Hey fellas ! ( TL;DR - What do I prioritize ? )

Its been awhile since I've played xwing and I myself have just recently starting to read up again on it that I myself am quite pumped and interested in playing again ( not that I hated playing it , I just had to focus on school and all that fun stuff ) In any case ! I ended at wave IV when the Daunting Decimator came into the fields of battle along with the threatening YT-2400.

I play rebels and Imperials but always have leaned towards the rebels for some reason. I do adore the fast nature of imperials but my first list that I flew were them Ravaging Rebels. With the new scums that are out ( new for me nyaha ) my eyes drool however my pockets cries.

I do plan to collect them all but not all at once as that would dent my funds pretty bad. If I were to play rebels , what do I prioritize to buy now ? theres that new VCX-100 ship and of course the YT-2400 along with K-wings and new core set.

The ships that I do own are listed J :
Rebels :

4 X-wings ( 2 basic core + 2 Exp )

2 Y-wings ( 2 exp )

4 B-wings ( 2 Rebel Aces + 2 Exp )

2 E-wings ( 2 exp )

4 Z-95s ( 4 exp )

3 A wing ( 2 rebel aces + 1 exp )

1 Hwk-290 (1 exp )

1 YT-1300 ( 1 exp )

Empire:

8 Tie Fighters ( 4 from basic core + 4 exp )

4 Tie Interceptors ( 4 exp [ I know I should grab the imp aces and that’s prob one of the first things Ill purchase )

2 Tie Bombers ( 2 exp )

1 Lambda ( 1 exp )

1 Tie Advanced ( 1 exp )

2 Firesprays ( 2 exp )

I do like my collection however I feel that if I were to try play again , my cards might be a wee bit outdated compared to other “new players” with the AT upgrades and the TLT lists and whatnot.

I do hope that this is in the right section, Im always terribad at placing threads in the wrong forums, if so , pls correct me and I do apologize again.

Thanks in advance fine sirs and lovely madams.

-CookiieJarr**

Edit : ended up posting the content twice , had to fix

Welcome back!

If I had to pick a good "first purchase" for getting back in the game, it'd probably be the new Core set and TIE/fo expansion packs. That gives you Poe, Omega Leader, and some Juke/Comm Relay combos.

Maybe pick up one of those Imperial Veterans packs that just came out, as the new Defenders are terrific.

I would start with the new core set since you need the damage deck to play tournaments.

Imperial aces gives you two royal guard cards to improve your interceptors. The star viper comes with two auto thrusters that really help the interceptors, and T-70's, and Adv prortrype. Oh, the prototype is really fun to fly.

Rebels are currently behind in the game right now, but I have been enjoying the Ghost and K-wings at leagues.

I'd start with the new TFA Core Set to get the new damage deck, asteroids, Poe and BB-8

From there, I'd say the key upgrade cards for Rebels in the current meta would be:

Twin Laser Turret, Plasma Torpedos (K-Wing)

R3-A2 et al (Rebel Transport)

Autothrusters (StarViper)

Guidance Chips (JumpMaster or Inquisitor's TIE)
Crackshot (Kihraxz, Hound's Tooth, or Imperial Veterans)
BTL-A4, Autoblaster Turret (Most Wanted)
Integrated Astromech (T-70)

basically everything in the Ghost expansion (Ghost)

Note: you can probably get yourself a copy of (the excellent) C-3PO crew from any player that went to a few store championships this year - they were the participation prize this year so there are plenty of extras floating around.

Rebels are a bit out of the meta right now, but Transmogrifier did a good job of listing their best cards.

In terms of Imperials, it looks like you could fly a pretty solid Palp Aces build if you pick up a TIE Advanced Prototype (for the Inquisitor), a StarViper or IG-2000 (for Autothrusters), and the Imperial Raider (a big 'un, but it's got a fix for the TIE Advanced and Emperor Palpatine crew card).

That lets you fly something like this:

Lambda Shuttle + Palpatine + Sensor Jammer (29)

The Inquisitor + Push the Limit + Autothrusters + TIE/v1 (31)

Darth Vader + TIE/x1 + Advanced Targeting Computer + Veteran Instincts + Engine Upgrade (36)

That's one of the best lists in the game right now.

Welcome back!

I would start with the new core set since you need the damage deck to play tournaments.

The new damage deck is not required to participate in tournaments. Both damage decks are legal in all tournaments.

That said, the new damage deck is considered by many to be the better deck for most lists. I haven't seen an old damage deck in a long time.

New FA Core Set would be my suggestion. After that, there are lots of good Imperial buys for you (Inquisitors TIE, TIE Defender, Imperial Veterans, Imperial Aces, TIE FO) that will add a lot of options to your lists. For Rebels, the YT-2400 is a lot of fun and a K-Wing will get you some Twin Laser Turrets to help out your Y-Wings. Heroes of the Resistance has been announced as the next release and looks like it will add a lot of cool options. You'll probably want to pick up a T-70 expansion too.

I would add that in addition to R3-A2, the Rebel Transport gets you some new X-wing pilots. Wes seems to be a popular choice for Rebels at the moment.

Welcome back!

I would start with the new core set since you need the damage deck to play tournaments.

The new damage deck is not required to participate in tournaments. Both damage decks are legal in all tournaments.

That said, the new damage deck is considered by many to be the better deck for most lists. I haven't seen an old damage deck in a long time.

It's still technically advantageous for hordes of naked generics.

There just aren't many naked generics these days.

Thank you so much guys !

Quite sad that rebels are out of the meta however a challenge is always fun ! I will def go and purchase the new core set along with the Tie F/O exp and t-70

from there Im going to have to see to what it is I really want to play haha. If only money grows on trees X.x this would be much easier.

again guys thanks so much , this helps me out a lot now that I have a direction to go to rather than me purchasing different expansions that would not be of any benefit to me.

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I do hope this thread also helps other players who are coming back hehe

again thanks guys !

cheers

-CookiieJarr**

Rebels are doing fine in top tier play. They just don't have the gatekeeper squads anymore.

Don't buy the T-70 pack- wait for the Heroes of the Resistance!

At least that's what I'm planning to do to get my Integrated Astromechs.

I will say that there is always life beyond tournaments! You probably haven't seen the Heroes of the Aturi Cluster yet. It's a completely fan made campaign that is utterly off the charts. It's got great production quality and is free, though you will have to print things out. You play co-operatively with up to 6 other people as the Rebels against the Imperial. You start off in a X-wing or Y-wing and level up your character. It is a tremendous amount of fun.

If you want to hear more about it, then check out the latest episode of my podcast (listed in my signature). We...ahh....get distracted in the first 20 minutes talking about food, but that's not normal. Just jump ahead to the 20 min mark and listen in.