The old Rebel Regen lists traditionally ran Biggs as a third wingmate to protect their fellows on the initial pass, but with Biggs nerfed and the new Chopper astromech coming soon I was thinking something a little different might work...

• Norra Wexley (29)
  • PTL (3)
  • Nien Nunb (1)
  • R2-D2 (4)
  • Alliance Overhaul (0)
• Poe Dameron [PS 8] (31)
  • Lone Wolf (2)
  • R5-P8 (3)
  • Pattern Analyzer (2)
  • Integrated Astromech (0)
• Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
  • TLT (6)
  • Bomb Loadout (0)
  • "Chopper" (1)
  • BTL-A4 (0)
  • Guidance Chips (0)

Norra and Poe are your standard Regen fare. I went with Nien Nunb on Norra to give her a little more mobility in the absence of Biggs. You could replace Poe pretty easily with Miranda Doni, TLT and Bomblet Generators, but without points to fit Sabine in I wasn't sure if she had the teeth she usually does.

The gold squadron pilot is the new one. I went with the Y-wing since it has a bunch of free upgrades it can equip and still packs a reasonable punch with TLT. Chopper plays particularly well with BLT-A4, since you can keep it for the initial pass to maximize your firepower and then discard it once you need the turret's full range of fire. The drawback is it can only regen 3 times, but I figure it's probably going to be the lowest priority target of the three and so hopefully won't be taking as much fire early on.

Any thoughts? I don't have a ton of experience actually flying a regen list so I'd really like some feedback on this theorycrafting.

I dig it! I'm a particular fan of the new Chopper/Y-Wing potential, so I like what you have going there.

That being said, I feel like this list is scrambling for points; I don't think it'll carry the punch it needs. Largely I think that is because I very much doubt that that Poe is a truly strong contender these days. Naturally I would prefer a different crew on Norra, but when you're pressed for points, Nien is a fair choice. However, flying Poe so far away will likely leave your squad vulnerable, and he himself does not pack a big wallop.

1 hour ago, Greebwahn said:

I dig it! I'm a particular fan of the new Chopper/Y-Wing potential, so I like what you have going there.

That being said, I feel like this list is scrambling for points; I don't think it'll carry the punch it needs. Largely I think that is because I very much doubt that that Poe is a truly strong contender these days. Naturally I would prefer a different crew on Norra, but when you're pressed for points, Nien is a fair choice. However, flying Poe so far away will likely leave your squad vulnerable, and he himself does not pack a big wallop.

I fly Poe all the time. Very strong in my opinion.

This is my take on triple regen droids:

Regen Bots (100)

•Poe Dameron (35) - T-70 X-Wing
Draw Their Fire (1), •R5-P9 (3), Integrated Astromech (0)

•Luke Skywalker (33) - X-Wing
Draw Their Fire (1), •R2-D2 (4), Integrated Astromech (0)

•Horton Salm (32) - Y-Wing
Twin Laser Turret (6), Bomb Loadout (0), •Chopper (1), Guidance Chips (0)

It isn’t great, but I had to make some sacrifices to fit the pilots I wanted.