Tournament on saterday, not sure on list. Scum, imperial or rebel?

By arolig, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Rebels (5 lists)
I am heading towards the Corran/Dash list. Some of the other ones are for playtesting beforehand. It's only a 8-man, one day local tournament.
But I would really like to get wedge working. Last tournament I lost with a 52 pt dash vs Corran in the final, due to the rng-1 bubble. I really like a non-outrider dash.

Corran Horn, rd-d2, push the limit, 42
Biggs , 25
Wedge,
push the limit, 32
Total 99

Etahn A'baht, push the limit, hull upgrade, 38
Biggs , 25
Wedge,
R2-D2, Shield Upgrade, 37
Total 100


Corran Horn, rd-d2, experimental interface, fire control system, marksmanship, 48
Biggs ,
R7-astromech, 27
Blue squadron pilot,
advanced sensors, 25
Total 100


This list i probobly the one

Corran Horn, rd-d2, experimental interface, fire control system, marksmanship, 48
Dash Rendar,
Gunner, HLC, expert handling, 50
Total 98

Dash Rendar, Gunner, HLC, expert handling, 50
Blue squadron pilot,
B-wing/e2, gunner, advanced sensors, Ion cannon 34
Prototype pilot,
chardaan refit, a-wing test pilot, adrenaline rush, 16
Total 100

Imperials and sucm (2+2 lists)
I love my interceptors and firesprays, and I love shenaningans. I will probably go Corran/Dash. But are any of these cool options instead?
Kath or boba doing barrel rolls is really lols. Playing Cath right and one has 5 attack dice some turns! :D

Bounty hunter, gunner, 38
Carnor Jax,
royal guard tie, hull upgrade, shield upgrade, PTL, 36
Royal guard pilot,
shield upgrade, 26
Total 100

Boba fett, expert handling, gunner, seismic charges, 48
Carnor Jax, royal guard tie, hull upgrade, shield upgrade, PTL, 36
Academy pilot,
hull upgrade, 15

Scum

N'dru suhlak, lone wolf, 19
Syndicate thug,
Ion cannon turret, bomb loadout, seismic charges, genius, 25
Boba fett,
expert handling, gunner, hot shot blaster, seismic charges, stealth device 54
Total 98


N'dru suhlak, lone wolf, 19
Syndicate thug,
Ion cannon turret, bomb loadout, seismic charges, genius, 25
Kath Scarlet
expert handling, gunner, hot shot blaster, seismic charges, proton bombs, andrasta 55
Total 98




Which way should i go? :)

Edited by arolig

Not to sound offensive, but I am not a fan of any of those lists.

Out of curiosity, why don't you like the Outrider title? It makes Dash incredibly powerful, although I think to make heavy laser cannon work, the only way to run it effectively is with Push the Limit, Engine Upgrade and Kyle Katarn. You will be using boost + barrel roll almost every turn to keep stuff out of the donut hole...

Since you seem to like Dash and Corran, I'm going to suggest the 'standard' pairing:

Dash w/ Push the Limit, Kyle Katarn, outrider title, HLC & engine upgrade = 58

Corran w/ Veteran Instincts, R2D2 & FCS = 42

Why would it be offensive to not be a fan? :)

On outrider title: I lost last tournament final due to it, R2-D2 Corran had the edge on the bubble since he moved last (we both had VI). I'd mutch rather like to roll 3 dice vs E-wings and Soontir Fel with reroll(gunner) than not rolling at all.

I don't have the engine upgrade card(although I might be able to borrow one), so 58-Dash don't work for me, and I would not want to play standard PTL-Dash anyways, if I win then I want it to be with my own ideas. Last time i played a tournament it was withouth Corran though.

And I feel like this Corran build is very strong,
"Corran Horn, rd-d2, experimental interface, fire control system, marksmanship, 47 pts" (my math on this build is one point off on the above builds I see!)
Are the experimental interface and marksmanship worth the 6 points? Or should one scrap them?

Edited by arolig

EI + Marksmanship is a good combo, sure.

You have 53 points left and since you don't want outrider title, well I'm not sure what to suggest to fly alongside him.

Pair of b-wings w/ Tacticians? One could also have an ion cannon...

Wild Space fringer with HLC? Could also fit in a test pilot w/ chardaan refit...

Hard to say which way to go but some thoughts looking at the lists:

1. Wedge w/ PtL is so wave 2. You can Focus and TL and Stress leaving you far fewer options for the next turn. Trading PtL for Predator (assuming you have it) gives you a light-TL but without the Stress from PtL.

3. Biggs w/ R7. Maybe helpful IF you can get the TL on the guy who's going to shoot at you when you're not getting shot at by someone else. Maybe you're having a hard time spending 2 points but I'd think R4-D6 is better as insurance although you could also consider a Flechette Torpedo.

4. Dash + Gunner + HLC + EH. Are you having so much trouble with getting TLed that you will spend two points on EH when you can already BR? It only save you from TLs acquired before the Action is spent which may not be enough for the EPT slot. Gunner is also a hard sell on the YT-2400 as it is primary weapon only at 2 red dice still miss too often against high defense ships.

5. Dash as above. Also remember that the Prototype pilot can NOT use the A-Wing Test Pilot title.

I might have won with this:

This list i probobly the one

Corran Horn, rd-d2, experimental interface, fire control system, marksmanship, 48
Dash Rendar,
Gunner, HLC, expert handling, 50
Total 98


But I won the tourney with what Blade suggested:

Dash w/ Push the Limit, Kyle Katarn, outrider title, HLC & engine upgrade = 58

Corran w/ Veteran Instincts, R2D2 & FCS = 42

Thx for the help. The importance of "Veteran instincts" on Corran, in lieu of "marksmanship" is really what surprised me about this build.