So... I have seen lots of things on the HSI + ______ Cannon. What is the best way to utilize this for a competitive build? I am pretty sold on the 5 Cartel with Manglers, but are there any other good builds with them? HLC is expensive, but it could work well with one or two of them in support of Guri or something (I am a big fan of the Guri + Predator + AT build). Lemme know some thoughts on your Scyk builds, or things you might have seen do well in tourneys if they aren't your style.

I like 4 cartel w/ manglers and torkhil in the hwk so that they can all unload on an opponent's best ship before he can fire back. You can also give torkhil the autoblaster turret to make him more effective if you downgrade one cartel to an ion cannon.

I think one Scyk w/ an Ion Cannon in a list could be pretty good. It's cheaper than a Y-wing and has better range.

I ran Serissu and the flechette cannon with 2 warthogs w/ ion turrets and 2 z-95s.

Worked out nice for a little control, except the first match i played it against it ran in to Keyan Farlander.

It was more about the number of ships than pure red dice. Some really lucky green dice rolls every time I have played the list has helped with Serissus survivability.

Planning to try a mangler soon, instead.