$40 that no one agrees with me, judging by the rest of this series:
1. Howlrunner
2. Wampa
3. Acadamy Pilot
4. Black Sqd Pilot
5. Scourge
6. Youngster
7. Dark Curse
8. Mauler
9. Night Beast
10. Backstabber
11. Chaser
12. Winged Gundy
13. Obsidian Sqd Pilot
There are so many pilots, I know there will be at least five that are in the wrong place. And I've never flown the Core Set pilots, so can't speak for them fairly.
Edited by Celestial LizardsBackstabber was backstabbed! 10th? Worse than Youngster? Boo. He should be second right under DC. Howlie is so restrictive that the swarm has to be in a very rigid formation, they can’t ‘swarm’ properly.
but yeah, Good list.
I agree with wampa and howlrunner being very good.
Black sqrd and academies are also quite good.
But currently, there's no better tie for me than snap shot mithel.
Mauler with Snap Shot has been a great piece for me in the past. He's area denial and forces opponents to consider their approach carefully (unless they have TLT of course) and when he does fire 3-red on a snap he can be quite the game changer. I'm not saying the best TIE Fighter, but he is definitely top three for me.
Howlrunner is greatly overrated.
Edited by Jo Jo5 minutes ago, LagJanson said:Mauler with Snap Shot has been a great piece for me in the past. He's area denial and forces opponents to consider their approach carefully (unless they have TLT of course) and when he does fire 3-red on a snap he can be quite the game changer. I'm not saying the best TIE Fighter, but he is definitely top three for me.
I thought adding dice counted as modifying them? Was this explained that Mauler added dice to Snapshot? If so then HE IS A GOD AMONG TIES.
Adding or subtracting the number of dice that are rolled (e.g. through Jan Ors) and canceling die results (e.g. through Crack Shot) do not count as modifying dice. (FAQ, v.4.1.1, 3/15/2016)
5 minutes ago, GrimmyV said:I thought adding dice counted as modifying them? Was this explained that Mauler added dice to Snapshot? If so then HE IS A GOD AMONG TIES.
Mauler doesn't add dice after the roll is made (which counts as modification), he allows you to roll an additional die (same as SF title of Fenn Rau ability). This is not a modification as it doesn't happen in 'modify attack dice' step. Relevant topic is Omega Leader ability.
10 minutes ago, Jo Jo said:Howlrunner is greatly overrated.
37 minutes ago, Stay On The Leader said:
- Howlrunner
*big gap*- Black Squadron Pilot
- Academy Pilot
- Wampa
*big gap*- Backstabber
- Mauler Mithel
- Dark Curse
- Scourge
*big gap*- Youngster
- Chaser
- Obsidian Squadron Pilot
- Night Beast
- Winged Gundark
I've agreed with all of your posts in this wonderful series.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.
My only comment is Wampa maaaaay deserve the number 3 spot, bumping the Academy to 4...
Next up: Imperial Large Ships Ranked!
Just now, Celestial Lizards said:Next up: Imperial Large Ships Ranked!
Thank you - I was kinda of worried you were going to do one for every ship.
Suggestions along this line:
Rebel Freighters Ranked, Regen Ships Ranked, World's Winning Lists Ranked, ...
I mean, the possibilities are endless, just make sure there's only one "good" one going at a time so it gets the attention it deserves
17 minutes ago, Rinzler in a Tie said:I've agreed with all of your posts in this wonderful series.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.My only comment is Wampa maaaaay deserve the number 3 spot, bumping the Academy to 4...
Thankyou, sir! I know my Imperials...
:-)
Why academy above the black squadron?
7 minutes ago, Oprah Smash said:Why academy above the black squadron?
Because it's cheap and makes a good blocker.
