New player looking for input on Bossk-centered list

By Tsjagatai, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Hey there,

As the title suggests, I'm a new player looking for ideas to fill out my Bossk list in order to attend my first GameDay-tournament at the local gaming store.

Only started playing recently and did so mostly for the scum and villainy faction, and the fact I get to fly my favorite bounty hunter: Bossk!

What I have so far, as a center piece for my list:

YV 666 piloted by Bossk (35)

Calculation (1)

Engine upgrade (4)

Recon specialist (3)

K4 security droid (3)

For a grand total of 46 points.

While this setup is not set in stone I really like the playstyle of it. so I'm mainly looking at things to support it in my list.

Should I got as much added firepower as possible, like adding two twin laser turret y-wings, or opt for more controlling ion cannon turrets? Or go a totally different direction by either adding many small bodies (z95's) or the complete opposite: another big expensive ship?

Any kind of input is greatly appreciated! :)

(tournament is the 20the of January btw, though I'm really just going to have fun, I do prefer being somewhat competitive... While flying my favorite Star Wars Bounty Hunter!)

In case that helps, these are the expansions I own:

Starviper

Most Wanted

Y-wing

HWK

Hounds tooth

Next one to get would probably be a k-wing for the twin laser turrets, as they seem too good not to have. And I can figure out a rebel list on the side with all the leftovers from the rebel expansions I'm buying for my scum-list!

If you get the ywing 2tlt with either unhinged or salvaved astromech os pretty solid

It looks solid. With what you have I think you could complete this list by picking up just an IG2000 and a K-wing:

Bossk (35)

Calculation (1)

"Mangler" Cannon (4)

Outlaw Tech (2)

K4 Security Droid (3)

Inertial Dampeners (1)

Engine Upgrade (4)

Syndicate Thug (18)

Twin Laser Turret (6)

Unhinged Astromech (1)

Syndicate Thug (18)

Twin Laser Turret (6)

Unhinged Astromech (1)

Total: 100

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Edit: Maybe throw Veteran Instinct on Bossk instead of Calculation of you have a Firespray.

Edited by Skargoth

With your initial build; I'd consider adding an Outlaw Tech and then running two TLT R4 Agromech Ys. That will put out very consistent damage and you'll have a ton of hit points yourself.

Thanks for the feedback so far! The go to "filler" for scum lists does seem to be TLT Y-Wings of some kind, so I'll probably try that out first.

Do people prefer adding the BTL-A4 title to these crafts, or is leaving it off for the 360* turret range just way more useful than having the added primary attack?

Another squad list I'm looking to try (at home at least) would be my 46pt. Bossk in conjunction with:
- Guri (30), lone wolf (2), autothrusters (2), 34pt.
- Cartel marauder (20) 20pt.
OR N'Dru Suhlak, crack shot (1), glitterstim (2) 20pt.
Would the Guri + marauder/N'Dru even hold a candle to double TLT y's or would I just be gimping myself in a somewhat competitive scene with these? Comments and opinions welcome :)

Edited by Tsjagatai

Guri w/ LW and Suhlak probably won't work, because it's almost impossible to keep them both in range 2 from other friendly ships IMO.

The only time i advacate the ywing title is withe the reb stress bot