I am looking to get my feet wet playing some guys that know the game more than I. Knowing that I'll loose and learn --hoping they are as nice as the X-Wing guys I've met-- I want to at least set up my fleets as smart as I can with what I have. I'm shooting to get in two games, one on each side of the coin. So what's the smartest Imperial and Rebel builds I can lay out so my learning can begin? I currently have:

2 VSDs, 1 ISD, 2 CR-90s, 3 Nebulon Bs, 1 Home One, Core Fighters, 1 Imperial Raider, 1 Imp Fighters, 1 Rogues and Villains, 2 Imperial Light Cruisers.

Thanks!! (I'm a bit nervous)

Cool, three Nebs. I know they are not considered too popular without titles but I like them.

Here's a fun one: Dodonna-MC80 Command Cruiser - Yavaris - Salvation - Generic Neb - Jan+5XWings. Pimp it with a couple of upgrades to your liking and have a great time!

I'm doing some guessing on what upgrades you have availabe, and I just threw these together. But here's a couple of ideas, salt to taste:

EMPIRE:

Faction: Galactic Empire
Points: 396/400

Commander: Admiral Motti

[ flagship ] Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer (120 points)
- Admiral Motti ( 24 points)
- Relentless ( 3 points)
- Intel Officer ( 7 points)
- Electronic Countermeasures ( 7 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 171 total ship cost

Victory I-Class Star Destroyer (73 points)
- Wulff Yularen ( 7 points)
- Flight Controllers ( 6 points)
- Expanded Hangar Bay ( 5 points)
= 91 total ship cost

1 Dengar ( 20 points)
1 TIE Advanced Squadron ( 12 points)
1 "Howlrunner" ( 16 points)
4 TIE Fighter Squadrons ( 32 points)
1 TIE Interceptor Squadron ( 11 points)
1 Firespray-31 ( 18 points)
1 Major Rhymer ( 16 points)
1 TIE Bomber Squadron ( 9 points)

REBEL:

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 399/400

Commander: General Dodonna

MC80 Command Cruiser (106 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 124 total ship cost

[ flagship ] CR90 Corvette A (44 points)
- General Dodonna ( 20 points)
- Jainas Light ( 2 points)
= 66 total ship cost

CR90 Corvette B (39 points)
- Dodonnas Pride ( 6 points)
= 45 total ship cost

Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (57 points)
- Yavaris ( 5 points)
= 62 total ship cost

1 Jan Ors ( 19 points)
1 Luke Skywalker ( 20 points)
3 X-Wing Squadrons ( 39 points)
1 Dash Rendar ( 24 points)

3 hours ago, RocketPropelledGiraffe said:

Cool, three Nebs. I know they are not considered too popular without titles but I like them.

Here's a fun one: Dodonna-MC80 Command Cruiser - Yavaris - Salvation - Generic Neb - Jan+5XWings. Pimp it with a couple of upgrades to your liking and have a great time!

Thanks for the idea, can you re-think it if my ship alteration in the OP makes any difference in your recommendation? Sorry, I forgot two....

2 hours ago, Greyh Seer said:

I'm doing some guessing on what upgrades you have available, and I just threw these together. But here's a couple of ideas, salt to taste:

EMPIRE:

Faction: Galactic Empire
Points: 396/400

Commander: Admiral Motti

[ flagship ] Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer (120 points)
- Admiral Motti ( 24 points)
- Relentless ( 3 points)
- Intel Officer ( 7 points)
- Electronic Countermeasures ( 7 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 171 total ship cost

Victory I-Class Star Destroyer (73 points)
- Wulff Yularen ( 7 points)
- Flight Controllers ( 6 points)
- Expanded Hangar Bay ( 5 points)
= 91 total ship cost

1 Dengar ( 20 points)
1 TIE Advanced Squadron ( 12 points)
1 "Howlrunner" ( 16 points)
4 TIE Fighter Squadrons ( 32 points)
1 TIE Interceptor Squadron ( 11 points)
1 Firespray-31 ( 18 points)
1 Major Rhymer ( 16 points)
1 TIE Bomber Squadron ( 9 points)

REBEL:

Faction: Rebel Alliance
Points: 399/400

Commander: General Dodonna

MC80 Command Cruiser (106 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- X17 Turbolasers ( 6 points)
- Leading Shots ( 4 points)
= 124 total ship cost

[ flagship ] CR90 Corvette A (44 points)
- General Dodonna ( 20 points)
- Jainas Light ( 2 points)
= 66 total ship cost

CR90 Corvette B (39 points)
- Dodonnas Pride ( 6 points)
= 45 total ship cost

Nebulon-B Escort Frigate (57 points)
- Yavaris ( 5 points)
= 62 total ship cost

1 Jan Ors ( 19 points)
1 Luke Skywalker ( 20 points)
3 X-Wing Squadrons ( 39 points)
1 Dash Rendar ( 24 points)

Thanks for the idea, well laid plans, FANTASTIC! ...but could you re-think it, if adding in my ship alterations I corrected in the OP makes any difference in your recommendation? Sorry, I forgot two....

Well, make that Rebel suggestion like this:

MC80 Command: Dodonna, Veteran Captain, ECM, Leading Shots

Neb Escort: Yavaris, Dual Turbolaser Turret

Neb Support: Salvation, Dual Turbolaser Turret

CR90B: Dodonna Pride

Jan Ors and 5 X-Wings

Advanced Gunnery, Intel Sweep, Fire Lanes

399 points

1 hour ago, clanofwolves said:

Thanks for the idea, well laid plans, FANTASTIC! ...but could you re-think it, if adding in my ship alterations I corrected in the OP makes any difference in your recommendation? Sorry, I forgot two....

It depends on what you are looking to do. You can drop the VSD, but to fit in 2 Light cruisers, you would have to drop some fighters. If you want to be fighter heavy, I'd keep the VSD as a carrier. If you want to be more ship heavy at long range, drop the VSD for the light cruisers and set your fighters to be a cheap screen instead of a bomber ball.