I have only played two games of Imperial Assault and only one using this list, but the Winter Tournament is set for this weekend and I was looking for some advice.

Kayn Somos

Elite Stormtrooper

Stormtrooper

Stormtrooper

Heavy Stormtrooper

Imperial Officer

I was pretty successful at mixing the troopers up so that a defeat at any one terminal didn't wipe out an entire group. I was also able to deal an impressive amount of damage using Kayn Somos and the heavies for firing squad.

My command deck is

Take Initiative

Reinforcements

Reinforcements

Strength in Numbers

Squad Swarm

Cruel Strike

To the Limit

Lock On

New Orders

Rally the Troops

Planning

Set for Stun

Expose Weakness

Against the Odds

Celebration

I threw this together real quick before the game with the aim of maximizing my activations at any point to focus fire or outnumber my opponent. Really just trying to get there the "firstest with the mostest" or at least close to first with enough guns to blast the first guy.

I would personally switch out Kayn for either E-Snow or E-Trooper+Rule by Fear. I played Kayn a lot when he first came out and I (along with others) have come to the conclusion that a set of Troopers is better to have than Kayn himself. You also really need to fit Grenadier into your command. I have not found Set for Stun to be that good of a card. If you want to fit stun into your list Id find a way to fit in Covering Fire instead.

Thanks! I was considering swapping the heavies or elite troopers for the snowtroopers but didnt want to limitt he effectiveness of my strength in numbers or squad swarm cards.

Also, I'm curious if Vader's Finest has any real value or if the two points are better spent elsewhere.

No Grenadier in the Command Deck?

I honestly didn't get a look at all my options. At first glance it didn't seem that useful. Ill post my changes this afternoon when I get a chance to check it again.

IMO, it is the BEST of all the trooper cards. Damage with no defense roll? Yes please.

I just feel like my red dice are too fickle to spend 3points on a card. I did add it to the deck though.

I always take grenadier with my troopers. Nothing beats throwing it into a crowd

I just feel like my red dice are too fickle to spend 3points on a card. I did add it to the deck though.

Even just a single point of damage, applied to 3-4 enemy figures, can be awesome. Especially since it bypasses those **** white dice the rebels all seem to have.

Thanks guys!

I'm playing again tomorrow I'll use basically the same list except that I'll spend my extra point to give the Heavy Troopers a targeting computer and I've adjusted the command deck as follows:

Grenadier

Rally The Troops

Lock On

Reinforcements

Reinforcements

Squad Swarm

Strength in Numbers

Planning

Recovery

To the Limit

Take Cover

Urgency

Celebration

Take Initiative

Expose Weakness

I also wanted some recommendations on this list which is a General Sorin variation of the same thing

General Sorin

Probe Droid

Probe Droid

Heavy Stormtrooper

Elite Snowtrooper

-The General's Ranks

Stormtrooper

Imperial Officer

-Total 40 points

with the command deck

Celebration

Element of Surprise

Urgency

Take Initiative

New Orders

Maximum Firepower

Optimal Bombardment

Reinforcements

Reinforcements

Hunter Protocol

Reposition

Set for Stun

Against the Odds

Harsh Environment

Recovery