Fun with Guns for Hire

By HRCBlade, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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So my guns for hire pack arrived and a thought i would build a fun list using the ships. This is what i came up with any thoughts and critiques.

Viktor Hel + Vaksai (0) + Expertise (3) + Ion Discharger (1) + Vectored Thrusters (1) + Pulsed Ray Shield (1) + Stealth Device (2)
AssaJ Ventress + Latts Razzi (2)
Thweek + StarViper Mk. II (-3) + Autothrusters (2)
It would be good to get Push the limit on Assaj but not sure where to grab the extra 2 points. Is expertise the right EPT for Viktor hel.
Otherwise I am thinking it is pretty good.
Other option would be to drop Asaj completely for Captain Nym??
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I recently played Thweek (mimiced Poe), Dalan with title and loaded out, and Fenn. It was really fun. Thweek got stuck in the middle and died, but the other two ships were really fun. I ended up forgetting I had VI on Fenn and Dalan and Fenn had to chase down a regen Poe with an artificially high PS. Ended up taking him in the end. I was surprised how little I used Dalan's skill in the beginning of the game, but how much I used it in the end, when everything fell apart. You really need to practice with the 1 gentle barrel roll. Can do some great things with it.

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I think you might have overpacked your list here. Thweek is fine if you're not running Virago, but, why not run Virago? Get that much more juice out of him.

Victor is such a cool pilot, but I think you can get him a little more punchy. Stealth Device is an obvious choice, but Scavenger Crane would allow you to get it back and assist his ability. Along with that, a missile could get more use out of the crane. Expertise is a fine choice, but VI could be helpful on a guy who wants to manage range, as would VT.

Such a loadout gives you plenty of points for another small ship; Jostero, a budget Nym, Fenn, Talonbane, etc etc

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Be careful running Victor because he's going to get Thweek'ed and that's not going to be fun.

I've been running Jostero and plain Black Sun Aces to prevent my opponents having something good to Thweek.

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I dont even have the set yet, but i day dreamed this and it seems like a lot of fun. I had not however considered being against tweek.....

Kihraxz Fighter: · Talonbane Cobra (28)
Push The Limit (2)
Engine Upgrade (3)
Vectored Thrusters (1)
Pulsed Ray Shield (1)
Vaksai (0)
Ion Dischargers (1)
Kihraxz Fighter: · Viktor Hel (25)
Veteran Instincts (0)
Proton Rockets (2)
Guidance Chips (0)
Vectored Thrusters (1)
Stealth Device (2)
Vaksai (0)
Scavenger Crane (1)
StarViper: · Thweek (28)
Autothrusters (2)
StarViper Mk.II (-3)
· Virago (1)
Advanced Sensors (3)
-- TOTAL ------- 98p. --