Norra/Shara/Jess

By Molkavi, in X-Wing Squad Lists

So on Wednesday I played this list against "x2 bombing Quadjumpers and a Firespray" and "focus Katarn, a torpedo-loaded B-wing and prockets Tycho":

Norra Wexley
- Finn
- R2-D2
- Alliance Overhaul

Shara Bey
- Adaptability
- C-3PO
- R5-K6
- Alliance Overhaul

Jess Pava
- R3-A2
- Primed Thrusters

I had a lot of fun flying it, especially since I got some really good formation flight practice out of it. The idea behind the list was to focus fire and melt anything that might get ideas above its station on the other side. If for any reason what I decided to fire upon survived, the optimal scenario had the ship disabled and vulnerable for a second pass.

I hoped to use PS 6(+1) Shara Bey not only as a support, but also as a tenderizer for Norra Wexley's onslaught. Spending her TL with the certainty that I would get it back via de R5/3PO combo allowed me to put forth an initial and not-at-all inconsequential 3/4 modded dice to begin with. With a solid roll, I was forcing my opponent to choose between spending their focus now or take the hits.

That played out wonderfully. All opponents were willing to avoid immediate damage and gamble on a bad Norra roll. Which never happened. Norra outputs an insane amount of damage, even if she can't make use of her full combo. So ships were cut down left and right.

The problem was that the proper combo took at least two turns to warm up. So this is what I've come up with for next time:

Norra Wexley
- PTL
- Finn
- BB-8
- Alliance Overhaul

Shara Bey
- Adaptability
- C-3PO
- R5-K6
- Alliance Overhaul

Jess Pava
- R3-A2
- Primed Thrusters

Straight forward. This should allow me to have my cake and eat it. I can tenderize with Shara, pull of the full Norra combo in a single turn (spend TL, add eye, add blank from Finn, have a TL and a focus at the ready) and even if something survives, I can cripple the ship with Jess to finish the job on the next turn.

I'm also playing around with including R7-T1 in some capacity for ultimate shennanigans, but it's not really in line with my idea for this build right now. Thoughts?

Edited by Molkavi
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