Several lists I'm considering for store championships using the decimator or firespray as I want at least one larger ship with a bigger than normal firing arc.

#1

Delta Squadron Pilot Defender 30

Delta Squadron Pilot Defender 30

Patrol leader Decimator 40

#2

Scimitar Pilot, Cluster/Concussion missiles and Seismic charge 22

Scimitar Pilot, Cluster/Concussion missiles and Seismic charge 22

Rear Admiral, proximity mine, rebel captive, Expose 56

#3

Bounty Hunter 33

Omicron pilot 21

Ram Decimator, Expose 46

#4

Rexler Brath, Cluster missiles, lone wolf 43

Howlrunner, Swarm Tactics 20

Bounty Hunter, Cluster missiles 37

#3 should say rebel captive on the Decimator. Could take Darth Vader on the Shuttle instead too.

Any thoughts?

I think #2 will be really fun. Competetive? Depends on if the ordnance hits.

I ran lists #2 and #3 at practice tonight, with Darth on the Shuttle. List #2 went up against a falcon and 2 y wings with ion turrets and wasn't very successful, list #3 fought a really close game against a falcon and freighter list though, I call it my tank list for 36 hull/shield.

Thinking about taking the suicide shuttle out though and taking a sabre squadron pilot with PTL for maneuverability.

I ran a variant of #3 at a tourney last month (Patrol Leader with Captive, paired with Doomshuttle). The shuttle is really the key to that list. What ended up happening was the Bounty Hunter would get focused, followed by the Patrol. The Shuttle simply was not much of a that without someone to buy time to swing around.

had a friend make a list similar to your third list. I nodded it to this

bounty hunter

occium deximator

shuttle with Darth Vader.

played against a imp build with 2 ties, 2 interceptors and a bomber. And against double x double y wing. Was pretty brutal, Vader was the star killing 3 ties and crippling a y wing over the 2 games.

occium I'm not sure on as I rarely used his ramming but maybe giving him a siesmic and dropping to a patrol boat is a better use of points

I like #1 but don't know how competitive it will be. It does have quite a bit of hitpoints and 12 of those are hiding behind 3 agility. But I think a lot of the common meta lists will give you fits. Keeping Phantoms in arc, Horn, etc.

#2, If you want to run Bombers I would drop down to the Patrol leader and throw on Fleet Officer. That way you can focus up both Bombers to make their missiles a lot harder hitting. Also Expose isn't worth it unless you are running EI, so drop that for Isard.

I've been thinking about running #3 in a tourney myself. 36 hitpoints of f*** you. It should give 2 ship builds a lot of problems. But I think running Rec. Spec on the BH and Vader on the doom shuttle is the way to go. Then you can squeeze in a PL. The Rec. Spec will give your opponent. pause in who he wants to shoot first. The BH will be harder to take down then the naked Decimator. However, the BH will also be a beast in a 1 on 1 scenario. It also can put out decent offense. If they ignore the shuttle Vader can make them pay. Hopefully you can trap a Phantom with the 3 big bases and Vader can crush it.

#4... eh I don't like. I never take Howlrunner unless she can buff at least 3 ships and even then I don't like her. She just dies way too quick. In your list she seems like she is only going to be buffing the BH. I'd rather run a Interceptor or Backstabber there. Also drop the Cluster missiles for a HLC on Brath. You'll get more use out of that.

#1 keeps coming back to me. But you're paying solely for statlines and dials at that point... does that stand up against decked out ships?

#2 I'm going to have to try something like that... I want to bring my bombers back out into the sunlight but I couldn't find away to stuff em into a list. This one though... this list speaks to me.

#3 My buddy ran this against me and I beat him using the Rear Admiral and Whisper. It's tough, but with the Phantom's firepower and the Rear Admiral's auto crit ability, these 3 go down really fast...

#4 Hmm... The more I look at it, the more I like this list. Durability, painful alpha strike, decent manoeuvrability... This one could be a pretty solid contender.