Something to Fear

By Drakeheart, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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I have a scum list I particularly enjoy playing. What I affectionately refer to as the D.VA list.

Dace Bonearm + Trick Shot + Twin Laser Turret + Black Market Slicer Tools (30)
Kavil + Attanni Mindlink + Ion Cannon Turret (30)
Asajj Ventress + Attanni Mindlink + Tactician (40)
It's fun for me, it's surprisingly effective in spitting out damage, and so far I've gone 4 Wins, 2 Losses. However, I feel like more can be done with it.
I'm looking for way to improve it, and am asking the community at large for ideas.
Current conerns: Dace's TLT might shoot twice, but only one shot will ever be modified, and I rarely get any amount of hits with it; Two ships hasn't felt like enough if I'm going to be using Attanni, and since Dace will be clearing stress for most of the fight, so giving him Mindlink as well doesn't mitigate this issue.
To that end, I'm going to give an unfinished list of things I will not be changing, and let the community fill in the rest of the points.
Dace Bonearm + K4 Security Droid + Black Market Slicers Tools (27)
Kavil + Ion Cannon Turret (29)
Asajj Ventress + Tactician (39)
Remaining Points: 5
I know it's only 5 points, but there are a lot of ways I could finish this off, and I'm not sure about any of them. Ideas?
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Kavil is throwing extra dice, he wants something that is actually doing dmg. Blaster turret or dorsal turret. Ion turret for Dace.

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Kavil has the Ion Turret for a number of reasons.

Firstly, he is throwing more dice, which means better odds to get the Ion to stick, and better odds of getting Dace's ability to trigger for a point of free damage. 2 Damage + Ion.

Secondly, Dace can trigger his ability at Range 3, but the Ion Turret only reaches out to Range 2. Putting the Turret on Kavil allows Dace to skirt the field, forcing opponents to go out of their way to get to him. This, in turn, exposes them to the rest of the squad.

"Then why have BMST?" one might ask. Well, it's unreliable, so I don't go out of my way to trigger it. But if an enemy closes with me, then they have to risk the potential of suffering direct hull damage.

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I agree with Beard; you pay a premium for Kavil's ability, you really want him dealing more damage. I'd give him Dorsal + R4 Agromech + Mindlink for the same price as you are paying now or if you are dedicated to the Ion Turret try Drea with ICT+Unhinged. She is 2 points less than Kavil and seriously accurate with always having a TL and easily shedding the stress from reacquiring.

For 3 points you can give Dace Dengar crew which will make whatever turret you give him more accurate.

2 Points left, you could give Asajj a number of useful illicits: Burnout Slam and Glitterstim come to mind. You could also give the Y-Wing an Ion Bomb.