TIE/ph Phantom - •“Whisper” - 56
•“Whisper” - Soft-Spoken Slayer (52)
Juke (4)

TIE/D Defender - Delta Squadron Pilot - 72
Delta Squadron Pilot - (72)

TIE/D Defender - Delta Squadron Pilot - 72
Delta Squadron Pilot - (72)

Total: 200/200

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Thoughts on its effectiveness, very straightforward list.

Brutal

Thats almost mean, its so efficient

Toyed with this but not put it on the table. I think it looks very capable.

1 hour ago, Greebwahn said:

Brutal

Ran it tonight, my opponent conceded turn 4, My opponent ran Wedge/Luke Thane with upgrades. Turn 0 was the key. I put my two Defenders on one side and Whisper other by turn 4 I had out flanked Luke absolutely crushing him. Whisper by that time had evaded 2 attacks and took Wedge to 1 HP remaining.

My opponent at the end thought there was no way I could cut him off before he killed Whisper. Well moving in a straight line is easier and Defenders are fast.

The Defender is definitely a 'sleeper' hit for the Imperial Faction. While I think this is a very good list, the targeting priority is dead-obvious for your opponent. And while that does give you the ability to use Whisper as bait, you have to be very careful how you go about it because she still has to get in some good damage before she gets obliterated. Having said that, 2 X-7 defenders in the late game can be a nightmare for a lot of lists.

I do like this sort of list though. Its right up my alley (i.e. a list that requires a lot of practice beforehand to get the most out of it).

Yesyesyes! I built this list a while ago, based off of @theBitterFig's double defender palp list. Be interested to know how palp compares to whisper in this list.

These are all good ships. Defenders are still strong. They cost more, but they got more. Partial TIE Mk. II built in, Engine Upgrade, Shield Upgrade, Full Throttle slightly better than /x7.

Whisper is one of the top 3 ships in Empire, if not #1.

Funnily enough, this was one of my earlier 1e squads, as soon as Imperial Veterans dropped. Two Delta/x7 plus a standard build Whisper. It wasn't too bad, and the Defenders did most of the work.

I messed around with Juke Rexler + 2 Juke Phantoms. Didn't go well. But I'm also very out of practice.

I had this same Whisper build on the sideline and couldn't decide between the two--I think after playing the Rex build this one is a bit stronger.

30 minutes ago, bydand said:

I messed around with Juke Rexler + 2 Juke Phantoms. Didn't go well. But I'm also very out of practice.

I had this same Whisper build on the sideline and couldn't decide between the two--I think after playing the Rex build this one is a bit stronger.

I've used Rex + 2 juking phantoms, and it seems solid to me. This one is definitely more durable, but triple Juke will give you better damage output overall and at a higher Initiative.

Kinda planning to take 2 Juke Sigmas and AdvS Ryad to a tourney this wknd. Not gonna hit as hard but should be shenanigans