Can't Touch This! Serissu/Laetin/Boba

By CruzinToVictory, in X-Wing Squad Lists

I really like Serissu's ability, and I wanted to use it to build a list that would pack a punch but also be hard to take down. Pairing her with a swarm seems nice in theory, but I fear people will just burn her down and I'll be left with just headhunters. So here's what I came up with:

Serissu (20)

-Heavy Syck (2)

-Mangler Cannon (4)

-Stealth Device (3)

Laetin A'shera (18)

- Heavy Syck (2)

- Mangler Cannon (4)

Boba Fett (39)

- K4 Security Droid (3)

- Tactical Jammer (1)

- Mangler Cannon (4)

Serissu gets 5 dice behind Boba (6 at range three!), while Laetin gets 4 with her ability looming. Neither look like great targets, but they still dish out decent damage with the Manglers.

Both Boba and Laetin get rerolls, and Boba gets more if in range 1.

I wanted to put Bodyguard on Boba, until I read the part about it requiring a higher PS target. The main problem I see is that Boba becomes the most logical target and I have no way to protect him (other than the rerolls). Also, Manger seems like a bit of a waste on him, but I wasn't sure how to spend those last 4 points.

Any ideas for those last 4 points?

if you're just going for green dice abuse, you're probably going to prefer Recon on Boba and exchanging his mangler cannon for some form of EPT (most likely predator, as it is very unlikely that you will get more than one re-roll off of his ability)

Upgrade to an HLC on Serious and VI Boba = perfect

if you're going to HLC, it should go on Laetin

Seri is a huge enough target as she is

if you're just going for green dice abuse, you're probably going to prefer Recon on Boba and exchanging his mangler cannon for some form of EPT (most likely predator, as it is very unlikely that you will get more than one re-roll off of his ability)

I had recon spec there at first when I was considering Bodyguard, but it's still very good without it. I could even do Predator on Boba and put VI on Seissu, making her shoot first.

if you're just going for green dice abuse, you're probably going to prefer Recon on Boba and exchanging his mangler cannon for some form of EPT (most likely predator, as it is very unlikely that you will get more than one re-roll off of his ability)

I had recon spec there at first when I was considering Bodyguard, but it's still very good without it. I could even do Predator on Boba and put VI on Seissu, making her shoot first.

you don't want recon for bodyguard, you want recon so you can focus on attack and on defense

Keeping them together is what you're strategy depends on, therefore VI may not matter in your case.

Try this on for size:

Serissu M3-A “Scyk” Interceptor (20), Push the Limit (3), “Heavy Scyk” Interceptor (2), “Mangler” Cannon (4)

Laetin A’shera (24) M3-A “Scyk” Interceptor (18), “Heavy Scyk” Interceptor (2), “Mangler” Cannon (4)

Kath Scarlet (47) Firespray-31 (38), Veteran Instincts (1), “Mangler” Cannon (4), Recon Specialist (3), Tactical Jammer (1)

Since you plan on blocking you're goal should be to attack from the front for the first two rounds, then engage the block and for the next 3 or 4 rounds you should be rear firing and jamming. This list allows for a last move with Kath and a possible TL+Focus + 5 Defense Dice with Serissu or a possible arc bounce; throw off your opponent by separating the squad when he thinks your strategy depends on staying together and focusing fire on his almost guaranteed supped -up large ship ..