I'm planning to bring a list for an upcoming tournament that features Nym and Sixxa with a ton of loadout.

Pointwise I have no problem to run either Harpoons or Homing Missiles, however I'm not sure which one is the better fit here.

Harpoons have the benefit that I also run 2 TLT which combos nicely (although I'd only would have 2 points for an initiative bid).

Homing seem like they would fit the theme quite well too. Since I run Crackshot and Long Range Scanners while only being PS 6 and 8 Homing seem like a good fit to hunt down aces like Soontir, Fenn and Co.

Any advice which one to bring?

Thanks in advance!

It pretty much boils down to one question: do you see a lot of stuff with evade tokens?

If so, Homing

If not, Harpoon.

Fenn Rau is irritating, but cannot evade, so you gain limited benefit from the extra point spent on Homing Missiles.

Harpoons without a shadow of a doubt.

15 minutes ago, Magnus Grendel said:

It pretty much boils down to one question: do you see a lot of stuff with evade tokens?

If so, Homing

If not, Harpoon.

^ This. I was running Homing Missiles on a Quickdraw/Backdraft/OL list for ages during the height of Defenders being a thing, but I'm going to be swapping them out for Harpoons the next time I fly it and using the extra points on some tech on the SFs. But that evade token suppression is worth a huge amount if you're facing anything with the evade action.

You might want to skew towards Harpoons if you're running Guidance Chips on a 3 attack ship (although it looks like you're using LRS instead), as the guaranteed crit means you can reliably detonate the first Harpoon with the second and buff your damage output in the process.

Relevant stuff that regularly has evade tokens?

1. Inquistor
2. Assaj
3. Soontir
4. Poe with Intensity
5. Kanan
6. Whisper
7. Defenders
8. Corran Horn
9. Darth Vader
10. Omega Leader

At least Assaj, Vader, Omega Leader, and Defenders are going to be a meta fixture even after Wave 12 hits.

Harpoons are "better" but Homing missiles definitely have a place.

Side note....Homing Missiles should ignore Re-Enforce tokens to for 5 pts but thats a different story.

14 hours ago, Boom Owl said:

Relevant stuff that regularly has evade tokens?

1. Inquistor
2. Assaj
3. Soontir
4. Poe with Intensity
5. Kanan
6. Whisper
7. Defenders
8. Corran Horn
9. Darth Vader
10. Omega Leader

At least Assaj, Vader, Omega Leader, and Defenders are going to be a meta fixture even after Wave 12 hits.

Harpoons are "better" but Homing missiles definitely have a place.

Side note....Homing Missiles should ignore Re-Enforce tokens to for 5 pts but thats a different story.

Agree with the Reinforce. Not happy it slips past all of the previous texts.

Of all the threats, I think Assaj is the greatest.