I'd really like to build a properly competitive Rebel list without Biggs or a large base. Can it be done?
I don't own, nor plan to buy, five of each ship so I don't see flying a swarm of cheap fighters either.
Am I just outta luck in the current meta?
There is only one way to find out. GO DO IT!
The ARCs will help alot. Braylen + R3A2 Gunner is gonna be a 32pt ship most lists wont want on the table too long, so Biggs wont be needed as he will draw alot of heat.
Your best bet right now is probably Miranda bomber/missile with like Wes Janson + support. Variations of this have been doing well.
Wait for HotR and then we get mobile T-70's, weeeeeeeeee!
Fly a 26pt Stresshog. It's effectively Biggs without actually being Biggs, and doesn't have the Range 1 requirement. I'd probably pull the title from it, these days.
Stresshogs got pulled from the meta because U-Boats wouldn't even give them one shot before they became space dust, but now that the typical U-Boat list includes a PS2 Party Bus, chances are the Stresshog will be able to shoot once before being vaporized, which is probably enough to make it worth the points (when combined with the fact that this aggro soaking ability will pull hate from your more expensive ships, while simultaneously threatening PtL users).
You can do without a large base but you are gonna have a hard time without biggs. The new t 70s look fun but i doubt they will be competitive. Stresshog is almost a must but beware of the title. A double stressed y wing usually is unable to acquire new targets after the first attack run.
Do NOT
and i repeat
Do NOT attempt ARCs without biggs
Theyre slow and 1 agi; they will MELT on approach without biggs
Question now is "what wont melt nowadays?"
Not much sadly
Five crackshot thruster As?
With Hotr i would like to try a sexy XXX without biggs for once (can only love the stash so many times)
Poe (vi.primed thrusters, r5p9, auto thrusters)
Red Ace (r2d2, comm relay, integrated)
Tarn Mison (m9g8, integrated)
Nothing but difficult targets for your opponent
I post this build a lot, and it may be a sign of the typical competition around me, But I have had a lot of luck with this build. I can usually handle Imp/Palp aces and 2 U-boat scouts with whatever adder. Three U-boats may be tough. Gottat try and bumb, draw agro with the A-wing, but as long as Poe or Horn is well healthy in an end game they should win out 1v1 against most except maybe PS10+ vader
Regen Rebs (100)
Corran Horn (41) - E-Wing
Adaptability (0), R2-D2 (4), Fire Control System (2)
Poe Dameron (36) - T-70 X-Wing
Adaptability (0), R5-P9 (3), Autothrusters (2)
Green Squadron Pilot (23) - A-Wing
Push The Limit (3), Chardaan Refit (-2), A-Wing Test Pilot (0), Autothrusters (2), Wired (1)
It can be tweeked for vet instict by dropping an AT, But in close against U-boats and decimators...etc. you are going to miss them
That Awing build
Green Squadron Pilot (23) - A-Wing
Push The Limit (3), Chardaan Refit (-2), A-Wing Test Pilot (0), Autothrusters (2), Wired (1)
It's awesome, I'd just built that into my new squad and had come online to get opinions and saw this post. 