Smugglers Blues (Opinions of this list, please)

By Raine, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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SMUGGLERS BLUES

99 points


PILOTS

Outer Rim Smuggler (37)
YT-1300 (27), Gunner (5), Mercenary Copilot (2), Millennium Falcon (1), Anti-Pursuit Lasers (2)

Blue Squadron Pilot (31) x 2
B-Wing (22), Autoblaster (5), Engine Upgrade (4)

I tend to play on the more aggressive sides of things, and looking upon the X-Wing minis and cards I have, I formulated this for the next get together coming up. Curious on people's opinions of this list. I figured it was something tanky and forward, which I like. Debating on keeping both B's identical or not currently.

Cheers!

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Never use an ORS for its attack.
Just don't.

If you want a YT-1300 + BB, strip the Bs of their upgrades to afford Chewbacca flying the thing at a minimum.

If you want ORS + BB, go with two Hypermobile Bs (Engine Upgrades + Advanced Sensors) and a BlockORS (navigator + Int Agent + Anti-Pursuits). This leaves you with 9 points for upgrading your Bs further.

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I would never recommend hyper moBiles with their squishy-ass profile (reliable, yes, but not particularly durable)

if you can stomach playing what is basically a **** K-wing, you can take an ORS and use it to troll the **** out of Soontir by setting up blocks (int agent, navigator, mod of choice such as APL/the new ion thing in the YV-666)

that's 33 points max, enough for 3 B-wings (66) and fun times

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Unfortunately I only have one Advanced Sensors, but I do have an Intelligence Agent and Navigator.

Interesting...okay, I'll change the mentality of the Outer Rim Smuggler, and set her up as a pain in the butt ship instead.

Thank you both!

More input and suggestions are truly welcome, but these two suggestions have given me some hope with utilizing the ORS.

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For a cheap bit of versatile firepower, a B with an FCS and a Flechette Turret is nice for 26pts (especially vs people like Sdontir. You can tank a few hits, but he can't take the stress and stay effective). You can then decide whether to mod/crew up the ORS, or keep the engine upgrades on the Bs for the extra manoeuvrability.