Bugs and Bug Zapper (Ghost/Phantom/Tie)

By FrozenPhyro, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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Wanted to make a list that is using rebels characters and ships, and came up with the following for a build. Looking for suggestions and ideas on the build.

First up the bugs:

Ashoka Tano - Sabine's Tie (17)

  • Veteran Instincts (1)
  • Sabine's Masterpiece (1)
  • Captured TIE (1)
  • Sabine Wren (2)
  • Scavenger Crane (2)
  • Thermal Detonators (3)

Hera Syndulla - Attack Shuttle (22)

  • Veteran Instincts (1)
  • Autoblaster Turret (2)
  • Kanan Jarrus (3)
  • Phantom (-)

Now the Bug Zapper

"Chopper" - VCX-100 (37)

  • Accuracy Corrector (3)
  • Autoblaster Turret (2)
  • Zeb Orrelios (1)
  • Ion Projector (2)
  • Ghost (0)

Total (100)

The ion projector + chopper, which results in a stress and ion tokens for the bumped ship. This ship is then getting shot for 4 damage that can't be blocked by defense dice. Since the ghost will go down in this build, I wanted to have a decent shuttle for the end game when this does happen. The Ashoka is setup to be able get the thermal back after a kill to keep being a pain.

Tell me what you think, and if there is anything that I should change please.

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I really like this. The Chopper build is nice but does carry the risk of being cruelly outmaneuvered. As long as you can keep the bumps, or even range 1, you'll be okay. I very much appreciate the Ahsoka build, its a classic. Hera is an excellent choice of shuttle pilot, and I would personally build her exactly like that, except with one change: PLEASE use Navigator. PS9 Heragator is genuinely wonderful, and permits endlessly more maneuverability than Kanan. Just dial in any green, switch to any other green, then switch to any speed of bank or straight.

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I don't currently have the Lambda Shuttle expansion, which could stop me from using the navigator for a while. I didn't realize how that all worked at first as well. If I do end up getting the shuttle though, I will gladly add the navigator.

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For now, I'd suggest proxying Navigator for casual games, or else I'm sure you could find someone with a Navigator you could borrow!