Added the Houndstooth...First Build and Support

By TheDarkFather, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Started playing in July, and have been building my ship collection steadily. Just added the YV-666 to complete my Scum collection.

I am digging this as a first build....

(6)Moralo Eval - Mangler, Boba Fett, Dengar, and Gunner

What do you "support" the YV-666 with? One other large base ship (Assaj +Latts, Contracted Scout?)? Or is it better to try and stretch to a 3 ship squad?

Appreciate anyone's insight/battle reports...

I most often fly the YV-666 in a 3-ship list with a G1-A and either a Kihraxz or Protectorate Fighter. However, I loved the Boba-Bossk list as well. Running two large-based ships isn't a bad deal.

Moralo? Try this:

YV-666: · Moralo Eval (34)
Heavy Laser Cannon (7)
· IG-88D (1)
· Bossk (2)
Operations Specialist (3)
Burnout SLAM (1)
Aggressor: · IG-88B (36)
Expertise (4)
Heavy Laser Cannon (7)
Tractor Beam (1)
Fire Control System (2)
Autothrusters (2)
-- TOTAL ------- 100p. --

A gunner effect into cannons (great for Moralo!) at 1 point? Yes please!

Moralo: Shoot. Miss. Trigger Bossk and get focus+tl on your target+stress. Trigger Operation Specialist and give a focus to IG-B. Shoot again with your HLC (thanks to IG crew) 4 red dice fully modified with focus and target lock.

IG-B: Shoot. Miss. Trigger Operation Specialist and get a focus to Moralo (if IG-B shooted first) or to IG-B (for defensive purposes). Get a Targer Lock for Fire Control System. Shoot 4 HLC dices again (thanks to IG-B effect) fully modified (TL and Expertised).

Both the mates will hit as trucks.

Some tips:

-Use Advanced Slam for repositioning your YV-666

-Tractor Beam on IG-B is there if you need to throw an enemy ship back into Moralo's sight. Iiihoooh!

-Remember that Bossk doesn't add you multiple stress. If you are already stressed, you just add focus and tl, not the stress. Yes, it becomes free (faq). For that purpose, you don't need to get a green for cleaning your stress.

Changes that you can do if you prefer:

-OS with Zuckuss. You loose the Operation Specialist shenaningan, but acquire Zuckuss crew. In this case, swap the Slam Illicit with Inertial Dampners (you will be always stressed, so no more Slam action fro you).

-Swap Expertise for VI and Glitterstim. If you wanna use it at PS8.

Hope you'll enjoy it (:

On paper, this definitely looks like it hits like a truck! I have a casual tournament this weekend, and I am going to give this a go.

I am going to keep expertise. Love that card. That way I can take an evade, plus autothrusters, which should make IG-B tough to bring down.

Thanks for the advice!

12 hours ago, TheDarkFather said:

On paper, this definitely looks like it hits like a truck! I have a casual tournament this weekend, and I am going to give this a go.

I am going to keep expertise. Love that card. That way I can take an evade, plus autothrusters, which should make IG-B tough to bring down.

Thanks for the advice!

Is a nice list, not top competitive but still a good one. Take carefull, is a fragile list! And you must fly it well, because the PS6. These are the 2 drawback of the list.

For even more fun put Dengar, Gunner, IG88-D crew on Moralo. You can use Dengar to help you miss the first shot which will trigger both Gunner and IG88-D. Use D first, then Gunner after for two damaging attacks. I'd only use Mangler Cannon in this build though.