Rebel tourny list. Options?

By Mightybeard13, in X-Wing Squad Lists

100 points

PILOTS

Airen Cracken (19)
Z-95 Headhunter (19), Adaptability (0)

Chewbacca (Heroes of the Resistance) (50)
YT-1300 (42), Swarm Leader (3), Rey (2), Jan Ors (2), Smuggling Compartment (0), Black Market Slicer Tools (1)

Captain Rex (14)

Sabine Wren (17)
Sabine's TIE Fighter (15), Juke (2)

I was planning on taking this to a local tournament next weekend. I've flown it a few times and it's a lot of fun and deals a lot of damage (up to 20 atk dice if conditions are right). In the past I've had Intensity on Sabine which is great to token her up but she tends to lose the tokens to feed Chewie for Swarm Leader and it becomes a waste of points. I feel like Juke will get more use. My current debate is if the BMST is worthwhile on Chewie or if the point would be better spent putting VI on Airen or rigged cargo chute on chewie or nothing leaving a 1 point initiative bid.

What do you guys think?

Edited by Mightybeard13

Cool list. I'd be curious to see how it works out. I'd replace the Z-95 with an A-Wing prototype pilot and add either Vectored Thrusters or Threaded Tracers.

I hadn't considered an A-wing. I think the action economy lost by not having Airen there would make the list suffer though. He can give Chewie a Target lock after He double focuses with Rey leaving a better chance to keep Rey stacked up or allow chewie to use BMST after TL as action plus focus for Rey and Jan lets Airen take an evade to feed Swarm Leader if one of the TIE's goes down.

I'll try to remember to write a report of how the tournament goes. I think I'm around 4-1 with the list casually

Also if Airen is killed by another PS9 (there are lots out there) even without initiative he can still kick off all of his stuff for chewie before being removed from the batlle, simultaneous fire rules and all. Den/Nym being the obvious krptonite, hence the debate about VI

Edited by Mightybeard13

The A-wing version would look something like this

I think I like it! It's pretty crazy action economy, I had recon on Chewie to give him lots of Focus tokens for Rey but I think it balances things out a little better with it on Sabine. She gets Focus/Evade every turn with Jan and Chewie can Token up or TL/Focus as long as Rey is stacked.

100 points

PILOTS

Chewbacca (Heroes of the Resistance) (51)
YT-1300 (42), Swarm Leader (3), Rey (2), Jan Ors(2), Smuggling Compartment (0), Black Market Slicer Tools (1), Engine Upgrade (4)

Captain Rex (14)

Sabine Wren (20)
Sabine's TIE Fighter (15), Juke (2), Sabine's Masterpiece (1), Recon Specialist (3)

Prototype Pilot (15)
A-Wing (17), Chardaan Refit (-2)

Edited by Mightybeard13
3 hours ago, Mightybeard13 said:

Z-95 Headhunter (19), Adaptability (0)

Chewbacca (Heroes of the Resistance) (50)
YT-1300 (42), Swarm Leader (3), Rey (2), Jan Ors (2), Smuggling Compartment (0), Black Market Slicer Tools (1), Engine Upgrade (4)

Captain Rex (14)

Sabine Wren (17)

You can get Ahsoka instead cracken, and then she kicks in at beginning of combat, no worry about being PS killed. With recon spec on her, and jan ors on chewie, she gets an evade, then has a focus to give Chewie an action.

Chewbacca (TFA) (42)
Swarm Leader (3)
Rey (2)
Jan Ors (2)
Tactical Jammer (1)

Ahsoka Tano (17)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Recon Specialist (3)
Captured TIE (1)
Sabine's Masterpiece (1)

Captain Rex (14)

"Zeb" Orrelios (TIE Fighter) (13)

Total: 100

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Sheathipede is coming out with coordinate action. Cheap way to get chewie a TL.

That's a viable option for sure. I do like Sabine's unpredictability though

Edited by Mightybeard13

Wait, hang on, how have you gotten the Engine Upgrade if it costs 4? I thought Smugglers Compartment allowed only 3 or less

Oops, that shouldn't have been there, edited

Here's how it went