Hello guys,

after winning a little tournament and making a good show on another tournament it's time to move on and post my Kayn List:

http://ia-armies.com/army/ZbDWjToO

Kayn

2x Elite Trooper

1x Royal Guard

2x Officer

Thats quit obvious, and even though you could have more troopers with an Elite E-Web instead of Royal Guards it would not be worth it. You want just a unit of Red Cloaks on your side of the table.

Now the more important Part:

- Deadeye

You want the range. I mean normally you don't need it. You have Green + Blue = average of slightly above 4 Accuracy and a surge for 3 accuracy and a reroll .... You can snipe those 7 or 8 Spaces. BUT sometimes it is worth spending the Deadeye just to use the Surge for the +2 DMG.

- Element of Surprise

Well, obvious

- Fleet Footed

You want that movement. Especially with kayn it is great. Move 1 space to those 2 troopers, shoot and focus and let those trooper shoot. Thats a lot of dmg in 1 round. Or use the grenade and let them shoot, it's fun.

- Focus

Well, Focus.

- Grenadier

THE card. The game changing card and the most fun card. One of the reasons to play troopers.

- Marksman x2

This is on the edge. Yes it can help, especially with element of surprise and/or with sniping wounded targets but I'm not sure if x2 is really necessary. If you have another good option feel free to tell me

- Provoke

I love it, I know some people don't but if you play it right it can win you games. Just imagine delaying that luke who has only few hps left before your next trooper squad can shoot him down. Best part : The figure for using provoke doesn't have to be the one who finished his activation.

- Rally

Well, Stun is annoying, but maybe I would replace it with Hard to Hit but I don't have the droids until now.

- Reinforcement x2

Well, the only sad thing about is that you only can play 2 of this.

- Take Initiative

Standard.

- Urgency

Even if it is not as good as Fleet Footed or Rank and File it still helps you to get into position or get some objectives.

- Rally the Troops

Just wonderful ! Just letting Kayn choose 2 troopers for shooting down a target and then reactivating the whole bunch.

- Rank and File

I really love this card. Especially after you realise you can use it while activating trooper 2 or 3 of a squad. Just move with trooper 1 next to trooper 2, shoot, then activate trooper 2 and use Rank and File, get trooper 1 out of the line and have trooper 2 shoot.

If you would play anything different in the command deck , post it. I would love to optimise this squad as it is a good Tier 1.5 Squad and is very funny to play.

I have been playing nothing but this squad for the last month and a half. My Command Deck has more special actions to allow my figures to break the mold a little.

My cards in common:

Take Initiative

Element of Surprise

Urgency

Rally

Fleet Footed

Rank and File

Reinforcements x2

Grenadier

Rally the Troops

Where I differ:

Planning: A great use for the officer that ends up sitting on a terminal to get more options in my hand

Inspiring Speech: Another good use for an Officer who doesn't need to push anyone around, or if Kayn just can't get a shot off/is weakened and unlikely to get a surge.

Jump Jets: gives Kayn some great options to jump between some Troopers and get a Firing Squad off.

Single Purpose: Allows a double Order in the first round or multiple Firing Squads. Might get cut.

To the Limit: With all the special actions running around in my Command Deck, I can get some great action economy off of this card. Also may get cut.

Jump Jets is also an good option but sadly I'm still waiting for Twin Shadows , Boba and the Droids... my store got Wave 3 yesterday but still no sign of the rest of wave 2.

Why do you choose Inspiring Speech over Focus?

Why do you choose Inspiring Speech over Focus?

Inspiring Speech can give up to two focus tokens and it uses an Officer's less valuable action and leaves the recipient of the focus token with two actions during their activation.

Focus is easier to use.

Kayn dropping Inspiring Speech on a pair of Troopers and then using firing squad on them would be pretty cool.