Bossk DPS?

By K13R4N, in X-Wing Squad Lists

So i have been looking at ways to use JM5K after the Nerf and i feel like Bossk can have huge DPS potential and I don't seem to see him being played much. This is what i came up with:

(49 Points) Bossk - Calculation - HLC - Dengar - 4-Lom - Zuckuss - Maneuvering Fins

(49 Points) Manaroo - PTL - Recon Specialist - Punishing One - Engine Upgrade

Total - 98 Points

This is may thoughts - The first roll with the HLC changes all crits to hits but with dengar crew card you can reroll and when you reroll they don't change from crits to hits so the say you are unlucky and roll 1 hit 1 focus and 2 blanks then you reroll the two blanks and say you get 2 focus you could change it one focus to a crit which changes into 2 hits and the other two focus' into hits. After this you can receive a ion token say they card use their focus/evade and finally you can then gain stress tokens to make them reroll their evades. Do you know if their is a way to improve this? Please Help!

I have run similar crit fishing Bossk builds myself. Calculation is only good if you can still modify the rest of your eyes. Remember that spending for calculation does not change the rest of your focus results. Using Manaroo as a wingman only helps a little, as she will be left without mods when she passes tokens to Bossk. Maneuvering fins are also not super helpful at just PS 7. If you really want to keep it this way, i suggest dropping either zuckuss or 4 lom and using a recon specialist instead.

If you want to go with something other than Manaroo as your second ship (which i would recommend), I have found Ketsu to be a very potent aid for Bossk pushing damage through while being no slouch at damage and maneuverability herself. The favorite build for many people to crit fish with Bossk uses homing missiles, k4, and guidance chips. I've used it myself and it can provide a terrifying assault on something that has 2 tractor beam tokens courtesy Ketsu.

I really like Bossk as a pilot. I won two local tournaments with a very similar Bossk Build.

Firespray-31: •Boba Fett (46)
Engine Upgrade (4)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Tactician (2)

YV-666: •Bossk (54)
Engine Upgrade (4)
Calculation (1)
Heavy Laser Cannon (7)
•4-LOM (1)
K4 Security Droid (3)
Recon Specialist (3)

Total: 100/100

I felt like Recon Specialist was a better choice of crew so you can use a focus for Calculation and the other as the normal effect in the case you get two focus results. I felt that EU was really important to bring Bossk back around in to the fight. That extra 45 degrees is also very helpful in being able to orient the arc to fire the HLC.

Boba distracted people because the PS 10 and often targeted him first.

There is probably a better crew choice for Boba but I wanted to punish the player at being at range one or two.