With Krennic you can slightly improve Whisper so she might stand a chance against ..... everything

"Whisper" (32)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Collision Detector (0)
Director Krennic (5)
Advanced Cloaking Device (4)

With 42 pts. Whisper has 3 shields and a build in FCS with Krennic. Because of that the system slot is now open for different upgrade cards. I think Collision Detector is a good upgrade here because it makes sense on a phantom and its free.

Krennics abillity (spend a die result to take off a shield) works very well on whisper, especially in the opening engagement.

As squadmates those two pilots could work well:

"Quickdraw" (29)
Adaptability (0)
Fire-Control System (2)
Advanced Optics (2)
Lightweight Frame (2)
Special Ops Training (0)

"Countdown" (20)
Lightweight Frame (2)
Adaptive Ailerons (0)

QD is a always a threat and ignoring Countdown could be bad too. (List total is 99pts.)

What do you think? Will this build make Whisper great again? (I know, it won't)

I've been using a Krennicked Whisper on Fly Casual quite a bit. He does make a big difference and freeing the system slot is very nice indeed (I tend to splash out on Sensor Jammer) but 2 things almost always happen.

1, it doesn't even paper over his PS achilles heel. +1 shield only makes a small difference.

2, unless it's a large ship, the free target lock is often wasted because you're essentially locking a dead ship. I find myself shooting without a lock at least half the time, due to the boost in offensive power. If I'm focus firing, Whisper shoots without a lock most of the time.

I'm feeling Krennic might be more useful riding in a different ship and using the free lock on follow up shots. I've not yet found a massively effective combo though. I do love Whisper with Krennic Boba but it doesn't really seem a strong option.

That said, if Krennic Whisper is the highest PS, he's a monster.

If you want Whisper to be 'great' you NEED sensor jammer. Yes, there are counters to it, but for the most part, it is the only way to get Whisper some decent defense from higher PS.

Then combine that with something to 'activate' it:

cheap blocker, stress dealer, jam token giver, etc.

For example:

Whisper w/ VI, krennic, SJ & ACD = 46

Quickdraw w/ VI, FCS, LWF = 34

Scimitar w/ TIE shuttle, death troopers & LWF = 20

100

On 5/24/2018 at 5:32 PM, blade_mercurial said:

If you want Whisper to be 'great' you NEED sensor jammer. Yes, there are counters to it, but for the most part, it is the only way to get Whisper some decent defense from higher PS.

Then combine that with something to 'activate' it:

cheap blocker, stress dealer, jam token giver, etc.

For example:

Whisper w/ VI, krennic, SJ & ACD = 46

Quickdraw w/ VI, FCS, LWF = 34

Scimitar w/ TIE shuttle, death troopers & LWF = 20

100

I totally see your point. What about this:

"Whisper" (32)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Sensor Jammer (4)
Director Krennic (5)
Advanced Cloaking Device (4)

Captain Feroph (24)
Adaptability (0)
ISB Slicer (2)
Courier Droid (0)
Lightweight Frame (2)
Advanced Ailerons (0)

Nu Squadron Pilot (18)
Heavy Laser Cannon (7)
Long-Range Scanners (0)
XG-1 Assault Configuration (1)

Total: 100

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