T-70 Regen Aces w/ A-Wing Support-For MN Regional @FFG

By Kervin, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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Poe(PS8) 31

-VI 1

-R5-P9 3

-Pattern Analyzer 2

-AT 2

Total 39

"Red Ace" 29

-R2-D2 4

-Comm Relay 3

-AT 2

Total 38

Green Squadron Pilot 19

-PTL 3

-Refit -2

-Test Pilot 0

-VI 1

-AT 2

Total 23

Squad 100

Danroo: Stay out of arc getting AT to proc and using evads when ever possible.

Palp Aces: focus down aces disengaging when needed to recharge

Mindlink: play defensive keep ships out of bad match ups.

So what are your thoughts and/or strategies I may have missed.

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Both your T70s lack offensive mods. This list is good (I run similar lists myself) but will struggle against Defenders. Their token stacking almost matches regen for levels of durability but they can KTurn better and typically have more offensive mods.

Your A-wing build is decent but not especially punchy, I would be tempted to trim it down to a basic Prototype Pilot with autothrusters and use the extra points to give Poe a little more muscle. Alternatively, if you can get hold of Sabine's tie in time for the Regionals, that offers some great support options. Here are a couple of ideas.

44 Poe (PS9) (33), R5-P9 (3), PTL (3), PA (2), AT (2), Black One (1)

38 Red Ace (29), R2-D2 (4), Comms Relay (3), ATs (2)

17 Prototype pilot (17), Chaardan refit (-2), Autothrusters (2)

99 Points

Now your prototype pilot is a dedicated blocker. This is helpful against both Dengar and Defenders as their 4K and 2 white sloop are highly predictable and thus highly blockable. Red Ace stays the same. Poe is now PS 9 naturally but has the improved action economy from PTL. Combined with PA, he can still end up stress free when pulling a Green. Target Locks are pretty big in the meta right now and PTL + Black One means you can shave off target locks and still take your Focus token. It may even dissuade some opponents from trying to TL in the first place.

Now if you manage to get hold of Sabine's Tie, try this for something a bit more interesting.

43 Poe (PS9) (33), BB8 (2), PTL (3), Sensor Cluster (2), AT (2), Black One (1)

38 Red Ace (29), R2-D2 (4), Comms Relay (3), ATs (2)

18 Captain Rex (14), Sabine's Masterpiece (1), Jyn Erso (2), BMST (1)

99 Points

Captain Rex is great with Regen ships because his Suppressive Fire condition robs your enemy of some firepower, he is almost a mini-Biggs. With Jyn on board, he can feed Poe with Focus tokens which leaves Poe's actions free for more interesting possibilities. Speaking of Poe, I can see what you are thinking:
"But he's lost his Regen!"
Well, not quite. Sensor Cluster is actually almost as good as R5-P9 on Poe and is actually better if he has access to multiple Focus tokens (thanks Jyn). This is because turning a Blank into a Dodge is just as good as spending a Focus to regain a shield but you can use Sensor Cluster as many times as you have Focus tokens whereas you can only use R5-P9 once per turn. The only thing you lose is the ability to run away and recharge.
So why sub out R5-P9 at all? Because BB-8 is really good with PTL. You can reveal a green, perform your free Barrel Roll (shed a TL if you need to), use PTL to perform a second action and gain a stress. Then you perform your green move, shed the stress and perform your normal action and still end up with no stress.
That means Poe can Barrel Roll, Boost and Target Lock in the same turn with no stress and still get Focus tokens from Jyn while stripping up to 2 TLs off himself or nearby ships. That makes him incredibly agile. He can dance around PS8 or below ships and with a 1 point bid, you even stand a chance of pulling it off against other PS9 ships.
So he does lose true regen but in return he is far more manoeuvrable which actually means he is a lot less likely to get hit in the first place, especially with the ability to shed target locks so easily.
Edited by Karhedron