Hi all
I come from 2 store tournaments that served as preparation to the SC that will be in 2 weeks here. And i'm totally clueless about what to fly.
First time i went with a Whisper + Chiraneau build, which did well but i didn't like how fragile is the decimator (yeah, lots of hit points, but the more they shoot you, the faster you go down, and you can't do anything about it).
So i went for a Vessery + Kenrik build at the last tournament, which in games i had before was great, but then, at the tournament, got melted by a 4 B-Wing + 1 Z list.
Now i know that swarms are the hard counter to decimators, but looking at other lists it seem to be the meta around here : only 3 of the lists were 2 ships, one of which i managed to kill, the other i did not meet. But other lists are 4+ ships, all with tons of red dices.
So, maybe the decimator is not the best ship i can bring; but i'm now facing my total inability to find something i like to fly.
I hate swarms, don't like how they look and fly, i'm more of a "limited number of ships, good upgrades on them".
Do you guys have anything to suggest that fits my small number of ships list preference, while still being not so hard countered by swarms?
Thanks in advance

Ociunn,Mara jade, isard, daultless

4 academy ties

How that sound?

I don't really like Oicunn as a pilot, and i would prefer to avoid the Decimator since it seems to die so fast against lists in my local meta

EDIT : I own every ship except Lambda and Bomber, if this can help

What about something like this, the idea being to keep the phantom and interceptor out of the arcs of your opponent's swarm...

(97/100)

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TIE Phantom: "Whisper" (32 + 8)

+ Veteran Instincts (1)

+ Advanced Sensors (3)

+ Advanced Cloaking Device (4)

TIE Interceptor: Turr Phennir (25 + 3)

+ Predator (3)

TIE Advanced: Storm Squadron Pilot (23 + 6)

+ Assault Missiles (5)

+ Munitions Failsafe (1)

I was thinking of doing Phantom + something, my first tought was Vessery with HLC. Interceptors i'd love to fly, but i have to test how well they resist turret ships, if they die too easily or not. Any thought on this?

I don't really like Oicunn as a pilot

Then you are missing out what is quite possibly the funniest pilots in the game right now.

Just saying.

I had a lot of success with Chirpy+Whisper at my recent SC and my practice matches. Sometimes is not the Decimator nor the Phantom ship are bad, maybe is just the wrong upgrade cards being used by both ships and the flying techniques.

With the right upgrade cards, Both ships are a force to be rekon with, you should be able to handle swarm pretty easily. I know going up against swarm is very hard but its not unwinnable.

I don't really like Oicunn as a pilot

Then you are missing out what is quite possibly the funniest pilots in the game right now.

Just saying.

It's fun to fly in casual matches, but i'd never use him in a tournament, against a 2/3 ships build i find it's too easy to be outmaneuvered to the point you'll use his ability maybe once or twice.

I had a lot of success with Chirpy+Whisper at my recent SC and my practice matches. Sometimes is not the Decimator nor the Phantom ship are bad, maybe is just the wrong upgrade cards being used by both ships and the flying techniques.

With the right upgrade cards, Both ships are a force to be rekon with, you should be able to handle swarm pretty easily. I know going up against swarm is very hard but its not unwinnable.

I flew Whisper with VI, Gunner, ACD, Recon Specialist and Chiraneau with VI, Isard, EU.

Dices were bad on me since i didn't manage to kill a phantom even if i shot at him every single turn, uncloaked. But i found the amount of fire the decimator draws to be simply unmanageable. How am i supposed to deal with 8-9-12 red dices thrown at me?

Edit : I was playing with builder and came up with this one :

Whisper : VI, ACD

Soontir Fel : PTL, Stealth Device

Jax : VI, Stealth Device

Should be able to outmaneuver and slay swarms, and carry quite a punch even against turrets, but i fear that mostly Jax will be in danger against them (Fel can just take focus + evade + focus from his ability).

I don't really like Oicunn as a pilot

Then you are missing out what is quite possibly the funniest pilots in the game right now.

Just saying.

It's fun to fly in casual matches, but i'd never use him in a tournament, against a 2/3 ships build i find it's too easy to be outmaneuvered to the point you'll use his ability maybe once or twice.

I had a lot of success with Chirpy+Whisper at my recent SC and my practice matches. Sometimes is not the Decimator nor the Phantom ship are bad, maybe is just the wrong upgrade cards being used by both ships and the flying techniques.

With the right upgrade cards, Both ships are a force to be rekon with, you should be able to handle swarm pretty easily. I know going up against swarm is very hard but its not unwinnable.

I flew Whisper with VI, Gunner, ACD, Recon Specialist and Chiraneau with VI, Isard, EU.

Dices were bad on me since i didn't manage to kill a phantom even if i shot at him every single turn, uncloaked. But i found the amount of fire the decimator draws to be simply unmanageable. How am i supposed to deal with 8-9-12 red dices thrown at me?

Edit : I was playing with builder and came up with this one :

Whisper : VI, ACD

Soontir Fel : PTL, Stealth Device

Jax : VI, Stealth Device

Should be able to outmaneuver and slay swarms, and carry quite a punch even against turrets, but i fear that mostly Jax will be in danger against them (Fel can just take focus + evade + focus from his ability).

For your Whisper, I would recommend Fire Control System instead of Recon Specialist. I dont really like Gunner on Whisper, well that's just my preference

I actually had FCS instead of Rec.Spec., my bad in remembering it. Also because gunner + recspec is the same slot
I didn't like gunner either, used it like 1 or 2 times the whole tourney

I actually had FCS instead of Rec.Spec., my bad in remembering it. Also because gunner + recspec is the same slot

I didn't like gunner either, used it like 1 or 2 times the whole tourney

This is my list that I took to my Store Championship which I top 8. Perhaps you could make changes that suit your playstyle

Now that i bought my Firespray i could try with Expose, yet i'm trying to find something without a decimator. Maybe i'm just bad at flying it, but i'd prefer not to use that.
There surely has to be something else competitive for imperials... Another ship i'm trying to make work is the Defender, but it's high cost makes it difficult to place in a list