So I am playing my friend tonight and he usually plays Rebels and I almost always play Empire(read 4 out of over 80+ games). Well he wants to use his new Decimator, so he told me that I will be Rebels tonight. I really don't like Rebels that much as I like to use movement and arc dodging along with good fire power(Interceptors and Phantoms are my favorite ships) and I am not sure how to make that work with my inexperience with Rebels. I was thinking just taking a few Y wings and maybe a YT(either one - I have both, have used neither)and just do the typical Rebel easy mode turret thing. It might be a refreshing change of pace and will be a little more forgiving to my lack of dial knowlegde/practice. I was also thinking of using a few A wings maybe. So here is the deal. I would like to know what Rebel list you all have been running to at least decent effect vs Decimators. Do you go quantity over quallity? Or some thing else? I have every expansion with three or more of everything except Rebel Aces(1) the Outrider(1) the Millenium Falcon(1) and the Hwk290(1). See what you can come up with. I will be most greatfull.

2 X-wings and 2 B-wings will tear a Decimator apart. Depends what he brings as an escort though. If they are arc-dodgey you might be in trouble.

Biggs walks the dogs is my go to suggestion for anyone who's playing rebs but doesn't normally.

Biggs (25)

Rookie (21)

2 Daggers with advanced sensors (54)

If you don't like AS I'd recommend FCS's on the daggers and swap the rookie out for either tarn or a green squadron A-Wing with title, PTL, Outmaneuver, and the refit.

If you or your friends have the ships and cards for it, here is some fun builds:

Your Gonna Go Far(lander), Jan. (Or, Super Heavy Laser Cannon. Or, Opticore)

-Keyan

--Oppertunist

--HLC

-Jan Ors

--Ion Cannon

-Wes Janson

(leaves room for a 1 point upgrade on Jan or Wes)

The B's (Oh god not the B's!)

-Nera Dantels

--Deadeye

--Torpedo

--Ion Torpedo

--Recon Spec.

--B-Wing/E2 Mod

-Dagger Squadron x2

--Fire Control System

--Ion Cannons

--Tactician

--B-wing/E2 Mod

BBXYZ

-Blue Squadron x2

-Rookie Pilot

-Gold Squadron

--Ion Cannon Turred

-Z95 Headhunter

Report Card

-Green Squadron x5

--PtL

--Refit

-----------OR-----------

-Green Squadron x4

--PtL

--Predator (or some other 3 point ept)

--Refit

--Auto Thrusters (or some other 2 point upgrade)

--Prototype Pilot

(or take a 2 point ept and a 3 point upgrade)

Those Pesky Rebels are Evading our Turbolasers

-Luke

--Lone Wolf

--R2-F2

--Stealth Device

-Tarn

--R7

(40 points of something also slippery)

I'd go with Biggs Walks the Dog. It's straight forward and effective.

You can both play the Empire. Play what you love.

That said - try a list with synergy. That's the fun of the rebels. Jake Farrell and Kyle Katarn rocks my knee high socks.

Thank you all for your suggestions. I think I am going to go with a XXBB list. I am not sure how that will turn out just yet, but we'll see. Thanks for all your input.

Han Solo + Gunner + C3PO + Milenium Falcon Title

A couple of x-wings

Fly Han away from or around enemy ships hoping to engage only a few of them at a time. Unless you really need to do something else, you will evade every turn. Also the first time you get shot at each turn you guess you will roll 0 evades. Then C3PO will give you an evade.

Some people think this is a way OP. It isn't however, it is easy to fly well.

How do you normally fly Empire? I'll help you build a list that plays similarly

I've had good luck with this:

Wedge 29

R5-d8 3

Engine upgrade 4

Veteran instincts 1

protom torp 4

41

Airen 19

Vet instincts 1

Homing missiles 5

25

Jan Ors 25

Blaster turret 4

Saboteur 2

moldy crow 3

34

4rebels looks very good vs Decimators unless hes good at PTL Isard EU post-boosting.