Hey guys,

Just picked up the YT-2400 and am looking for something fluffy, fun, and reasonably competitive. I put this list together after watching my Luke/Dash combo fall apart. I needed more ships, but really wanted to run Luke and Dash together.

X - X:

Luke Skywalker (T-65)
-Lone Wolf
-Experimental Interface
-R2-F2

Dash Rendar (YT-2400)
-Adaptability (up)
-Heavy Laser Cannon

Rookie Pilot (T-65)

100 points

Pretty basic. Run Luke down one side of the board, and let Dash and the Rookie play with the other. No Outrider, so I'll have to fly carefully to maximize my shots with the HLC, but the Rookie is there to help out. Luke's got some durability between R2-F2 and Lone Wolf; his attack is pretty solid as well if he focuses--re-rolling a blank, and turning eyeballs over means that he's got hits happening at a high rate.

Collectively, there's 8-10 dice rolling for attacks each turn and a total of twenty hull/shields between these guys, so I'm hopeful. I haven't flown X - X yet, but plan to this weekend.

I'm looking for ways to improve this list. How would you run a Luke/Dash list?

Your list seems ok; not going to set the world on fire, but I feel it needs some control element (Tactician crew?). AND it's almost sacrilege to not include the Outrider title!

You can test your list out on Squad Benchmark or Ynot Squad Benchmark in your browser. SB is more buggy, but has most of the current ships and upgrades, YSB is more stable but has ships up to wave 9 and a handful of 10.

The AI is pretty basic, but admittedly it has kicked my tail often enough. Read the manual in the top right drop-down menu.

Lastly, in the future you probably should post things like this in the X-Wing Squad List subforum. You'll get more responses from better players than me!

I do think that Dash with HLC and without Outrider is a bit of a tough sell. His ability to ignore obstacles is most useful when he's using a turret, but the HLC makes him want to fly like a jouster. To be honest, a simple HLC B-wing would probably be a better purchase for that role.

As for Luke, I don't much like self-stressing, because his green dial is pretty limited. Your upgrades indicate you want to make him tougher, so I'd go with his classic buddy: R2-D2, and Integrated Astromech. Lone Wolf looks fine as an EPT.

In summary, if I were to do a Luke/Dash list with features akin to yours, I'd try:

Luke Skywalker (34)
-Lone Wolf
-R2-D2
-Integrated Astromech

Dash Rendar (54)
-Expertise
-Heavy Laser Cannon
-Outrider
-Rey

Bandit Squadron Pilot (12)

Expertise on Dash allows him to Barrel Roll or Target Lock while still converting eyes to hits on offense. If he needs defense, he Focuses. Rey lets him double-focus on defense when necessary, or take Focus after doing a (rare) K-turn. You still get a 3rd ship in there, too with the Bandit.

Yeah, back when it first came out the Outrider title had its draw backs as the doughnut hole, lack of range, or lower damage output. After Wave 6 though the only reason to not take it is if you have 2 YT-2400 or running Edrin Vrill.

My suggestion, drop HLC and put mangler plus title. It should cost the same points. If you are not going to run mangler+title then drop Dash down to either Vrill or WSF and put more into Luke or change your filler from Rookie Pilot to a B-wing or pair of Bandit Squadrons.

I don't know how it would do, but it does seem to be fun. I think it would be fun to have Lake skirt the board and R7-T1 into range one to dump some hate into a ship, while still have a decent shot at surviving the initial joust.

If your going to run Dash, I don't know why you wouldn't run him with his title and a Mangler Cannon at the very least.

X-Wing: •Luke Skywalker (42)
Stealth Device (3)
•Lone Wolf (2)
Advanced Proton Torpedoes (6)
•R7-T1 (3)

YT-2400 Freighter: •Dash Rendar (56)
Engine Upgrade (4)
•Outrider (5)
Push the Limit (3)
Heavy Laser Cannon (7)
•Nien Nunb (1)

Total: 98/100

Or there is this one as well if you want another ship.

X-Wing: •Luke Skywalker (36)
Stealth Device (3)
•Lone Wolf (2)
•R7-T1 (3)

YT-2400 Freighter: •Dash Rendar (52)
Engine Upgrade (4)
•Outrider (5)
Push the Limit (3)
"Mangler" Cannon (4)

Z-95 Headhunter: Bandit Squadron Pilot (12)

Total: 100/100