Step 1: Youngster's Rageswarm

​Youngster + Rage + Hull

Epsilon Leader

Wampa

4x Academy

Wampa and the Hull are here as counters to currently powerful lists.

Wampa is anti-Ace, and Hull is anti-TLT (and anti-Swarm, for that matter).

I have seen variants of this with Black Cracks, losing one of the Alphas to pay for it all, but I don't think that's as powerful.

Moreover, you could also chunk Wampa and the Hull, in favor of upgrading all (now 5) Academies to Obsidians.

However, I think there's one more worth considering: Youngster, Rage, and 7 more TIE fighters. That's a hell of a punch.

Step 2: ​Blountracer Ordnance

Lt. Blount + Tracers + Guidance Chips + Veteran's Instinct

2x Bandits + Concussions + Guidance Chips

2x Bandits + Clusters + Guidance Chips

Bandit + Assaults + Guidance Chips

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​Oh hey, that's... that's weird, isn't it?

See, I realized that 5x Concussions are hilarious overkill with Focus-Tracers-Guidance... meaning there's room to diversify.

So, I split it in halvsies with Clusters, both for the superior raw damage vs low agility ships (Y-Wings, lookin' at you here), but also to solve the Range Control of the Aces.

And finally, the Assaults are teched in as anti-Formation, which makes them anti-Swarm and anti-Mirror, while also providing an additional threat to the Aces (You get damaged if you're even ​near a​ hittable target.)

Also, being without an initiative bid may be an issue vs other Alpha-Strike lists and TLTs, so I may wind up swapping the Assaults back for Concussions.

​Any others of the burgeoning archetypes you'd like to see me discuss?

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What about the very anticipated triple torpedo JumpMaster build? Do you have any takes or suggestions regarding how to use (or better yet, how to go up against such a list)?

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What about the very anticipated triple torpedo JumpMaster build? Do you have any takes or suggestions regarding how to use (or better yet, how to go up against such a list)?

Well, there's not much wiggle-room for variation there, except for one key area.

You can take Overclocked Aggro rather than R4, for 1 point less.

There are subtle yet potent differences there, I'll grant you, but Overclocked can basically give you a rechargeable Glitterstim for die modifications, rather than the 1-2 punch of Focus followed by TL.

It does seem rather potent, though, and has been making its rounds as a combosome trio on Vassal for a while, as you've listed.

The Overclock version is more defensive, and more reliant on its green maneuvers, where as the R4 is offensive and free-wheeling.

How to fight against it?

​Good question.

​You'll want to shoot before it does for the two rounds in which its firing its torpedoes, and move after it for the rounds following (to avoid the Range 1 bubble), but you want to have enough ships on the ground to deal enough damage to it effectively.

PS 4 sits advantageously, but not necessarily advantageously enough to justify the price....

I dunno. Maybe A-Wings?

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What about the very anticipated triple torpedo JumpMaster build? Do you have any takes or suggestions regarding how to use (or better yet, how to go up against such a list)?

1.) Most important thing about using Overcharged instead of Agromech is that it saves you one point, which can be used on Intel Agent for blocks or Boba Crett or 4-LOM crews, either of which are excellent for a single point.

2.) I'm going to suggest this not only for this build, but on any ordnance carrier: Flechette Torpedoes instead of Extra Munitions. Autostress on Acewings and Aggressors. You lose a little bit of damage output but gain a decent amount of control. We'll see how the meta pans out and how often that wave 7 Acewing builds still show up. We'll still see Soontir and Poe often, but maybe not to the point that it's absolutely vital to run flechettes to counter them.