Ruthless Agression with an Intimidating Backdraft

By That Blasted Samophlange, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Lieutenant Kestal 22 ps7 Ruthlessness 3

Twin Laser Turret 6

Unguided Rockets 2*

33

Turr Phenir 25 ps7

Intensity 2

Stealth Device 3

30

Backdraft 27 ps7

Intimidation 2

Lightweight Frame 2

Special Ops Training 0

Advanced Sensors 3

Sensor Cluster 2

36

total points 99

* As I currently don't have Imperial Aces, or any Scum ships I don't have access to Royal Guard TIE or Autothrusters. If/when I get those, replace Unguided Rockets on the Agressor with those on Turr.

The idea is that Kestal is there to divide enemies apart. Backdraft to annoy and limit movement and Turr to be the heavy hitter

I love the idea of ruthless Kestal. It's a 4 damage TLT....potentially.

Backdraft is fine, I could make arguments for FCS over advanced sensors, but that's always going to be a question. I'm not sold on Turr Phenir thou. I get what your trying to do, but at PS 7, he moves after aces, and isn't a heavy hitter. No TL's. honestly, I'm not really sold on intensity for anybody but Poe, because of his ability.

Three damage TLT, ruthless only proccs off of it once.

7 minutes ago, Zucch10 said:

Three damage TLT, ruthless only proccs off of it once.

Where are you seeing that?

1 hour ago, Biggsy_boy said:

Where are you seeing that?

Page 8 of the FAQ

in the flowchart there is only one "after attacking" phase on the flowchart for double tapping secondaries.

Edited by Zucch10
3 hours ago, Biggsy_boy said:

I love the idea of ruthless Kestal. It's a 4 damage TLT....potentially.

Backdraft is fine, I could make arguments for FCS over advanced sensors, but that's always going to be a question. I'm not sold on Turr Phenir thou. I get what your trying to do, but at PS 7, he moves after aces, and isn't a heavy hitter. No TL's. honestly, I'm not really sold on intensity for anybody but Poe, because of his ability.

I guess I'm not of the mindset that 3 (4 at range 1) is bad. I admit that the lack of target lock hurts, but swap out the auto thrusters for a targeting computer and xx-23 skip tracers on backdraft.

I also see ps7 as decent. Against some foes, no, but anyone below he will be a beast with potentially two evade tokens and a stealth device and/or auto thrusters - depending if you take the targeting computer.

I am awarw that ruthlessness triggers only once, but it is still powerful with Kestal's ability. Perhaps so much that kestal becomes a target ignoring the likes of Turr and Backdraft.