Thinking about trying out etahn with r5p9, and 2 blues, and a rookie x.
Thinking this would b a good list to try for a tournament. It's pretty simple, with no special rules to keep in mind.
Gonna plan on keeping them all in a tight formation to use etahns ability.
How does this look? A pretty decent amount of red dice, and potential for quite a few crits.
Looks good. My thought would a swarm tactics Cracken be better than a Rook?
E-WING: · Etahn A'baht (32)
· R5-P9 (3)
B-WING: Blue Squadron Pilot (22)
B-WING: Blue Squadron Pilot (22)
Z-95 HEADHUNTER: · Airen Cracken (19)
Swarm Tactics (2)
Could work. I love Etahn builds, and I agree Cracken with Swarm Tactics will do more for you than an X-Wing Rookie. But otherwise I like it, and I hope you do well with it!
As I put in the other post might give this a go! Really want to use E'tahn a lot more and I do so enjoy A B-Wing with FCS
Etahn A'baht (32)
Squad Leader (2)
R5-D8 (3)
Blue Squadron Pilot (22)
Fire-Control System (2)
Blue Squadron Pilot (22)
Fire-Control System (2)
Prototype Pilot (17)
Chardaan Refit (-2)
Total: 100
Don't know how glued you are to B-Wing but this is interesting. The points on E'tahn are just a suggestion, points to flavor.
E-WING: · Etahn A'baht (32)
Push The Limit (3)
· R2-D2 (4)
Y-WING: Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
Ion Cannon Turret (5)
BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)
Y-WING: Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
Ion Cannon Turret (5)
BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)
A-WING: Prototype Pilot (17)
Chardaan Refit (-2)
The y-wing title gives them 2 attacks... maybe the aitoturret would be better, I dunno.
Y-WING: Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
Autoblaster Turret (2)
BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)
Y-WING: Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
Autoblaster Turret (2)
BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)
E-WING: · Etahn A'baht (32)
Push The Limit (3)
· R2-D2 (4)
Z-95 HEADHUNTER: · Airen Cracken (19)
Swarm Tactics (2)
Edited by FrazioHmm I would say that neither the ion turret or the autoblaster second attack benefit from E'tahn. Ion turrets ignores critical and just applies 1 damage if you hit and the autoblaster benefits from hits rather criticals so changing one allows the defender to evade that first!
Please correct me if this is wrong tho as I like the list!
Oh..... I do like the look of cracken!... I don't have a z95 so I hadn't thought of including it. But, swarm tactics would be quite nice. Is it worth trading out the extra attack for? The point is try to get as many hits in, even if they are evaded, the crits could still land, which is why I was going with the x wing as opposed to an a wing. Like title says, I'm a total noob and just looking for some help. The y wing build looks quite nice too, but I don't have any y wings yet so would require far too many cards.
It's all good. It's deffinately a squad with legs.
The one red die lost is probably regained with allowing one of your other ships shoot at PS8, which could eliminate an enemy combatant before it could shoot. Cracken ability can also give the magical target lock to a B-Wing since during the overeat phase the target might have been out of range. It's a good overall support ship.
The xx-wing does have more hull and attack, but looses out on making the squad more than it already is. Noone will want to attack the z-95 first and have to go into subsequent rounds of fighting against 2 B's and an E after hopefully suffering from the first salvo.
Edited by FrazioHmm I would say that neither the ion turret or the autoblaster second attack benefit from E'tahn. Ion turrets ignores critical and just applies 1 damage if you hit and the autoblaster benefits from hits rather criticals so changing one allows the defender to evade that first!
Please correct me if this is wrong tho as I like the list!
I concur, E'tahn isn't a good fit for either Ion Cannon's or Autoblasters.
I just thought it was neat that it could work, and I just dislike blaster turret, although with Cracken maybe getting focuses wouldn't be so hard?
Ultimately, I really like etahns ability and think it will provide some serious punch, but I am new to this and don't want to have to keep different modifiers in mind. I think that cracken will add quite a bit for me, especially since I plan on keeping a tight formation. Thank you all for your input. I am super excited to try out etahn, 2 bs, and the z95. Will keep you posted.
I want to say this list is awful and nobody should use it, ever...... I want to say this but in all honesty I think it's an amazing list. Wicked synergy. Tried it tonight against 2 interceptors (jax and royal pilot) and rexler. Etahns ability got me jax, basically. I took him down with 3 crits (he had hull upgrade) and then I blocked him for the kill (he had the critical hit that made any block a hit). I took initiative, and kept shooting first with cracken and a blue b. So incredibly good.
That's cool to hear! Might have to try it out myself!
Ran this list with Cracken and I can confirm its pretty deadly. The Bs love Cracken near by for swarm and the free action.
I would say E'than with so few upgrades is a little vanurable but your opponent will prob focus on the Bs for their pure hitting power!
I kinda hid etahn a bit when I tried it. Kept him behind the other ships, and near asteroids. With r5p9, 3 green dice and a focus or an evade he is a pretty tough looking target, plus bs only have only 1 evade and 5 shields that are gonna need to be eaten away, so they are more appealing. My opponent focused on the bs first, and etahn actually didn't even suffer a hit the whole match.