[Blog] Auxiliary ARCs - the Rebellion's Most Versatile Ship

By Stay On The Leader, in X-Wing

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55 minutes ago, Stay On The Leader said:

My personal list at the moment:

Gold 340 (100)

Norra Wexley (40) - ARC-170
Push The Limit (3), Kyle Katarn (3), R5-P9 (3), Alliance Overhaul (0), Vectored Thrusters (2)

Gold Squadron Pilot (26) - Y-Wing
Twin Laser Turret (6), R3-A2 (2), BTL-A4 Y-wing (0)

Thane Kyrell (34) - ARC-170
Rey (2), R2-D2 (4), Alliance Overhaul (0), Vectored Thrusters (2)

I can see myself trying Tail Gunner on Norra and switching Thane's VT for a Plasma/GC shot with the point I saved.

Double regen, huh? Interesting. It might work considering stressbot is likely to be the primary target, so he's kinda Biggs lite.

VT on Thane is a lot of fun - especially blocking an enemy and then barrelling away after he made his shot to get a juicy R1 shot yourself. That said, nothing quite beats just disintegrating at least one enemy quickly and torp Thane does the job much better than VT Thane. Once enemy is down one ship things get way easier and regen gets much more powerful.

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1 hour ago, Lightrock said:

Double regen, huh? Interesting. It might work considering stressbot is likely to be the primary target, so he's kinda Biggs lite.

VT on Thane is a lot of fun - especially blocking an enemy and then barrelling away after he made his shot to get a juicy R1 shot yourself. That said, nothing quite beats just disintegrating at least one enemy quickly and torp Thane does the job much better than VT Thane. Once enemy is down one ship things get way easier and regen gets much more powerful.

The first double ARC list I'm aware made waves was the Rasta Maice one at the bottom of my blog, which had similar double regen. It's tough to crack!

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The discussion of several squads using R3-A2 sounds great until you realize the card costs close to US$20 on eBay or the cost of the Epic ship, which granted other great cards.

I played an Imperial squad of Ryad (with X/D and Ion Cannon), Duchess and Backdraft v Norra/Jan Ors/Tano. With R2-D2, Norra was a tough kill and Jan Ors with an Ion Turret was able to slow down my ability to gang up on them. I have a lot of respect for the ARC, no question about it.

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41 minutes ago, Ob3ron said:

The discussion of several squads using R3-A2 sounds great until you realize the card costs close to US$20 on eBay or the cost of the Epic ship, which granted other great cards.

I played an Imperial squad of Ryad (with X/D and Ion Cannon), Duchess and Backdraft v Norra/Jan Ors/Tano. With R2-D2, Norra was a tough kill and Jan Ors with an Ion Turret was able to slow down my ability to gang up on them. I have a lot of respect for the ARC, no question about it.

Just do what i did. Find a friend who bought 2 GR75s and buy the cards out of it off him for $5 because you're homies and he doesnt need them.

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8 hours ago, Stay On The Leader said:

Norra Wexley (40) - ARC-170
Push The Limit (3), Kyle Katarn (3), R5-P9 (3), Alliance Overhaul (0), Vectored Thrusters (2)

Gold Squadron Pilot (26) - Y-Wing
Twin Laser Turret (6), R3-A2 (2), BTL-A4 Y-wing (0)

Thane Kyrell (34) - ARC-170
Rey (2), R2-D2 (4), Alliance Overhaul (0), Vectored Thrusters (2)

Neat list, Stay On The Leader! I ran Braylen, Thane and Miranda at a tourney last weekend, doing pretty well (3 & 1). I will try this one out.

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1 hour ago, Razgriz25thinf said:

Just do what i did. Find a friend who bought 2 GR75s and buy the cards out of it off him for $5 because you're homies and he doesnt need them.

Or use the Force: "you don't need these cards. I will keep them safe for you."

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I was excited to run a Triple ARC list last weekend. I bought a second ARC to cover the table fee for the day, despite running an OP event and only getting to play one game later after the event. I then borrowed a third and ran if. This was my list:

100 points

Norra Wexley (36) - ARC-170
Expertise (4), Nien Nunb (1), BB-8 (2), Alliance Overhaul (0)

Thane Kyrell (32) - ARC-170
Weapons Engineer (3), M9-G8 (3), Alliance Overhaul (0)

Braylen Stramm (32) - ARC-170
Gunner (5), R3-A2 (2), Alliance Overhaul (0)

I went up against Inquisitor, Backdraft, and Quickdraw. I've flown that Braylen five times I believe but wasn't familiar with any other ARC pilots. I target locked both of my ships with Thane right away for rerolls and flew them in formation towards the opposition. I've had an issue with splitting my force up during deployment and losing a ship quick, so I tried grouping my ships together for a change. He set up in the opposite corner, so it took a couple turns to engage. I got a shot at Inquisitor with Stramm and left him triple-stressed since he had PtL'd. Unfortunately both SFs melted him down in a round leaving him with only a hit or two left. They focused on Thane next and took him down to nothing quickly. Norra was next and by that time the Inquisitor had shed all of his stress and rejoined the fight. It was over pretty quickly. Maybe there is something to that list and a more competent pilot could make something of it, I don't know. My opponent has an affinity for SFs and has gotten really good with them though. I may give it a shot again.
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The Arc might not be an overly powerful ship, but I just love the model and the versatile gameplay possibilities. I had quite some fun with this squad in my local flagship store league:

ARC-170: · Braylen Stramm (25)
· R3-A2 (2)
Gunner (5)
Alliance Overhaul (0)
ARC-170: · Norra Wexley (29)
Push The Limit (3)
· BB-8 (2)
Engine Upgrade (4)
· Kanan Jarrus (3)
Alliance Overhaul (0)
X-Wing: · Biggs Darklighter (25)
· R4-D6 (1)
Integrated Astromech (0)
-- TOTAL ------- 99/100p. --

Tried a variant with Baze Malbus on Braylen (works semi-well thanks to the back arc) and plasma torps on Biggs before, but I rarely managed to fire it.

Some regen might help, but I just love Dancing Norra... hmm...

Edited by TheWampa
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Have a soft spot for Norra with Title, PTL, R2-D2, Kyle, Engine Upgrade.