Keyan+Sensor Jammer+Jan

By Stinger07, in X-Wing

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Would this be enough to make him survivable for the points?

As long as he is taking stress he gets a free focus, and if he is not taking stress, he essentially has an evade action. Plus Jan can help out others when Keyan isn't using her.

Sensor Jammer is almost as good as an evade token, and is free once per attack, and it really messes with people using target locks instead of focuses.

What do people think?

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if you want some extra beef add katarn to him.

that way jan (if he has the bigger skill than the foe)

will let him get an evade token

because when he eats his stress, katarn crew triggers, and you use jan on another ship (maybe the hwk that buffs your PS to 12) lets you change that assigned focus to an evade

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nope (jammers are expensive)

also don't add Katarn, focus on 1 agi is pitiful

c3po is far superior for the same points

Keyan's mean without of being durable is simply not getting shot. How? well, he can't arc-dodge, but he can just slam himself into fools with stay on target + sensors. The greatest defense is never having to roll dice

Edited by ficklegreendice
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Go crazy, throw elusiveness on there. Why not.

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nope (jammers are expensive)

also don't add Katarn, focus on 1 agi is pitiful

c3po is far superior for the same points

Keyan's mean without of being durable is simply not getting shot. How? well, he can't arc-dodge, but he can just slam himself into fools with stay on target + sensors. The greatest defense is never having to roll dice

He was suggesting Katarn on Keyan, Jan on another ship.

Use stress as a focus, Katarn triggers giving you a focus, Jan triggers turning it to an evade.

I don't like it, it is a two-ship synergy combo that doesn't add enough to be worth it, but a free evade every is better than c3po every turn. We could probably get into an argument about the 5 points vs. 3 points cost, but I'm not going to - neither crew setup is good enough to get fired up about.

Edited by GiraffeandZebra
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a free evade every turn is not better than c3po every turn, considering the limitations built in and the amount of points invested

and esp considering you could combine c3po with Jan on another ship, just add sensors or use a PTL build

Edited by ficklegreendice
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Best insurance for Keyan (and any other pilot) is still Biggs ;)

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Forgive me for being blunt, but if you're trying to make Keyan more survivable, you are doing it wrong.


Keyan is not a durable late-game finisher like, say, Poe or Miranda. He is an early game strike weapon. He exists to hit hard and fast and get enemy ships off the table so that your real finisher can do its job later on. Simply equip Keyan for that task by giving him a way to generate his own stress, add a sensor if you have the points, then point him at the enemy and start shooting.

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Ibitsan is better for a Tanky BWing build. Remember her?

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Ibitsan is better for a Tanky BWing build. Remember her?

That fishy lady is fantastically irritating for my opponents... like her better when she's in an X-wing though (R2 + PTL is the win!)