I played my first game with Scum yesterday. Brought Emon with Paul Heaver's build plus K4:

FIRESPRAY-31: · Emon Azzameen (36)

Proximity Mines (3)

· Experimental Interface (3)

K4 Security Droid (3)

· Andrasta (0)

Proximity Mines (3)

Proximity Mines (3)

This was so much fun to fly. Solid ship with good action economy & unique ability.

His bombs were great. Really easy to get hits with his ability. I actually swapped one if the mines for a seismic because I needed a point, but there was a turn that I dropped seismic, made a green move (triggering K4), evaded, and dropped mine. The mine and charge hit a tie fighter and bomber - finishing them.

Anyway, there are a lot of options for how to fill out a list with a 51pt Emon as the center piece but I'm having a hard time picking.

What would you run to escort him and why?

Well, there's a slight issue first: you can only drop one bomb / mine per turn (per page two of the FAQ). So you may want to keep that in mind when considering upgrades.

As for an escort, I'm considering Y-Y-Wings to ionize ships and thus get the most out of Emon's ability. The Firespray has excellent maneuverability and he could use that to drop bombs and remain out of arc against ioned ships.

Another list I'm considering uses Palob as support with an ion cannon turret to ionize as well as steal tokens while N'Dru with Lone Wolf harasses and potentially becomes a bigger target.

Alternatively a Z-Swarm or Scyk Cannon or two can always escort.

I don't think he means to drop more than 1 at a time. He has EI so he can evade/focus AND drop a prox

Well, there's a slight issue first: you can only drop one bomb / mine per turn (per page two of the FAQ). So you may want to keep that in mind when considering upgrades.

Two warthog y's was my first thought too.

Palo and N'dru would work. Hadn't considered that. No particular synergy but all go is ships that makes priority a problem.

@ Treybert: I did drop two in one turn seismic then proximity before I saw FAQ