Originally posted by Nephthys
Try against what? The completely irrelevant quote that has nothing to do with battle meditation? No thanks.
For the Emperor was dead. The central, powerful evil that had been the cohesive force to the Empire was gone; and when the dark side was this diffused, this nondirected—this was simply where it led.
Confusion.
Desperation.
Damp fear.
What? How does that have nothing to do with Battle Meditation? 😬
Originally posted by The_Tempest
The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia explicitly states he utilizes battle meditation. We can infer it or a variant of it is used by him to invigorate his troops and drive his fleets per the DESB.
Ancient skilled users of the technique included Jedi Master Arca Jeth, Nomi Sunrider, Bastila Shan, and Odan-Urr. Sith battle meditation was comparatively rare discipline, though Darth Sidious, Lumiya, and Darth Caedus proved capable of it.
Taken from The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
But, not a single source implies that Palpatine is peerless in the use of this power.