I really Like the idea of Escalation Tournaments, though after playing around in a squad builder I found this not so easy (especially the 60pt range) Here is what I came up with, please let me know what you think

60 Points (59 Total)

- Firespray 31 - Boba Fett - Engine Upgrade (43 Points)

- TIE Bomber - (16 Points)

I hate only having 2 ships on the field (3 would be nicer for 60 points) but the only way to really get a Firespray up is to do so on the initial build. I Chose the Bomber with it simply because these two should be hard to kill.

90 Points (89 Total)

- Firespray 31 - Boba Fett - Engine Upgrade (43 Points)

- TIE Bomber - Scimitar Squadron Pilot - (16 Points)

- TIE Interceptor - Soontir Fel - Push the Limit (30)

The idea of staying alive maintains, Soontir Fel's job is to dance around and never be inside a fireing arc. At this point im not completely sold on useing him or another bomber for synergy sake, also I could place Push the Limit on Fett instead but I ultimately chose Fel simply to aid in him not being attacked. Note: Im banking on these tournaments running very few YT's do to just how expensive they are, another bonus to Fel.

120 Points (120 Total)

90 Points (89 Total)

- Firespray 31 - Boba Fett - Engine Upgrade (43 Points)

- TIE Bomber Scimitar Squadron Pilot + Cluster Missiles - Seismic Charges (22 Points)

- TIE Interceptor - Soontir Fel - Push the Limit (30 Points)

- TIE Bomber - Captain Jonus (26 Points)

I added the Cluster Missiles to the TIE bomber to go along with Captain Jonus, the seismic Charges I am hoping will help against the extreme end Swarms I may encounter, but that remains to be seen.

150 Points (150 Total)

- Firespray 31 - Boba Fett - Engine Upgrade (43 Points)

- TIE Bomber - Scimitar Squadron Pilot - Cluster Missiles - Seismic Charges + Cluster Missiles (26 Points)

- TIE Interceptor - Soontir Fel - Push the Limit (30 Points)

- TIE Bomber - Captain Jonus (26 Points)

- TIE Bomber - Scimitar Squadron Pilot - Culster Missiles - Cluster Missiles - Seismic Charges (26 Points)

Added and Strengthened the Bombers.

Im still fairly new to this game, and have not played many tournaments or games outside of my group of friends that also play, so any and all advice is welcome!

My Personal Thoughts,

Perhaps rather then Fel, I add another bomber and start outfitting the missiles earlier? Or perhaps even Major Rhynor so I can use the cluster Missiles at range 3. Also It will likelly be 1 Cluster, 1 Concussion per bomber without Rhynor but that is not 100%

Thanks in advance!

The main thing, I would rather have a generic BH with a missile and bomb over Fett.

The main thing, I would rather have a generic BH with a missile and bomb over Fett.

I've been playing around with escalation builds myself and find that I'm definitely enjoying the squad building challenge. The most competitive setup that I like so far is:

60 Points

[30] Soontir Fel + Push the Limit

[18] Howlrunner

[12] Academy Pilot

90 Points

[33] Soontir Fel + Push the Limit + Stealth Device

[21] Howlrunner + Stealth Device

[12] Academy Pilot

[12] Academy Pilot

[12] Academy Pilot

119 Points

[33] Soontir Fel + Push the Limit + Stealth Device

[29] Turr Phennir + Veteran Instincts + Stealth Device

[21] Howlrunner + Stealth Device

[12] Academy Pilot

[12] Academy Pilot

[12] Academy Pilot

149 Points

[36] Soontir Fel + Push the Limit + Royal Guard TIE + Stealth Device + Hull Upgrade

[32] Turr Phennir + Veteran Instincts + Royal Guard TIE + Stealth Device + Hull Upgrade

[21] Howlrunner + Stealth Device

[12] Academy Pilot

[12] Academy Pilot

[12] Academy Pilot

[12] Academy Pilot

[12] Academy Pilot

Until the Headhunters and Chardaan Refit are released, this format seems a little awkward for Rebel squadbuilding. After the intial round, you're locked into getting only 1 new ship for every 30 point step, so you end up spending more on upgrades and pilot abilities than you probably ought to. Still, it's a pretty fun challenge. Here's what I came up with:

59/60 Pts:

Kyle Katarn + Moldy Crow + Blaster Turret + Recon Specialist + Adrenaline Rush (32)

Garven Dreis + R2 Astromech (27)

90/90 Pts:

Kyle Katarn + Moldy Crow + Blaster Turret + Recon Specialist + Adrenaline Rush (32)

