Ok, so regular gaming night tonight and we ended up playing 1v1 instead of our usual large multiplayer games, so I decided to scratch an itch I've had since the start of 2.0 and fly triple Arc-170's. The list I flew was;

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Norra Wexley - 68
•Norra Wexley - Gold Nine (55)
Expert Handling (4)
•Nien Nunb (5)
Veteran Tail Gunner (4)

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Garven Dreis - 65
•Garven Dreis - Red Leader (51)
Perceptive Copilot (10)
Veteran Tail Gunner (4)

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Shara Bey - 67
•Shara Bey - Green Four (53)
•Magva Yarro (7)
R3 Astromech (3)
Veteran Tail Gunner (4)

Total: 200/200

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My opponent flew double Scurrg double Y-wings all as bombers

Now it may not be a true reflection of the ability of the list as my opponent was off his normal game, but the list flew very well and by the end I'd only lost Norra for wiping the bombers of the table.

The only bit of the list that didn't seem to work was Magva Yarro on Shara, so any suggestions for an alternative there would be appreciated.

Regards

Surak

I flew this once, and I feel like it plays off of the pilots’ strengths/abilities more. The nice thing with ARCs is that you can pick/choose since the pilots are pretty self-sufficient overall

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Norra Wexley - 70
•Norra Wexley - Gold Nine (55)
Juke (4)
•Jyn Erso (2)
R5 Astromech (5)
Veteran Tail Gunner (4)

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Shara Bey - 70
•Shara Bey - Green Four (53)
•Kanan Jarrus (14)
R3 Astromech (3)

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Ibtisam - 60
•Ibtisam - Survivor of Endor (50)
Elusive (3)
Seasoned Navigator (5)
•“Chopper” (2)

Total: 200/200

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-I got beat by a similar Norra once; throwing Jyn on for an evade on top of her ability makes her even tankier, though you could give her a perceptive copilot and put Jyn elsewhere if you prefer.

-I found Kanan to be excellent for Shara, being able to use the force in a pinch if you’re not focused. Saw is a slightly cheaper option, though you might swap the droid for regen in that case

-Ibtisam actually worked pretty well. I think Chopper charged two shields off of Elusive, and used it for defense a couple times as well.

An interesting Norra which did decent in the Nordic championships was Intimidation, Zeb, and Veteran Tail Gunner. Seems to fit the way Norra likes to get stuck in.

That frees up 5 points, and with Magva swapped out, that'd bring it to 12. A bit too pricey for Kanan. Saw would fit, however. It'd make Shara potentially a little more self-sufficient if Garven fails, or if you wanted to take a different action on him, or switch Garven to Ibtisam ( @SpiderMana 's version looks pretty cool).

Anyhow, 4 points left after that. I'd say just Trick Shot on the other two. It'll help Garven roll more dice, thus be more likely to spend his focus tokens. I don't expect much from it, but it seems like one of the better options given the rear arc.

Oh, and I will say I put Vet Tail Gunner on Norra purely because she’s most likely to be shoved in the middle of the enemy ships and have a second shot. That four points in particular were the last thing I added to the list, and felt expendable (granted I didn’t use her mech at all in the one game I tried, but that seems like a safe expidenture of points for such a tanky ace.)

Everyrhing else was pretty core to those builds, save for maaaybe Seasoned Navigator. If Ibtisam is moving first, which isn’t unlikely, you can often just dial a red maneuver if you need to recharge elusive. But it was some fun jank, at least.

Thanks for the ideas, I particularly like the idea of using Kanan on Shara so I'm going to have to try and find the points for that.

Veteran Tail Gunner was great on Norra, but probably was wasted on the other two. The way I played this list was Nora on one flank and the Shara/Garven pair on the other flank, so I'm tempted to see if Lone Wolf would work on Norra.

And here is the adjusted list;

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Norra Wexley - 68
•Norra Wexley - Gold Nine (55)
•Lone Wolf (4)
•Nien Nunb (5)
Veteran Tail Gunner (4)

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Shara Bey - 70
•Shara Bey - Green Four (53)
•Kanan Jarrus (14)
R3 Astromech (3)

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Garven Dreis - 62
•Garven Dreis - Red Leader (51)
Trick Shot (1)
Perceptive Copilot (10)

Total: 200/200

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I'm going to get this on the table next time I play, so I'll report back on how it performs

I'd try this if I had three ARCs. I'm not sold on the perceptive co-pilot though. I think swapping that for astromechs or expert handling for both Shara and Garven might be better.

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Shara Bey - 68
•Shara Bey - Green Four (53)
•Saw Gerrera (8)
R3 Astromech (3)
Veteran Tail Gunner (4)

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Norra Wexley - 65
•Norra Wexley - Gold Nine (55)
Intimidation (3)
•“Zeb” Orrelios (1)
Tactical Scrambler (2)
Veteran Tail Gunner (4)

ARC-170 Starfighter - •Garven Dreis - 65
•Garven Dreis - Red Leader (51)
Perceptive Copilot (10)
Veteran Tail Gunner (4)

Total: 198/200

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I would start with this as a foundation:

Garven

Norra (ExHan, Magva)

Shara (Selfless, Saw)

Garven should be able to help Shara not kill herself as fast, but between how brutal she is and how unappealing of a target Norra is, Norra should make it to the endgame where she shines. Leaves 19 more points for flavour

1 hour ago, Greebwahn said:

I would start with this as a foundation:

Garven

Norra (ExHan, Magva)

Shara (Selfless, Saw)

Garven should be able to help Shara not kill herself as fast, but between how brutal she is and how unappealing of a target Norra is, Norra should make it to the endgame where she shines. Leaves 19 more points for flavour

Why Selfless on Shara? I’d target her in a heartbeat if she has two upgrades to damage herself.

Exactly - leaving Norra for the endgame! You could throw Selfless on Garven as well/instead, of course

23 minutes ago, Greebwahn said:

Exactly - leaving Norra for the endgame! You could throw Selfless on Garven as well/instead, of course

Garven sounds like a better use of that, spreading damage out as much as possible.