Flight of the Z's

By R3N3GAD3, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Ok so I wish I could play as many lists as I create but this one I'm gonna try and make sure it sees the table top. This list focus is on using Cracker and Blount to boost and support 3 bandits vIA swarm tactics and squad leader. I picked cluster missles to help ensure I knock out or seriously cripple what I shoot at aND i rrally lover adv homingmissles. This is a swarm so I'm not to worried about swarms. I think I have covered my bases but what weaknesses do you guys see.

Z-95 Headhunter: · Airen Cracken

Swarm Tactics

Cluster Missiles

Hull Upgrade

Z-95 Headhunter: · Lieutenant Blount

· Squad Leader

Adv. Homing Missiles

Hull Upgrade

2x Z-95 Headhunter: Bandit Squadron Pilot

Cluster Missiles

Z-95 Headhunter: Bandit Squadron Pilot (12)

Adv. Homing Missiles

My only Swiss Rounds loss at Regionals this year was to a list similar to yours.

I recommend using Concussion Missiles instead of AHMs or Clusters to pair with Airen Cracken's Cluster Missiles.

In order for your list to succeed, your alpha strike is reliant on a very tight engagement range. Cluster Missiles range 1-2 with AHMs range 2 (behind, I'm assuming) is already pretty restricting. If you ran Concussion Missiles instead, you'd get significantly more overlap between the Clusters (1-2) and Conc (2-3 from behind). Not to mention you'll be dealing way more damage with Concussions. AHMs and Clusters are just too unreliable with only 3 reds and no special modifiers with exception to Blount.

Here's what I suggest which is similar to what you had in mind:

Airen Cracken

Swarm Tactics

Cluster Missiles

Hull Upgrade

Lieutenant Blount

Squad Leader

Advanced Homing Missiles

Tala Squadron x 2

Concussion Missiles

Bandit Squadron

Concussion Missiles

Hope that helps!

Edited by zerotc

That's much more gooder! But I'm considering dropping squad leader in favor of VI since squad leader is an action.

I agree, VI might be better for Blount. You can use that extra point to upgrade the Bandit to a Tala too. Your other option is to downgrade all three to Bandits and give them Munition Failsafes, but I don't think it's necessary.

Well I was thinking of leaving the one point bid for int. Since cracken will be bringing the Bandit up to ps8 with swarm.

Ya good idea. That PS8 99-point bid might not win you initiative very often, but it could certainly be the difference against 100-pt VI Brobots or a 100-pt Corran list.