Thoughts/Tweaks much appreciated. I could drop the other Defender to a generic and take Countdown instead to act as something of a Biggs, but I do like Ryad a lot. I'd probably fly them all very close together to throw as many red Dice at a single target as possible,though appreciate the Strikers might go pop before that's possible XD

TIE Defender: Delta Squadron Pilot (30)

Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (1)

TIE/x7 (-2)

TIE Defender: · Countess Ryad (34)

Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (1)

TIE/x7 (-2)

TIE Striker: Imperial Trainee (17)

Lightweight Frame (2)

Adaptive ailerons (0)

TIE Striker: Imperial Trainee (17)

Lightweight Frame (2)

Adaptive ailerons (0)

TIE Defender: · Countess Ryad (34)

Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (1)

TIE/x7 (-2)

-- TOTAL =100

Thoughts/Tweaks much appreciated. I could drop the other Defender to a generic and take Countdown instead to act as something of a Biggs, but I do like Ryad a lot. I'd probably fly them all very close together to throw as many red Dice at a single target as possible,though appreciate the Strikers might go pop before that's possible XD

TIE Defender: Delta Squadron Pilot (30)

Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (1)

TIE/x7 (-2)

TIE Defender: · Countess Ryad (34)

Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (1)

TIE/x7 (-2)

TIE Striker: Imperial Trainee (17)

Lightweight Frame (2)

Adaptive ailerons (0)

TIE Striker: Imperial Trainee (17)

Lightweight Frame (2)

Adaptive ailerons (0)

TIE Defender: · Countess Ryad (34)

Twin Ion Engine Mk. II (1)

TIE/x7 (-2)

-- TOTAL =100

While Ryad is good, naked Ryad is less so. She's still great, don't gete wrong, but if you don't have the points for an EPT, ID rather switch go Countdown with hull upgrade. Gives you more durability, but I think you'll find that your list lacks a decent closer.

While there isn't a closer of sorts, this list operates similar to a swarm. The Strikers with Adaptive Ailerons can actually do a pretty good job at blocking and they still pack a decent punch. 4 ships can set up a kill box on aces and a good block could spell doom for them. I like it. With a few extra points to play around with though, I wonder what other versions of this could look like. Ryad is pretty good, but maybe drop the lightweight frames to give her the PTL she desires, or maybe another ship instead. Also maybe one Striker with AA and one without to give you the option to slow roll with one for constant blocks. I'm gonna play around with ideas for this but it seems a good idea.

I'd definitely fly it like a mini Swarm trying to set up killboxes. There's definitely scope to play around with the ship setup too. I haven't tried the Strikers yet, but have experience with 2 green fragile ships (tie bomber) and they always die super quick. My hope is that with the sheer weight of red dice I can clear things quickly,but appreciate the list probably isn't competitive at all. It will no doubt be really fun though