Don't Stress, Man... (Eaden Vrill + Tactician Wookies)

By emeraldbeacon, in X-Wing Squad Lists

A thought I had recently. Opinions?

  • Eaden Vrill (YT-2400): Cassian Andor, Smuggling Compartment, Feedback Array, Anti-Pursuit Lasers (38)
  • Wookiee Liberator (Auzituck): Crack Shot, Breach Specialist, Tactician (30)
  • Wookiee Liberator (Auzituck): Crack Shot, Breach Specialist, Tactician (30)

Pros: Everything at PS3. The Wookiees are plenty tanky, and can dump stress on targets for Eaden to take shots at, or onto whoever bumped to make their life even more troubling. Eaden has a fairly open dial with repositioning, to play the Bumpmaster (BumpRider?) role, and gets extra red dice against targets who are stressed.

Cons: PS3 renders me susceptible to both low-PS blockers and high-PS aces. Evasion values are fairly low. 2 stress-dealing ships may not be enough to lock down an ace.

You have no offensive mods. Eaden as a blocker instead of just another wookie probably isnt better, then you can have predator on them also.

1 minute ago, wurms said:

You have no offensive mods. Eaden as a blocker instead of just another wookie probably isnt better, then you can have predator on them also.

Possibilities...

  1. Remove Feedback Array, replace Cassian Andor with Intelligence Agent. 3 points saved (35 total). Remove Crack Shot on both, replace with Predator... 4 point increase (32 each). Total points: 99
  2. Strip Eaden bare except for the Intel Agent (33). Wookies get Expertise instead of Crack Shot (33). Total Points: 99.
  3. Three Wookiee Liberators with Expertise, Breach Spec, and Tactician (33). Total Points: 99.

I would consider Braylen too, and then you have points for Lowrick. Also, you could, in your List 2, change IA for Rey on Eaden, then you'll have constant 3 dice with TL+Focus, or focus+focus for attack and defense, or you can BR and focus, whatever, rey grants you a focus "for free". Then if you don't want him to be focused down, you could switch Expertises to Predators and add Lowrick or get the same points for removing Breach Specialists, although Lowrick adds a ps 5, he'll draw fire, which will be useful.

So I have this rather fun PS3 stress list that can push through some reliable damage:

Eaden

Rey

Braylen

Title

Luke

R3-A2

Jess

M9

PA

IA

Jess is just there as a rather solid brawler, and M9 helps Braylen guarantee a missed 1st shot, and a damaging second shot. Eaden is a big hunk of hull that can throw his weight around nicely.

I've been flying this squad for a while.

Lots of control, medium damage output (Eaden shots BF + Focus, and the Wookie shots focused)

Change Intellligent Agent for the inspiring recruit to also get mods with Braylen.

It's'sweak versus alpha strikes.

Auzituck Gunship: Wookie Liberator (26)
Expertise (4)
Tactician (2)
Intelligence Agent (1)
ARC-170: · Braylen Stramm (25)
· R3-A2 (2)
Tactician (2)
Alliance Overhaul (0)
YT-2400: · Eaden Vrill (32)
Ion Cannon (3)
Smuggling Compartment (0)
· Rey (2)
Burnout SLAM (1)
-- TOTAL ------- 100p. --