I have been trying to use Thrawn to some success, but while he IS fun, he does not seem like the greatest right now. I wanted to use some wave 7 stuff, so I thought this gave me enough of that to be considered a wave 7 fleet. I am also running an ISD without Avenger which is new for me. Any thoughts?

Faction: Imperial
Commander: Admiral Motti

Assault: Advanced Gunnery
Defense: Contested Outpost
Navigation: Superior Positions

Quasar Fire II (61)
• Agent Kallus (3)
• Ruthless Strategists (4)
• Boosted Comms (4)
= 72 Points

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
= 23 Points

ISD Kuat Refit (112)
• Admiral Motti (24)
• Captain Brunson (5)
• Darth Vader (3)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• Leading Shots (4)
• External Racks (3)
• Relentless (3)
= 161 Points

Squadrons:
• Colonel Jendon (20)
• Bossk (23)
• Dengar (20)
• Maarek Stele (21)
• Major Rhymer (16)
• Tempest Squadron (13)
• 2 x TIE Bomber Squadron (18)
= 131 Points

Total Points: 387

I'm a big fan of the Darth Vader boarding party and use it in a lot of my lists. Relentless is also a fantastic card, I have been running it in my konstantine fleet to much success. Dengar doesn't suit this list I think, his job could be done by a regular jumpmaster, unless you really think the counter one will help. Bossk whilst good I personally would take Ig 88. He has counter, a scatter, and his ability is excellent for taking down jan balls and the like. Lastly with that many bombers use those extra points from dengar to stick bomber command centre on and maybe an additional tie bomber for a little extra kick.

As mentioned above, dropping Dengar to a Jumpmaster and adding a bomber is smart. To compensate for the lack of defense tokens, swapping Rhymer for Zertik could pay off; a dedicated Sloane list can eat through Tempest alone, and if they kill your intel it’s the nail in the coffin. Alternatively, Black Squadron + a fourth bomber would bring your total to exactly 134 points. Bomber Command Center is a must, even if you need to drop Relentless. It’s a good title but prior experience with Avenger means you should be able to handle a command 3 ship. Good luck!

Faction: Imperial
Commander: Admiral Motti

Assault: Precision Strike
Defense: Fighter Ambush
Navigation: Superior Positions

Gozanti Cruisers (23)
• Bomber Command Center (8)
= 31 Points

ISD Kuat Refit (112)
• Admiral Motti (24)
• Captain Brunson (5)
• Darth Vader (3)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• Leading Shots (4)
• External Racks (3)
• Relentless (3)
= 161 Points

Quasar Fire I (54)
• Ruthless Strategists (4)
• Boosted Comms (4)
= 62 Points

Squadrons:
• Colonel Jendon (20)
• Bossk (23)
• JumpMaster 5000 (12)
• Maarek Stele (21)
• Major Rhymer (16)
• Zertik Strom (15)
• 3 x TIE Bomber Squadron (27)
= 134 Points

Total Points: 388

Killed Kalus, downgraded quasar, switched tempest for Strom because he will probably die before he can bomb anyway. Also put in more bombers so we will likely get a lot of fun bomber damage. I will make sure to get back on how well it does.

Thanks for the help guys!

Cool List. I have a question. Without the Quasar II, what is the point of Ruthless Strategists? I would go for Flight Controllers..... or some other squadron support item. Ruthless Strategists with only a blue die does not seem like much of a pay off to me. I know you are mainly bombers. Heck, even expanded hanger bays seems like it would be a better option to me.

It does have reduced effectiveness now, but I can still expect to deal some damage.