I have been playing a tie swarm recently. I am looking for thoughts on how to better it. It has won all the games I have used it in, all friendly games not tournaments. I feel it is missing something.
3x obsidian squadron
Youngster w/ marksmanship
Howlrunner w/ swarm tactics
Omega leader w/ advanced optics
1 hour ago, Pembie said:I have been playing a tie swarm recently. I am looking for thoughts on how to better it. It has won all the games I have used it in, all friendly games not tournaments. I feel it is missing something.
3x obsidian squadron
Youngster w/ marksmanship
Howlrunner w/ swarm tactics
Omega leader w/ advanced optics
I’m curious how debris gambit would be on Youngster. Stack a few evades each to protect agasint TLTs or gunners.
1 hour ago, jwilliamson12 said:I’m curious how debris gambit would be on Youngster. Stack a few evades each to protect agasint TLTs or gunners.
I think it would be a better choice when paired with TIE's that don't have an evade action, such as Bombers, Punishers and TIE S/f's. I was at a tournament last weekend where one of the finalists was Quickdraw, Backdraft and Youngster with Debris Gambit, so it seemed to be winning combo.
Regular TIE's need more help to push damage through, and to make sure when it does get through it counts, so Marksmanship is probably a better EPT for them. I would definitely take Wampa too if I could as Marksmanship would definitely make his ability more reliable.
I'm curious as to your Omega Leader logic, because, I'm not gonna lie, it looks awful. I could see that on Omega Ace, but not leader. I would also probably prefer Evade tokens (Debris Gambit), because Swarms just aren't gonna hit hard no matter what - you want them to survive.
That being said, I love people trying for a Howlrunner swarm
20 minutes ago, Greebwahn said:I'm curious as to your Omega Leader logic, because, I'm not gonna lie, it looks awful. I could see that on Omega Ace, but not leader. I would also probably prefer Evade tokens (Debris Gambit), because Swarms just aren't gonna hit hard no matter what - you want them to survive.
That being said, I love people trying for a Howlrunner swarm
I thought something similar. Wondering if it’s just that two points were available instead of three for comm relay. But I’d find another point somewhere for comm relay.
Edited by jwilliamson12What about this. I find Howlrunner a mixed bag in the current meta of harpoons, splash damage and bombs. Flying swarms that don't have to be as close together seems to help a lot. I also really like Omega leader and ace becauese they can hit really hard.
"Omega Leader" (21)
Juke (2)
Comm Relay (3)
"Youngster" (15)
Marksmanship (3)
"Wampa" (14)
"Dark Curse" (16)
"Omega Ace" (20)
Opportunist (4)
Advanced Optics (2)
Total: 100
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