Fat Chewie with Lothal Rebel.

By Sixter, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Chewbacca/Predator/C3PO/Luke/title/Engine 60 pts

Lothal Rebel/FCS/AutoblasterTurret/Hera 40 pts

Chewie at PS5 with Engine does have some game against torpedo scouts. He will also win a 1v1 endgame against a single scout without torps because of C3PO plus the title evade.

Those two ships will pose a threat to Palp Aces since Chewie gets that second shot with Luke and Predator and the Lothal poses a dual threat because of the nice 4 die front arc (3 dice without a gunner don´t seem to cut it against Imperials anymore) plus the Autoblaster option against opponents that get close.

In any case a somewhat noob-friendly build I would think. Large obstacles are a must. The game plan would generally be to play Chewie somewhat carefully while being aggressive with the Lothal. The PS5 with Engine should give Chewie a favorable endgame against lower PSs and the Predator/Luke 360 combo will give Chewie a chance against any higher PSs in a 1v1.

To tell you the truth I´m mostly concerned about Palp Aces because that´s what I have been losing against lately. The torp scouts are numerous enough in different kind of builds to be considered when making any build, so I´m keeping them in mind as well.

What do you think?

Zeb Orrelios instead of Millenium Falcon title?

You'll prefer to take a boost anyway I imagine on the Falcon, plus you can bump an ace or Jumpmaster with the ghost, they can return fire but without mods (including their own defensive mods) and then you can shoot back with 5 dice optimally with a target lock previously acquired from Fire Control System.

Zeb Orrelios instead of Millenium Falcon title?

You'll prefer to take a boost anyway I imagine on the Falcon, plus you can bump an ace or Jumpmaster with the ghost, they can return fire but without mods (including their own defensive mods) and then you can shoot back with 5 dice optimally with a target lock previously acquired from Fire Control System.

The title is pretty vital in the end-game when you're 1v1 though. Let's say you're up against an Inquisitor or another turret, the EU becomes pointless; but an evade & C3PO is the best damage mitigation in the game.

The title evade on Chewbacca comes really handy if facing other turret ships in the endgame. You are guaranteed to have two hits cancelled with C3PO and the title evade, while you are guaranteed to get in at least 1 hit (probably more) with Predator/Luke. I agree that a lot of times you will be boosting and the point on the title is redundant, but with Luke on board you will always be evading when not boosting so I would consider the title somewhat essential.

I have EXACTLY the same list in mind

Solid list. The only change I would suggest is downgrading Luke to Gunner, then adding Han Solo to the Lothal Rebel. It allows you to Evade each time you have an action with the LR but still have some very decent attack dice modification. Also, if you find Engine Upgrade isn't worth it that much on Chewie, you could instead put Proton Torpedoes (+ Guidance Chips) on the Lothal Rebel.

I made almost the same list today, except I upgraded Chewy to Lando and in the process knocked Luke down to a standard gunner. Also chucked C1-10P on the Lothal Rebel cos he's free.

I thought Lando's ability would be nice when both ships were supporting each other as the extra action (probably an evade) for the LR would increase it's survivability a bit.

Not tried it out yet, so it might be rubbish in practice.