1 hour ago, Stay On The Leader said:
- Howlrunner
*big gap*- Black Squadron Pilot
- Academy Pilot
- Wampa
*big gap*- Backstabber
- Mauler Mithel
- Dark Curse
- Scourge
*big gap*- Youngster
- Chaser
- Obsidian Squadron Pilot
- Night Beast
- Winged Gundark
Your lists are always really good man! Only things I'd rearrange are Dark Curse and Scourge (because of Crack Shot, mostly, but also because Expertise is yet another thing that bypasses Dark Curse's ability), and Chaser for Night Beast. I've had good luck with NB, but I've had a lot of trouble getting Chaser to do much. I mean maybe you could throw a Targeting Computer on him so he could double mod his shots, but then he costs as much as Backstabber. I mostly wish FFG hadn't been conservative with the pricing; Chaser would be totally fine at 13pts.
Scourge / Dark Curse is the one I wasn't sure about. I've never really used Dark Curse but other people like him so I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
2 hours ago, Stay On The Leader said:
- Howlrunner
*big gap*- Black Squadron Pilot
- Academy Pilot
- Wampa
*big gap*- Backstabber
- Mauler Mithel
- Dark Curse
- Scourge
*big gap*- Youngster
- Chaser
- Obsidian Squadron Pilot
- Night Beast
- Winged Gundark
I strongly disagree with the big gaps particularly the first one, Wampa I feel is a very strong second to Howlrunner and may even deserve the top slot given HR's need to at least to some degree plan your list and strategy around her while with Wampa you can just toss him in any list and he's an instant headache for your opponent.
Other than that I might move Night Beast up just a bit, he's got more usefulness then the Obsidians who along with Gundark are really the only truly crappy TIE pilots.
1 hour ago, Stay On The Leader said:Scourge / Dark Curse is the one I wasn't sure about. I've never really used Dark Curse but other people like him so I gave him the benefit of the doubt.
My first ever game of X-wing featured my Dark Curse with Stealth Device nearly solo'ing a non-3P0 fat Han, so he'll always have a special place in my heart. Bombs, expertise, Poe, guidance chips, and sheer red dice inflation have made him a lot less bulletproof than he used to be.
I still like him, but I think his offense is just too anemic without support. Fanatical Devotion is pretty hilarious on Dark Curse, since he can just evade and still poke some damage through. I'm holding out hope for a cheap small based Hux carrier to come out soon...Imps really could use something in the Tie Shuttle price range.
On 29.09.2017 at 2:31 PM, Celestial Lizards said:$40 that no one agrees with me, judging by the rest of this series:
1. Howlrunner
2. Wampa
3. Acadamy Pilot
4. Black Sqd Pilot
5. Scourge
6. Youngster
7. Dark Curse
8. Mauler
9. Night Beast
10. Backstabber
11. Chaser
12. Winged Gundy
13. Obsidian Sqd Pilot
There are so many pilots, I know there will be at least five that are in the wrong place. And I've never flown the Core Set pilots, so can't speak for them fairly.
Nice to see Wampa so far up there! I'm often having trouble getting the most out of Scourge (or at least more than I have with Mauler, but when flying one, I usually also fly the other). Dark Curse is a pretty decent Omega Leader Light, which can be very handy if you're handing him focus Tokens.
3 hours ago, DampfGecko said:Nice to see Wampa so far up there! I'm often having trouble getting the most out of Scourge (or at least more than I have with Mauler, but when flying one, I usually also fly the other). Dark Curse is a pretty decent Omega Leader Light, which can be very handy if you're handing him focus Tokens.
I've found that using Wampa-EI with Scourge-EI and Youngster-Marksmanship-EI is very effective.
6 minutes ago, Celestial Lizards said:I've found that using Wampa-EI with Scourge-EI and Youngster-Marksmanship-EI is very effective.
Crap superheroes of the world: unite!
24 minutes ago, Celestial Lizards said:I've found that using Wampa-EI with Scourge-EI and Youngster-Marksmanship-EI is very effective.
EI is unique...
6 minutes ago, thespaceinvader said:EI is unique...
Oh. Then just put it on Wampa then
