Tyco upgrade question.

By Arrathon, in X-Wing Squad Lists

So I have been using Expert handling on Tyco. however someone pointed out I should throw on Daredevil instead. Of the two which do you folks think would be better?

I am a Daredevil fan, but in my limited game experiece a "soft" A wing works better with Expert Handling. A well aimed torpedo and... "adios muchachos"

if you do either one then put on experimental interface

I am a huge fan and advocate of Daredevil on Tycho. Along with PTL and EI, it makes him the most unpredictable and maneuverable ship in the game. In my opinion, Daredevil is really only useful on Tycho, as anyone else would be better off with PTL if they are going to stress themselves anyways. EH just makes Tycho feel like you're paying a huge premium for an interceptor that doesn't have 3 attack dice, especially if it isn't coupled with PTL. At least then you can say you have your full dial while an Interceptor is restricted to greens.

If you want to read more about why I recommend Daredevil, I wrote up an article on it here: https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/index.php?/topic/128556-tycho-celchu-daredevil-101/?hl=%2Btycho+%2Bdaredevil

to me it boils down to how much you like barrel roll, I have been playing a-wings since they came out and never really used barrel roll on any of my ships before. If you are comfortable in the execution of barrel rolls, EH may be the way to go to free up a point. The counter argument is that if you take Tycho he will NEVER K-turn in a game so having DD on him allows for a u-turn to keep him in the fight.

my Tycho: 33pts

test pilot

refit

EI

PTL

DD

you can even boost to help keep him out arcs, trade refit for prokets to make him even more scary