Thweek/Jostero/Nym

By TzeentchMensch, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Thweek (28)
Advanced Sensors (3)
Autothrusters (2)
StarViper Mk. II (-3)
Virago (1)

Captain Jostero (24)
Expertise (4)
Black Market Slicer Tools (1)
Vectored Thrusters (2)
Vaksai (0)

Captain Nym (Scum) (30)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Autoblaster Turret (2)
Extra Munitions (2)
Bomblet Generator (3)
Accuracy Corrector (3)
"Genius" (0)
Havoc (0)

Total: 100

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Jostero looks quite fun, Thweek is my new budget ace, Nym is STILL doing #justnymthings.

Thweek is, of course, excellent. I don't think there's a better build for him than this one.

Nym is nice, but to capitalize on the Bomblet/Jostero synergy, I think it would be better to use Advanced sensors and be more reliably able to contact with the bombs.

I don't know why you have BMST on Jostero without a reliable way to stress the opponent.

All around, I like the list. But I feel that Jostero needs more/more reliable procs for his ability, ie Harpoons, more bombs w/ Cad Bane, etc etc

Yeah, I would take that BMST off of Jostero, I know it's cute to trigger his own ability, but I think PS10 Nym needs at least a 1 point bid. You don't need advanced sensors on Thweek, and can downgrade to FCS for the other point of bid. Your Nym is built as an ace hunter - he needs to move last.

56 minutes ago, NoShieldsAllGuts said:

Yeah, I would take that BMST off of Jostero, I know it's cute to trigger his own ability, but I think PS10 Nym needs at least a 1 point bid. You don't need advanced sensors on Thweek, and can downgrade to FCS for the other point of bid. Your Nym is built as an ace hunter - he needs to move last.

BMST is free, and keeps PTL (corran,etc.) and kturning/tallon roll (Poe,etc.) regening aces in check.

Oh, derp, Vaksai.

3 hours ago, NoShieldsAllGuts said:

Yeah, I would take that BMST off of Jostero, I know it's cute to trigger his own ability....

BMST doesn't trigger Jostero's ability. Assign a damage card and taking damage are two different things.

And I agree with @wurms . If you're not using the Illicit slot for anything else, you may as well carry it in case you have a chance to use it.

Edited by jwilliamson12

As mentioned, BMST is a free upgrade and can't trigger Jostero's ability because it skips "suffer damage" and goes straight to "deal a damage card".

I'm not sure how Thweek will perform without a bid (honestly feel like he needs to go last) but we shall see!

It'll be pretty crucial for Jostero's ability to trigger before he goes down, which is why I went with Extra Munitions on Nym. I'm also considering putting Jostero with an action bomber (Emon? Sol?) for kicks... So many possibilities!

1 minute ago, TzeentchMensch said:

As mentioned, BMST is a free upgrade and can't trigger Jostero's ability because it skips "suffer damage" and goes straight to "deal a damage card".

I'm not sure how Thweek will perform without a bid (honestly feel like he needs to go last) but we shall see!

It'll be pretty crucial for Jostero's ability to trigger before he goes down, which is why I went with Extra Munitions on Nym. I'm also considering putting Jostero with an action bomber (Emon? Sol?) for kicks... So many possibilities!

I paired him with Sol yesterday, and it was cool... that one time it worked. I’m not huge on bombers. It’s an art I can’t seem to gain skill with, despite many recent attempts. But I do think there’s value in a Jostero/Sol list. It’s hard to get his ability to trigger but he’s only one point more than a Black Sun ace. Worth it IMO.