So I finally managed to get my hands on a Firespray the other day, and I was having a look at potential builds when it struck me that Imp Kath may be one of the most improved ships with the S&V card set. With a Mangler cannon, Calculation EPT and the preexisting Mercenary Copilot card, she becomes a crit dealing machine. At range 3, you can turn focus hit hit into the crits, and there are few combinations that wont give you at least a crit or two. With her ability, you're almost guaranteed to land a crit or hand or stress - often you'll probably get to do both.

That build (Kath, Merc Co-pilot, Mangler & Calculation) is 45 points. With an ion pulse missile for extra control goodness, she's 48. What would you pair her with? I'm not really much of an imp player, usually, but I'm excited to give this build a go!

You can also give her a Firespray title, the Andrasta allows up to 3 bombs for extra fun. I cannot remember if this is a Scum only title however.

You can also give her a Firespray title, the Andrasta allows up to 3 bombs for extra fun. I cannot remember if this is a Scum only title however.

So far, titles have only been ship specific, not faction. So, go fly the Moldy Crow in Scum.

You can also give her a Firespray title, the Andrasta allows up to 3 bombs for extra fun. I cannot remember if this is a Scum only title however.

There's nothing on the Andrasta title that says scum only

I'd consider doing the Merc for a Recon, which will help fuel your Calculation PET and help you on defense.

There's also Tactician, for a guaranteed stress result that could stack with your crit stress.

So I finally managed to get my hands on a Firespray the other day, and I was having a look at potential builds when it struck me that Imp Kath may be one of the most improved ships with the S&V card set. With a Mangler cannon, Calculation EPT and the preexisting Mercenary Copilot card, she becomes a crit dealing machine. At range 3, you can turn focus hit hit into the crits, and there are few combinations that wont give you at least a crit or two. With her ability, you're almost guaranteed to land a crit or hand or stress - often you'll probably get to do both.

That build (Kath, Merc Co-pilot, Mangler & Calculation) is 45 points. With an ion pulse missile for extra control goodness, she's 48. What would you pair her with? I'm not really much of an imp player, usually, but I'm excited to give this build a go!

drop the missile

add standard Whisper (FCS, ACD, VI) and Dark Curse or maybe Backstabber

three really resilient ships that can all just do their own thing - no need to worry about formations - just have fun with it

I've played around with some ideas for Imperial Kath, and the one I like best so far is actually similar to my scum build (though I don't run the Mangler on scum).

VI, Gunner, Mangler, Engine =52 points I just think that Gunner is going to be key in this meta and very important to bring in small list.

or, a little cheaper:

Calculation, RecSpec, Mangler, =46 points.

I'm not sure either will work great in terms of a competitive list, but I think they are playable.

I'd take rebel captive over the merc co pilot. My buddy runs that to tremendous effect

Like most non-Falcon ships, Kath is best with just a few upgrades. I'd run either Mangler or Calculation, but not both (and I almost never run Mercenary Copilot).

I like Mangler Cannon, Calculation, and Recon Specialist/Gunner. Having 2 crits means you have a better chance of them evading one.

Personally, I'm sitting over here with Leebo + Determination thinking "Brilliant!"

I have found the best free upgrade you can give to Kath, whatever her affiliation is.....

a paint job!

Even an unfinished one like this will help.

Calculation, Mangler Cannon, Rebel Captive.

^ The Lady in Red.

Doubling up on stress/critical effects like that seems to make sense with Kath (or any pilot with a similar ability for that matter)... might still get more mileage out of Recon Specialist though.

I gave this list a go last week and put two stress on Fel the first shot I got on him. Without actions he got eaten alive by my mini swarm. With auto thrusters I think it will fit in well with other panic attack builds in this meta.

Like most non-Falcon ships, Kath is best with just a few upgrades. I'd run either Mangler or Calculation, but not both (and I almost never run Mercenary Copilot).

I agree. Merc Co-pilot would be ok if it was range 3-2. Just range 3 is way too limiting. I kind of thought they made the Merc. Co-pilot to help the HLC produce crits, but for whatever reason they limited the range to 3.

I would just keep Imperial Kath simple and run Calculation and Rebel Captive. Only 42 points and she can dish out some decent stress. Mangler is also an option but I have never been a fan of cannons on the Firespray. She has definitely improved with Wave 6, but Scum Kath is still far superior.

Like most non-Falcon ships, Kath is best with just a few upgrades. I'd run either Mangler or Calculation, but not both (and I almost never run Mercenary Copilot).

I was thinking this. If I went with Calculation then I'd probably go with Recon Specialist. It helps with offense and defense.

I think Mangler + Calculation is a solid choice because Calculation is so cheap (although you have to think VI is probably better here). RecSpec is just good on Firesprays.

edit: A moment of further thought makes me not like Calculation only. In that case you're looking at 39 points, paying 6 points more than a Bounty Hunter for some not necessarily useful PS and the ability to occasionally stress people out. I think I'd whole-heartedly pay 44 for the VI/Mangler that causes some real problems to arc dodgers. Then again, Calculation works out the rear arc, so I don't know what I'd take.

Hmm, this sounds good and would be a break from the turret obnoxiousness. How about

Kath + Predator + Mangler + Rebel Captive + Engine + Prox Mines = 55

Whisper + VI + ACD + FCS + Gunner = 44

I could go either way on where to put the gunner / rebel captive. If you put gunner on Kath then you're not getting as much out of the Mangler, but don't need Predator so could boost that with VI. I feel like Rebel Captive will protect her a little more than Whisper, since the Whisper vs. Whisper shots aren't going to be super common.

Calculation & Tactician as a baseline, perhaps add Mangler later

You can fly a Calculating, Mangling, Tactical Kath with two PTL + Auto-thruster Royal Guards

just remember to paint Kath red so she matches