I just thought I'd post up a list I've been having a decent amount of success with currently. Please forgive the unimaginative name, a poet I am not ![]()
33 Jake w/ VI, Test Pilot, PtL, Auto, PRockets
26 (2x) Tala
26 Gold w/ TLT, R3A2, BTL-A4
12 Bandit
3 Initiative
This list was inspired by two things; Paul Heaver’s worlds list, and one of my all-time favourite imperial lists, Soontir + miniswarm. I have Jake replacing Poe/Soontir as the ace pilot, who can also hunt down other ace pilots with a 3pt initiative bid (rather than Poe’s PS10). Then I have the stress-hog, who makes enemy aces sad-face even more, and helps the Z95s chase down boosting turrets and other difficult to catch targets. Then I have the efficient jousting core of my list in three Z95s; two Talas for Killing PS1-3 before they can shoot (with Jake’s help), and a Bandit for blocking other joust lists (also helped by the 3pt initiative bid). No turrets means I do lose the ability to finish off wounded, fleeing ships, but I feel the Z95s pair wellbetter with the stress-hog. Jake’s insane manoeuvrability and PS9 means he can usually chase down fleeing enemies with little effort anyway. So far I'm 8-0 against quite a variety of different lists including palp-mobile + aces, a crack-swarm, and Miranda + Dash.
What do you think?