hey everyone ive been trying to shake up my rebel list cuz im getting bored. just recently got a ghost ( i know a little late in the game, but i was playing imps for awhile ) and i really like my arc 170s. so ive been trying to build a list with the ghost and an arc (preferably Norra but do what you will) but ive been looking at it so long nothing looks good anymore. so ive come here to best group of list builders i know and asking for help. can you build a list with the ghost and the arc? whats the best you got? thanks everyone

I personally haven't flown too much Norra, so I don't really have too many preferences. However, R2-D2/PTL/(three point crew) seems to be a solid baseline at 39 points. I kinda like Kyle Katarn, but there are options (Recon Specialist, C-3PO, or something like Tail Gunner or Rey). I also know some folks really like BB-8 Norra, which comes in two points cheaper, say around 37.

A title-Ghost build starts at 53, and that's just for the Lothal Rebel and Zeb Attack Shuttle. I don't think it's worth trying to get a higher VCX pilot, due to the tight points requirement. Anyhow, a title-Ghost will need a turret. Twin Laser Turret is probably the "best" option, but I've seen some folks go with other turrets. If you only have 61 points to play with, I'd take a Ghost with TLT, Wookiee Commandos (rerolling eyeballs is just barely worth a point on a single attack... on four attacks? Oh yes please), and Collision Detector, plus the titles (and Chopper on Zeb). Wookiee Commandos is roughly the mathematical equivalent of two focus tokens, and you'll still be able to take the Evade action every turn.

At 39 and 60 points, without really much of a reason to take a bid, perhaps it'd be better to shuffle the points a little. Let's try swapping Kyle for Rey, and taking Vectored Thrusters. This will bring Norra to 40 points exactly, and the following list:

• Norra Wexley (Push the Limit, R2-D2, Rey, Alliance Overhaul, Vectored Thrusters) 40 points
• Lothal Rebel (Collision Detector, Twin Laser Turret, Wookiee Commandos, Ghost) 42 points (so half-points is only worth 21!)
• "Zeb" Orrelios (Phantom, "Chopper") 18 points

I'm also thinking about a Shara Bey. With PTL/R2-D2/Jan Ors, she could be pretty tanky if she's the last ship on the table, and comes in at 37 points. Meanwhile, a Ghost with that 4-dice primary would love to be handed a Target Lock, and is probably a higher kill-priority than Shara. You could just take the above Wookiee-Ghost with Advanced Sensors or Reinforced Deflectors thrown on instead of Collision Detector, and that'd be fine, but let's mix it up a little. I started thinking about using Synced Turret, since I think it'd be nifty to use Shara Bey's pilot ability to get some extra mileage out of that, but let's make those primary shots really huge. Let's try Finn. I'll move Chopper over to the Ghost, so that if you need to pull a red move to keep arc, you can still have a focus token for the shot. The goal will be for the Ghost to focus, and you to use Shara's TL, unless the Ghost can use one from FCS. This almost surely won't work quite as well as the old Kanan-Biggs used to for burst damage (it'll be a lot harder to keep the Ghost alive over time), but that Shara is probably a reasonable endgame piece.

• Shara Bey (Push the Limit, R2-D2, Jan Ors, Alliance Overhaul) 37 points
• Lothal Rebel (Fire Control System, Dorsal Turret, Finn, "Chopper", Ghost) 45 points
• "Zeb" Orrelios (Phantom) 18 points

One of my favorite Norra builds is with Expertise, Rey, Title and R5-P9.

On the start you can bank 3-4 focus with Rey to tide you through the beginning merge and to keep you in the fight. With expertise, you never have to worry about focusing for attack. This means that on a R3 engagement round you can take a target lock and save it for the next turn when you can dish out more damage. Once you have your lock you can just focus next round, and pull another off Rey. With this, if you never have to use it on a defense dice you're good. If both remain through the round you can use one to regen any damage with R5-P9 and put the other back on Rey. you always hit hard with expertise, and if you get a decent roll your adding an extra hit for free with Norra's ability, even if somebody like Palob steals your focus away on a round where you only have one focus. Its 38 points so a little over a third of the squad, has the durability and regen to survive a couple rounds if she doesen't get alpha-struck (not that many things can dodge getting alpha stuck with good rolls), and hits like a truck without sacrificing action economy. Season with mod and torpedoes to taste if you feel the need for speed.

Best,

Cow

I've ran this one about 20 times. It works fairly well, but I've also seen it work well with Kyle crew on Norra.

I'm excited about the new shuttle as I think it will enhance Ghost/Norra lists to be less dependent on PTL for focus+TL's.

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Lothal Rebel (41) - VCX-100
Fire Control System (2), Dorsal Turret (3), Hera Syndulla (1), "Chopper" (0), •Ghost (0)

"Zeb" Orrelios (18) - Attack Shuttle
Phantom (0)

Norra Wexley (41) - ARC-170
Push The Limit (3), •C-3PO (3), •R2-D2 (4), Alliance Overhaul (0), Vectored Thrusters (2)

I don't run rebels but I can vouch for regen & C-3P0 together can be nasty

I second the above list from @Pooleman , but use Hera rather than the commandos. With FCS, you don't need the wookiees. However, being able to pull lots of reds is very useful.