from me in...
ArticleMeta AnalysisCad’s Final EmberskennonSeptember 3, 2026September 3, 2026 by kennonSeptember 3, 2026September 3, 2026019 Ok, that was it. The weekend that just wrapped was, of course, the last one Cad Bane / Blue 30 was legal for, and the...
ArticleMeta AnalysisThe Ashes Cool At LastkennonAugust 27, 2026August 27, 2026 by kennonAugust 27, 2026August 27, 20260117 Ok, we’re back again for the week and there’s been some pretty big news – we might as well start right there. FFG officially did...
PodcastThe SWU Report Podcast – Episode 8: The Spectre of Cad BanekennonAugust 22, 2026August 22, 2026 by kennonAugust 22, 2026August 22, 2026035 Will and Alex chat about where the current metagame stands with Cad Bane / Blue 30 everywhere — and the announcement that FFG will be...
ArticleMeta AnalysisThe Ashes Won’t WaitkennonAugust 19, 2026 by kennonAugust 19, 20260560 Ok. Let’s start at Berlin, because that was the largest event of the weekend and in a lot of ways, it sums up the whole...
ArticleOpinion and ExperienceSingleton Isn’t BalancekennonAugust 15, 2026August 15, 2026 by kennonAugust 15, 2026August 15, 20260872 If you’ve spent any time in SWU circles the past few weeks, you’ve watched meta balance become a frequent topic all over again, and of...
ArticleMeta AnalysisASH Season Week 2: The Ashes Are Heating UpkennonAugust 13, 2026August 13, 2026 by kennonAugust 13, 2026August 13, 20260287 Ok, we’re back at it with a second week of ASH PQ data to add to what we’ve had so far and while some trends...
Meta AnalysisOpinion and ExperiencePodcastThe SWU Report Podcast – Episode 7: Week One and the Data QuestionkennonAugust 7, 2026August 7, 2026 by kennonAugust 7, 2026August 7, 202607 Will and Alex are back. We start with Alex’s firsthand account of competing at the Galactic Championship — solid record, just shy of Day 2...
ArticleMeta AnalysisASH Season Week 1: The Ashes Haven’t CooledkennonAugust 6, 2026August 13, 2026 by kennonAugust 6, 2026August 13, 20260500 Ok, so we’re doing this again. Fresh off Galactics, the first real week of ASH Premier data is in the books, and I’d be remiss...
ArticleMeta AnalysisWhat Galactics Actually Looked LikekennonJuly 31, 2026August 2, 2026 by kennonJuly 31, 2026August 2, 20260502 Galactic Championship Weekend is over now, the LCQ, the Open, and the Championship itself all fully in the books, so this is the retrospective: the...