Echo and friends list (critique please)

By Meiseifatez, in X-Wing

Echo (Tie Phantom) 30pts/38pts total

Advanced Cloaking Device 4pts

Veteran Instincts 1pt

Fire Control System 2pts

Intelligence Agent 1pt

Soontir Fel (Tie Interceptor) 27pts/33pts total

Hull Upgrade 3pts

Push the Limit 3pts

Omnicron Group Pilot (Lambda-Class Shuttle) 21pts/27pts total

Darth Vader 3pts

Mara Jade 3pts

98pt Total List. The shuttle basically runs interference for Echo and Soontir. If they ignore the shuttle park it close to hand out stress tokens while your pals clean up.

On Fel, I would drop the Hull Upgrade for a Targeting Computer -- You want to give him as many actions as you can with Push the Limit. If you really need the Hull Upgrade, drop in the Royal Guard Title.

Good luck.

I like your Phantom and Interceptor choices. "Intelligence Agent" is a great choice for Echo. The Targeting Computer on Soontir is a really good upgrade and you seem to have the two points left for it so you wouldn't have to discard anything.

I could see you trying to keep it at 98 for initiative but with only 3 ships, it's better to deck them out. Also, two of the 3 will be among the first to fire anyways.

As for the shuttle, I like how you are using it as a blocker. The big base would definitely help you out on that. That being said, it could potentially be a double-edged sword. Remember that the shuttle moves before your other two so you'll have to take that into account when planning the moves for your Phantom and Interceptor. Wouldn't want for the Shuttle to block your own forces.

This is a list that has the bite necessary to make damage and it's hardy enough that you'll survive your first couple of encounters relatively unscathed (theoretically). Still, it lacks in the numbers department and that will be a problem. How you fly this list and how you deploy your ships at the start will be crucial.

Also, asteroids will be your friends in this case haha. They will help to cover your flanks and you can use them to divide and conquer or to clog up lanes.

Hope this helps!

Edited by 7falcon7wings7

I would add Royal Guard to Fel and then add Autothrusters.

With the latter, I would consider swapping HU with Stealth Device. I ran targeting computer a few times and never used it. I find Boost, Barrel Roll, and Focus to be far more valuable actions.

Don't have autothrusters atm. They havn't been released yet, correct? The reason I ran hull upgrade is I hate when he gets one shot, and well 1 hull would at least give him a fighting chance. The reason also why I kept it 98 points is so I can get initiative against a mirror echo list. Its important to me to shoot and cloak for that extra agi first.