Super Poe (with BB-8 and three actions and no stress)

By Hrathen, in X-Wing

I searrched the forums (probably did it wrong) but I didn't see anyone talking about this.

I can't take credit it for this at all, I heard about this combo on Scum and Villany Podcast.

Here is my super Poe -

Poe Dameron

BB-8

PtL

Autothrusters

Here is how he works, reveal a green manuver, that triggers BB-8 so I get to do a barrel roll before I do my manuver. That let's me trigger PtL probably for a boost, but maybe for a focus (epecially if I will bump latter). Then I do the green manuver, which clears my stress allowing me to take an action on after my manuver.

This Poe is more of an Arc-dodger than the standard Poe + R5-P9, who is more of a jouster.

Technically BB-8 and PtL could be paired together on just about any ship with a astromech slot, but the T-70 comes with a boost. Oh and I love Poe.

It's a fine combo, but in the current meta you're taking a huge risk of getting stressed into oblivion and losing access to it. Thus most people are taking R2-D2, who doesn't care about actions or stress.


Which is a shame, because Super-Poe is all kinds of fun. We just need to make all of these Stresshogs and Tactical K-wings go away.

I prefer the combo on Wedge personally, but he lacks the greens to make it really work...

Maybe Ello Atsy is where he needs to be?

It makes Ello super unpredictable, but you are either using bb8 or pilot ability. On wedge/poe/prettymuchanyone, you can use both

Its a great version no doubt. Not as durable against some lists but not bad by any stretch. Hell its better against plenty of things than the regen version I'd wager.

I've played a few games with it and have had fun. Stress (either self inflicted or enemy inflicted) shuts it down but I've had opponents sigh at the silly locations Poe's ended up in or obstacles he's dodged in route to shooting stuff up.

And stress hurts Ello just as much because he cant T-roll either

It makes Ello super unpredictable, but you are either using bb8 or pilot ability. On wedge/poe/prettymuchanyone, you can use both

Not entirely true. One of the weaknesses of the combo on anyone else is that K-turning or T-rolling locks you out of it for 2 turns, as you can't use it on the turn you clear the stress. Ello can T-roll, then get right back to the BB-8 shenanigans next turn.

Ello with BB-8 and PtL is super viable.

played against it a few times. Beat the list a few times, but I got Poe only once (the other games he survived). While super agile he suffers against lists with 5+ ships, as there's always one to block the good spot ;-) (first rule when blocking: be where you don't want your enemy to be! If you can't, point some guns at that spot). And movement tends to be predictable when you want to pull off that trick, makes it just easier to block; throw in a stress or two and he's out of the match more or less.

While I personally like the BB8 version better, the R2D2 version is more reliable (and harder to beat)

I assume you are talking about BB-8 without ptl.

A T-70 with ptl + BB-8 is incredibly hard to block

Edited by jokerkd

I think this is how Poe must be running his Black One T-70 in the movie.

Very cool build but you have to watch out for your action timing, boosting in particular as this can put you in some unexpected spots depending on what you've selected as your green.

I think this is how Poe must be running his Black One T-70 in the movie.

Very cool build but you have to watch out for your action timing, boosting in particular as this can put you in some unexpected spots depending on what you've selected as your green.

Plus he swapped his pilot ability for this:
"Whenever you destroy a ship, immediately perform a free attack. Your attack dice cannot be cancelled during that attack.
Also, you may cross into the neighbouring game of Imperial Assault and kill any Stormtroopers on the game board."

Make it Asty

Trolls without issue, bb-8s right over again on the following turn

Or back to back troll while the enemy scrambles to account for bb8

Shenanigans aplenty ; most fun you'll ever have if you can avoid r3-a2

I say BATWEDGE and his PS9 is better than poe, although autothruster is king.

From my personal view, It's better to combo regen-poe and Batwedge.

poe gets into thick of it, doesn't give a **** generally, and wedge is the monster you unleash upon thy foe.

you just have enough points to slap stress-Y to the list and feel the salty tears...

Firstly, I will admit, I am more a for-fun player than a super competative player. I do play in local tournaments, but it is more to be able to get three games in one day against rather than really winning a lot of tournaments.

Secondly, I want to try this build; I haven't actually flown Poe like this before.

In response to stress hogs, you need to have Poe in your arc and be at range 2 to stress him right. I think that is where the arc dodging comes in.

In response to other pilots, I love Poe's ability, but it is his high pilot skill that is a must for his Barrel-Roll + Boost combo to be maximized.