So I have been flying Nora and ps 10 Rey a lot and I just love that offensive kyle-norra build. Now a want to take it somewhere else and I figured I wanted it to pair with another arc. then I thought that an arc with green hard 2s would be decent with ptl so I build that Shara below. with 27 points left I just slabbed a few upgrades on gemmer but he is probably a weak choice. could also be a GSP with crack and a conc missile to use with sharas TL. or 2 talas. or something completely different. Comments are welcomed and so are other build to put this or a very similar Norra into.

best,

100 points

PILOTS

Shara Bey [R2 Astromech, Push the Limit, Alliance Overhaul] (32)

Norra Wexley [R2-D2, Push the Limit, Kyle Katarn, Alliance Overhaul, Vectored Thrusters] (41)

Gemmer Sojan [A-Wing Test Pilot, Autothrusters, Push the Limit] (27)

Give Gemmer Chaardan refit if nothing else. It saves you 2 points which you could use to give him a second EPT (Snapshot or Juke would probably be my choices).

I am not really loving that Shara Bey build as it does not make best use of her pilot skill and does not synergise particularly well with the rest of the list. I think she is the weakest of the ARC pilots and either Braylen or Thane would be better. Here are the builds I would use for the same points:

32 Braylen Stramm (25), R3-A2 (2), Gunner (5), Alliance Overhaul (0)

Yes, the good old Stressmule build. With both /x7 Defenders and Attanni being big parts of the meta right now, the ability to double-stress the opposition is a good choice to take.

32 Thane Kyrell (26), M9-G8 (3), Weapons Engineer (3), Alliance Overhaul (0)

This is a great support build. M9-G8 + Weapons Engineer allow you to really abuse your Target Locks. You can TL both your other ships on turn 1 to give them mini-Predators. This is especially good for Norra as it gives her a reroll while still allowing her to save her own Target Lock to add a bonus hit. Also works well if you put Snapshot on your A-Wing as M9-G8 is one of the few things that can modify Snapshot attacks. Thane's pilot ability means that if an opponent targets a nearby ship, he can swap his Target-locks around mid-phase if you want.

But im using shara because she is the only one except for Nora who can take an EPT and have r2 unit. the aim was to use an arc170 as a ptl knife fighter with green hards.

ah, missed the refit on gemmer. he obviously has that : ) and it fits perfectly with a vectored thrusters for Shara.

I cant take another EPT for gemmer as he can only have one with the title.

that thane seems really cool, though.

Here's an alternative, it drops Gemmer to a GSP, and makes Norra a bit tankier, while also still creating an opportunity for her to have a TL and 2 Focus every round.

Norra Wexley (41)

[Norra Wexley(29), R2-D2(4), Push The Limit(3), C-3PO(3), Alliance Overhaul(0), Vectored Thrusters(2)]

Shara Bey (35)

[Shara Bey(28), R2 Astromech(1), Push The Limit(3), Alliance Overhaul(0), Operations Specialist(3)]

Green Squadron Pilot (23)

[Green Squadron Pilot(19), Autothrusters(2), Chardaan Refit(-2), A-Wing Test Pilot(0), Juke(2), Snap Shot(2)]

99pts total

Alternatively you could put a Weps Engineer on Shara to increase the TL sharing opportunities for the same points, or Tail Gunner and Vectored Thrusters for 100 pts.

In your original build, I'd be surprised if Norra survived beyond round 2...she is the clear target priority for the list and doesnt have enough tankiness (or Biggs) (IMO) to survive very long.

49 minutes ago, Cap116 said:

In your original build, I'd be surprised if Norra survived beyond round 2...she is the clear target priority for the list and doesnt have enough tankiness (or Biggs) (IMO) to survive very long.

This is a good point. If you are not running Biggs then Norra really needs C-3PO for the extra survivability or she likely won't make it through the opening turns.

I dont like flying Biggs but he can take the two arcs into the fray where they want to be. Maybe the list should just be:

100 points Pilots ------ Shara Bey (33) ARC-170 (28), R2 Astromech (1), Push the Limit (3), Nien Nunb (1), Alliance Overhaul (0) Norra Wexley (41) ARC-170 (29), R2-D2 (4), Push the Limit (3), Kyle Katarn (3), Alliance Overhaul (0), Vectored Thrusters (2) Biggs Darklighter (26) X-Wing (25), R2 Astromech (1), Integrated Astromech (0)

Nien could be anything. or a 1 point bid at ps 7.

or a bit more radical knife fighter version:

100 points Pilots ------ Shara Bey (36) ARC-170 (28), R2 Astromech (1), Push the Limit (3), Tail Gunner (2), Alliance Overhaul (0), Vectored Thrusters (2) Norra Wexley (38) ARC-170 (29), R2 Astromech (1), Push the Limit (3), Kyle Katarn (3), Alliance Overhaul (0), Vectored Thrusters (2) Biggs Darklighter (26) X-Wing (25), R2 Astromech (1), Integrated Astromech (0)

Kyle could be tailgunner for a 1 point bid but I really, really like the action economy on this Nora.