Hi guys, do you think this would be a good build for Farlander?

Keyan Farlander (29)

Expose (4)

FCS (2)

Hull Upgrade (3)

38 points total

this gives Farlander 4 attack at range 3 and 5 attack at range 1 with a target lock

maybe switch FCS for advanced sensors with experimental interface once i get my yt 2400

what do you guys think? viable?

I think it certainly has potential. Definitely once Experimental Interface arrives.

Personally I'd always take Advanced Sensors over FCS on Keyan (or pretty much any B-Wing) though - it offers far more utility, and FCS is a bit of a waste if Keyan is finishing off a target (or someone else finishes off his target for him).

yeah advanced sensors would allow expose to trigger then perform a red manoeuvre to get a stress, but experimental interface cant be used then as it would stress before the red manoeuvre.

I'm not sure if you want to take away our precious 1 agility from a B-Wing ... Opportunist paired with multiple high PS guys who do some token stripping (e.g. Wes Janson) would do the same job but retain your defense

List example:

Keyan Farlander (29)
Opportunist (4)

Tycho Celchu (26)
Chardaan Refit (-2)

Jake Farrell (24)
Chardaan Refit (-2)

Airen Cracken (19)

Total: 98

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Your gonna have one agility at range 3 how long do you think he'll last? More fire power is good but on a ship that's already weak on agility you'll be shooting at targets with four green dice to your one.

Your gonna have one agility at range 3 how long do you think he'll last? More fire power is good but on a ship that's already weak on agility you'll be shooting at targets with four green dice to your one.

yea but how often have you seen a b wing evade an attack. unless its a 2 attack ship shooting at you most of the time they are going to hit you. unless the enemy rolls blanks the b wing is going to be hit

Keyan will be the ship to kill with any build. I think you'll have to get creative to get him to live through the second round.

I'd sooner Focus than Expose.

I'd sooner Focus than Expose.

focus on keyan is a wasted action

Your gonna have one agility at range 3 how long do you think he'll last? More fire power is good but on a ship that's already weak on agility you'll be shooting at targets with four green dice to your one.

yea but how often have you seen a b wing evade an attack. unless its a 2 attack ship shooting at you most of the time they are going to hit you. unless the enemy rolls blanks the b wing is going to be hit

I'll be honest, there are a lot of two attack ships. There's been numerous occasions where my TIEs have shot at a B Wing and missed because it evaded. 1 > 0

I'd sooner Focus than Expose.

focus on keyan is a wasted action

Not defensively it isn't, 50% chance to dodge beats 37.5%.

I'd sooner Focus than Expose.

focus on keyan is a wasted action

Not defensively it isn't, 50% chance to dodge beats 37.5%.

to dodge 1 damage. using focus to have a 12.5% chance to evade 1 damage is a waste imho

also you dont have to use expose every turn! if you have a ship on your 6 there is no requirement to use expose

Its too dang bad that expose ONLY effects primary weapons. See my "Your gonna go far(lander), Jan" post on where I contemplate on how to get the most damage possible with an attack.

Expose without EI? On a one agility ship? Drop expose and the Hull, and give him an HLC. Still 4 attack at range at all ranges, BUT you don't lose the agility and you deny extra defense dice at R3, and you don't lose the action.

I'd sooner Focus than Expose.

focus on keyan is a wasted action

Not defensively it isn't, 50% chance to dodge beats 37.5%.

to dodge 1 damage. using focus to have a 12.5% chance to evade 1 damage is a waste imho

Essentially this boils down to damage output vs life expectancy for B-Wings.

And the best way to keep B-Wings alive is to kill everything else before they kill you.

I'd sooner Focus than Expose.

focus on keyan is a wasted action

edit - whoops, ninja'd

Keyan will be the ship to kill with any build. I think you'll have to get creative to get him to live through the second round.

You don't have to be that creative with Biggs around.

Keyan

Biggs

Leaves you with 46 points left for a tooled up three ship list, solid 4 ship list with rookies or blue squadron pilots, or a mini z- swarm - all leaving you a few points for upgrades.

my point is that expose gives you a HLC with 5 attack at range 1 for 3 points less at the expense of 1 agility (which most of the time has no affect on the outcome of an attack against the b wing) and you use an action.

Hi guys, do you think this would be a good build for Farlander?

Keyan Farlander (29)

Expose (4)

FCS (2)

Hull Upgrade (3)

38 points total

this gives Farlander 4 attack at range 3 and 5 attack at range 1 with a target lock

maybe switch FCS for advanced sensors with experimental interface once i get my yt 2400

what do you guys think? viable?

Rule #1, don't try to make Expose work.

Rule #2, When you want Expose to work, take Opportunist.

Perfect upgrade for Keyan because he can take is Barrel Roll or Target Lock, receive a stress for Opportunist, then remove the stress to focus.

my point is that expose gives you a HLC with 5 attack at range 1 for 3 points less at the expense of 1 agility (which most of the time has no affect on the outcome of an attack against the b wing) and you use an action.

But no, it doesn't give you an HLC, because it doesn't cancel range bonuses. And at the expense of the B's agility and it's action, and you don't have any way to always stress Keyan.

Perfect upgrade for Keyan because he can take is Barrel Roll or Target Lock, receive a stress for Opportunist, then remove the stress to focus.

...and hope that your target doesn't have any focus or evade tokens of it's own...

Perfect upgrade for Keyan because he can take is Barrel Roll or Target Lock, receive a stress for Opportunist, then remove the stress to focus.

...and hope that your target doesn't have any focus or evade tokens of it's own...

exactly oppotunist on keyan requires you to have other high PS ships to strip tokens which costs a lot of points

Stay on target is a wonderful EPT on Keyan. Change direction and get a stress token for the privilege, then use that token like a focus in attack. Have to love that.

Perfect upgrade for Keyan because he can take is Barrel Roll or Target Lock, receive a stress for Opportunist, then remove the stress to focus.

...and hope that your target doesn't have any focus or evade tokens of it's own...

exactly oppotunist on keyan requires you to have other high PS ships to strip tokens which costs a lot of points

Or you could give him PTL instead. Or Stay on Target.