So I was just messing around on Warlords and came up with this little buddy. I doubt it is competitive but I think it would be a fun list! If nothing else it is neat because aside from the ISD the tokens the ships would be burning for vader wouldn't be much good up close and personal anyway.

Vadering around

Faction: Galactic Empire
Points: 393/400

Commander: Darth Vader

Assault Objective: Close-Range Intel Scan
Defense Objective: Planetary Ion Cannon
Navigation Objective: Minefields

Gladiator I-Class Star Destroyer (56 points)
- Demolisher ( 10 points)
- Engine Techs ( 8 points)
- Assault Proton Torpedoes ( 5 points)
= 79 total ship cost

Imperial I-Class Star Destroyer (110 points)
- Intel Officer ( 7 points)
- Flight Controllers ( 6 points)
- Boosted Comms ( 4 points)
- Spinal Armament ( 9 points)
= 136 total ship cost

[ flagship ] Gozanti-class Cruisers (23 points)
- Darth Vader ( 36 points)
- Comms Net ( 2 points)
= 61 total ship cost

Raider-I Class Corvette (44 points)
- Impetuous ( 4 points)
- Agent Kallus ( 3 points)
- Ruthless Strategists ( 4 points)
- Flechette Torpedoes ( 3 points)
= 58 total ship cost

1 Zertik Strom ( 15 points)
4 TIE Interceptor Squadrons ( 44 points)

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Vader does not allow rerolls against squads, which always kept me from considering him when I put up anti squad Raiders... without rerolls I find the Flechette Torpedoes too unreliable considering how crucial they are most of the time.

I really like the ship composition. I've been running Jerjerrod with an ISD1, Demo, Gozanti and a plain Raider and it is fun! You get the two major threats in the ISD and Demo, and the Raider is no slouch! It ought to be very fun with Vader's rerolls.

I definitely would tweak the objectives. I'd take either Most Wanted or Advanced Gunnery for the red. Hyperspace Assault for yellow. And maybe Solar Corona for the blue. I don't like Minefields anymore without Strategic support.

I would replace 2 Interceptors with Defenders to have HP for Ruthless Strategists. I would also move Vader to ISD.

On 3/17/2017 at 11:21 AM, pt106 said:

I would replace 2 Interceptors with Defenders to have HP for Ruthless Strategists. I would also move Vader to ISD.

Might be able to do 1 defender but good point