Scum Control

By JJH_BATMAN, in X-Wing Squad Lists

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So I was messing around with an old squad I built at the start of 2.0, and then it kind of morphed into an ok control list. I flew it once (casually against a friend), and I liked how it played. Kavil died kind of fast, but he was able to be a pain to my opponent's juke whisper. So maybe cut down on Kavil? 4-LOM is a must, He is pretty much my fav pilot. Suggestions welcome!

4-LOM — G-1A Starfighter 49
Advanced Sensors 8
0-0-0 3
Mist Hunter 2
Ship Total: 62
Half Points: 31 Threshold: 5
Palob Godalhi — HWK-290 Light Freighter 38
L3-37 4
Moldy Crow 12
Ship Total: 54
Half Points: 27 Threshold: 3
Kavil — BTL-A4 Y-Wing 42
Expert Handling 2
Ion Cannon Turret 6
Han Solo 4
R4 Astromech 2
Ship Total: 56
Half Points: 28 Threshold: 4
Jakku Gunrunner — Quadrijet Transfer Spacetug 28
Ship Total: 28

Half Points: 14 Threshold: 3

List Total" 200

Edited by JJH_BATMAN
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Looks rowdy.

Maybe consider dropping triple 0 for a tractor? Not that I've run one before but it seems it could come in handy when your crab walking.

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i like ur list. not sure how id improve it. i think scum is a lil vulnerable to hi initiative aces and in particular phantom aces so Kavil with ion turret is pretty solid option. on Kavil its a bit like the old TLT that chips away over the course of the game. this list has enough disruption to both aces lists. finding 9pts for proton torps on kavil woul be nice but ud need to drop 0-0-0, L3-37 and mist hunter title or expert handling and thats quite a big loss of utility for painting a bigger bulls-eye onto Kavil.

Edited by Da_Brown_Bomber
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LOVE SO MUCH

But I'd trade the ExHan, Mist Hunter, and L3 upgrades for Pattern Analyzer on the Gunrunner. Doing the tractor stuff after a red is phenomenal

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Maybe try Lando instead of Kavil? He has more HP and can shoot at range 3. I like Palob with Gambit, because you can have 2 focus tokens and evade.

Palob Godalhi — HWK-290 Light Freighter 38
Debris Gambit 2
Moldy Crow 12
Ship Total: 52
Half Points: 26 Threshold: 3
4-LOM — G-1A Starfighter 49
Advanced Sensors 8
Ship Total: 57
Half Points: 29 Threshold: 5
Lando Calrissian — Customized YT-1300 49
Trick Shot 1
Lando’s Millennium Falcon 6
Ship Total: 56
Half Points: 28 Threshold: 6
Unkar Plutt — Quadrijet Transfer Spacetug 30
Cloaking Device 5
Ship Total: 35
Half Points: 18 Threshold: 3
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I'm a big 4-LOM fan and have been running him a lot. Haven't tried with Advanced Sensors yet. You're spending a lot for that, although I think his jam action is an unsung hero when you go against barrage bombers or proton torps. (Palob also makes lists think long and hard about taking barrage rockets.) I also run him with 0-0-0. His biggest weakness is that one green dice. I tried Elusive because it also works off a red maneuver so it seems made for 4-LOM, but I have horrible luck with the single green dice! Watch out for Wedge or ships like defenders with Outmaneuver. Once they reduce you to zero green dice, 4-LOM burns up very fast.

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@dadocollin I agree with your analysis. Advanced Sensers is great with the title so you barrel roll before you move. Plus you can take your action before you do a red maneuver, and even more stuff. Anyways, it's worth it's cost. Elusive was originally on my list, but I traded it for other upgrades. It definitely is worth it though, if you can find the points.

@Greebwahn thanks for the support, I would definitely use Pattern Analyzer, but I wasn't really planning on getting the resistance conversion kit.

Also it would be fun to have a tractor beam on this list.

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47 minutes ago, SOTL said:

Yeah, you're very close to what many consider the best squad in the game... https://stayontheleader.blogspot.com/2018/11/herdy-gerdy-reporting-back-from-3rd-at.html

That list is so nasty! I was determined to take a Scum list without the gunrunner to the Philly Systems Open, but wasn’t prepared for all the gunrunners. I had a Boba/4LOM/Palob list and I think it was competitive. (A better version with a better pilot went 5-1 on the first day.) People were ready for Scum there, so the Imps did well.

Assuming for a moment that they significantly raise the gunrunner price and some of these upgrades like Han Gunner, I wonder where Scum will be in January with list building. Out of Boba, Palob, 4-LOM, Kavil, and the gunrunner, I think only maybe 4-LOM avoids a point increase, but it may get one too. It’ll be interesting to see if they adjust to rule things out, make a lot of changes, or just make a few. I think my Mining Guild Tie arrives tomorrow, so I’ll be looking to fit that into a four ship Scum.

Edited by dadocollin
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Proxying/Borrowing is totally viable for PA!

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3 hours ago, dadocollin said:

That list is so nasty! I was determined to take a Scum list without the gunrunner to the Philly Systems Open, but wasn’t prepared for all the gunrunners. I had a Boba/4LOM/Palob list and I think it was competitive. (A better version with a better pilot went 5-1 on the first day.) People were ready for Scum there, so the Imps did well.

Assuming for a moment that they significantly raise the gunrunner price and some of these upgrades like Han Gunner, I wonder where Scum will be in January with list building. Out of Boba, Palob, 4-LOM, Kavil, and the gunrunner, I think only maybe 4-LOM avoids a point increase, but it may get one too. It’ll be interesting to see if they adjust to rule things out, make a lot of changes, or just make a few. I think my Mining Guild Tie arrives tomorrow, so I’ll be looking to fit that into a four ship Scum.

i think han gunner will get pts increase and maybe palob too. i think they need to make the other gunners a lot cheaper bcause im not seeing any other than han on lists.

i dont own any gunrunners and im not going to buy ne until after the points rebalancing in jan.