Heading to a tournament tomorrow and going to run this list any thoughts??

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Kavil (31) Y-Wing (24), Blaster Turret (4), R4 Agromech (2), Veteran Instincts (1)

Palob Godalhi (31) HWK-290 (20), Calculation (1), Blaster Turret (4), Recon Specialist (3), Moldy Crow (3)

Guri (37) StarViper (30), Push the Limit (3), Shield Upgrade (4)

It did pretty well in a previous tournament but got stomped by brobots....

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Guri will get more mileage out of Autothrusters than with Shield Upgrade.

That is to say, if you use AT to dodge even one point of damage, it's superior to SU as it costs less.

Godalhi's build is ...interesting. Neither good nor bad; I've just not considered Calc on him before.

Kavil is also ...interesting. I've just never seen him do well, to be honest, but he has potential.

Something to consider; You're running Palob Godalhi. That makes Sensor Jammer and/or Elusiveness actually viable, and you could really use some passive defense.

Food for thought

Also, VI isn't very useful if you don't have your own repositional abilities. It can prevent them from arc-dodging you, aye, but you already have turrets for that.

Thanks for the input!

For Guri, I would try something different. I would drop the Shield Upgrade and replace it with the Virago title and add Advanced Sensors. That Advanced Sensor / Push the limit lets you do some nice arc-dodging combos. VI would be nice too if the points are there.

You've got two awesome turrets. Might be nice to give your 3rd ship some maneuver options.

The best build I've had with Guri and Palob is lone wolf and sensor jammer. No one takes a focus with Palob around so sensor jammer on guri is like a free evade with every single shot fired at her. She becomes ridiculously hard to kill and is so maneuverable to get into range 1 and still get a focus token. Try it out.

I like Predator on Palob personally. Calculation with MC could work though.

I'd try and find room for TLT + Engine + Predator Kavil. It hits just about the same average damage, and doesn't rely on having that dang focus, which gets denied and makes you mad.

I'd try and find room for TLT + Engine + Predator Kavil. It hits just about the same average damage, and doesn't rely on having that dang focus, which gets denied and makes you mad.

That's a strong option but costs an awful lot of points. I think it requires too many sacrifices to add that much to the list. Blaster + R4 also has the potential to do a large burst of damage, which can catch opponents by surprise.

I do think sensor jammer is a very strong option with Palob in the list. Guri with autothrusters, jammer and PTL is a very tough nut to crack when your opponents aren't focused.

I'm a little concerned about Palob getting sniped by range 3 cannon shots. Have you run into problems with this in previous games, or does his stash of tokens and the other juicy targets on the table keep him safe?

Overall this looks like a very intriguing list, I'd like to know how you do with it.

Thanks everyone I will look into sensor jammer ans TLT. This list played ok but not well against brobots and people who realize they had a better chance just firing at range 3 with mangler and hlc

Thanks everyone I will look into sensor jammer ans TLT. This list played ok but not well against brobots and people who realize they had a better chance just firing at range 3 with mangler and hlc

range 3 is bad for you (except Guri, obviously), so there is a bit of a learning curve with this list as you try to figure out the manoeuvers that puts you either range 4 or range 2 with your turrets for the 1st engagement turn. In fact, I would go so far as to say this is a finesse list that requires a lot of practice to get right. In other words, expect to lose more often than win until things start to click.

Here's something you might want to consider:

Guri w/ push the limit + autothrusters = 35

Kavil w/ autoblaster turret, unhinged, engine + Push the limit = 34

Palob w/ blaster turret, moldy crow, intel agent + predator = 31

100

Or drop kavil for TLT and extras:

Guri w/ Lone wolf, virago, sensor jammer + autothrusters = 39

Palob w/ blaster turret, moldy crow, recon spec, engine + crack shot = 35

Thug w/ Twin Laser Turret + R4 agromech = 26

100