Rebel Denial (X, Y, Arc, TIE)

By Stay On The Leader, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Inspired in thoughts by two successful lists recently - there's the Paul Heaver list that forced opponents to chew through Biggs and the Stresshog before they could get after Miranda, and the list from Tatooine (I think) that was a 4 ship list with Thane supporting Biggs.

This sits somewhere between the two of them:

  • Biggs Darklighter - X-Wing - R2-D2 / Integrated Astromech (29)
  • Gold Squadron Pilot - Y-Wing - Twin Laser Turret / R3-A2 / BTL-A4 (26)
  • Thane Kyrell - ARC-170 - Draw Their Fire, R2-D6, Jyn Erso, Alliance Overhaul (30)
  • Captain Rex - TIE Fighter (14)
  • TOTAL: 99pts

The idea is that Jyn, Draw Their Fire and Rex all support Biggs in sticking around to regen with R2-D2 and become a proper pain, while the stressbot causes havoc. Deny, deny, deny - deny them shooting at the things they want to shoot at, deny them rolling all their dice, deny them landing crits where they want them, deny them actions... drag them down into the mud.

I've not flown anything like this before... any suggestions? It would be lovely to cram Jan Ors onto the TIE Fighter but I think that would require a losing too much elsewhere.

I like very much the goal of this list, stress and denial. I worry though about what the list has once Biggs is dead.

I believe Paul's list worked well because Miranda is such a good closer. You might be a bit better served bumping Thane up to a hard hitting Norra, even if it loses you rex.

ARC-170: · Norra Wexley (29)
Push The Limit (3)
Seismic Torpedo (2)
· R2-D2 (4)
Vectored Thrusters (2)
· Kyle Katarn (3)
Alliance Overhaul (0)
X-Wing: · Biggs Darklighter (25)
Seismic Torpedo (2)
R7 Astromech (2)
Integrated Astromech (0)
Y-Wing: Grey Squadron Pilot (20)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
· R3-A2 (2)
BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)
-- TOTAL ------- 100p. --

Or, if you must keep rex:

ARC-170: · Norra Wexley (29)
Push The Limit (3)
· BB-8 (2)
Alliance Overhaul (0)
X-Wing: · Biggs Darklighter (25)
· R2-D6 (1)
Integrated Astromech (0)
Y-Wing: Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
· R3-A2 (2)
BTL-A4 Y-Wing (0)
TIE Fighter: · Captain Rex (14)
-- TOTAL ------- 100p. --

Agreed, though if I go to 3 ships I think you just run the Heaver list instead of Norra.

Without the Thane (Jyn/DTF) support then, again, I would rather run Heavers list.