raider builds

By eibon, in X-Wing Squad Lists

not seen any topics on this now that the whole set is known, so how would you run a raider?

I'm glad to see this discussion get started, but I cannot for the life of me find a detailed list of the upgrades for the Imperial Raider Expansion Pack. Got a link?

I did have this one thought for a squad:

8x Saber Squadron Pilot (Push the Limit) [192]

Imperial Raider (Emperor Palpatine) [108]
300 TOTAL

I WILL be running this squad when my Imperial Raider arrives. Can't get enough TIE interceptors! But I do want to do some justice to my Raider, so I'd like to know what all the titles and other upgrades do.

On YouTube bell of lost souls has two unaboxing videos and there's a few threads on here that has the titles and everything in it

Remember that any raider build is going to need to handle IGABCD.

Remember that any raider build is going to need to handle IGABCD.

Definitely. Hence the TIE interceptors -- TIE fighters just aren't going to cut it.

But that is a really good point for actually building the Raider itself: IG-2000 squads will be a thing. Ion Cannon Batteries are sure to help keep them in line: two, 4-dice attacks are pretty likely to get through, causing the IG-2000 to drift forward and, if the shields are down, suffer 2 critical damage. Adding Engine Booster to the Raider allows you to inch forward, and then perform an unexpectedly quick maneuver to try to ram into Large ships that have listed too close. Not the best tactic, but a pretty decent way to dispatch a 3-AGI large ship with Autothrusters.