Blackout RAC or knockout RAC?

By Thormind, in X-Wing

Thats... dark:

Rear Admiral Chiraneau — VT-49 Decimator 46
Veteran Instincts 1
Kylo Ren 3
Rebel Captive 3
Darth Vader 3
Engine Upgrade 4
Ship Total: 60
Test Pilot "Blackout" — TIE Silencer 31
Veteran Instincts 1
Advanced Sensors 3
Autothrusters 2
First Order Vanguard 2
Ship Total: 39

You are probably much better with a TIE phantom in the same spot!

^^Two extra health and autothrusters is really nice.

I wonder about trying to fit Palp in there...you’d have to drop Vader, Captive, and trade VI for Adaptability, but it’s sooo good for offense (IMO).

Edited by Ailowynn

Palp for sure. I've been thinking about trying...

RAC with Adaptability, Palp, Kylo, Engine

Blackout with VI, AS, Autos, and either title or Optics.

Don't know yet if Blackout is better than Quickdraw or Vader, who usually fill that slot.

Prime Evils

TIE Silencer: •Kylo Ren (45)
Autothrusters (2)
•First Order Vanguard (2)
Push the Limit (3)
Advanced Sensors (3)

Lambda-Class Shuttle: Omicron Group Pilot (29)
•Emperor Palpatine (8)

Lambda-Class Shuttle: Omicron Group Pilot (24)
•Darth Vader (3)
Courier Droid (0)

Total: 98/100

Courier droid?

Deploy Vader at PS8. It's in the Phantom II.

It's free, why not?

Edited by Magnus Grendel
2 hours ago, Magnus Grendel said:

Deploy Vader at PS8. It's in the Phantom II.

It's free, why not?

Thanks, totaly missed that one.

You could get Palp in there by going with FCS on Blackout. FO Vanguards reroll effect is unreliable at best anyways. Could also drop that entirely to keep Advanced Sensors.

3 hours ago, Admiral Deathrain said:

You could get Palp in there by going with FCS on Blackout. FO Vanguards reroll effect is unreliable at best anyways. Could also drop that entirely to keep Advanced Sensors.

True, but with a two ship list going against another two ship list (which are super common), I think the title is going to work more often than not.

8 hours ago, Ailowynn said:

^^Two extra health and autothrusters is really nice.

I wonder about trying to fit Palp in there...you’d have to drop Vader, Captive, and trade VI for Adaptability, but it’s sooo good for offense (IMO).

2 hours ago, Admiral Deathrain said:

You could get Palp in there by going with FCS on Blackout. FO Vanguards reroll effect is unreliable at best anyways. Could also drop that entirely to keep Advanced Sensors.

I will definitely try with Palp but in order to add him and keep at least 1 free point for initiative bid, you sacrifice a lot on the Silencer. Trading AS for FCS will cost you your 1 pts bid and a lot of maneuverability. Not sure thats a good idea since you will be dancing around obstacles in order to get the most out of his ability. Youll also be more sensitive to bombs.

Only thing i can see is removing the title but that would reduce the ship's viability as a finisher. IMO it's the element that allows you to arc dodge and still have decent offense. It also nicely extend the durability of the ship. What i find weird with the silencer is you have a dial and an upgrade (AS) that allows you to manage stress quite effectively but you dont really have space to add a stress generating option like PTL. For Blackout VI is kinda mandatory. For Kylo adding PTL starts to raise his cost to a point where it's most likely not affective enough. With all the upgrade slots it looks like a quite flexible ship to build but the high point cost is quite limiting.