Back into list building mode, finally thinking that Eaden can be revisited.

First, I recall seeing a build many moons ago alongside 2 x Dagger + Tactician + BWing/E2, so that's a good place to start. FCS will add damage reliability to the Daggers, and is almost an auto include when I play B Wings.

Second, Eaden needs something to make his damage more reliable, even when his ability doesn't trigger. He may, after all, be left all by his lonesome in the end game vs stress less ships. I'm thinking HLC or Luke Crew. I feel Luke crew will make him play more like a turret and will also make the inevitable 2 dice shots I'll be taking seem a bit scarier.

This is total 97 pts. The last 3 points could easily go to an Ion Cannon or Ion Pulse Missile, or a mod on Eaden. I'm thinking an Ion Cannon will help cover up some Eaden's Range 3 problems and add more control to the list. It also has some funny interactions with Luke "Do I take the ion or spend a token to risk a Luke supported second shot.

Eaden Vrill + Luke + Ion Cannon

Dagger + FCS + BWing/E2 + Tactician

Dagger + FCS + BWing/E2 + Tactician

100 pts

Would you fly this? What are the similar lists you've seen? There are a few other ways to kit his out, but the base is probably Daggers + Tactician and Eaden.

I've honestly never seen a list with Eaden Vrill in it be considered viable.

I feel like R3-A2 is somehow a must have for Vrill simply because you can't always guarantee R2 to trigger the tacticians. Luke with R3-A2 is the most durable candidate, but then you can't take Luke crew and is 1 point too expensive...

oh wait, there's Tarn! with R3-A2 and shield upgrade he's the same cost as one of your Daggers, and although he doesn't have FCS, his ability is close to it...

I actually played a live game against a similar squad with my merc squad last week. His eaden had recon specialist and one of the daggers was keyan. Tons of stress all around! Problem is eaden doesn't do much if the bwings aren't getting their stress in enough.

I've honestly never seen a list with Eaden Vrill in it be considered viable.

I've never seen one either.

But also, I have only ever SEEN like one Eaden list being played by a good player. I can understand how that speaks to how his ability and things like lack of EPT are perceived, but it makes me wonder if there isn't something more that can be done.

I think Eaden + Luke might be a good start.

Does Luke gain much with an Ion Cannon?

You could put on a Gunner and change the FCS to Accuracy Correctors.

I think FCS does more for B Wings than Accuracy Correctors.

Why not gunner and engine ?

Yes! Vrill is one of my favorite pilots, but I have yet to find a way to use him to full effect. A BTL stress hog can hand out two stress per turn and is a great wingman to Vrill, if a bit fragile. Also don't expect it to perform any actions for the rest of the game.

You could always replace a Dagger with a Grey Squadron pilot with TLT + BTL-A4 + R3-A2 for 28 points.

It still shoots before Vrill and can stress at any range at least once.

Here's a fun idea:

Eaden Vrill (37)

+ Gunner

Nera Dantels (34)

+ Deadeye

+ FCS

+ Flechette Torpedoes x2

+ Munitions Failsafe

Grey Squadron Pilot (28)

+ TLT

+ BTL-A4

+ R3-A2

99 Points

You could drop Munitions Failsafe to bump Gunner to Luke Skywalker if you wanted. But with all the Fel's, Whispers, and Auto-Thrusting Robotic Brethren flying around these days I kinda like it as cheap insurance.