A new Pirate unit joins Galaxy of Heroes and it is time to review the best mods for Captain Ithano. During my time with Gaming Fans I started the “best mods” series of articles which turned out to be what put the site on the radar of the community and with EA Capital Games. While I enjoyed our brief time with a communicative Capital Games consistently working myself and the other SWGoH GameChangers, there was an inability to support that level of community engagement from within CG, so I became just another member of the community, only with a bit more of a public voice. Now that my days with Gaming Fans are well behind me, I will seek to keep the same kind of content going as I resume the “best mods in SWGoH” series today with the Best Mods for Captain Ithano.
The newest character in Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes, Captain Ithano is a Marquee character who joined the game on July 1, 2025. A member of the new Pirate faction, Captain Ithano is one of nine new Pirate characters, starting with SM-33 and culminating in the release of Galactic Legend Hondo Ohnaka. With so many Pirates being added, it is logical to think that there will be a Free To Play-friendly team or two in this faction, and of course the PTP version with the Galactic Legend, and with Captain Ithano being added first, he likely fits into the FTP option. In the game, Captain Ithano is a Dark Side Attacker who is a Leader as well as a member of the Scoundrel and Pirate factions. Let’s take a look at how we want to focus the mod stat gains for Captain Ithano in Galaxy of Heroes.
Note that I have learned that I get a bit wordy in these Best Mods articles, so as a result the TL;DR on mods for Captain Ithano is below.
Main Mod Stats to focus on…
Per the strategy tips provided by the devs, “Use his basic ability, Corsair Blaster Rifle, to gain Offense Up, setting the stage for powerful Special attacks and also grant Foresight to Pirate Support and Tank allies. Be sure to watch out for enemies gaining Defense Up or Protection Up. When this happens, deploy Ithano’s Special ability, Lower Ye Shields!, to steal these buffs and grant them to all Pirate allies, turning the tide in your favor.” Because of all of this, enhancing Offense from mods will be important, and a set of four Offense mods is definitely in play as he also gains +50% Offense to start any battle if all allies are Pirates, and another 30% Offense when he has Foresight.
Since Offense is the main focus, you’re going to want to add significant Speed and Critical Chance/Critical Damage. His base Speed is a solid 179, so getting that stat enhanced by the secondary stats is wise, and CC seems to be the go-to recommendation by the devs and the top Kyber players in Galaxy of Heroes. When it comes to survivability, Health and Protection fit in line with Kix healing abilities, so look to add H/P over Defense.
Which Mod Sets to use & Dev Recommendations for Captain Ithano
Captain Ithano is an Attacker with potential for big hits. As more Pirates are added to SWGoH, we will know more about how they work together, but Captain Ithano seems pretty straightforward. Here are my recommendations for the best mods for the Pirate Captain Ithano:
- Transmitter (Square) – The Transmitter mod always has a primary focus on offense. For Captain Ithano, you want to use a CRITICAL CHANCE mod here and be sure to closely look at the secondary stats to ensure that you get a heavy secondary focus on speed, offense, critical chance and health or protection.
- Receiver (Arrow) – The Receiver mod can have a primary focus on several stats including speed, critical avoidance, accuracy, health, protection, defense and offense. For Captain Ithano you want to use an OFFENSE mod here with a primary focus on speed and a secondary focus on offense, critical chance, health and protection
- Processor (Diamond) – The Processor is always going to have a primary focus on defense. For Captain Ithano, you want to use a OFFENSE mod here with a secondary focus on speed, offense, critical chance and health or protection
- Holo-Array (Triangle) – The Holo-Array is a very specialized mod that can have a primary focus on critical chance, critical damage, health, protection, offense and defense. For Captain Ithano, you want to use a OFFENSE mod here with a primary focus on Critical Damage and a secondary focus on speed, offense, critical chance and health or protection
- Data-Bus (Circle) – The Data-bus mod always has a primary focus on either health or protection, and for Captain Ithano go with a CRITICAL CHANCE mod with a protection focus for the primary. The secondary focus stats should be speed, offense, critical chance and health or protection
- Multiplexer (Plus) – The Multiplexer (plus or cross) mod can have a primary focus on potency, tenacity, health, protection, defense or offense. For Captain Ithano, you want to use a OFFENSE mod here with a focus on Offense, making sure to have your mod sets complete. For the secondary stats look to add speed, offense, critical chance and health or protection
Captain Ithano Mods TL;DR
- Square – CC mod with speed, offense & CC
- Arrow – Offense mod, Speed focus with offense, CC & health
- Diamond – Offense mod with speed, speed, offense & CC
- Triangle – Offense mod, Critical Damage focus with speed, offense & CC
- Circle – CC mod, Protection focus with speed, offense & CC
- Plus – Offense mod, Offense focus with speed, offense & CC
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