So, me and friend were brainstorming for an upcoming tournament. I've been back and forth for a while. Having tested a little Scum, I've returned to a kind of list I'm comfortable with: 3 Rebels Elite. How does this look?

Hammer, Anvil, Nail

Jake Farrell (31)
A-Wing (24), A-Wing Test Pilot (0), Proton Rockets (3), Push the Limit (3), Veteran Instincts (1)

Ten Numb (36)
B-Wing (31), “Mangler” Cannon (4), Veteran Instincts (1)

Luke Skywalker (33)
X-Wing (28), R5-P9 (3), Lone Wolf (2)

It's a list with little to no synergy, so to speak, but with individually solid ships. Luke will be the obvious flanker with Lone Wolf and does his typical thing in the end game, with Jake as the early game alpha-strike threat (and he's likely to get in there nice and easy, too) and secondary flanker/end game harasser. Ten Numb, albeit expensive, will bring slow and steady hurt with the Mangler Cannon, likely rolling into position or out of arcs after most other elite pilots.

The list has a lot of potential, especially after the first joust. Coordinating a very fast and slow ship, plus a flanker, might be difficult for the first couple of turns.

Yes, I also thought it had potential. Plus I found the maneuvering of the three different ships suits my play style.

I tested the list briefly, and it performs well, although the two games were also against somewhat experimental lists. First game I tried with the flanking Luke, which made the opponent split his forces as Luke and Jake swooped in from different angles with Ten in the fray.

For the second game I tried keeping the trio together, effectively ignoring Lone Wolf early game, offering the opponent the choice of focusing on either Luke or Ten - picking which late game evil they didn't want. It was essentially sacrificing Luke since Lone Wolf was inactive and thus a tempting target. This allowed Ten Numb to rip through ships in the late game.

R5-P9 impressed me both games. Underrated can on wheels, that one.

Also a bit skeptical to begin with, I found that prockets on Jake is hilarious and well worth the 5-point investment.