Is this 4-LOM worth his points and who should he fly with?

By Admiral Deathrain, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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4-LOM with VI, FCS, Mist Hunter + TB (so far so usual), Gonk and Experimental Interface for 36 points.

The Gonk + Experimental Interface combo has been discussed briefly but I don't recall having seen any practical results, yet. As the price is relatively high I haven't given much consideration, yet, especially because of the stress, but that part actually synergizes with 4-LOM! Heres what speaks for it:

  • Its an obnoxious regen ship and those tend to be good!
  • It has controlling potential
  • It can stack regen with an evade while still maintaining damage with FCS
  • It can slow roll with green one speed manouvers and barrel roll to build up a shield reserve on Gonk

I also see some problems:

  • It has only one agility and does not have much manouverability to offset that
  • It is rather expensive
  • And last of all it doesn't have obvious wingmen!

So who could solve that problem? Well, U-Boats seem to be all the rage, so lets look at that. You can fit 2 OCR4 Plasma boats and thats probably rather strong. I don't like those, though. Do you have any ideas that don't seem clunky?

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Feels way too expensive. The Gonk + EI combo works on his favor, but it's just so expensive. The U-Boats are good wingmen because you want 4-LOM dealing with as less ships as possible, but you don't like them.

Maybe a Bumpmaster and Crackstim Talonbane (or VI Cloakbane)? Force difficult choices, work those blocks and let 4-LOM pick up strays.

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easy answer is to get rid of 5 points of super situational stress that doesn't do much on a squishy base and replace with 1 point of incredibly useful stress (zuckuss)

Edited by ficklegreendice
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VI probably isn't going to be useful, it brings him from PS 6 to 8. It adds yet another point, but try it with Wired! You are planning to stress yourself every turn anyway.

If you do go with Wired, FCS is less useful because you have a partial re-roll. Add more points with Sensor Jammer! How expensive can 4-LOM get and still be useful? I have a tendency to shoot for about 37, for modified wins against Poe and Soontir.

Edited by AEIllingworth
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Thats slightly unfortunate, but regular action + regen probably still is worth it. Maybe. I think I will test it even though the feedback has been rather negative. The Zuckuss version is very good, I already played it a bit and it is sweet, but well - regen! I want to find a place for Gonk.

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If this is about Gonk, I believe the ship you're looking for is the YV-666:

Trandoshan Slaver (29)

  • "Gonk" (2)
  • Outlaw Tech (2)
  • Dengar (3)

= 36 pts

Reliable attacker, full modifications even on a full stop. Same points as your planned 4-LOM, with greater action-economy and 4 extra HP (large-base issues aside).

You can also add EI, if you can cope with the cost (1 pt more expensive than regular Bossk version).

For 1 stress, you get shield, focus and reroll. Pretty sweet deal.

Edited by K Genesis
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Nvm making my own thread

Edited by strawb3rrypanic