R3 Astromech use cases apart from ARCs?

By Grivoire, in X-Wing

How about any high PS Ace! When you can decide based on your roll if your going to miss or not. If you roll blanks and a focus take the free evade for defense versus lower ps enemies.

I'm loving this on Wedge!

Juke + Sensor Jammer or FCS Corran Horn? Now that evade tokens can carry over. . . too bad if he double tapped he won't be utilizing Juke the next turn. Hmm. It's the first use that I can think of even considering so far, but I still don't see it as superior to the previous options. Plus, that stuff still gets cancelled by Omega Leader and bypassed by Wampa

Edit: nevermind! Corran's ability is at the start of the end phase, so the evade token would still be removed.

Ugh this astromech is so bad, lol

Edited by quasistellar

{Wes Janson} is expensive enough that he **** well better do some damage to justify being in the list.

There isn't too much to disagree with about that.

Edited by Wichenstaden

E-Wing + R3 + Accuracy Corrector? Cancel a focus result for the free evade, then cancel whatever's left for two hits? Provided you do R3 first, it shouldn't run afoul of AC's restriction, correct?

EDIT: Of course, the cheapest version of that is 32 points for a PS 1 ship, so...

Edited by DailyRich

If you are loke me, like more T-65 then T-70 then here's a list I would play when Arc-170 is out:

Wes + adaptbility + BB-8 + IA

Wedge + Push the Limit + R7-T1 + "Barrel Roll mod"

Luke + Adaptbility + R3 Astromech + "Barrel Roll mod" 100p

Replace adaptbility on Luke with expert handling and R3 Astromech with R2 Astromech if you want to stay at 99p.

Luke likes R3 Astromech. Luke shoots first and cancel 1 focus result. Luke is defending and gets a focus. Luke avoid 2 hits!!!

E-Wing + R3 + Accuracy Corrector? Cancel a focus result for the free evade, then cancel whatever's left for two hits? Provided you do R3 first, it shouldn't run afoul of AC's restriction, correct?

EDIT: Of course, the cheapest version of that is 32 points for a PS 1 ship, so...

I like this combo but it's only really feasible on Etahn with Juke (who then loses any self-synergy with his own ability). If you can make good use out of his crits with the rest of the list thought it might be interesting.

E-Wing + R3 + Accuracy Corrector? Cancel a focus result for the free evade, then cancel whatever's left for two hits? Provided you do R3 first, it shouldn't run afoul of AC's restriction, correct?

EDIT: Of course, the cheapest version of that is 32 points for a PS 1 ship, so...

I like this combo but it's only really feasible on Etahn with Juke (who then loses any self-synergy with his own ability). If you can make good use out of his crits with the rest of the list thought it might be interesting.

remember the evade only kicks in during the attack

meaning you can't use it defensively against anything with a PS higher than your ship

so it's almost effectively absolutely worthless on knaves

now you can try juke on eathn, a 37 point ship hitting as hard as high twenty/low thirty juke + AC tie advance, but r3 won't kick in defensively unless you run into jumpmasters or crackswarm