So after a few games with the Phantom, I feel I now have a handle on the dial and can comfortably say I know to fly the phantom. However, I'm not sure if I am taking the full advantage of its action bar. I tend use Whisper with the normal upgrades (Fire-control system, ACD, and VI). My question for you is what thinking process do you consider when choosing an action? Here is my thought process so please feel free to give your input. 1.) Odds in your favor of taking your target of the board = Focus. 2.) Will they fire first and have a chance to take you off the board? Yes = Reclock. 3.) Odds are I will not take them off the board, and they will fire back at me, can I arc dodge? Yes = Barrel Roll, No = Evade.

Get gunner on there, than always take an evade!

If its a ship like han firing at you, its better to take an evade then recloak, regardless, 4 green dice can betray you with out modifications.

just run whisper and then the question becomes moot

you could bump or fling yourself through an asteroid, and you'd still walk away with a re-cloak, focus, and target-lock as long as you have a shot

Get gunner on there, than always take an evade!

If you move last, and already nobody has a shot on you, focus.

If you move last, and barrel roll will get you out of the only arc, barrel roll. If you're already out of all arcs, and BR won't put you in any and it also puts you in better position for future turns, BR.

If you move last, and you don't have a shot on anyone, and BR will get you a shot, BR. Not having the dice and the free focus is worse than not having the evade token.

If you move last, and nobody has a shot on you, and you have no shot on anyone else, and BR doesn't help, cloak, but only if it doesn't hurt your next movement

Otherwise, evade.

Evade will be your choice for 90% of turns after the first (and against any large ship with boost, should be your first action as well).

Shoot -> Miss -> Target Lock -> Gunner -> Shoot -> Spend Target Lock -> Pain -> Target Lock -> Focus -> Cloak. And you have focus AND evade for defense with 4-6 dice.

Also, since you mentioned "Action Efficiency" try using Echo + Recon Specialist + Push the Limit + ACD + Advanced Sensors.

Start your turn cloaked?

Take 2 actions (BR, focus, evade), decloak, do a green maneuver. You can also decloak first, then take your actions. You're now free of stress to recloak after shooting.

Echo becomes even more ridiculously maneuverable than he already is, because of the ability to BR before OR after the decloak and before moving. I've seen him circle an asteroid in one move.

If you don't BR, you get evade + 2 focus. Without TL, you're not usually going to get full hits like Whisper does, but you have plenty of defense against anything PS 6 or lower (if you shoot first).

buzzsaw Whisper:

VI

ACD

FCS

GUNNER

If you know or think someone will have a shot at you always evade. If you are clean of people shooting at you focus. Barrel roll if it will get out of everyone's shot otherwise ALWAYS ALWAYS evade