Hi all, I’ve been playing Poe Dash fairly often recently with pretty good results, but either my luck has ran out, or locals are starting to tech against Dash and invade his donut. I hate those near auto loss matchups like if they have a Kylo, so I’m wondering what else to try instead of the donut. I still want to fly Poe with the same build though...

Poebacca:

Poe(ps9/11) w/ VI, R2D2, B1, AT, Optics (43 pts)

OG Chewy w/ PTL, Kanan, C3PO, EU, OG title (56 pts)

I went PTL and Kanan instead of Expertise, because he’s got a lot of actions to choose from. Looking for other ideas too, whether it’s another Chewy/YT1300 build or some other ship. Not looking to fly a 3 ship build with any wookiees in it not named Chewy.

I think Chewie is a good choice to fly along that Poe, but PTL is vulnerable to blocking. stress, and anti-actions, of which there are plenty. Here's my suggestions:

Keep Poe as you have him, because its good - I like BB-8 myself to proc B1, but regen is pretty strong.

As for Chewie, try this:

Evade Title

Predator

C-3PO

Rey

Smuggling Compartment

Countermeasures

Makes him hard AF to kill with possibly multiple countermeasures, evade, and 3PO, while Predator and banked Rey tokens afford offense mods even against stress

8 minutes ago, Greebwahn said:

I think Chewie is a good choice to fly along that Poe, but PTL is vulnerable to blocking. stress, and anti-actions, of which there are plenty. Here's my suggestions:

Keep Poe as you have him, because its good - I like BB-8 myself to proc B1, but regen is pretty strong.

As for Chewie, try this:

Evade Title

Predator

C-3PO

Rey

Smuggling Compartment

Countermeasures

Makes him hard AF to kill with possibly multiple countermeasures, evade, and 3PO, while Predator and banked Rey tokens afford offense mods even against stress

So scav crane on there too? That’s be at 99 pts still which I like for Poe just in case. I think I’ll miss the Engine but that looks pretty solid. Might have to give that variant a try too.

Oh lol yes, I meant to put that in there! I can see why you'd want EU, but on Chewie, I'd much rather have the CM and just use my evade action consistently - the boost isn't so hot at a low PS.

7 hours ago, Greebwahn said:

Oh lol yes, I meant to put that in there! I can see why you'd want EU, but on Chewie, I'd much rather have the CM and just use my evade action consistently - the boost isn't so hot at a low PS.

I disagree. I flew Poe and Chewie at Regionals going 3/3. I could probably have done a bit better on couple of match ups and made the cut but the point is I was relatively successful with this list:

(97)

•Chewbacca (56) - YT-1300
Predator (3), Rey (2), •R2-D2 (4), •Millennium Falcon (1), Engine Upgrade (4)

•Poe Dameron (41) - T-70 X-Wing
Veteran Instincts (1), •BB-8 (2), Advanced Optics (2), •Black One (1), Autothrusters (2)

The big bid is important to ensure Poe can be an arc dodger.

But as for EU, it was incredibly useful for this list. Chewie is a great blocker and the boost helps that out a lot. Also, Chewie’s boost can catch Harpoon and TLT carriers off guard by closing to range 1. Rey is there to give you a focus in addition to your boost.

Im not saying boost every time, that evade token on the Falcon is invaluable in damage mitigation. But, a boost at the right moment can win you games.

Yeah, EU is mostly about jumping the range gap for poons. Having a 4 point bid is nice for the Thweek sightings and all, but I don’t think I can give up R2D2 in this 1.0 world. BB8 is cool and all, but a 2 point bid is just as good as a 4 point bid for PS11 in these parts (except for Thweek but you just win at time against him).

1 hour ago, tortugatron said:

B8 is cool and all, b  ut   

BB8 or GTFO

BB8 4 Life!

38 minutes ago, BlodVargarna said:

BB8 or GTFO

BB8 4 Life!

R2D2 for literally MORE life!

CM can **** over harpoons just as well as EU, without taking up an action!

Used the predator/rey/EU variant yesterday and went 3-0. EU seems pretty good, but CM still might be a decent idea. Further testing is needed. I faced a maximum of 1 poon (2 with EM), but Black One was sufficient to protect Chewy if you fly them together at first.

I flew the above list last night on Vassal but added a plasma torpedo on Poe for s&gs.

The torpedo came in handy burning down Dash, and with AO, getting the TL is pretty easy.

R2-D2 as crew is basically a gimmick that I like for thematic reasons (this falcon version has same crew configuration as Battle of Crait from TLJ).

That said, he regenerated 3 shields for me so that’s like 12 points of shield upgrades for 4 points.

C-3PO might be more effective at damage mitigation, which in my mind is the whole point of Chewbacca in the Falcon. 13 (16!) points of health to chew through is a lot.

23 hours ago, tortugatron said:

R2D2 for literally MORE life!

That pre-maneuver BR tho! Then Poe can actually arc dodge.

anectodal evidence but: My BB-8 Poe took out Corran Horn who had R2-D2 last night. Once both freighters were gone, I had a Poe with 3 hull and 0 shields against a full health PTL/EU/R2-D2 Corran.

Last ship standing at the top of 18 rounds was Poe “one hellufa pilot Dameron.

I'd rather R2-DCrew than C-3PO, because sometimes, 3PO doesn't actually help...

I strongly agree with Blod that BB-8 Poe is better than regen. Not only does it let you have R2 as crew, pre-move BRing to proc black one and dodge at PS11 is INSANE. I'd rather ditch a TL/avoid a shot and not get the damage at all than fix the damage 1 point at a time while stuck to greens

12 minutes ago, Greebwahn said:

I'd   rather R  2-DCrew than C-3PO, because sometimes, 3PO doesn't actually  he  lp  .   .. 

This is a good point! But when you have 3PO and Rey with Lone wolf and evade title you can sometimes get 3 evades! (Guess 0, roll blank, add evade 3-PO, add evade token, reroll w/ lone wolf and get a focus or evade!)

C3PO helped a TON yesterday. I don’t think I would want lone wolf though so that Poe can stay close if needed and shed locks.

33 minutes ago, tortugatron said:

C3PO helped a TON yesterday. I don’t think I would want lone wolf though so that Poe can stay close if needed and shed locks.

Even without LW you can get 3 evades with Guess 0, roll focus, add evade (3PO), add evade token, Spend focus, convert to evade.

1 hour ago, Greebwahn said:

I strongly agree with Blod that BB-8 Poe is better than regen. Not only does it let you have R2 as crew, pre-move BRing to proc black one and dodge at PS11 is INSANE. I'd rather ditch a TL/avoid a shot and not get the damage at all than fix the damage 1 point at a time while stuck to greens

Although I'm an adamant BB-8 fan and player, I don't agree that BB-8 is better. Nor do I feel he's worse. He's just a different style, one that I prefer.