TIE/D with Ion Cannon

Your defense is already built-in in your cannon.

You have not known life until you have played a game where a Whisper never got to shoot, because you kept parking her on an asteroid or pushing her out of arc turn after turn.

Properly supported (which is the part most people miss I think), a VI /D Rexlar with TB is a sight to behold.

I've also had quite good success with a Maarek TB /D build supporting RAC.

Evade tokens are nice, but not getting shot in the first place is even better. When everyone starts running their one and two agility Rebel small ships again, I'm going to have a field day.

Also, Epic: Ion /D shuts down huge ships in a big way.

Maybe when we get imperial Biggs...

Are you kidding? /D Vess is the Imperial Biggs! No opponent can afford to let him live for long.

Maybe when we get imperial Biggs...

Are you kidding? /D Vess is the Imperial Biggs! No opponent can afford to let him live for long.

difference here is Vess is worth killing first

you're not really Biggs if your opponent wants to kill you first. You're only Biggs if your opponent has to kill you first

x7s are the safer option, but I from what I have seen of their play, properly kitted and played Tie/Ds will melt anything in their path, including x7s.

Combining a Tie/D Vessery with good spotters (like a x7, PTL Ryad) is probably the simplest and easiest way to field a Tie/D.

You have not known life until you have played a game where a Whisper never got to shoot, because you kept parking her on an asteroid or pushing her out of arc turn after turn.

Properly supported (which is the part most people miss I think), a VI /D Rexlar with TB is a sight to behold.

I've also had quite good success with a Maarek TB /D build supporting RAC.

Evade tokens are nice, but not getting shot in the first place is even better. When everyone starts running their one and two agility Rebel small ships again, I'm going to have a field day.

Also, Epic: Ion /D shuts down huge ships in a big way.

FFG really needed to have tractor beam work like ion - put two tokens on a 'large' ship, you get the extra effect on it.

As it is...too **** many large-based ships (basically the entire 'playable' part of the Scum faction) for the tractor beam to work.

Still - TIE/d Vessery with ATC-Vader is...fun.

Anyone can poo-poo tractor against large ships all they like, but a Dengaroo Dengar really, really, does not enjoy getting a Tractor token.

Tie/Don't

Bess is the most effective tieDont due to his ability, but he still just dies so quickly

Maybe when we get imperial Biggs...

/D Vessery IS imperial Biggs. If people can shoot at him they will

But yeah... /D for fun (and only on Vess)... /x7 for wins...

I played in a recent casual store comp and 1 guy bought along

Vessery in a TIE/D

Steele in a TIE/D

Bomber, title, Fleet, systems officer.

One /D had a tractor,one had an ion cannon. He did pretty well with it.

Vessery with VI, X/7, and Stealth Device is almost as slippery as Soontir Fel, with more shields to boot. Pair him with another ace that can feed him target locks (like The Inquisitor) and go to town.