In my last podcast I said that Emon was a dud, but I don't think I could have been more wrong. He's so good, and there's a lot of great ways to kit him out. I think bombs are very strong in the current meta. High agility arc dodgers hate proximity mines, and firesprays are solid ships that will last long enough to drop those mines.

I wholeheartedly agree. Emon has quickly become my all-time favorite pilot... and as I recall, the designers mentioned that bombs would be getting a boost in wave 7.

I can't freakin' wait...

In my last podcast I said that Emon was a dud, but I don't think I could have been more wrong. He's so good, and there's a lot of great ways to kit him out. I think bombs are very strong in the current meta. High agility arc dodgers hate proximity mines, and firesprays are solid ships that will last long enough to drop those mines.

Yeah, I played a match with Scum against exactly that last week - a Shuttle and three TIE Interceptors with Autothrusters. Didn't win, but Emon put the fear of God into them. It was amazing how much damage the Interceptors could shrug off with Evade & Autothrusters, but Proximity Mines care not for either.

I tried out Hothies list from the after conversation in his Article.... And it has been amazing fun and as of now I am 3-0 with it!!

Achmed (Syn. Thug with Genius, AB, Proton) dropped a perfectly timed Proton that caught both Soontir and Backstabber on round two.... Soontirs Crit was "No actions for you!" (Which my opponent read out loud to his Soontir in a Seinfield Soup Nazi Vote).... Backstabber got a direct hit and Achmed tagged him with a AB shot and in affect one rounded him!!

In all the three games it has been a blast to drop Proxs all over the place.... I keep threatening to play Snoop Dogs "Drop it like its hot!" Song as background music while I play it!! But my opponent refuse to play with it on..... Sad times!!!

I'm not a fan of going HAM on ships...but Emon just really makes me want to spam 3 point upgrades

K4 (3), + 3 prox mines (3, 3, 3), + E.i (3) for a whopping +15 points

I'm not a fan of going HAM on ships...but Emon just really makes me want to spam 3 point upgrades

K4 (3), + 3 prox mines (3, 3, 3), + E.i (3) for a whopping +15 points

Shockingly I never even thought of Experimental Interface - perfect for those Proximity Mines (and of course, K4 kicks in once you shed the stress as well...)

I'm not a fan of going HAM on ships...but Emon just really makes me want to spam 3 point upgrades

K4 (3), + 3 prox mines (3, 3, 3), + E.i (3) for a whopping +15 points

Shockingly I never even thought of Experimental Interface - perfect for those Proximity Mines (and of course, K4 kicks in once you shed the stress as well...)

I'm not a fan of going HAM on ships...but Emon just really makes me want to spam 3 point upgrades

K4 (3), + 3 prox mines (3, 3, 3), + E.i (3) for a whopping +15 points

What merits do you all see in using the K4 droid instead of RecSpec? Is it due to a decision to focus on dealing damage as opposed to preventing damage by buffing evade dice with that extra focus token?

I've used a lot of Seismic Charges and have been thinking of using Prox Mines. I've been thinking of using my Firespray again. Hmm....this could be a good use.

Any good lists with him? What else do you bring to make the best use of him?

The list I have run.... And shamelessly stole and slightly modified from Hothie is:

"Drop it like its Hot!!"..... FYI I strongly recommend you do your best rendition of Snoop Dog every time you deploy a bomb!!

Emon with Andrasta, EI, Rec Spec, 3 Proxs

"Achmed the Dead Terrorist" Syn Thug with Genius, ABT, Bomb Loadout, Proton Bomb

Syn Thug with ICT and Unhinged Astro

It has been both really fun and won its three games so far.... Hope to get three more in tonight!

I'm not a fan of going HAM on ships...but Emon just really makes me want to spam 3 point upgrades

K4 (3), + 3 prox mines (3, 3, 3), + E.i (3) for a whopping +15 points

Shockingly I never even thought of Experimental Interface - perfect for those Proximity Mines (and of course, K4 kicks in once you shed the stress as well...)

I'm not a fan of going HAM on ships...but Emon just really makes me want to spam 3 point upgrades

K4 (3), + 3 prox mines (3, 3, 3), + E.i (3) for a whopping +15 points

What merits do you all see in using the K4 droid instead of RecSpec? Is it due to a decision to focus on dealing damage as opposed to preventing damage by buffing evade dice with that extra focus token?

It's mostly because K4 is sexy

Also, it's just more of a guarantee. You can bump, go over obstructions, or still have stress and you still get the TL. I take it on anyone who is going to be using greens ofter (in case of addition of EI)

Rec Spec is probably more reliable overall, though.