Hey everyone. I'm brand new to X-Wing, but I'm looking forward to my first official tournament this Saturday. I don't expect to win much (if at all). Just want to get some good experience and meet other players. Since I'm new to the game, I don't have the strongest sense of how to build a successful squad list, and was hoping to get some advice. I'm on a budget, so I can't buy anything new, but here's what I have already:

Core Set

Tie Advanced

Y-Wing

E-Wing

Tie Phantom

I know it's not much, but it'll have to do for this weekend. Again, I know I probably won't win anything, but if you were in my shoes, what would you run?

You've basically got 2 possible ship combinations, a Rebel one and an Imperial one.

Rebel: X-wing, Y-wing, E-wing

Imperial: 2x TIE Fighters, TIE Advanced, TIE Phantom

I'd guess that with your upgrade cards, your best bet is to go with Rebels, preferably people who don't need many upgrades to be good.

Biggs Darklighter 25

Horton Salm 25, Proton Torpedoes 4, Proton Torpedoes, R2 Astromech = 34

Corran Horn 35, Fire Control System 2, R2D2 4 = 41

The idea is that Biggs draws the fire for the first turn or two, letting Corran and Horton put some nasty damage out for a couple turns. After his torpedoes are spend, Horton isn't a huge threat, so Corran is your end game guy. You don't have the really useful upgrades for him (Push the Limit), but he's solid as listed, I think. You might think about switching one of the Torpedoes and the R2 Astromech for an Ion Cannon Turret on Horton. That would make him better in the late game.

I think that's a good plan! It's hard to think about what options there are with just the blisters you have. I had to look up a few things to realize that you don't have them.

Good luck and go to have fun!

yup i second (third?) the comments above. as a new player i'd stay away from the phantom to begin with so the rebels are your best bet. And as stated-have fun! Good luck:-)

Thanks everyone! I'm putting it together as I type this. And thanks for the encouragement. Definitely just trying to have fun and ease my way into this game!