Using a Contracted Scout for blocking has been popular since the beginning of days. The popular outfit would be Intelligence Agent, plus maybe Rigged Cargo Chute or Anti-Pursuit Lasers for further annoyance. Those are all very handy, but what I feel once I get my "Bumpmaster" into the thick of things is that I lack pure offensive output. The Scout is a turret ship and will often get a range-1 shot at somebody because it is usually positioned close to or in the middle of the fray. If it bumped or used the action to barrel roll it will have 3 unmodified dice to shoot at somebody a lot of the time.

But, what happens if you put Dengar on the Scout? Now, you have translated your 3 dice into 5 dice (capped at 3 damage) against named pilots, who happen to be the problem a lot of the time (so Dengar would definitely be better than Predator). This also helps making sure that your Scout punishes a bit in terms of damage if he is being ignored at the cost of your other ships.

The build that got me thinking about this was the remains of the old Parattani after all the nerfs. If you keep Asajj and Fenn mindlinked and kitted as in the original build you have 3 points left to put on the Scout. If you use the EPT slot for Trick Shot you have made the Scout a formidable damage dealer, both close range and if your opponent is avoiding your blocks behind obstacles.

What do you think?

Kris Sherriff wrote an interesting article back on August 29th(FFG) regarding Dengar on the scout. He put attani mind link, Dengar,the title and feedback array on the scout. Along with Fenn (attani,stealth and title) and an elite M3A(title,mangler,fearlessness). A good read. I've tried his list and its quite good. Excellent focus economy the scout gets to be annoying while Fenn and the M3A buzz around getting the shots.

Cheers

Thanks, I will check that article out.

The only issue is one of the biggest parts of the Bumpmaster is intel Agent so u can see their dial and barrel roll into a position so they bump and don’t get a action so fenn can do a 5 dice target locked focus attack against a ship that is unable to modify their defence dice. I’m not saying Dengar bad cause he is amazing, what I a saying however is, is he worth 2 more points to replace something that can possibly be just as effective? Hope this makes sense.

22 hours ago, Dengars Toilet Paper said:

The only issue is one of the biggest parts of the Bumpmaster is intel Agent so u can see their dial and barrel roll into a position so they bump and don’t get a action so fenn can do a 5 dice target locked focus attack against a ship that is unable to modify their defence dice. I’m not saying Dengar bad cause he is amazing, what I a saying however is, is he worth 2 more points to replace something that can possibly be just as effective? Hope this makes sense.

With the bumpmaster's dial, barrel roll and large base it's rather hard to miss blocking someone even when you don't know their move. It's handy for a point, but turning the CS into an actual damage dealer is rather nice for 2 extra points.

The ideal situation for the Scout is to be able to block while avoiding to bump and not having to barrel roll. That way he gets his focus which often saves him a shield/hull on defense or gets an extra hit on offense. Add Dengar and Trick shot and you might have a more versatile ship if you manage to read the opponent well (to make up for Intel Agent).