Hey everyone, wave 7 has me excited to try a dual ISD fleet for the first time. Here is the initial build.

Vader's All Purpose ISD's 391/400

ISD Cymoon 1 Refit (179 Points)

Darth Vader (Commander)

Minister Tua/ECM

Gunnery Team

Spinal Arnaments

X17 Turbolasers

ISD Kuat Refit (137 Points)

Strategic Advisor

Boarding Troopera

ECM

Leading Shots

Wide Area Barrage

Avenger

Gozanti Cruisera (27 Points)

Comms Net

Hondo Ohnaka

Squadrons (48 Points)

TIE Fighter x6

Objectives:

Advanced Gunnery

Contested Outpost

Intel Sweep

I'm not 100% sold on my blue objective. I initially thought of Solar Corona, but that just leads to conservative deployments by my opponent (and would probably get picked most of the time). With Intel Sweep all my objectives either give me a nasty advantage (Advanced Gunnery on BTAvenger) or forces the enemy to come to me or I win on points alone.

I'm also not sure about the KDY Refit vs the ISD 1 being the BTAvenger platform. With it's low squad value, on the one hand 90% of ships on the game will die, but it's much less sure of a kill versus something like an HMC80. So anyways, thoughts, opinions? Critiscisms?

ISD1s make better BT-Avengers as they can exhaust (and then ignore) 4 defence tokens not 2. If you like the Kuat then XI7s could be the answer. BT avenger hits the 2 brace or brace & contain and the XI7s almost ignore the redirects.

Leading shots with Vader around can go if you need more points or look at Suppressor on the flotilla.

11 minutes ago, Mad Cat said:

ISD1s make better BT-Avengers as they can exhaust (and then ignore) 4 defence tokens not 2. If you like the Kuat then XI7s could be the answer. BT avenger hits the 2 brace or brace & contain and the XI7s almost ignore the redirects.

Leading shots with Vader around can go if you need more points or look at Suppressor on the flotilla.

Kuat doesn't have a Turbolaser Slot sadly, otherwise that would be perfect.

That's true, I was thinking of Leading Shots being nice to fish for crits. Use Vader to reroll every black that isn't a hit/crit, and then leading shots any blank black dice.

He's referring to the XI7s on the Cymoon, for a follow up shot.

3 minutes ago, Formynder4 said:

He's referring to the XI7s on the Cymoon, for a follow up shot.

Oh I see, sorry Mad Cat. That does make sense. Instead of it being a one shot attack make it a one-two punch, makes a lot of sense.

7 minutes ago, Formynder4 said:

He's referring to the XI7s on the Cymoon, for a follow up shot.

Errrm no, sorry I hasn't that incisive. Didn't notice the Kuat has no T-laser slot.

In that case then I would go for the ISD1 BT Avenger. With a follow up or preparatory shot from the Cymoon (that already has XI7s you should be able to evaporate most targets. Move ECM here and just hope the flagship survives due to the more open range.

11 minutes ago, Mad Cat said:

Errrm no, sorry I hasn't that incisive. Didn't notice the Kuat has no T-laser slot.

In that case then I would go for the ISD1 BT Avenger. With a follow up or preparatory shot from the Cymoon (that already has XI7s you should be able to evaporate most targets. Move ECM here and just hope the flagship survives due to the more open range.

Good point, if I stick with the BTAvenger I'll probably go that route. I may keep the KDY and just outfit it with Gunnery teams and that new offensive retrofit that lets you ram. Just crash in and unleash ****, then let the Cymoon finish off whatever else. So many new optioms to try!