Here's how I've been running my Reaper:

I put Optimized Prototype on Rexler and fly everyone together in a relaxed formation. The Striker is a great blocker when I need it to be, but it also has a decent attack. The Reaper comes in and Jams. Rexler does his thing and then gives a free target lock to the Reaper. I put TIE mk. II on everything to mitigate any stress, especially from Opportunist.

I've had pretty good luck with this, so far, and it hits like a truck when everything works correctly.

38 points on a 8 HP 1 agility ship? You are a brave man.

I can see how MKII would work well in this build. I practically staple LWF to the reaper since it is going to trigger in just about any situation. But the greens are limited, so adding 4 extra greens would be nice.

Has opportunist been worth the points?

And has this version of the reaper been burned down quickly?

I also love the fact you're flying a striker and a reaper together. It's like a momma and baby bird

I've been able to use Opportunist quite a bit. TIE mk. II makes it pretty easy to use it nearly every turn if you keep jamming your opponent. Seeing a 5-dice attack at range 1 with a target lock is glorious.

Jamming generates a lot of hate pretty quickly, so people tend to target the Reaper first. It takes a lot of damage, but it has only died in one of the three games I've played with this list. The upside is that Rexler tends to be ignored and still has full health at the end of the game.

Why Rexler? Seems to me that Vessery would be way more effective, considering that the TL he feeds to Krennic off his Tractor shot feeds him a TL for his primary. Plus, points saved.

Why Rexler? Seems to me that Vessery would be way more effective, considering that the TL he feeds to Krennic off his Tractor shot feeds him a TL for his primary. Plus, points saved.

The target lock isn’t passed until after the primary shot.

Nope, a TL would be passed after the Tractor Beam shot. Then the separate primary attack would happen

3 hours ago, Greebwahn said:

Nope, a TL would be passed after the Tractor Beam shot. Then the separate primary attack would happen

Actually, it's on the card, lock can only be acquired after a primary weapon attack.

But Vessery could still shoot before Vermeil ofc, so it would only be a loss on the Defenders PS for those saved points. That might matter in match ups though.

I like Vessery a lot, his ability comes into play often on a /D. Plus matching PS in my ships is often something I'll pay points for. The 2pt saved on Vessery, plus switching Opportunist for eg. Adrenaline Rush... 5 points could be spent on Pure Sabacc for a triple 6 PS list. I like that

Depends very much on how PS plays out round your way.

Oh whoops! Misread!