Bomber Ace Emerges!

By Sonikgav, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Toying with a couple of Imperial Builds. Open to suggestions.

Tomax Bren

  • Crack Shot
  • Unguided Rockets
  • Seismic Charges
  • Extra Munitions
  • Lightweight Frame

Omega Leader

  • Juke
  • Comm Relay
  • MkII Engine

Vessery

  • Veteran Instincts
  • TIE/D
  • Tractor Beam

All PS8, Vessery benefits from Ollies locks and reduces AG for the other two to pummel.

Edited by Sonikgav

I am so stoked to fly either crack Tomax with the unguided rockets.

13 hours ago, Sonikgav said:

Toying with a couple of Imperial Builds. Open to suggestions.

Tomax Bren

  • Crack Shot
  • Unguided Rockets
  • Seismic Charges
  • Extra Munitions
  • Lightweight Frame

Omega Leader

  • Juke
  • Comm Relay
  • MkII Engine

Countess Ryad

  • Push The Limit
  • TIE/x7
  • Engine Upgrade

99 points but ive never been good at working out what should fly alongside the single ship ideas i have, in this case Tomax etc so open to ideas.

Try this, drop the MkII and Switch Ryad for this:

Colonel Vessery
Push The Limit, Tractor Beam, TIE/D, Twin Ion Engine Mk. II

Edited by gigglyomnioronicon

Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but may i ask why unguided rockets seem to be so good? Its only 3 attack dice, you can only modify with a focus, and it cost 2 missile slots? Is there something I'm missing?

Why PTL on Vessery? might be better off with crackshot, expert handling or even ruthlessness

3 hours ago, kewlguy360 said:

Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but may i ask why unguided rockets seem to be so good? Its only 3 attack dice, you can only modify with a focus, and it cost 2 missile slots? Is there something I'm missing?

Because it's a hidden fix for a few ships. It makes the Bomber a 3 Attack ship that can attack at R3 without giving the defence bonus and Tomax' ability to give unlimited Crackshot makes it even better. The dice modification limit is to stop it being TOO good.

I've overloaded it a little with the Bombs but it's a great way to make the Bomber a cheap threat and the Bombs help to shore up the Bombers poor agility if things try to get behind him.

Hell you could run 5 Scimitars with Unguided Rockets and Lightweight Frame in 100 points.

5x 3 attack ships with potentially 3 defence dice?? Not bad for my money.

Edited by Sonikgav

Unguided also stops all external modifiers like M9-G8, Sensor Jammer and what else?

9 minutes ago, Kalandros said:

Unguided also stops all external modifiers like M9-G8, Sensor Jammer and what else?

Elusiveness, R7 astromech.

15 hours ago, kewlguy360 said:

Sorry if this seems like a dumb question, but may i ask why unguided rockets seem to be so good? Its only 3 attack dice, you can only modify with a focus, and it cost 2 missile slots? Is there something I'm missing?

You don't discard it.

I like the idea of Crack Bren, but I'd keep him as cheap as possible with just Crack Shot, Rockets, and LWF.

On 5/6/2017 at 6:38 AM, Admiral Deathrain said:

You don't discard it.

oh ok, thank you for the clarification, i thought you had to discard the card.

At the moment I can't recall, but does Ryad have boost on her action bar? Asking because OP shows EU in list, but I don't think she can use it.

16 minutes ago, Alekzanter said:

At the moment I can't recall, but does Ryad have boost on her action bar? Asking because OP shows EU in list, but I don't think she can use it.

Ryad has BR natural, not boost

OMG if the defender had boost natural...... AutoThrusters ALL DAY LONG :0

Edited by JSwindy