I know with 2.0 "less is more" when it comes to upgrades, so I think this looks ok? This list probably has been posted before on the forum but just looking for suggestions on how to fly Imp Aces (especially Phantoms) in 2.0

DO NOT JOUST

Are you looking to fly this competitively? I know the Meta is still shaking out, but 2 points feels like a weak bid. Like if there was something to spend 2 points on, I'd probably take it, just because. Too bad fcs is 3 ? with that our of the way, here's my general advice. It really comes down to making the most of your cloak/decloak!

Other aces: If you're outbid (or just under initiative) you'll need a plan. I would recommend leveraging Echo's mobility to block the obvious maneuvers while setting up wide kill boxes with the other two to take advantage of a tokenless target. The wide kill box is so that if you miss the block with Echo you still have a chance, hopefully with Echo getting a shot to clean up after one or both of the others strip tokens.

Jouster: More generally, you want to follow @Greebwahn 's advice to not joust. Yours are highly mobile ships, but their stat lines are not very points efficient. Because of this you should pretty much always opt to avoid positions where you are trading shots with tougher or more numerous ships, and focus on gaining positions where you get to shoot without needing to defend against much.

Another tip against lower Initiative formations is to use your decloak to block where they're going and dial a maneuver that carries the Phantom away to safety. This strategy can quickly disrupt a tight formation while setting up your other ships to shoot tokenless targets

my feeling is 6-8pt bid is required for aces lists.

Thanks for the advice! I am both looking for competitive and non-competitive squads, and I am open to other list ideas (I made this squad up quickly, so it's probably not the best).