Hey everyone! I have recently gotten to experience the amazing that is Omega Leader. Homeboy is an amazing pilot (but also has a huge target on his back). After putting the leader and two of his PS4 buddies with Crackshot in a list, I've been trying to find a good complement for them. I recently thought up this. (Head canon: Kylo found an old Advanced, fixed it up and is flying it around with his FO buddies)

TIE Advanced: · Darth Vader (29)

Predator (3)

Engine Upgrade (4)

TIE/x1 (0)

Advanced Targeting Computer (1)

TIE/fo Fighter: · "Omega Leader" (21)

Juke (2)

Comm Relay (3)

TIE/fo Fighter: Omega Squadron Pilot (17)

Crack Shot (1)

TIE/fo Fighter: Omega Squadron Pilot (17)

Crack Shot (1)

-- TOTAL ------- 99/100p. --

I flew something similar with Col. Vessery instead of Vader this weekend and Leader was the obvious first target to the more experienced players at the tournament. I came in fourth (of 16) after Swiss but had to bounce due to family commitments, so no playoffs. My loss of the day was a big one, to a trio of Imperial PS9 Aces who just nuked my formation.

Does throwing Vader (Kylo) out there mess with target priority? I don't think most foes want to tackle Vader or the Leader in the late game.

What are your thoughts? Is trading out Engine for a FO Ace a better idea? I'd love to hear the thoughts of the squad list board!

I like the list. I believe that using Vader does make omega leader less of a target. OL is great but does't deal as much damage as Vader does.

Crack Shot is by far my favourite upgrade. Such a great card for 1 point! How are you finding the OSs? I just feel that once they have spent their crack shot they are essentially a chunky tie fighter at a awkward PS. Crack shot swarm works well because it has a much better alpha strike capability and it normally has Howlrunner to help the 2 red dice after.

I have been trying to get Vader and OL in a list together as well. Here is my current list.

Vader (29)

Title + ATC (1)

EU (4)

Crack Shot (1)

Omega Leader (21)

Juke (2)

Comm Relay(3)

Zeta Leader (20)

Predator (3)

Comm Relay(3)

Academy Pilot (12)

Total = 99 points

I've played 3 games with this list so far and lots with another list that swaps out ZL and AP for Echo. I changed to this version after Echo kept on rolling pathetic green and blowing up far too soon. I haven't lost yet but it's till early days.

Vader with predator is a great choice but I feel he doesn't need it half of the time due to him only rolling 2 dice. I have been playing him with crack shot for a long time now and feel it's a solid choice if you are looking at saving points. It helps to push crits through and at PS9 makes the defender spend tokens before all your other ships have shot(nobody likes taking crits). Vader and EU are great! makes him move like Fel so definitely do not remove EU.

OL is great. Enough said.

ZL does a decent amount of damage while not providing too much of a threat to beat Vader and OL as a target. He doesn't care about spending his evade and with predator has enough action economy to do what's needed. PS7 is nice as well. Wired is another interesting choice on ZL but he normally want to take focus anyway.

AP is a cheap blocker and can get in some cheeky shots now and then (best 12 points I ever spent).

Well that's all I've got. Both our lists are quite similar and it probably comes down to play style and the opposing list as to which would work better.

I think it can work fine. Vader is nice for the damage he can dish out. OL doesn't hit as hard, but is extremely annoying to other aces, so they make a good pair since your opponent will want to kill them both first, but has to choose.

First, thank you for taking the time to write an this feedback! It's awesome.

Second, I love the Omegas. Their PS let's them shoot before the TLT menace but allows them to block the likes of Poe. I used their blocking power to great effect this weekend by denying VI R5-P9 Poe his token two rounds in a row, which effectively sunk the ace. I actually really like PS4 in my local meta.

Your list looks brutal! Zeta Leader is probably my number 2 FO. My only worry is the Academy. This might just be my personal play style but I just can't get them to work for me. The ability to block is great but I'm a world of PS2, the omnipresent Academy is almost a hindrance. I want the opportunity to take a TLT off the board before he fires. An Academy doesn't let me do that. However, your mileage may vary.

Just a follow up to the list I mentioned. I played it in a tournament a few weeks back. Did OK. 4th out of 16 after a really bad first round. The star was actually Zeta as nobody expected him to do as much damage as he did. Used AP to great affect. Blocked a swarm just before they went through the asteroid field. They had to split up and after a tough fight I came out on top. It would have gone very badly for me if the swarm stayed in formation as it was a crack swarm with howlrunner.