Big Bad Boys

By QuantumBerry, in X-Wing Squad Lists

So I ran this list today at a tournament, and having not played X-Wing in a while, I played fairly well. I went 1-2, and was so close in that last game, that only bad playing on my part caused me to lose (oops). How could I adjust this list to make it better?

Colonel Jendon:

-Collision Detector, Tractor Beam, Fleet Officer, Darth Vader, ST-321 title

Captain Oicunn:

-Expose, Conner Net, BoShek, Mara Jade, Systems Officer, Dauntless, Engine Upgrade

It was pretty fun, especially having Oicunn make a green maneuver, and then Systems Officer let’s Jendon lock onto someone, and his title let’s him lock onto anyone, only to give it back to him before combat. Oicunn then bumps people or boosts onto people. They are pretty solid ships even by themselves but they get jacked up if stressed too much.

This is possibly the lowest damage output list I have ever seen, tbh - not for the builds being bad, but because half your list is a Lambda, which will rarely shoot, and half is just 1 ship.

Let's start with Oicunn. He is unquestionably best with Daredevil, Engine Upgrade, Dauntless, Inspiring Recruit, because that lets you double bump for double guaranteed damage. Everything else can be flavoured as you please. Mara and Boshek are nice choices for sure.

Now, Decis do NOT need Lambda support, and Lambdas are unquestionably useless as anything other than support.

That being said, Jendon can be a great support, though I would use Krennic and Weapons Engineer to get LOADS of free TLs to pass around, ditching the Tractor and probably the title too. You Krennic one of the wingmates, he shoots, you get 2 TLs, can pass one to said wingmate or another next turn.

So, you need to ask: which is your centrepiece? If its Oicunn, you want a wingmate who is strong solo, like QD, Krennic Whisper, etc etc. If its Jendon, I advise a couple of PTL Adv. SLAM Rhos, though other options are definitely viable.