So I have been playing a few games now with both of these lists and am trying to decide which one to take to the tournament this weekend:

Chewbacca + MF Title + Gunner + DTF

Biggs + R2-D2

Blue Squadron pilot

Or

Krasis Trelix + HLC + Recon Specialist

Ct. Jonus + Assault Missiles + PTL

Omicron Group Pilot + Darth Vader Crew (a.k.a “The Doomshuttle”)

I really like the synergy each list has, with rebels DTF and R2-D2 means Biggs lives a lot longer than usual disrupting Focus fire if you can stagger Chewy and Biggs effectively.

Conversely the effective free target lock every turn with the HLC on Krassis with his inbuilt re roll as well as Jonus re rolls + focus tokens means your much more likely to be landing 3-4 hits every time you fire.

So any preferences for people or any tweaks that people can suggest? I think the squads are about as optimal as I can get them with only a couple very small variations that are a serious consideration, namely possibly running rebel captive over Recon Specialist and for the rebel list dropping the MF title and dropping BSP to a Rookie and upping Gunner to Luke Crew.

All criticism or comments welcome

So I have been playing a few games now with both of these lists and am trying to decide which one to take to the tournament this weekend:

Chewbacca + MF Title + Gunner + DTF

Biggs + R2-D2

Blue Squadron pilot

Or

Krasis Trelix + HLC + Recon Specialist

Ct. Jonus + Assault Missiles + PTL

Omicron Group Pilot + Darth Vader Crew (a.k.a “The Doomshuttle”)

I really like the synergy each list has, with rebels DTF and R2-D2 means Biggs lives a lot longer than usual disrupting Focus fire if you can stagger Chewy and Biggs effectively.

Conversely the effective free target lock every turn with the HLC on Krassis with his inbuilt re roll as well as Jonus re rolls + focus tokens means your much more likely to be landing 3-4 hits every time you fire.

So any preferences for people or any tweaks that people can suggest? I think the squads are about as optimal as I can get them with only a couple very small variations that are a serious consideration, namely possibly running rebel captive over Recon Specialist and for the rebel list dropping the MF title and dropping BSP to a Rookie and upping Gunner to Luke Crew.

All criticism or comments welcome

Chewbacca list is the stronger of the 2. But I would revise to :-

Chewbacca + MF Title

Biggs + R2-D2 + Shield Upgrade

Blue Squadron pilot + FCS

Alternatively you could drop the shield upgrade and put a torpedo on the blue.

Deploy diagonally with the Falcon closest to your opponents biggest threats and blocking off easy access to Biggs and keep the blue in the rear using barrel rolls with enough room to turn into your opponents threats if necessary. Fly casual. The idea is to force your opponent to try to engage you while using Chewies fat bulk to stop them from getting range 1 attacks on Biggs while Chewie and the Blue dismantle threats 1 by 1. IF you can get an easy shot with Biggs then fine but you shouldnt go out of your way to make it happen. NEVER spend Bigg's focus on attacks. It will come back to bite you in the butt. Once Bigg's carks it you should perma Evade with Chewie

Run three a-wings you will always setup first and break ties. :-)

Chewbacca list is the stronger of the 2. But I would revise to :-

Chewbacca + MF Title

Biggs + R2-D2 + Shield Upgrade

Blue Squadron pilot + FCS

What this guy said, and this list.

I'd personally do a naked biggs, get the luke upgrade and change the FCS for advanced sensors.

This gets in more damage and you can evade every turn the moment you lose Biggs and go triggerhappy with the semi focussed gunner (luke)

This gives you a strong contingency plan for when you lose Biggs early on.

Jonus is a waste with Krassis. Krassis already gets to reroll one of his dice, and you can't reroll the same dice twice. So you'd have to initially at least two blanks to make Jonus worthwhile, which odds are will maybe happen once in a game at most.