My Empire Conversion kit finally arrived, so I'm hoping to get some flying time in soon. The thought behind this squad is that the Inferno flyers benefit from attacking damaged enemies, so Vader is there to help damage get through. Any recommendations for tweaks?

TIE/ph Phantom - •“Whisper” - 66
•“Whisper” - Soft-Spoken Slayer (52)
•Darth Vader (14)

TIE/ln Fighter - •Gideon Hask - 31
•Gideon Hask - Inferno Two (30)
Crack Shot (1)

TIE/ln Fighter - •Iden Versio - 41
•Iden Versio - Inferno Leader (40)
Crack Shot (1)

TIE/ln Fighter - •Del Meeko - 31
•Del Meeko - Inferno Three (30)
Crack Shot (1)

TIE/ln Fighter - •Seyn Marana - 31
•Seyn Marana - Inferno Four (30)
Crack Shot (1)

Total: 200/200

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My experience with 3+ TIE/ln is that you need Howlrunner. Her reroll is just too important with a high concentration of TIE/ln. Without a way to trigger rerolls on the TIEs you spend most of your time not hitting outside of Seyn's powerful ability. Del Meeko has a nice ability, but I think it works better in the TIE/ln ace squadron. Del in all likelihood won't be active in the first engagement and that really weakens his ability.

My suggestion would be to swamp Iden for Howlrunner, if you're set on running the damage trio. I'd also recommend swapping the Crack Shot to Marksmanship. Still locked to the bullseye arc, but being able to convert a hit to a crit guarantees you can deal that one facedown damage card. It's also vital to remember that Seyn's ability is a dice modification, so you need to decide if you're going to cancel your attack before the defender rolls any dice.

TIE/ln Fighter - •Del Meeko - 30
•Del Meeko - Inferno Three (30)

TIE/ln Fighter - •Gideon Hask - 30
•Gideon Hask - Inferno Two (30)

TIE/ln Fighter - •Seyn Marana - 31
•Seyn Marana - Inferno Four (30)
Marksmanship (1)

TIE/ln Fighter - •“Howlrunner” - 40
•“Howlrunner” - Obsidian Leader (40)

TIE/ph Phantom - •“Whisper” - 66
•“Whisper” - Soft-Spoken Slayer (52)
•Darth Vader (14)

Total: 197/200

Thanks for the suggestion on Marksmanship. That's a good catch!

I like Iden for theme and keeping a friend alive, but after a couple of games if I'm having trouble pushing damage through I may try swapping her for Howlrunner.