Going to be in an escalation tourny. So lets see all the best 30 pt ships you can come up with.

And GO!

Soontir Fel w/ PtL.

That was easy. What do I win?

the "best" anything doesn't exist, it all depends on what you're looking to accomplish

one of my favorite 30 points ships is

Sigma (fcs, intelligence agent, stygium)

incredibly action efficient, stupid punchy, hilariously maneuverable especially because you know where your opponent is going and have de-cloaks/rolls to counter, and a blast to fly. Unliek character phantoms, though, they're very glass cannons and very mentally involving and the cloak/decloak mechanics encourage a very cat and mouse game that makes them difficult to fly since they're so atypical (which only makes them more fun to fly )

Wedge plus VI or maybe the ps1 ewing finally has a use!!! Knave + AdvSen lol

edit: probably better advice is an arc dodger or turrent

Wedge plus VI or maybe the ps1 ewing finally has a use!!! Knave + AdvSen lol

to be fair, I think a knave w/fcs and r7 could have potential

to be more fair, ****'s 31 points

What about Lone Wolf Luke?

Kavil with agro mech and a blaster turret. 8 HP, 4 red dice and a focus/tl action economy, wins against every thing else posted so far

Kavil with agro mech and a blaster turret. 8 HP, 4 red dice and a focus/tl action economy, wins against every thing else posted so far

focus/tl from R4 + blaster isn't action economy, it's just being able to use your blaster turret without forcing yourself to fire unmodified dice

Not to mention no range 3 fire and no firing without taking a focus action

Kavil with agro mech and a blaster turret. 8 HP, 4 red dice and a focus/tl action economy, wins against every thing else posted so far

focus/tl from R4 + blaster isn't action economy, it's just being able to use your blaster turret without forcing yourself to fire unmodified dice

Not to mention no range 3 fire and no firing without taking a focus action

Blaster Kavil gets screwed hard if he gets blocked or stressed.

Kavil can still fire his primary weapon at range 3... nitpicking...sorry.

What faction? I'll just post one from each...

Outer Rim Smuggler + C-3PO

Carnor Jax + Lone Wolf + Autothrusters

Dace Bonearm + Ion Cannon Turret + Greedo + Veteran Instincts

I also like Jake Farrell + Proton Rockets + Title + Veteran Instincts + Lone Wolf, but I'm guessing ordinance isn't good for an escalation tournament? I've never been fortunate enough to play in one, so why am I even posting?

In escalation, your entire list is every bit as important as each individual ship. Truth be told, this isn't a fair question on a couple of levels, not the least of which is that you're giving us no context, and no place to start. If you need help, help us help you. If you want us to do your work for you, well, that's not really what we're here for.

Yeah, I was figuring maybe he just wanted some ideas on what to either look for or play against...

In escalation, your entire list is every bit as important as each individual ship. Truth be told, this isn't a fair question on a couple of levels, not the least of which is that you're giving us no context, and no place to start. If you need help, help us help you. If you want us to do your work for you, well, that's not really what we're here for.

OK Ok thats fair. I did this post just befor heading to work. So I rushed it. As I was driving in I though "dummy you gave no details"

So what I'm looking for would be....

1.Best starting ship(s) and then the following squad.

2.More ships or less? 4,5,or 6

3.Best faction.

So start with 60pts and build up (90, 120, and 150). Make your case as to why this squad will win. How well they work together.