Deadly Lothal

By Zeodra, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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Lothal Rebel: Accuracy Corrector, Dorsal Turret, Hera. Biggs: R7,Integrated. Jan Ors: TLT.

I just had quite a bit of success with this build. It takes quite a bit of maneuvering. I try to not let Biggs die right away. I like to try to spread out the hits, allowing some hits onto Lothal. Jan Ors adding an extra attack dice to Lothal is deadly. I like to keep Jan Ors in the back, and I joust with Lothal and Biggs close together.
What are your thoughts on this build? Could it be competitive against current meta?
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Looks promising. I would be tempted to replace Accuracy Corrector with Fire Control System though. It will benefit that big primary weapon much more than AC and it will still make the Dorsal Turret reasonably good.

At Range 1 you will be throwing 6 red dice. A Target Lock would be great, getting a guaranteed 2 hits instead from AC would suck. ;)

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I agree FCS would be better in this build. You could also replace R7 with R4-D6, which would help with your U-boat match-up. That frees 2 points to use, so you could look at Tactical Jammer on Lothal, throwing Han on there, or playing around with an EPT or crew on Jan. Going with FCS in place of AC, I'd almost feel better changing out Dorsal for Plasma Torps (or Protons if you have an extra point to use) so you can use the TL from the first joust to fire at someone out your rear arc. My personal thought on Lothal is that you want to be hitting as hard as you can for as long as you can. He burns fast to concentrated fire, which Biggs helps mitigate, but you want to make sure they lose some firepower breaking through Biggs. Your aces match-up is all I would be concerned about, but if you can bump with Lothal, and have them in arc of Biggs and Jan (use Jan ability on Biggs that round), I think you'll be able to burn through them.

I like the list overall. I'd like to see how it plays.