So I'm trying to beat a buddy of mine flying strikers and OL at PS8. I would love any feedback! Basically Poe and Jake reposition with BB-8 and focus tokens while Ahsoka drops bombs of opportunity and helps give target locks or other actions out as needed. Wondering if cluster mines would be better but not sure what to drop...

So Intense (100)

Poe Dameron (41) - T-70 X-Wing
Intensity (2), BB-8 (2), Primed Thrusters (1), Black One (1), Autothrusters (2)

Jake Farrell (32) - A-Wing
Intensity (2), Proton Rockets (3), A-Wing Test Pilot (0), Autothrusters (2), Veteran Instincts (1)

Ahsoka Tano (27) - TIE Fighter
Veteran Instincts (1), Sabine's Masterpiece (1), Captured TIE (1), Sabine Wren (2), Scavenger Crane (2), Thermal Detonators (3)

41 minutes ago, Harry the Noble said:

So I'm trying to beat a buddy of mine flying strikers and OL at PS8. I would love any feedback! Basically Poe and Jake reposition with BB-8 and focus tokens while Ahsoka drops bombs of opportunity and helps give target locks or other actions out as needed. Wondering if cluster mines would be better but not sure what to drop...

So Intense (100)

Poe Dameron (41) - T-70 X-Wing
Intensity (2), BB-8 (2), Primed Thrusters (1), Black One (1), Autothrusters (2)

Jake Farrell (32) - A-Wing
Intensity (2), Proton Rockets (3), A-Wing Test Pilot (0), Autothrusters (2), Veteran Instincts (1)

Ahsoka Tano (27) - TIE Fighter
Veteran Instincts (1), Sabine's Masterpiece (1), Captured TIE (1), Sabine Wren (2), Scavenger Crane (2), Thermal Detonators (3)

If you are strictly countering OL & Strikers, this looks great . Thermals will shut down the Striker's title, and Black One completely shuts down OL. With Intensity, you could afford to go with a Regen Astromech, but it would be a touch more difficult to fly (you'd be boosting... a lot).

Warning: your buddy will not like you as much after.

I have flown a similar list and the problems I found were: 1) lack of firepower. Ashoka flying captured TIE is not adding red dice to the fight. The bomb will help, but not enough. 2) Keeping Ashoka R1. Both Jake and Poe will be all over the place. Keeping any one of them in Range 1 for Ashoka's ability to work is very hard.

Poe is perfect like that.

However I don't think Jake's 2 dice will be particularly valuable against someone like Omega.

The Ahsoka build definitely has potential! However, I'd be tempted to throw out Jake and Ahsoka for a Warden or Miranda Bomber, and maybe Rex then if you can't fit a cheap Ahsoka. Bombs are excellent against the kind of ships you're worried about.

Dash with countermeasures and scavanger crane! Great against OL because you can get rid of the TL and raise your evades. Expert Handling works too.

19 minutes ago, Wiredin said:

Dash with countermeasures and scavanger crane! Great against OL because you can get rid of the TL and raise your evades. Expert Handling works too.

Some of the UK guys on the last Mynock podcast made a great point against Scavenger Crane on Outrider/HLC Dash in that it's likely only to trigger at range 2 from Dash, given his doughnut, which limits it quite a bit.

Just now, gennataos said:

Some of the UK guys on the last Mynock podcast made a great point against Scavenger Crane on Outrider/HLC Dash in that it's likely only to trigger at range 2 from Dash, given his doughnut, which limits it quite a bit.

In theory, but in practice I had it proc for me 6/6 times I've used it. granted I've only flown it twice!

Just now, Wiredin said:

In theory, but in practice I had it proc for me 6/6 times I've used it. granted I've only flown it twice!

Really? What are you doing, letting people within range 2 of Dash?!?!

5 minutes ago, gennataos said:

Really? What are you doing, letting people within range 2 of Dash?!?!

it was funny actually. I do all my major damage on the approach, then use dash as a blocker while Corran cleans up

I came up with a list pretty similiar.