When I saw this wonderful comic:

I thought to myself: Yes thats Boba Fett with Boba Fett crew card - which is of course not possible in X-Wing.

But there is a perfect scum ship to be the New Boba Fett: the Mandalorian Merc

Boba crew isn't worth investing a huge amount in. He's worth sticking on a ship that has a free crew slot and taking targets of opportunity, but paying a whole bunch of points t fire him is likely to end up in situations where you give your opponent a big giant target he can easily focus down.

I think he's not a bad buy for a YV-666. Bossk is often kitted out to deliver criticals, and for that matter often has his missile slot free. For 4 points, an Advanced Homing Missile and Boba Fett creates a scary region to be in, without using up any slots you need for his 'normal build', whatever it may be. It's a very good way of helping a YV-666 to engage Palpatine.

The Mando Merc is another good call. Calculation is nice in keeping it cheap - the Mangler cannon is good in theory but I always find you end up engaging with the stern guns of a Firespray as often or even more often than the forward arc.

Pairing it with an Aggressor might work well - pairing a ship with a Heavy Laser Cannon with a buddy with a Mangler Cannon is always nice.

Boba crew isn't worth investing a huge amount in.

How lucky you don't need to invest a huge amount in to make it work reliably.

Boba Fett is a good upgrade on very offensive pilots or very cheap ships. Dengar, Kath, and Bossk are all great pilots of you are looking for a cheap upgrade option(s).

Boba Fett is a good upgrade on very offensive pilots or very cheap ships. Dengar, Kath, and Bossk are all great pilots of you are looking for a cheap upgrade option(s).

With only one crew slot, I probably wouldn't put him on any of the Jumpmasters. They'll likely see more mileage from Gonk or Recon Specialists, who can help them stay alive longer.

He should be a great crew member for the generic G-1A or any YV-666, though. A Slaver could run with both Boba and Greedo for only 31 points, and doesn't really lose any action economy. Their low PS makes it easier to ensure that the target will take hull damage, allowing you to ensure that Boba will trigger.

I just realized, Boba Fett discards 1 enemy crew.

Palpatine is 2 crew.

Thus, Palpatine is immune to Boba Fett.

I just realized, Boba Fett discards 1 enemy crew.

Palpatine is 2 crew.

Thus, Palpatine is immune to Boba Fett.

Read the card again. Fett discards an upgrade, not a single crew.

And even if it was crew, we already have the Jerjerrod precedent which states that, yes, Palpatine can be discarded by effects that discard crew.

The important part about Boba Fett is that he triggers after a face up damage card has been dealt.

I'm curious, why did you not equip Advanced Homing Missiles on someone?

Hitting is much more important than pushing a single crit through then.

Easier as well.

I would suggest: