Hey guys, I have a store championship tonight in Ashburn, VA. I don't get a lot of time to play, so most my list ideas have limited/no testing. Here's what I'm looking at:

Wedge's Broadswords - 99pts:

Daggers w/ HLC 2x

Wedge w/PTL, engine upgrade, R2

Pretty much a bruiser list...I understand probably too much being put into HLCs and is only 3-ship, but I tried this once and it worked out pretty well. especially with all three being able to dish out damage at range 3. Plus, in my mind anyways, Wedge isn't automatically the first target when there's 2 B-wings always rolling 4 dice.

Ibtisam XXBA - 99 pts:

Ibtisam w/ AS

Red Squadron 2x

Green Squadron w/ PTL

Haven't tried this yet, but seemed like a solid 4-ship with decent PS

BXXY Quads - 99 pts:

- Dagger w/ AS

- Red Squadron 2x

- Gray Squadron w/ Ion, R2

Another I haven't tried, but all PS 4 and Ion cannon for shinanigans.

Appreciate any thoughts or advice.

-Sarge

I like Wedge's Broadswords - 99pts, I was thinking of do the same thing on Saturday.

i like BXXY - mid range PS with ion support for control against high agility ships. looks solid.

The third list for sure if I was flying.

Those are all very cool lists. I might steal them from ya. : D

The third is kinda bland, but still very balanced if you ask me. The first is more risky but looks like a genuinely good list for the sake of fun and lasery death. The second has a higher body count, and I like Ibtisam and Green Squadron for their additional unpredictability to the enemy, so I'd say the second.

Steal away!!!

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Steal away!!!

I'll take list 2 for a ride, looks fun, thanks for sharing

All three have their merits but will be played a little bit differently.

Wedge's Broadswords comes across a pure offense. If the Bs can advance slowly while raining death to your opponent things will be good. That is also an interesting combo on Wedge that can bring his maneuverability up near that of a PtL Interceptor.

Looking at the last two the real difference is an A-Wing vs. a Y-Wing. Ibtisam with AS just gets the PS boost on the Dagger although her ability could come into play on occasion. The question between those two squads to me really is do you want the Turtle or the Hare.

On list 2 that extra point can be used for VI and now she is at PS8 !

On list 2 that extra point can be used for VI and now she is at PS8 !

Someone is bidding a point for initiative. That would be why those builds are all 99 points although I wonder if some may not be better off without Initiative so moves can be made knowing what the opponent would be doing.

Took the first list for a spin at the tournament ... 3 straight losses. All the losses were modified wins with around a 10 point differential so It's not like the list got it's ass kicked. Wedge surprisingly survived except for the first game with some seriously lucky dice thrown against him second round.

Main thing I learned was the HLCs weren't really worth it overall. First two games things got too tight too quick to make much use of them. Game 3 I got a couple rounds to rain down on some ties with very lackluster results, then furball resumed yet again.

...back to 4-ship lists

Took the first list for a spin at the tournament ... 3 straight losses. All the losses were modified wins with around a 10 point differential so It's not like the list got it's ass kicked. Wedge surprisingly survived except for the first game with some seriously lucky dice thrown against him second round.

Main thing I learned was the HLCs weren't really worth it overall. First two games things got too tight too quick to make much use of them. Game 3 I got a couple rounds to rain down on some ties with very lackluster results, then furball resumed yet again.

...back to 4-ship lists

Sorry to hear that, but at least it's valuable insight! HLC used to be the hot ticket, but now that's shifted to Adv Sensors. You hit the nail on the head when you noticed HLC maybe gets used a couple times after Alpha Strike. And if the dice gods aren't with you, you'll be in for a long day.