Hi all,

Sorry if this has been asked loads before, but I was hoping to know what sort of ships pair off well against others in an opposite faction (not collecting S&V just yet). So far I have 1 X-wing, 1 Y-Wing, 2 Ties and 1 Tie Advanced. I plan on buying in pairs, as my kid brother is my only opponent so far and cash-strapped. Plus I get a stamp for spending over €25 at the local game store. So essentially, what are the best pairs to buy, assuming I'm getting one per faction and purchasing in-movie ships as priority. Want to get A wing, B wing, Tie Bomber and Interceptor soon, but can't afford more than 2 just yet. Not into meta, just a bit of fun.

Basically, the game was "Balanced" per wave.

X and Y vs Fighter and Advanced is Wave 1. You should grab the X-Wing and TIE Fighter Expansions to finish it out; they have unique upgrades and pilots.

Wave 2 is A-Wings and the Falcon vs Interceptors and the Slave 1, in addition to the Wave 1 stuff.

Wave 3 is B-Wings and the HWK vs Bombers and the Shuttle.

Et Cetera Et Cetera.

My rule of thumb:
Big ship vs big ship (falcon/outride vs deci/slave vs IG)

Z95s vs Tie Fighters

rest is roughly the same in points (yes i look at points in this rule), so whatever pair you buy its should be ok.

From your list: think about Rebel Aces. Its same price range as A+B and got some really nice cards for tournament play later.

Interceptor is a solid buy.

Bomber is fun only, but it can give you lots of fun for now in my collection i swapped it for Tie Defender.

Thanks, those pairings were more or less what I assumed. Going to hold off on big ships, aces packs and duplicates for now. Just want to get a variety of ships together before I go squad building tactically. Probably go for a wing and interceptor next

Just a word of advice on non-aces awing: its super boring imho. Maybe PTL/Tycho is interesting.

Consider swapping for Bwing, contents of B expansion are more fun to play with, but you miss PTL then and that is ultra fun on Soontir (3 actions per turn ).

Also big ships really bring depth to the game (i know they cost 2xsmall ones $$), especially falcon and slave 1 can bring some really fun casual builds to play.