Garven Dreis + R2 Astromech (27)

Ibtisam + Push the Limit (31)

119/120 Pts:

Kyle Katarn + Moldy Crow + Blaster Turret + Recon Specialist + Adrenaline Rush (32)

Garven Dreis + R2 Astromech + Hull Upgrade (30)

Ibtisam + Push the Limit + Advanced Sensors (34)

Red Squadron Pilot (23)

150/150 Pts:

Kyle Katarn + Moldy Crow + Blaster Turret + Recon Specialist + Adrenaline Rush (32)

Garven Dreis + R2 Astromech + Hull Upgrade (30)

Ibtisam + Push the Limit + Advanced Sensors (34)

Red Squadron Pilot + Engine Upgrade (27)

Red Squadron Pilot + Engine Upgrade (27)

I think I would have been happier with the format overall if the squad building were kind of flipped on its head. What I mean is make your 150 pt. squad first. Then be allowed to take any subset from that squad that fits into each of the lower point limits.

I genuinely hope to see more escalation tournaments being run. I love the idea.

52/60

Garven

Tala Squad

Tala Squad

90/90

Garven

Tala Squad

Tala Squad

Jan Ors

Tala Squad

119/120

Garven

Tala Squad

Tala Squad

Jan Ors + Ion + Nien Nunb

Dutch

Tala Squad

149/150

Garven

Tala Squad

Tala Squad

Jan Ors + Ion + Nien Nunb

Dutch + Ion

Tala Squad

Biggs

Start with 2 Deltas, and add one each time.

so THIS is where the Escalation Builds have been hiding. Huzzah!

Allow me to link threads I've started, as that's way faster than re-positing

1. An 11 ship Swarm
2. An Anti-Swarm feat. Bombers and a Firespray
3. A partially-built Rebel Mobility-matters fleet

All ace interceptors:

Round 1 (60/60):

Soontir Fel + PtL + TC

Turr Phennir + PtL

Round 2 (90/90)

Soontir Fel + PtL + TC

Turr Phennir + PtL

Carnor Jax + PtL

Round 3 (120/120)

Soontir Fel + PtL + TC

Turr Phennir + PtL + HU

Carnor Jax + PtL + SU

Tetran Cowall

Round 4 (150/150)

Soontir Fel + PtL + TC

Turr Phennir + PtL + HU

Carnor Jax + PtL + SU

Tetran Cowall + HU

Kir Kanos + HU

All ace interceptors:

Round 1 (60/60):

Soontir Fel + PtL + TC

Turr Phennir + PtL

Round 2 (90/90)

Soontir Fel + PtL + TC

Turr Phennir + PtL

Carnor Jax + PtL

Round 3 (120/120)

Soontir Fel + PtL + TC

Turr Phennir + PtL + HU

Carnor Jax + PtL + SU

Tetran Cowall

Round 4 (150/150)

Soontir Fel + PtL + TC

Turr Phennir + PtL + HU

Carnor Jax + PtL + SU

Tetran Cowall + HU

Kir Kanos + HU

So we had an escalation tournament today, and I went 4-0 with this list:

Round 1 (58/60) Match Win (58-0)

-Blue Sqdrn B-Wing + HLC

-Blue Sqdrn B-Wing + HLC

Round 2 (90/90) Match Win (87-0)

-Blue Sqdrn B-Wing + HLC

-Blue Sqdrn B-Wing + HLC

-Kyle Katarn + Recon Specialist + Moldy Crow + Ion Cannon Turret

Round 3 (119/120) Match Win (timed out 90-57)

-Blue Sqdrn B-Wing + HLC

-Blue Sqdrn B-Wing + HLC

-Kyle Katarn + Recon Specialist + Moldy Crow + Ion Cannon Turret + Determination

-Biggs Darklighter + R2-F2

Round 4 (149/150) Match Win (150-28)

-Blue Sqdrn B-Wing + HLC

-Blue Sqdrn B-Wing + HLC

-Kyle Katarn + Recon Specialist + Moldy Crow + Ion Cannon Turret + Determination

-Biggs Darklighter + R2-F2

-Dutch Vander + R5-K6 + Ion Cannon Turret

I fought a named interceptor list in round 1, tie-bomber alpha strike list in round 2, a mixed imperial list (Vader, Capt Yorr, Carnor Jax, Capt Jonus) in round 3, and a rebel build with ion cannon turrets (Y's an Hwk) in round 4. Managed to use asteroids to break up formations and sequence attackers into the full firepower of the B's.