im looking at expanding my imperial army from the core set. What would you suggest next? Imperial Veteran or Imperial Aces expansion set?

Both come with great pilots and upgrades. But I would personally go with Imperial Veterans because the Defender with x/7 is super competitive even post-nerf and Tomax is fun as well. Also, Interceptors typically want Autothrusters which you would have to buy another expansion for. Although if it is for casual play then go with what interests you the most!

Depends on what exactly you already have. If you have a few of everything the Veterans helps multiple ships quickly. If you went to Intercepters early one then Aces to give you more of what you have and make them all around better.

Great thanks. Sounds like the Veterans set is a good place to start building.

I'll Second going for Vets over aces since it is both more self contained and has more stuff that benefits other ships.

If you want economically cheap play-out-of-the-box competitive imperial ships Imperial veterans are far better than Imp Aces. I would also recommed the tie fo expansion. In the tie fo expansion you get Omega Leader with Juke and Comm Relay, which is a fantastic ship

Agreed with the pilots who typed prior, Vets is an easy win. Aces is a wonderful pack, but you must get Starvipers for Autothrusters and an Interceptor Expansion for Soontir.

What are we saying? You'll end up gettin both soon enough ?

1 hour ago, Everyday Ace said:

If you want economically cheap play-out-of-the-box competitive imperial ships Imperial veterans are far better than Imp Aces. I would also recommed the tie fo expansion. In the tie fo expansion you get Omega Leader with Juke and Comm Relay, which is a fantastic ship

Agreed. My very first tournament list was Ryad, Vessery, and Omega. It can be built competitively many different ways and is relatively cheap as well (roughly $60). I have flown Defenders ever since I started X-Wing and they are super fun to play (not to mention really good ).