I am a new player to x-wing and ended up doing a Amazon binge on this game after a con. I've been thinking of different squadrons with what I have. This is the best I've come up with in my opinion but it is untested. The idea is to get the enemy focused on either Kagi or Whisper, with that Mauler can run in there with 4-5 dice attacks. If the focus is on Kagi then I am very happy. If the focus is on Mauler then Whisper will be unleashed. The obvious weaknesses I've found is only having 3 ships and Lambda's poor maneuverability. I'm often deciding if I want the targeting computer on Mauler or anti-pursuit lasers on Kagi. Please tell me what you guys think and any advice you may have for more squadrons.

Take the Bait (100)

"Whisper" (45) - TIE Phantom

Push The Limit (3), Advanced Sensors (3), Recon Specialist (3), Advanced Cloaking Device (4)

Captain Kagi (33) - Lambda-Class Shuttle

Enhanced Scopes (1), Rebel Captive (3), Tactician (2)

Mauler Mithel (22) - TIE Fighter

Marksmanship (3), Targeting Computer (2)

I think the idea behind the build is not bad. For a beginning player, you sound like you have a decent grasp of some of the nuances of the game already.

Here are a couple things that might be problematic though:

PTL + advanced sensors: this is for very experienced, very confident players only. I mean, go ahead and give it a whirl, but if you are new to the game, you are asking for trouble with this combo on a phantom. It is very, VERY difficult to use effectively. In fact, I would go so far to say that PTL + sensors on a phantom is possibly the hardest to fly ship in the entire game (although Echo is more complicated than any other phantom). My suggestion is to stick with the much easier to use, and 'tried-and-true' Veteran Instincts + FCS that most people put on their phantoms.

Marksmanship on Mauler: this EPT is frankly garbage on Mauler. It has some uses, particularly on ships that can shoot more than once in a turn (such as through gunner, or corran horn), but a 3 hull ship is not a good home for this card. Predator would be better. Veteran Instincts is also good here, since it gives you some protection for whisper against rebel captive (if you put VI on her too), although admittedly, very few people use rebel captive anymore...

Kagi looks fine though!