According to Meta-Wing, one of the more popular lists right now is the "Wooden fortress". There are different variations of the list, but most of them seems to be variations over this theme: Norra (PtL, C-3PO, R2D2, Title and VT), Lowhhrick (Selflessness, Rey), Fenn Rau (VI, M9-G8, Hotshot Co-pilot).

I wonder if anyone have tried a raging Lowhhrick in a build like this. Lowhhrick could then get Rage, Kanan and Inspiring Recruit. With this build Fenn needs to be two points less, but this could be done by downgrading Hotshot Co-pilot to Rey. What do you think? Will it be to soft on defense?

N`Kata

Fenn will die in your build as he will be tokenless if you are relying on his coordinate to get reinforce and rage each turn.

Hotshot Pilot is pretty important right now with all of the Deadeye Rhos running around, and even if there weren't, it would indeed be too soft on defence. We need Lowie performing Reinforce actions so he can use his pilot ability to protect the other two. Wulff would be the better pilot to use a Rage setup on.

You are very correct - it would increase the offense to an almost inane level between Low and Norra. Frankly, between Low and his own ability, Fenn could still survive okay. Though he is more vulnerable. Wired on him could help, as could some regen. What about this?

Norra

PTL

3PO

R2-D2

Title

Low

Rage

IR

Kanan

Fenn

Wired

Nien

PRS

FAA or R3 Astro

He has regen, hopefully a focus or reroll, maybe an evade, his ability, and Low. That's very hard to kill, and the others hit like crazy, plus aren't easy to kill.

So I take it Lowhhrick would Reinforce with his own action, and Fenn Rages? Could work, seems like it'd be fun to try out. I'd be nervous that a lot of the list falls apart if Fenn dies. In order for Lowhhrick to be able to Rage on his own, going 2x Inspiring Recruit/Experimental Interface would be needed. Lowhhrick being stuck on greens probably isn't too bad, since the wookiee has a 180 wide arc, and both your other ships have rear arcs, so you'd be a bit more protected. The downside is that it costs yet another point. Lowhhrick with Rage will hit like a truck. Whether or not it can be afforded in the list is another question.

15 hours ago, theBitterFig said:

So I take it Lowhhrick would Reinforce with his own action, and Fenn Rages?

This is exactly the plan. Furthermore it gives the list a lot of possibility to clear stress if I choose not to rage. (E.g. if the opponent is flying a stress-ezra) I see the risk of the list falling apart if Fenn dies, but at that time the opponent hopefully has lost some ships too. If that is the case, Low reinforce if needed to, or if able, uses his own action to rage. It probably still is a bit to soft for competitive play, but definitively something I will try.