Still super sad that Manglers are 4 points. Because Maarek+Mangler+TIE/D would have been mint.
TRACTOR BEAM REDUCES AGILITY!
Oh my. Those Tie Defender titles. These are the Tie Defender fixes we have wanted very badly. 3, 4, or 5 speed maneuver gains a free focus token and it's -2 points. I may start playing imps!
It gets a free EVADE token, not a focus
So basically, it's theoretically possible to field four Tractor Beam equipped ships, reduce a cloaked Phantom's agility to 0, then one-shot it with a fifth ship. Right??? Wishful thinking??
If you could have hit a Phantom with four tractor beams to reduce its agility to 0, you could instead have hit it with four actual attacks and already destroyed it.
Nice! I didn't realized they spoiled card in the article. Thanks, A free evade makes more sense than a focus for sure.
Still super sad that Manglers are 4 points. Because Maarek+Mangler+TIE/D would have been mint.
I think that would have been too much.
I'm sorry, I meant to say evade, not focus, you are correct.
Tomax is continuous Crackshot. I like it!
Or unlimited white 5Ks.
I'll just set him on the edge of the map, set nothing but that maneuver, and shout, "WHEEEEEEEEEEE" every time I reveal his dial.
Hey...
What about Dash with Tractor Beam..?
Brath plus X7 plus Juke would be knarly.
Vessery plus /D plus Ion plus PTL could be nasty too.
Hey...
What about Dash with Tractor Beam..?
A whole lotta points to do no damage with him. I'd rather see it on a fringer, at least you aren't wasting a ton of points then.
I'm slightly disappointed with the Tractor Beam, but oh so pleased with this veterans box that I've magnanimously decided to forgive them.
Hey...
What about Dash with Tractor Beam..?
A whole lotta points to do no damage with him. I'd rather see it on a fringer, at least you aren't wasting a ton of points then.
No, you're still wasting a ton of points.
Finally, I want to buy their stuff again. I've had limited interested in Wave 8 (only want Scum), the budget doesn't allow the Gozanti, and may never want to buy the Force Awakens stuff. But this... This is gold.
I'm slightly disappointed with the Tractor Beam, but oh so pleased with this veterans box that I've magnanimously decided to forgive them.
Like I mentioned, at least tractor beam seems to be a really nice piece with the new Defenders at least! Otherwise I don't think I'll ever use it.
Just for the pretties, I hope you can run 2 Glaives and a Vessery.
At least a bloodred Vessery and two Royal Guards. Which means I need me another Imperial Aces, soon.
Like I mentioned, at least tractor beam seems to be a really nice piece with the new Defenders at least! Otherwise I don't think I'll ever use it.I'm slightly disappointed with the Tractor Beam, but oh so pleased with this veterans box that I've magnanimously decided to forgive them.
A couple of B-Wing supporters, two TLT Y-Wings, Golden Daggers.
Or a new iteration of the old Bloody Daggers, with the revitalized X-Wings.
Tie/x7 and Juke will be pretty slick. K-turn into your evade token and make the defender hurt.
So if the beam tokens are removed during the clean up phase does that mean you have to shoot the Tractor'ed ship the same round of combat it was placed on it?
Or does it work like an ion token where it doesn't activate until the following round?
If it is the former then you more or less have to run a swarm - put the TB on a high(er) PS ship so that the rest of your ships can take advantage of the token after it has been placed.
On a side note, just think of how brutal it would be to get Tractor'ed, which opens you up to get Ion'ed and then Flechette'ed. #dayruined.
So if the beam tokens are removed during the clean up phase does that mean you have to shoot the Tractor'ed ship the same round of combat it was placed on it?
Or does it work like an ion token where it doesn't activate until the following round?
If it is the former then you more or less have to run a swarm - put the TB on a high(er) PS ship so that the rest of your ships can take advantage of the token after it has been placed.
Could be time for Decoy to shine.
Like I mentioned, at least tractor beam seems to be a really nice piece with the new Defenders at least! Otherwise I don't think I'll ever use it.I'm slightly disappointed with the Tractor Beam, but oh so pleased with this veterans box that I've magnanimously decided to forgive them.
A couple of B-Wing supporters, two TLT Y-Wings, Golden Daggers.
Or a new iteration of the old Bloody Daggers, with the revitalized X-Wings.
But the issue here is the B-wings are missing out on an opportunity to lay 3 attack dice into the opposing ship. In most every match up, you will want the damage instead of the -1 defense for the round. There are also a number of match ups where tractor beam wont be doing anything for you- on the ships at the top of the agility spectrum (Soontir), and those at the bottom (Ghost, Decis).
Either way, I'm glad it has a platform on the Defender. Outside of that though, I don't know if I expect to see it much.
So if the beam tokens are removed during the clean up phase does that mean you have to shoot the Tractor'ed ship the same round of combat it was placed on it?
Or does it work like an ion token where it doesn't activate until the following round?
If it is the former then you more or less have to run a swarm - put the TB on a high(er) PS ship so that the rest of your ships can take advantage of the token after it has been placed.
From what I can see, it is placed on the ship immediately after the attack, and then cleared at the end phase. So, it only sticks around during combat.
So if the beam tokens are removed during the clean up phase does that mean you have to shoot the Tractor'ed ship the same round of combat it was placed on it?
Or does it work like an ion token where it doesn't activate until the following round?
If it is the former then you more or less have to run a swarm - put the TB on a high(er) PS ship so that the rest of your ships can take advantage of the token after it has been placed.
From what I can see, it is placed on the ship immediately after the attack, and then cleared at the end phase. So, it only sticks around during combat.
which means you are going to want tractor beams on your highest PS pilots.
Tractor Beam Token
Reference Card
A ship with at least one tractor beam token
assigned to it follows special rules during
these phases:
Combat Phase: The agility value
of that ship is reduced by 1 for each
tractor beam token, to a minimum of 0.
End Phase: Remove all tractor beam tokens
from the ship.
So basically, it's theoretically possible to field four Tractor Beam equipped ships, reduce a cloaked Phantom's agility to 0, then one-shot it with a fifth ship. Right??? Wishful thinking??
Or maybe the agility value of a cloaked Phantom simply goes from 2 to 0, and it still gets its 2-green-dice cloak bonus.
Hmm.
Still ..... I foresee shenanigans!
Except that if the previous four ships had anything other than tractor beams, the ship would already have been one-shot. 
I guess it has a place on a Defender as a pre-primary shot, that helps set up the opponent for a TIE swarm... but I'm not sure many other places. Serissu, once Scyks stop sucking, maybe? The need to hit is significant.
I'm thinking...
- (1x) Moralo Eval (YV-666) w/ Tractor Beam and K4
- (3x) Cartel Spacer (Scyk) w/ Title and Mangler
K4 and Focus gives Moralo everything he needs to TB a target - Scyk's bear down with three Mango Cannons.