Ruthlessness as an upgrade doesn't seem to get a lot of use (based on my limited experience), but it seems pretty good with the TIE/D title, especially in conjunction with Tractor Beam. You could run up to two Glaives with that setup; what I'm wondering is what a good ship to run alongside them would be. I'm thinking a Ion Torpedoes on a TIE bomber would be good; the idea is, you use the tractor beams to move the ships into range 1 of each other (and getting extra damage from Ruthlessness), then you fire the torps at the ship with reduced agility and ion everything. Any thoughts?

Colonel Vessery (35)

- Tractor Beam (1)

- Ruthlessness (3)

- TIE/D (0)

Total 39

Glaive Squadron Pilot (34)

- Tractor Beam (1)

- Ruthlessness (3)

- TIE/D (0)

Total 38

Gamma Squadron Pilot (18)

- Ion Torpedoes (5)

- Long-Range Scanners (0)

[Edit: Accidentally wrote Scimitar pilot in 1st draft]

I like it, just one thing though.

Scimitar Squadron Pilot is only 16 points which means you have enough to buy Extra Munitions too.

i'm using to glaive with tie d and tractor beam with ruthlessness

with a doom shuttle

Ruthlessness is very good, but its mainly useful against jousting lists, typically of 4+ ships (although some 3 ship lists will be very worried about it).

It works best on Colonel Vessery: TIE/D, ruthlessness + tractor beam. A 39 point monster that has to die quick or your opponent will lose the game.

Do not run more than one Ruthless ship, however (or else you WILL be damaging your own ships).

There are some difficulties, however. Firstly, Vessery needs his target lock babysitter, and that works best with high Pilot Skill, but any ship with higher PS cannot benefit from his tractor beam. So its a bit of a catch22.

The other problem is keeping him alive. Your opponent really wants to kill him fast, because he is such a huge threat.

I think here is one case where a Palp shuttle makes an ideal escort for a Defender:

Omicron pilot w/ Palpatine & electronic baffle = 30

The baffle guarantees that you can block up enemies multiple turns, but more importantly, the shuttle can always grab a Target Lock for Vessery (once the enemy is in close). Best of all, it presents a difficult choice for your opponent: destroy the shuttle to eliminate the Palp factor (but suffer the massive damage vess will be dishing out) or deal with Vess quick (but have to push through the extra evade Palp can provide to keep Vessery alive). Lastly, if you have to put ruthless damage on the shuttle, well at least it has lots of health to tank it...

The remaining points could be spent on lots of things, such as:

-Onyx w/ x-7 title = 30 (benefits from tractor beam)

-Inquisitor w/ title, PTL & thrusters = 31 (PS too high for tractor beam)

- Omega leader w/ juke + comm relay = 26 (more than enough points for hull upgrade on Vessery)

- Sigma w/ FCS, stygium particle accelerator + intel agent = 30 (FCS is very nice for Vessery! Also, he's another high threat, making target priority even more difficult for the enemy...)

Of these options, I think I like Sigma the best (intel agent is a nice bonus for dealing with aces). Sigma can also be a good blocker (although watch out for Ruthlessness!)

wonder if a omnicron shuttle with tractor beam darth vader works well

If you are running a Lambda to support Vessery, ST-321 title is worth considering as you can paint TLs anywhere on the map you like. Useful if the shuttle and Vessery need to separate.

My father-in-law is a carpenter who often times would get contracts to work on resorts, etc. I sometimes would join his crew to work a week or two in some remote or exotic locale. During one break the crew were discussing how great it would be to have their wives along, but my father-in-law nixed the idea. He preferred to work ruthlessly.

What made that funny for us, was that my mother-in-law's name is Ruth, so my father-in-law was always "Ruth-less" when on these working gigs.

That's what I thought of when I saw the title.

Gonna be trying this:

Vessery + TB + Ruthless + Tie/D

Ryad + Ruthless + Tie/X7

OL + Juke + Comms

OL keeps the TL out there for Vess who TBs for Ryad who can kturn to always keep target in arc. Also, makes opponent have to choose who to go for first. Ves with his damage, or OL who is endgame god. Ryad wont be any fun in endgame either.

I like it, just one thing though.

Scimitar Squadron Pilot is only 16 points which means you have enough to buy Extra Munitions too.

Or upgrade to Gamma if you want the all important PS4

Gonna be trying this:

Vessery + TB + Ruthless + Tie/D

Ryad + Ruthless + Tie/X7

OL + Juke + Comms

OL keeps the TL out there for Vess who TBs for Ryad who can kturn to always keep target in arc. Also, makes opponent have to choose who to go for first. Ves with his damage, or OL who is endgame god. Ryad wont be any fun in endgame either.

I like it, just one thing though.

Scimitar Squadron Pilot is only 16 points which means you have enough to buy Extra Munitions too.

Or upgrade to Gamma if you want the all important PS4

Oops, actually meant to put Gamma in the original list - forgot it was Scimitar that was PS 2 and Gamma that was PS 4. I'll fix that.

I like the list you posted with Ryad and Vessery, but I'm not sure Ruthlessness is as good on Ryad without the two attacks - I'd be tempted to run PTL instead because of her green K-turns.

Gonna be trying this:

Vessery + TB + Ruthless + Tie/D

Ryad + Ruthless + Tie/X7

OL + Juke + Comms

OL keeps the TL out there for Vess who TBs for Ryad who can kturn to always keep target in arc. Also, makes opponent have to choose who to go for first. Ves with his damage, or OL who is endgame god. Ryad wont be any fun in endgame either.

I like it, just one thing though.

Scimitar Squadron Pilot is only 16 points which means you have enough to buy Extra Munitions too.

Or upgrade to Gamma if you want the all important PS4

Oops, actually meant to put Gamma in the original list - forgot it was Scimitar that was PS 2 and Gamma that was PS 4. I'll fix that.

I like the list you posted with Ryad and Vessery, but I'm not sure Ruthlessness is as good on Ryad without the two attacks - I'd be tempted to run PTL instead because of her green K-turns.

Yeah, Just a test for ruthless, will probably go to PTL/outmaneuver/juke with her, but want to try ruthless shenanigans first since I have two of the **** cards, haha.