Double-Tapping Vennie

By asterborn, in X-Wing Squad Lists

Here’s a squad I’m thinking about bringing to an upcoming Hyperspace event, built around the Resistance’s theme of supporting a super-ship:

(67) Vennie
(7) Paige Tico
(8) Veteran Turret Gunner
(6) C-3PO
(3) Trajectory Simulator
(3) Seismic Charges
(5) Proton Bombs
Points 99

(35) Zari Bangel
(3) Intimidation
(4) Squad Leader
Points 42

(52) Jessika Pava
(7) M9-G8
(0) Integrated S-foils
Points 59

Total points: 200

Basic strategy: Jess locks Vennie to give rerolls to both of her shots. Zari tries to ram the opponent to reduce their agility, while coordinating Vennie. Vennie ends up with focus and double calculate to tank at least three damage per round. She can fling seismic charges forward to clear a path, and drop proton bombs behind for ships that have had their shields stripped.

Thoughts?

Think Vennie and Jess will work well! Jess can maintain that TL because she doesn't need it is nice.

Paige insures the double tap, but you may find your okay without. The bomb drop is okay, but it doesn't trigger until the next round and you can still only drop one bomb a round so you have to be selective.

Think Zari is probably to low initiative to work how you want her too.

Might be better with Talli for the extra Defence dice or L'ulo for additional offence.

You could also drop Paige and Seismics to get Rey gunner on Vennie.

Vennie potentially rolling 2 Defence and a focus with a force and 2 calculates is no joke.

1 hour ago, Tyhar7 said:

You  could also drop Paige and Seismics to get Rey gunner on V  ennie. 

Vennie potentially rolling 2 Defence an  d a  focus with a force and 2 calculates is no j  o  k  e.

I prefer Perceptive Copilot and Pattern Analyzer over Rey and C-3PO; It’s 5 points cheaper, and you still get the double focus when performing a red manoeuvre...

16 hours ago, Tyhar7 said:

Paige insures the double tap, but you may find your okay without. The bomb drop is okay, but it doesn't trigger until the next round and you can still only drop one bomb a round so you have to be selective.

Think Zari is probably to low initiative to work how you want her too.

Dropping Paige is intriguing, although I’d be worried about having to split fire. I haven’t tried VTG without her yet; has it done much work for you?

What do you mean about Zari’s initiative?

16 hours ago, DexterOnone said:

I prefer Perceptive Copilot and Pattern Analyzer over Rey and C-3PO; It’s 5 points cheaper, and you still get the double focus when performing a red manoeuvre...

The other disadvantage of Perceptive Copilot is that you only get two tokens (ff) instead of three (fcc). It’s better if you’re taking two shots, but worse for 3+.

I do like the Pattern analyzer suggestion. Maybe dropping seismics and downgrading Intimidation to Heroic would be worth it.