I want to troll. Can you think of anything more effective than the following build to make sure you get Swarm Leader on a Decimator? I figure if they target the TAPs then Chiraneau will be pretty obnoxious with that 5 dice for a couple rounds and if they go for Chiraneau, then the TAPs still get TL and Evades, but I know I won't be winning any tournaments with this.

I came up with something similar. I found that the target lock plus free evade didn't always trigger the way I wanted. Instead I decide to change it to this.

https://geordanr.github.io/xwing/?f=Galactic Empire&d=v4!s!99:219,-1,102,46,-1,-1:-1:4:;18:-1:-1:-1:;10::-1:-1:;10::-1:-1:&sn=New Squadron

For what you said you wanted to do, this list is pretty good. If you want, you can replace the three TIE Adv. Prototypes with three Academy Pilots and one Imperial Trainee or one of the action economy- or utility-based TIE fighters, say Wampa, Chaser or Night Beast. Less robust maybe, but having a natural evade action rather than relying on TIE/v1 may make a difference.

47 minutes ago, despotic said:

For what you said you wanted to do, this list is pretty good. If you want, you can replace the three TIE Adv. Prototypes with three Academy Pilots and one Imperial Trainee or one of the action economy- or utility-based TIE fighters, say Wampa, Chaser or Night Beast. Less robust maybe, but having a natural evade action rather than relying on TIE/v1 may make a difference.

That's a good point, if I don't have someone in range for the TLs that would really blow. Thanks!

3 Academy pilots - 36... gives 64 points for a fully loaded Decimator :-).

RAC - Swarm Leader: Palp, Kylo Ren (or crew of Choice), Experimental interface. So... 5/6 dice, target locked with Palp on pure offence and RAC Abilities + Kylo Ren = Dead stuff.

3 minutes ago, Dave Grant said:

3 Academy pilots - 36... gives 64 points for a fully loaded Decimator :-).

RAC - Swarm Leader: Palp, Kylo Ren (or crew of Choice), Experimental interface. So... 5/6 dice, target locked with Palp on pure offence and RAC Abilities + Kylo Ren = Dead stuff.

No TL, but the TIEs are Focused and if anyone bumps RAC they're probably getting ionized for even more trolling. I think this is it.

I also came up with a similar way to get the TAPs and a load RAC:

Rear Admiral Chiraneau (46)
Swarm Leader (3)
Gunner (5)
Hotshot Co-pilot (4)
Engine Upgrade (4)

Sienar Test Pilot (16)
Autothrusters (2)
TIE/v1 (1)

Sienar Test Pilot (16)
Autothrusters (2)
TIE/v1 (1)

Total: 100

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Auto evades with the titles and a boosting RAC.

this list is a little screwy but can put a total of 9 damage, from RAC, at least 2 of them crits in one turn.

Wave 10 (99)

Rear Admiral Chiraneau (63) - VT-49 Decimator
Swarm Leader (3),Mara Jade (3), Darth Vader (3), Saboteur (2), Dauntless (2), Engine Upgrade (4)

"Youngster" (22) - TIE Fighter
Expose (4), Stealth Device (3)

"Wampa" (14) - TIE Fighter

Your support ships will not last in this build though!

38 minutes ago, Zorprime said:

this list is a little screwy but can put a total of 9 damage, from RAC, at least 2 of them crits in one turn.

Wave 10 (99)

Rear Admiral Chiraneau (63) - VT-49 Decimator
Swarm Leader (3),Mara Jade (3), Darth Vader (3), Saboteur (2), Dauntless (2), Engine Upgrade (4)

"Youngster" (22) - TIE Fighter
Expose (4), Stealth Device (3)

"Wampa" (14) - TIE Fighter

Your support ships will not last in this build though!

But the prob with youngster is yu need to take the action for the evade to fuel Swarm Leader. No PTL there so the "youngster action" will go unused. unless you expose with RAC, but then no boosting.

Intention was to Expose with RAC not with Youngster. You also have to bump someone to get the Saboteur action in on same round so it is screwy in that regard to maximize damage, given that you have to bump could go Oicun and have 10 total potential damage in one turn from one ship.

Really like the idea although Youngsters ability only works with other Tie Fighters.

1 hour ago, Dave Grant said:

Really like the idea although Youngsters ability only works with other Tie Fighters.

Correct. I'm no fortune teller, but I think Expose will remain in remote backwaters for a long time to come.

2 hours ago, despotic said:

Correct. I'm no fortune teller, but I think Expose will remain in remote backwaters for a long time to come.

Doh!!! well back to drawing board!