Freighter Escort 2.0

By Arrathon, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Im going to test this out today. I Would like to try this list 2 different ways. Playing bumper cars with Han and the z's (fortress,we call it bumper cars at out shop) Or flying in a formation. I know everyone is going to say get c3po and r2 for Han, but I honestly dont see what guess how many dice is going to do for me. As well as possibly taking a dmg. Also Im not buying a 100$ ship that I will never use (no one plays epic in my area) for 2 cards.Thanks for taking a look at my list, feel free to offer advice!

YT-1300: Han Solo
+ Swarm Tactics
+ Dash Rendar
+ "Leebo"
+ Millennium Falcon
+ Tactical Jammer

Z-95: Airen Cracken
+ Swarm Tactics

Z-95: Bandit Squadron Pilot

Z-95: Bandit Squadron Pilot

I like the idea of Leebo and Dash on a Falcon, but I'm not sure why you'd want those upgrades if you're flying in formation. It seems like they'd be much better if you're flying Han separate from the Z's, ducking behind asteroids to increase his durability. In that case, Swarm Tactics and Tactical Jammer won't help anyone, so you'd probably be better off trading those for Predator or Lone Wolf.

If you do want to fly all four ships in a formation, I think that something like Gunner would be better than Dash and Leebo, to make Han's shots more reliable. And I'd still drop Tactical Jammer, since Han will just about always be your opponent's first priority - unless people at your shop really hate Airen.

If you're flying an action giving list run Lando with Falcon title.

My Primary idea is to fly as together, swarm tactics give the 2 little z's PS9 and 8 so pretty much im shooting first. The Tac jammer on Han turns han into a flying asteroid (aka gives any ship being hidden by him +1 evade die) I chose Airen due to a cheap ps8.\

And If I understand the FAQ on Han's wording. It works basically like Target lock, so i coudln't see spending another 5 points for that (gunner) Since your allowed to re roll a Die only once.

Edited by Arrathon

Gunner is an entirely different attack. If you miss your first attack, Gunner kicks in and you get to attack again. Then you can re-roll dice.

Gunner is great with Han. His ability is quite a bit different than a TL. You have to re-roll all the dice if you choose to do so. So say you roll 1 hit and 2 blanks, yeah re-roll them all. But what if you roll 2 hits and a blank. Now you pretty much have to keep that roll unless you want to gamble. Gunner allows you more leeway in gambling on your roll. Essentially you can re-roll all your dice 3 times with Gunner if your first attack missed. It helps guarantee an attack hits, which is essential when Han takes up over half your list.

C3PO is one guaranteed evade every round. All you have to do is guess 0 and you get an evade no matter what. R2 is great on Han because makes it extremely hard to put damage on him unless you can hit him hard with multiple attacks. With R2 he becomes nearly immune to a single attack a round. Really the chance of flipping a crit over is less than 50%. I probably wouldn't do it every round, but to keep him a live a bit longer it can save you.

Now there are not essential but they are good cards. Heck, I don't have a CR-90, but I don't really run my Falcon much anyway.

There is a reason the World Champion ran these to cards on his Falcon, trust me, they will do something for you.

I'd keep Cracken behind the Falcon if possible to keep pumping Han with an action.

Edited by Jo Jo

I am confused, On c3po's card, it sys guess how many evade, and if you get it right you get that many. So if you always say zero..and DONT get that..how do you always get atleast 1?

Read the last sentence.

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Because if you guess 0 and you roll 0 evades, you add an evade result. You guessed right. Say you guess 0 and roll an evade, you still get that evade result. That evade is guaranteed if you guess 0 and essentially you will always roll one evade a round. Now if you do guess 1 and your roll 1, then you add an evade result giving you 2 evades.

Edited by Jo Jo

O..wow Now I see lol. Thank you. Guess im buying a tantive

I wouldn't unless you plan on religiously flying the Falcon.