That thread about Kylo that recently sprouted up got me interested in another attempt at making him feasible in a squad not with a RAC. I've tried him and played against in regionals a low PS shuttle with Kylo + Rebel captive, and it wasn't all that great. Tried him on Whisper and was not bad, but points can be better spent elsewhere. Tried the Kylo pilot and that was horrid as the token gets passed around, ugh. But, in that thread @Biophysical had the idea of Tomax + Kylo + Merc Copilot + crackshot for 30pts. Hmmm, I thought Tomax at PS8 aint bad cause he can Kylo early, the problem is he is now tokenless and probably dead in 1 round. I just need to keep him alive.

Tomax Bren (24)
Crack Shot (1)
Kylo Ren (3)
Operations Specialist (3)
Lightweight Frame (2)
TIE Shuttle (0)

"Quickdraw" (29)
A Score to Settle (0)
Fire-Control System (2)
Lightweight Frame (2)
Special Ops Training (0)

Darth Vader (29)
Adaptability (0)
Advanced Targeting Computer (1)
Engine Upgrade (4)
TIE/x1 (0)

Total: 100

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Now, I have PS8/9/10, and Tomax can Kylo, and they all shoot early, and I either get Kylo's crit through, or else focus tokens get tossed around my squad. Quickdraw can get two chances for score to settle crit if anyone attacks him.

I played against OldManFenn and around 3rd round of combat, got Fenn to PS0. Tomax was the target for my enemy and he lasted **** near an hour with Op Spec supply tokens. I was having a hard time pushing damage through on fenn and Tomax was tokened up quite a bit as a result. He only died because a range 1 teroch got two crits through and both were direct hits. Hilariously, Manaroo had painbot, so quickdraw's ability can proc off it. I had a double shot opportunity, had Teroch at range 1 in front, and Manaroo range 1 in rear. Fired at Teroch, then at Manaroo. Opponent almost used painbot, which would have let me get two more attacks!

Really fun list and took it to OldManFenn list, not bad. We ran out of time and only Tomax died in the entire game. haha.

Did you fly them close together? I would think with the OpsSpec not on Striden you would have to clump up the ships, like a mini-swarm. Sort of.

2 hours ago, Rolotamasi said:

Did you fly them close together? I would think with the OpsSpec not on Striden you would have to clump up the ships, like a mini-swarm. Sort of.

Only Quick Draw was kept within range 2 of Tomax (which is quite a good distance). Vader was free to fly. A miss from QD or Tomax triggers Op Spec which then can be tossed to a friendly range 1-3 of the attacker, so Vader can still get his focus for defense if he is in danger. And most of the time he was around range 1-2 anyhow, but I never "tethered" him.

Opspec is better than Merc Copilot, definitely, I was just trying to figure out random ways of using him. I like that Quickdraw/Score to Settle combo supporting Kylo.

Nice list!

I have also used the TIE shuttle (scimitar pilot) with Kylo + rebel captive and I found that it actually works well.

I flew it with Vader (pilot) and whisper. I found it to be a really solid list and enjoyed it:

Scimitar w/ TIE shuttle, Kylo & captive = 22

Whisper w/ VI, FCS, kallus & ACD = 41

Vader w/ lone wolf, X-1, ATC & engine = 36

99

24 minutes ago, blade_mercurial said:

Nice list!

I have also used the TIE shuttle (scimitar pilot) with Kylo + rebel captive and I found that it actually works well.

I flew it with Vader (pilot) and whisper. I found it to be a really solid list and enjoyed it:

Scimitar w/ TIE shuttle, Kylo & captive = 22

Whisper w/ VI, FCS, kallus & ACD = 42

Vader w/ lone wolf, X-1, ATC & engine = 36

100

I could be wrong but wouldnt that whisper be 41 rather than 42? Meaning your list is 99 rather than 100?

14 minutes ago, Trudem said:

I could be wrong but wouldnt that whisper be 41 rather than 42? Meaning your list is 99 rather than 100?

Yeah it is! (fixed!)

2 minutes ago, blade_mercurial said:

Yeah it is! (fixed!)

Thanks. I just wanted to make sure you didnt leave something out. You could add Twin Ion Mk. II to the bomber to make it easier to keep your actions if you get stressed.

16 minutes ago, Trudem said:

Thanks. I just wanted to make sure you didnt leave something out. You could add Twin Ion Mk. II to the bomber to make it easier to keep your actions if you get stressed.

You certainly could. I didn't bother simply because it hasn't really been an issue.