No.

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Interesting for certain... though I'm one of those people who thinks Etahn would potentially excell in his role with a Z-95 strike team with concussion missles and Guidance Chips of course.

Well, it doesn't copy any unique pilots. It comes to 100 points and doesn't exceed it and it's all the same faction in the list.

So by the defined rules of xwing, it's a working list.

Ten Numb's ability does connect with Ethan's, so that's viable.

The Blue squadron and Ten are very squishy for their points though, and Ten moving at PS 0 really hurts his chance of getting an Ace (like soontir) in his sights, which is what you really want in a list like this because that's what you're a hard counter to.

Maybe if you put Draw Their fire on Ethan? Take some hate off of Ten and regen the shield with R2, and possibly something other then a HLC bwing as you third pilot? But it's all up to you really.

Sadly FFG gave him PS5 and kHorn PS8

if it was opposite way around, he might have worked

Why would you want to bump Etahn into Ten and deny him actions? I don't understand that one. I'd probably drop Scopes off Ten completely, so you can barrel roll reactively at PS9.

Ethan with a load of Z-95s was always viable. Not tournament winning but fun list.

No.

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Popular opinion is, of course, always right.

But you could always try this build -

Etahn A'baht (46pts)

PTL, AS, R2-D2, EU

Lt Blount (19pts)

VI, Thread Tracers

2 x Tala Sqn (34pts)

GC, Concussion Missiles

That'll give you a decent casual list.

Cheers

Baaa

Sadly FFG gave him PS5 and kHorn PS8

if it was opposite way around, he might have worked

I think you'd just have two pilots that wouldn't see play much. Horn would have a harder time keeping things in arc, let alone being able to R1 double tap, and Etahn's ability would still be limited by the friends around him.

Ptl + sensors + r2d2 is like 80% of what makes an Ewing viable. It's stupid tanky and has a few shenanigans

Problem with eathn re corran is you lose 3 PS and a pretty incredible ability or an eh ability. Crits are so RNG heavy that it's impossible to tell whether or not you'll make even half decent use of the ability

So eh. Eathn can ptl sensors r2d2 just fine but the markup to corran is more than worth it. Secondary concern is eathn's ability is more reliable with more shots, which are difficult to squeeze in at Ewing prices

Naked with 4x concussion-chip Talas?

Hobojebus short answer pretty much sums it up though tbh.

I just tried it on the simulator. It seems like a cool idea if I wasn't such a crappy pilot.

I just tried it on the simulator. It seems like a cool idea if I wasn't such a crappy pilot.

There are dodgem cars out there that bump less than you do

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Baaa

In general I think the answer is no because a) most ewings still suck b) he does nothing essentially. To elaborate, he changes a hit to a crit, which is nice, but he adds no action economy to your shots since a hit and a crit are pretty equivalent is most cases.

tough because I love flying the E, but so over costed.

I have been known on occasion to play a casual game with etahn running alongside 3 blue sq b-wings.

Last time I played him, I spent the 3 spare points on an R7, but I've picked up a few extra cards since then... You can't do much with the 3 spare points, bug there's a little room for tweaking.

Competitive? Probably not. It's reasonable against anything that relies mostly on hull points over shields, but mostly it's just a bad b-wing swarm.

I hear etahn's pretty good in epic though. (although I've not had chance to try that yet.)

My feeling is that more ships makes him more annoying. So even lowly Z's could be crit machines.

Epic. Epic is where pilots like him go to fly.

I flew Etahn with Biggs and two Rookie X-Wings to a fifth place finish at my store championship. It was a ton of fun to fly - set the rookies in front with Biggs and Etahn behind in a box formation.

I don't know if that list would kill at a super-competitive level, but a lot of people (myself included) were surprised by how effective it was against PalpAces.

I like your list in theory, but I've yet to figure out how to keep a named B-Wing in play for more than two rounds of combat.

My feeling is that more ships makes him more annoying. So even lowly Z's could be crit machines.

This is true... But I just don't really feel comfortable unless I'm rolling at least 3 attack dice.

(It doesn't help that most of my casual matches end up being against Tie's; two dice against them is like throwing spitballs most of the time.)

Well, if you really must play him, have you tried running him alongside 3 green squadron pilots with crackshot, AT, adaptability? Etahn flips hits to crits, crackshot forces them through, and three ships aint a bad return on his ability. I'd much rather have two more a-wings though!

Popular opinion is, of course, always right.

But you could always try this build -

Etahn A'baht (46pts)

PTL, AS, R2-D2, EU

Lt Blount (19pts)

VI, Thread Tracers

2 x Tala Sqn (34pts)

GC, Concussion Missiles

That'll give you a decent casual list.

Cheers

Baaa

Scratch that.

I just played it against Brobots and it is pants.

Hobo was right. Bugger.

Cheers

Baaa

why use ethan at 32 points when a mangler cannon does the same for Ten for 4 points?

I think I'd rather just put a Mangler on my Ten, if all I was after was maximizing his ability.

Etahn w/ BB-8, PtL, FCS is cheaper than your usual E-wing build and is a nice, action efficient jouster. No regen, but doing all 4 actions with no stress to show for it is a good reason to save the points!

His main issue, as with any E-wing, is fitting into lists. He works in a few squads but since you really want him surrounded by 3 or 4 ships, his options are limited. If A-wings and Z-95s are struggling in the current meta, then he may struggle too.