Tactical droids represented a specific class of battle droid engineered with the primary function of formulating strategic battle plans. A number of tactical droid variants were produced by Baktoid Combat Automata, notably the T-series military strategic analysis and tactics droid along with the superior ST-series military strategic analysis and tactics droid, which included figures like General Kalani. Subsequently, during the era of the Galactic Civil War, L-1 tactical droids saw deployment.
Following the disintegration of the CIS, the droid army was deactivated and dispatched to locations intended for decommissioning facilities, for example, one situated on Corellia. Nevertheless, the tactical knowledge that these droids possessed regarding clone combat strategies became highly sought after, as multiple factions aimed to develop countermeasures against the Imperial Military, which at the time was largely composed of clones.