I was just looking for a little feedback on a list I'm planning on taking to a store championship this weekend.

Soontir Fel

Royal Guard Tie

Push the Limit

Autothrusters

Stealth Device

5 x Obsidian Squadron Pilot

Basically the plan would be for the swarm to engage early and do as much damage as possible while Fel does his thing and evades everything in sight so he can survive until the end game. I went with Obsidian Squadron Pilots over Academy Pilots because I had a spare five points and couldn't squeeze Howlrunner in without compromising Fel's build and I figure this should give me the jump on any Bandits/Binayres I come across. I'd really appreciate some feedback on my build and tactics and any suggestions of lists I should be wary of.

As long as you watch out for unavoidable damage, blocks, double-stress and ion, Fel will be fine.

5 Obsidian should also put a sizeable dent in enemy swarms, decimators and generics.

Keep the 5 Ties together in a pinwheel config and fly them like a big ship. Soontir should be flanking form the other side and try to keep it at range 3 until you are ready for a killshot.

I ran Whisper with 5 Ties in a tournament and made the mistake of trying to block with the ties which ended up just causing whisper issues. If you fly the swarm like a big ship you will have more success IMHO based on my experience with flying swarms and similar lists.

This is a pretty strong list and if flown well will have a chance at winning a tournament. Soontir standard kitting like you have is an absolute beast unless you run up against an HLC.

Also, don't get stuck in the thought that Soontir has to shoot every round. Shoot, fly away and reposition, shoot... lather rinse repeat.

its ok if after a few passes the swarm breaks up...especially against arc dodgers