My first list was

Han Solo (63)
YT-1300 (46), Expose (4), Gunner (5), Chewbacca (4), Engine Upgrade (4)

Luke Skywalker (37)
X-Wing (28), R2-D2 (4), Proton Torpedoes (4), Veteran Instincts (1)

I kept it very simple;

Rookie Pilot - R2-F2

Rookie Pilot - R2-D2

Rookie Pilot - R5-K6

Gold Squadron - Shield Upgrade, R2, Ion Cannon Turret

Simple but fun.

Didn't go to the FLGS until wave 5, but my first Vassal tournament was during wave 1. I took 4x Y-wings with Ion Cannon Turrets. I borrowed my brother's Y-wings and some astromechs so I could get enough ships and upgrades. I think I ended up with two R2 Astromechs, two R5 Astromechs. I think I used the last 4 points to bump two of my Golds up to Greys. I didn't do so hot that tournament, but Y-wings were my favorite of the ships that were released at the time.

When I went to my first game night, I was super excited for the upcoming S&V faction so I took Fett. Since I was stuck flying Imperials, I decided to take Vader along. Then I just loaded 'em up to see how long they'd last. I just left my list at 95 points with a 5-point initiative bid. I could have put an Ion Cannon on Fett, but I don't think I did.

Boba Fett (39)

-Slave 1 (0)

-Recon Specialist (3)

-Deadeye (1)

-Advanced Proton Torpedoes (6)

-Engine Upgrade (4)

-Seismic Charges (2)

Darth Vader (29)

-Engine Upgrade (4)

-Daredevil (3)

-Cluster Missiles (4)

Rexler Brath, Veteran Instincts, HLC

Backstabber

3x Obsidian Squadron Pilots

Took this list to a local tournament, which was my first game against other people. Went 3-0 and have loved Defenders ever since.

Defenders 4lyfe!

Played my first league game this week

120pts

Y-Wing: Gold Squadron Pilot (18)

Twin Laser Turret (6)

· R2-D2 (4)

Shield Upgrade (4)

BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)

Y-Wing: Gold Squadron Pilot (18)

Twin Laser Turret (6)

R2 Astromech (1)

Hull Upgrade (3)

BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)

Y-Wing: · "Dutch" Vander (23)

Ion Cannon Turret (5)

R7 Astromech (2)

HWK-290: · Kyle Katarn (21)

Twin Laser Turret (6)

· Lando Calrissian (3)

Despite katarn being intended for support, he actually became the star of the show. Almost single handedly taking out Vader.

Defenders 4lyfe!

Absolutely.

I learned how to play at my LFGS so besides the initial 2 TIE v Luke game I ran Wedge + Chewy against Rexlar + Kenkirk and got crushed! But hey I got to fly the Falcon for the first time woop!

It was a TIE Swarm with Turr Phennir.

I didn't have Howlrunner. I didn't have Push the Limit.

I did have a victory against a guy who later made history, by being the first person against whom I've ever ragequit (at a later event).

I came at the very beginning of wave 1. Can't remember my very first list, but one of the early, early squads I loved had Wedge, Horton and Rookie.

Wedge (R5 Astromech, Determination, Proton Torpedoes)

Horton Salm (R2 Astromech, Ion Cannon Turret, Proton Torpedoes x2)

Rookie Pilot (R2-D2)

The idea was that nobody cares about the Rookie, so it keeps R2-D2 for the end game where, hopefully, they've lost enough ships that they have trouble getting damage to stick. Wedge and Horton make the torps really count, but it's still a lot of points to leave to chance. I won a Vassal tournament with it way back in the early days, but when I took it to the store I didn't fare so well.

It was a TIE Swarm with Turr Phennir.

I didn't have Howlrunner. I didn't have Push the Limit.

I did have a victory against a guy who later made history, by being the first person against whom I've ever ragequit (at a later event).

Well if you're running Turr with PTL you're doing something wrong there

It was a TIE Swarm with Turr Phennir.

I didn't have Howlrunner. I didn't have Push the Limit.

I did have a victory against a guy who later made history, by being the first person against whom I've ever ragequit (at a later event).

Well if you're running Turr with PTL you're doing something wrong there

PTL is actually very effective on Turr, as you can use it off of your post-combat action, when you're not in the PS 9+ metagame.

It was a TIE Swarm with Turr Phennir.

I didn't have Howlrunner. I didn't have Push the Limit.

I did have a victory against a guy who later made history, by being the first person against whom I've ever ragequit (at a later event).

Well if you're running Turr with PTL you're doing something wrong there

PTL is actually very effective on Turr, as you can use it off of your post-combat action, when you're not in the PS 9+ metagame.

