Trip phantoms

By Cyrus1650, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Hi guys just wanting some feedback on a list I'm thinking of running for phantoms.

3x shadow squadron pilots all with stygium particle accelerator and advanced sensors.

2x Intel agents

Agent Kallus.

The idea is you can decloak getting a free evade and then decide to focus or recloak if needed before revealing your dial and you can do stressful moves if needed while still having tokens.

Not competitive but fun

I have met some success with a triple Phantom list (as much as anything else, it catches people by surprise) - but I think at least one of the named ones is essential alongside two cheaper generics. I used the standard Kallus Whisper, and two Sigma Squadron Pilots both with Stygium and Intelligence Agents. You could add Collision Detectors now too, since they are free.

The Agents will give you the flexibility of the old rules for decloaking, allowing Whisper to hopefully last safely into the endgame where she can win for you. PS3 Phantoms with Intel Agent also make fantastic blockers, but you will need their guns too, and positioning them in order to do so correctly is the tough part of flying it.

Advanced Sensors I think is a touch too expensive for what it does for the Phantom.

I think you'd be much better off with FCS on them. They don't have a native target lock action, so FCS is crucial to getting full modded shots. I agree that a named pilot is a good thing to have in that kind of list for the added pressure they can put down.