I recently got the core box. Finally!! and after a few great games I think I'm ready to expand to 300 points. I got the rebel and imperial squadrons boxes just to make my squadrons more flexible and interesting but wondering what first ships I should buy. I don't have a huge budget so I thought just getting a second cr90 Corvette or hammerhead and a arquitens cruiser. Is this a good first purchase with the current waves? Will the smaller rebel ships be able to take the victory? I would like to keep the 2 fleets balanced as I'll be collecting for both.

I have looked at other articles but they are often outdated and don't feature any of the newer ships.

Any help for my first purchases would be awsome.

If all you have is the Core and want to stay smallish the Hammerheand and especially the Arquitens are hard to find at the moment. The Gladiator Star Destroyer is one you should consider. For the Rebels on a budget the Hammerheads or an MC30 would both be fun, plus with Hammerheads you get 2 ships (if you can find them).

I would also suggest getting the Gozanti and GR75 flotillas but not as a first expansion, Probably as the 3rd expansion purchase down the road.

I recommend a Hammerhead box, Raider Corvette, and Gozanti cruiser to keep it relatively balance. Though you could replace the gozanti for an arquitens if you are able to find one.

Thanks for the help!

I managed to pick up an arquitens an a second cr90 for cheap. Thinking I might pick up a flotilla for the rebels. Hammerheads are hard to find atm so I dropped them from my shopping list.

Now I'm keen on getting a large ship for the rebels to take on the victory though not very keen on the space whale but everyone says the gladiator is a must buy