Rebel Tournament List...Help!

By Kakita Ryuku, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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So, I have a tournament coming up in a few days, and after months of testing I am still not sure what I am actually going to fly!

I normally have a pretty decent success rate within my local group, or at least, when I find a competitve list I am comfortable with, but lately I've just been loosing....a lot!

My lists typically will include a lot of regen and high pilot skill aces and I've loved Corran since the first time I played him, he is definately my go to ship in times of need, but the three lists I've been playing lately just haven't been working for me and I can be sure whether its purely bad flying, bad match ups or bad lists. I'll list what I've been playing mostly....

Poe with VI, R2D2, Autothrusters / Miranda with TLT / Stresshog. This is the list I've had the most luck with, it has the control with the stresshog, Miranda is elusive and Poe is Poe, but I worry it will struggle with turrets as it has low agility...

Poe with VI, R5-P9, Autothrusters / Red Ace with Comms Relay, R2-D2, Autothrusters / Gold with TLT. No Stresshog, but I liked the 360 TLT and thrusters on both the T-70s. Red Ace has been the star of the list, but I find Poe dies easily and then I have no high PS and get arc dodged...

Poe with VI, R5-P9, Autothrusters / Corran with Push, R2-D2, FCS, Engine / Chardaan Prototype A....yes, this is the same as the 2nd place worlds list, but its basically what I was working towards even before worlds, only I was using a Z blocker and Predator. I realised how useful VI was and how much better as a blocker an A-Wing is, but don't want to be accused of cheesy 'Net listing'...Having said that this is probably my favourite but also the most risky...
That gives and idea of what I've been trying and I seem to do well against lower damage stuff, or fewer arc dodgy ships. Where I seem to struggle is vs high damage output lists. For example, vs Decimator with Palp and an Ace I find that the consistant high damage (Chiraneau can seemingly get 4 crits every attack...) just gives Poes 2 Evade dice with too much do and once he goes down its hard not to get arc dodged and focused. Similar vs 4 ship Rebel lists, I can get safe range three shots with Poe, then struggle with the next round and if he has two or three shots at range 1/2 Poe just explodes, regen be damned...
Any advice/suggestions from the great minds of the forums? I really want to be on top of my game for tournaments and trying to make top 8 again!

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Sorry, slightly off topic but I'd be grateful to learn how the Chirenaeu you faced was getting up to 4 crits a go

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Ability + rerolls + emperor + luck??

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Hah, I'd missed the mention of Palpatine. Gosh I want that card...

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Yeah, pretty much that. I'm exaggerating with the four crits, but usually it would be something like, say, Crit, Blank, Blank, Eye. TL to re-roll the blanks, usually to hits, Eye to crit from his ability, Hit to crit from Palp. So at least two crits pretty much.

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You can try your list:

Poe with VI, R5-P9, Autothrusters / Corran with Push, R2-D2, FCS, Engine / Chardaan Prototype A

Just exchnage Poe with Miranda, TLT and Tactition or C3PO.

Miranda in my opinion is just tankier that Poe. As much as i like Poe, i get same feeling like you, if Poe or Corran goes down vs more damage output list i can't recover.

Or just go all out and fly something like 3-KWing "Danger zone" build.

Another one, that is arc dodgy can be 2A-Wings+Corran for example (As you like Corran so much) You can get Decent A-Wing pilot with torps if needed or 2 mid range full loadout pilots :)

You can go evade and dodge route :)

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Sorry, slightly off topic but I'd be grateful to learn how the Chirenaeu you faced was getting up to 4 crits a go

Average rolls for Chiraneau/VI/Palpatine/GUnner/EU and Vader/VI/x1/ATC/EU (assuming r1) are boom/boom/kaboom/kaboom. It's a monster of a list.

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You can try your list:

Poe with VI, R5-P9, Autothrusters / Corran with Push, R2-D2, FCS, Engine / Chardaan Prototype A

Just exchnage Poe with Miranda, TLT and Tactition or C3PO.

Miranda in my opinion is just tankier that Poe. As much as i like Poe, i get same feeling like you, if Poe or Corran goes down vs more damage output list i can't recover.

Or just go all out and fly something like 3-KWing "Danger zone" build.

Another one, that is arc dodgy can be 2A-Wings+Corran for example (As you like Corran so much) You can get Decent A-Wing pilot with torps if needed or 2 mid range full loadout pilots :)

You can go evade and dodge route :)

Miranda is great, my only worry then would be that I'm running two PS8 guys, so not got the PS to dodge around Fel/Whisper? I find Corran can survive one big hit better, whereas Poe is great vs lots of small hits. I am likely to see a lot of Deci-Palp with Ace lists at this tournament....

Also 'Danger Zone' is great fun!

Edited by Kakita Ryuku