Light W8s

By jmswood, in X-Wing Squad Lists

"Duchess" (27) - TIE Striker

Lone Wolf (2), Adaptive Ailerons (0), Lightweight Frame (2)

"Omega Leader" (29) - TIE/FO Fighter

Juke (2), Comm Relay (3), Stealth Device (3)

The Inquisitor (34) - TIE Adv. Prototype

Push The Limit (3), Proton Rockets (3), TIE/v1 (1), Autothrusters (2)

Total: 90 points

Has anyone else tried this? I put it together to mix up my casual games.

That's fun. If you want to you could swap OL's stealth device for an engine upgrade (so he can keep up if you wanted to keep formation). If you did that then I would put predator or expertise on Duchess. If you want to stick to the sniper inquisitor can be then you could swap his procket for a homing missile. Still would have a massive bid.

The initiative bid is a side effect of the low cost of Duchess and OL. The idea was to make a list headlining pilots typically used in the "third ship" role. This is the way I build each of these ships when I fly them in other lists. They are optimized for my playstyle.

Predator is more user-friendly than Lone Wolf, and better for focus fire; even if not truly formation flying. Lone Wolf seriously boosts survivability for Duchess. To me, it's worth the range 1-2 headache.

Homing Missile is great, love it in lot's of applications. Because Inquisitor is so good at Range 2-3, I like Prockets as a deterrant for other pilots trying to get their own Range 1 shots.