Dabbling in rebels (k-wing+T-70+????)

By IronLichRich, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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I recently picked up a K-wing because I wanted conner nets and SLAM intrigues me. Unfortunately, this leaves me with two rebel ships, the K-Wing and the T-70 from the starter box, and I need a third ship to enable my SLAM addiction. Here is what I'm thinking of:

Miranda (35)

-TLT

Poe (36)

-BB-8

-PtL

Dutch (29)

-TLT

How bad is this list? I'm mainly looking for something fun to mess around with occasionally. Also, does anyone play Wedge anymore? If so, what do they run with him?

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I played against a Wedge last weekend at a winter kit. He wasn't bad, but he went down pretty quickly (which may have been more to do with positioning and unfortunate dice) but he put in some work on my shuttle before he bit the dust. I liked seeing him though, it made me want to get him into a 3-ship build again. He ran him with PTL, R2, and IA, I believe.

The problem with running Dutch as a way of enabling your SLAM addiction is that you need to be in R1-2 of Dutch for him to be useful. Miranda is probably going to go off for a wander after a couple of turns, and Poe is going to have to pull some funky maneuvers to stay alive without regen, which may take him out of that range more than you'd think (it's always right when you need the target lock that he'll be at R3).

Nothing wrong with taking another Y for a TLT though; I'd just drop him to Gold. That'll give you room to put R2D2 on Poe. I'd probably switch PTL for VI, but that's a personal thing. PTL does work well with R2D2. That'd leave you with 3 points left (assuming PTL is your choice) to spend wherever you want. Maybe a crew or a bomb for Miranda.

I'm going off the ships you mention that you have above, so I'm not sure if you have autothrusters or R5P9 for Poe, or tactician/3PO for Miranda.

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Other options would be an HLC B-Wing, a Z and an A, or Blount and another Z. Against a couple of my friends who tend to run Stealth Devices, Blount is cruel. The HLC B-Wing is a good damage source and have some good health, but if you'll be going against opponents with TLTs, Wampa, etc. it may not be the best.