Help choosing a Rebel List

By Feanor79, in X-Wing Squad Lists

We have a small (10-14 person) store tournament tomorrow and I am having a difficult time deciding what to fly. These events are typically very meta heavy and I expect to see one fair ship rebel list, one Dengar/Nym list, at least one double Special Forces Tie list, and one Falcon list. We are not using the new FAQ and are using G4H, so I expect a lot of harpoon missiles. I have two lists I am considering (I have flown both, but am more comfortable with the first).

Wedge - VI, BB8, IA *job is to hunt Nym or kill big ships. I know he will die fairly quickly.

Lowhhrick - Wookiee commandos *Job is to keep Nora alive

Nora Wexley - PTL, R2-D2, Vectored thrusters, Nien Nunb, Alliance Overhall *end gamer

I could drop vectored thrusters for VI for Lowhhrick and a 1 pnt bid...

Poe (PS8) - VI, R5-P9, AT, Pattern Analyzer *kill Nym, end game, one of my favorite ships to fly

Dash - PTL, HLC, EU, Kanan Jarris, Outrider

I don't have as much experience flying Dash and am worried about Dash being a missile target.

Both lists are good in their own way,

as for the top list, here are some tweaks using Wes over Wedge. Either pilot is good. I'm just dishing out options. Vectored thrusters is good, but I think with good flying you wont be using them too much.

Wes Janson (29)
Veteran Instincts (1)
R3-A2 (2)
Integrated Astromech (0)

Norra Wexley (29)
Expertise (4)
Nien Nunb (1)
R2-D2 (4)
Alliance Overhaul (0)

Lowhhrick (28)
Selflessness (1)
Wookiee Commandos (1)

Total: 100

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As for the bottom list, it's definitely a fun Dash list to fly with Push the Limit. However if you're that worried about missiles, then countermeasures is your best bet. Also Poe with Intensity is very very good. Maybe this? :

Dash Rendar (36)
Push the Limit (3)
Heavy Laser Cannon (7)
Kanan Jarrus (3)
Countermeasures (3)
Outrider (5)

Poe Dameron (PS9) (33)
Intensity (2)
R2-D2 (4)
Primed Thrusters (1)
Autothrusters (2)
Black One (1)

Total: 100

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At least put Trick Shot on Lowhhrick. With the 180 arc, there should be plenty of chances to shoot through a rock.

If you're going to drop VT, I'd go with Selflessness over VI to further keep Norra alive.*

Edited by jwilliamson12

Thanks for the advice. I think I will try out the counter measures. My green dice are terrible (we rolled them several hundred times and it was far skewed blank). I therefore have always taken the approach of punch first and punch hard. I should probably just buy new dice....

I agree, Poe/Dash is a sweet combo, but Intensity Poe is stronger in my mind. Intensity, BB-8, Black One, Primed Thrusters, Autothrusters, coupled with Dash (Countermeasures, Title, choice of canon, and either PTL/Kanan or LW/Rey), is slippery, tough, and ordinance stifling. I think it'd be stronger than the 1st list.