I play with friends and family, and tried this list yesterday. I rarely ever use bombers, so I need more practice with properly setting up missile shots. This list faced off against Ryad/x7 and 2 Defender/D's with ions. The second round my opponent slow rolled, and I didn't go far enough to shoot (2mm off). The third round I was barely able to get the missile off b/c my opponent should have chose speed 4 instead of 3. After the initial engagement I never got another missile off, but my bombers rolled well with their main attacks. In the end I won and only lost a bomber. Whisper with gunner is a beast against x7's. Every single time Ryad either evaded my first attack or took 1 hit. My wife and daughter decided they like Defender/x7's a lot more than the Defender/D title since they only get one modified attack, and can't survive as long.

What do you think of this list vs a Whisper + 2 Defender/x7's list? 98 points gives me initiative, whereas Phantom + 2 Defender/x7's chews up a full 100 points, which means I lose initiative to a sub 100 point list.

Ship Total: 27

Not sure about Gunner + FCS on the phantom. Chances are your opponent will prefer to let 1 hit go through from the first attack instead of using tokens to prevent it then take a fullly modified 4 dice.
And it makes the Phantom really pricey, with really little HP, that could be dangerous.

Not sure about Gunner + FCS on the phantom. Chances are your opponent will prefer to let 1 hit go through from the first attack instead of using tokens to prevent it then take a fullly modified 4 dice.

And it makes the Phantom really pricey, with really little HP, that could be dangerous.

What less-expensive combo do you recommend that can handle Defender/x7's?

Gunner works fine as long as your opponent doesn't realize to let one hit through on the first shot. However, I find rebel captive just as good in most cases, and its 2 points less. Others like Agent Kallus, and it works decently when you are facing only 2 or 3 enemy ship lists, but becomes less valuable against lists featuring 4+ ships.

Not sure about Gunner + FCS on the phantom. Chances are your opponent will prefer to let 1 hit go through from the first attack instead of using tokens to prevent it then take a fullly modified 4 dice.

And it makes the Phantom really pricey, with really little HP, that could be dangerous.

What less-expensive combo do you recommend that can handle Defender/x7's?

Conner Nets on the GSVs would help to block those K-Turns that Defenders love.

Not sure about Gunner + FCS on the phantom. Chances are your opponent will prefer to let 1 hit go through from the first attack instead of using tokens to prevent it then take a fullly modified 4 dice.

And it makes the Phantom really pricey, with really little HP, that could be dangerous.

What less-expensive combo do you recommend that can handle Defender/x7's?

Not sure about Gunner + FCS on the phantom. Chances are your opponent will prefer to let 1 hit go through from the first attack instead of using tokens to prevent it then take a fullly modified 4 dice.

And it makes the Phantom really pricey, with really little HP, that could be dangerous.

What less-expensive combo do you recommend that can handle Defender/x7's?

Conner Nets on the GSVs would help to block those K-Turns that Defenders love.

Good call! Except I don't have any Conner Nets... Do they come in any expansions besides the Tie Punisher? That ship is so ugly I refuse to spend money on it and put it on my shelf

I'm mainly playing against 3 ship lists. I'll have to look into some other less expensive crew options.

EM on a LRS Bomber doesn't work too well the times i have played it. Very hard to set up that second shot. I would suggest to use the points for some bombs if you can.

Not sure about Gunner + FCS on the phantom. Chances are your opponent will prefer to let 1 hit go through from the first attack instead of using tokens to prevent it then take a fullly modified 4 dice.

And it makes the Phantom really pricey, with really little HP, that could be dangerous.

What less-expensive combo do you recommend that can handle Defender/x7's?

Conner Nets on the GSVs would help to block those K-Turns that Defenders love.

Good call! Except I don't have any Conner Nets... Do they come in any expansions besides the Tie Punisher? That ship is so ugly I refuse to spend money on it and put it on my shelf

I'm mainly playing against 3 ship lists. I'll have to look into some other less expensive crew options.

Conner Nets come in the K-Wing and Ghost expansions.

Punishers come with Cluster Mines.

Not sure about Gunner + FCS on the phantom. Chances are your opponent will prefer to let 1 hit go through from the first attack instead of using tokens to prevent it then take a fullly modified 4 dice.

And it makes the Phantom really pricey, with really little HP, that could be dangerous.

What less-expensive combo do you recommend that can handle Defender/x7's?

Conner Nets on the GSVs would help to block those K-Turns that Defenders love.

Good call! Except I don't have any Conner Nets... Do they come in any expansions besides the Tie Punisher? That ship is so ugly I refuse to spend money on it and put it on my shelf

I'm mainly playing against 3 ship lists. I'll have to look into some other less expensive crew options.

Conner Nets come in the K-Wing and Ghost expansions.

Punishers come with Cluster Mines.

Ugh, the K-Wing is the second ugliest ship in the game... I'm a bit of a traditionalist, so I probably won't ever acquire a Ghost either. Maybe I should look up some Conner Nets on eBay.

Good call! Except I don't have any Conner Nets... Do they come in any expansions besides the Tie Punisher? That ship is so ugly I refuse to spend money on it and put it on my shelf

K-wings and Ghost (both excellent ships with cool upgrades) include Conner Nets.