I have been experimenting with the upcoming title for the TIE Advanced to try to make it into something playable. Last night, I ran this in a few practice games:

TIE Advanced + TIE/x1 + Accuracy corrector

TIE Advanced + TIE/x1 + Accuracy corrector

The TIEs I am pretty happy with. As they don't need any actions for offense they can take Evade or Barrel roll every turn, which makes them very survivable.

It's the Bounty Hunter I am not sure about. It doesn't feel like he really fits in the build. So, the question is; what (for 37 points) do I replace him with? Or should I keep him and just change his outfit?

Point wise, a typical Carnor Jax or Soontir Fel would fill that list pretty nicely and leave you with a healthy initiative bid of 2-3 points.

Alternatively, you could use a Firespray or Defender, but this would leave you with exclusively low PS pilots and probably vulnerable to arc dodgers. But BBBBZ works with exclusively low PS, so this could work as well. Last but not least, you could play a combat shuttle just for fun: OGP + HLC + Gunner + EU

Other stuff is either too expensive or too cheap (as long as you don't want to upgrade on of those Tempests), imho.

There is only one answer: Colonel Vessery

There is only one answer: Colonel Vessery

Or Colonel Jendon with Title, Weapons Engineer, Mangler, and Fire Control Systems. or HLC and no FCS at 39 points.

I have been experimenting with the upcoming title for the TIE Advanced to try to make it into something playable. Last night, I ran this in a few practice games:

TIE Advanced + TIE/x1 + Accuracy corrector

TIE Advanced + TIE/x1 + Accuracy corrector

TIE Advanced + TIE/x1 + Accuracy corrector

Bounty Hunter + Mangler cannon

The TIEs I am pretty happy with. As they don't need any actions for offense they can take Evade or Barrel roll every turn, which makes them very survivable.

It's the Bounty Hunter I am not sure about. It doesn't feel like he really fits in the build. So, the question is; what (for 37 points) do I replace him with? Or should I keep him and just change his outfit?

There's been some good suggestions so far on what else you could run, but if you wanted to stick with the bounty hunter, go with either Engine Upgrade or Recon Spec.

There is only one answer: Colonel Vessery

Or Colonel Jendon with Title, Weapons Engineer, Mangler, and Fire Control Systems. or HLC and no FCS at 39 points.

Why Jendon of all people?

hand out Target locks like candy. and then can change acc corrector to the ATC and get free Crits. with two points left over for bid, or for Tactician or Merc Co-pilot depending on how you fly them.

Vader

Predator

Engine upgrade

Title

Adv targeting computer.

37 points and gives you a ps9 pilot

I like the idea of Vader leading them. And that also looks like an effective outfit for him.

Simply substituting the Mangler cannon for an Engine upgrade was something I had not thought of. I'll try that as well.

Thanks guys.

Sigma phantum with particle accelerator and Mara Jade. Digma de/re cloaks every turn for 2 evade tokens while handing out stress to everyone in range 1. Use her to block with, then at endgame clean up with an undamaged phantom.

If you're feeling swarmy: three Academy Pilots will fit with a point left over for initiative.

Sigma phantum with particle accelerator and Mara Jade. Digma de/re cloaks every turn for 2 evade tokens while handing out stress to everyone in range 1. Use her to block with, then at endgame clean up with an undamaged phantom.

Pretty cool idea, but if you bump on your movement you wouldn't be able to recloak that turn without ACD right - and then not until the higher PS ships had shot first? I guess you would have to situationally decide if you wanted to decloak / cloak for the two evade tokens or just stay cloaked depending on where your opponent moves his PS1 and PS2 ships. Edit: you could solve this issue by adding Advanced Scopes!

Sigma Squadron Pilot (31)

TIE Phantom (25), Mara Jade (3), Enhanced Scopes (1), Stygium Particle Accelerator (2)

Tempest Squadron Pilot (21) x 3

TIE Advanced (21), TIE/x1 (0), Accuracy Corrector (3)

You could fill it out with another tempest and dark curse. It's an equivocation to bbbbz that I'm calling the Dark Tempest, since imperial lists get cooler names than rebel alphabet soup.

You could fill it out with another tempest and dark curse. It's an equivocation to bbbbz that I'm calling the Dark Tempest, since imperial lists get cooler names than rebel alphabet soup.

"I remember you.... From the mountains"