Sneaky sneaky, I always shied away from it so I could preform my post combat action. Good Catch!

First ship I bought was the YT-2400, even before I had a core set, and I was playing with my friend who started collecting like two weeks before I did. So my first list was a combo of his cards/ships and mine.

Lando + Outmaneuver + Falcon

Leebo + Outmaneuver + HLC + Recon Specialist + Outrider

I remember how frustrated my friend was with what I now call my "Breakfast food Squad" (Pancake + Donut) since he was flying a TIE swarm and he just could not hide. Plus he was surprised that Leebo could barrel roll haha.

next time we played (after I had become obsessed and nearly matched his collection in about a week) he wanted to do a 110 point game for fun so he could outfit his squad some more I guess? I turned around and I added Gunner + Jan Ors + Stealth Drive to the Falcon.

He hated the list even more.

Wave 1 baby:

Vader+Concussion+Determination

Howlrunner

Academy x4

I knew Vader was overcosted even at the time, but it was either that or buy another core set! And I'd heard there were going to be expansions...

That list mainly went up against Wedge/Luke/Biggs... ah, the trench run, I'm getting all misty.

Then what's this? A Y-Wing? What's an ion token!?

Small boys, jumpers for goalposts, isn't it?

I THINK my first list was Boba and 3 TIE Fighters (can't remember upgrades of if the TIEs were named or not) and i lost horrably against double Aggressors

But my first successful build was:

M3-A (Serissu) - Swarm Tactics, Stealth Device, Title (Cannon), Mangler Cannon

M3-A (Laetin A'shera) - Stealth Device, Title (Cannon), Mangler Cannon

M3-A (Tansarii pt. vet.) - Stealth Device, Title (Cannon), Mangler Cannon

Z-95 (Bin. Pirate) - Feedback Array

I know it's not the greatest build out there, but it would be nice to revisit it with a few games and see how far I've come since I made it.

a named pilot swarm .... can't remember exactly who was in it. but it would have been standard original core and wave 1 stuff

I played my first tournament just after Scum and Villainy came out.

Something like:

Palob Godalhi (Moldy Crow), Blaster Turret, Recon Specialist,

Boba Fett, Autoblaster

N'Dru Suhlak, Lone wolf, Cluster Missiles, Stealth Device.

I won the first round against Etahn A'Baht with VI and R2-D2, along with and 3 Green A-Wings with Wingman.

That ended up being a 100-0 win for me - having taken out Etahn first, with N'Dru, in the second exchange (the first round I grabbed the TL, the next I lined up a focused cluster missle). Then it was short work cleaning up the A-Wings.

The next round I played against another scum build - I don't remember exactly what the make up was, but it came down to the last ship, and I flew my Firespray off the map - had it had its shot, I would have won.

The final round, I was cut to ribbons by a Soontir Fel build wth two Defenders.

Kath scarlet

Mangler cannon

Recspec

Vi

Howlrunner

Swarm tactics

3x academy ties

Did gd in two games then played epic national champion n it went down hill from there lol

My first list went okay at my FLGS in a small tournament. Better than I expected but nowhere near a winning list.

YT-1300 (Han Solo) 58pts

- Millennium Falcon Title Card

- C3P0

- R2D2

- Shield Upgrade

- Draw Their Fire

2x Rookie Pilots. 42pts

In all honesty I think the first few rounds the people were more concerned with getting me used to the game than being competitive because after my third game I started dying quite horribly...

My first list was something I could build from 2 starter sets and one or two expansions. I flew whisper with 4 ties. No where near a swarm yet, but so many bumps... :/

My first list back in 2013:

Wedge + PTL + R2F2 + stealth

Blue Sq. + FCS + HLC

Red Sq. + R2D2 + shield

I played it against Vader's Escort (Doomshuttle with 6 Ties) and could kill 1 or 2 Ties.

Tootled around with the core set a bit, then dove in with my second 100 point game being at a 20ish player tournament. I only had the core set, the e-wing and the HWK,so I brought:

Roark Garnet

-Moldy Crow

-Jan Ors (borrowed from another player at the store)

-ion cannon turret

Corran Horn

-Advanced Sensors

-R2-D2

-Marksmanship

Biggs Darklighter

Total: 99 points

The list worked rather well. Pretty easy for a newbie to fly. The only real constraint is keeping both ships in range 1 of Biggs. I went 4-1 in the tournament, beating panic attack, RAC Fel, fat chewie with 3 prototypes as escort, and a sort of hybrid corran/ rebel control build with the stress hog and some z's as blockers. I lost to brobots and it wasnt even close . I was seriously enamoured with the advanced sensors marksmanship combo on corran until I bought a b wing and realized I could get similar efficiency with FCS for 4 points less and not taking up my action.