Expert Handling on Decimator? Is crazy!

By herry92, in X-Wing

Talking on the forum about the possibility of putting or not putting EU on decimator was suggested to me this fantastic opportunity: Handling Expert!


Always it counts as action and allows you to do a barrel roll to the ship which equips it, plus you can also take a TL enemy from your ship and then receive a stress! think: a decimator doing a barrel roll, absurd!


I think it is also very effective against Brobots to get out of their arc of fire; naturally against ships that shoot 360 ° I not need much, but I think its a great idea!


I generally use my decimator with Oicuun and weighed to equip it so for 10 points I have left in my team: Gunner + EH + Rebel Captive


or if we want to add two points of equipment plus you can use the Patrol Leader although Oicuun and his skill I like best


what do you think about?

Oicunn with EH+dauntless coupled with Yorr and a Black squad with wingman is a funny and surprisingly effective list to fly.

Patrol Leader can't get EH since he lacks the elite slot

it's true but i generally bring to decimator a little swarm of 4 tie accademy

EH is fun, but Predator is soooooooo good it is absurd.

so, gunner + predator is better that arc dodging with EH + gunner?

Slightly off topic, but I use Expert Handling with K4 on Scum Kath to great effect - LOVE shooting past people with the 2 green, barrel rolling and getting 5 TL'd red dice out the rear arc at range one.

so, gunner + predator is better that arc dodging with EH + gunner?

Predator'll give you higher average damage. Engine Upgrade or Expert Handling give you the ability to dodge. It's a case of which fits your playstyle best.

I will try on firespray, looks great!

I think Engine Upgrade is the better choice, but thematically, EH is hilarious.

"Hang on, boys! We're gonna roll it!"

Why not go with Mara Jade? You can barrel roll to get more people in R1.

Why not go with Mara Jade? You can barrel roll to get more people in R1.

perhaps because there are so many ships in game yet. perhaps, for this reason, is better rebel captive

Not both?

Not both?

sorry I was wrong to write, I meant few ships. so perhaps is better rebel capive

EH+Dauntless+Intel Agent on Oicunn could be fun. Against lower PS ships he could ram and then use Dauntless to barrel-roll back to still get a shot. Against higher PS ships he could ram and then barrel-roll into position to block them. It's a stressy combo but a Decimator that's doing nothing but greens could do it every other round.

if you're going to do it, heed WWHSD and take the int agent

you have 3 crew slots; it'd be a crime not to

just be aware that no one uses eh because it counters the deci's fatness. It directly shuts off isanne and replaces predator's action-independent re-rolls. If you're literally going to roll with it, you will be sacrificing your ability to be a stupidly boring yet effective PWT to be a rolling pin of awesome.

Don't forget barrel rolling big ships has been changed since the YT-2400 came out. But it is still a ton of movement. I Really liked it on my firesprays. And of course we all know it is good on dash. Also don't forget EH cost you a stress.

if you're going to do it, heed WWHSD and take the int agent

you have 3 crew slots; it'd be a crime not to

just be aware that no one uses eh because it counters the deci's fatness. It directly shuts off isanne and replaces predator's action-independent re-rolls. If you're literally going to roll with it, you will be sacrificing your ability to be a stupidly boring yet effective PWT to be a rolling pin of awesome.

what is PWT?

if you're going to do it, heed WWHSD and take the int agent

you have 3 crew slots; it'd be a crime not to

just be aware that no one uses eh because it counters the deci's fatness. It directly shuts off isanne and replaces predator's action-independent re-rolls. If you're literally going to roll with it, you will be sacrificing your ability to be a stupidly boring yet effective PWT to be a rolling pin of awesome.

what is PWT?

Pancake With Turret?

if you're going to do it, heed WWHSD and take the int agent

you have 3 crew slots; it'd be a crime not to

just be aware that no one uses eh because it counters the deci's fatness. It directly shuts off isanne and replaces predator's action-independent re-rolls. If you're literally going to roll with it, you will be sacrificing your ability to be a stupidly boring yet effective PWT to be a rolling pin of awesome.

what is PWT?

Pancake With Turret?

what other kind of pancake is there :P?

I just get tired of retyping primary weapon turret

Expert Handling is one of the best Elite Talents in the game. Easily the best 2-drop.

Expert Handling is one of the best Elite Talents in the game. Easily the best 2-drop.

which, given the other options, is sadly not saying much :P

Possibly lone wolf but EH is certainly up there.

Expert Handling is one of the best Elite Talents in the game. Easily the best 2-drop.

which, given the other options, is sadly not saying much :P

Makes me wish Wingman were what it intended to be. Removing stress after the activation phase doesn't make Wingman useful when so much stress is caused during the combat phase these days.

Use EH against brobots by barrelrolling INTO range 1. You aren't getting out of arc as often as you want with that BR against the bros, but if you get into range 1 of them they aren't hitting you any harder than they already would, they aren't getting gunner if they whiff (but they weren't going to whiff), and you are now hitting them with the 4 dice attack that Brobots everywhere dread.

Use EH against brobots by barrelrolling INTO range 1. You aren't getting out of arc as often as you want with that BR against the bros, but if you get into range 1 of them they aren't hitting you any harder than they already would, they aren't getting gunner if they whiff (but they weren't going to whiff), and you are now hitting them with the 4 dice attack that Brobots everywhere dread.

oh, you bros brought FCS?

what a quaint gesture