Hello, does anyone recommend putting a Ghost in the squad? If yes, what upgrades should it have?

Summoning @SpiderMana and hist Hateful Ghost

@ryfterek aw, you remembered.

...Am I being persistent or obnoxious? 😂

VCX-100 Light Freighter - •Kanan Jarrus - 138
•Kanan Jarrus - Spectre-1 (90)
Dorsal Turret (4)
•Magva Yarro (7)
•Maul (13)
Shield Upgrade (3)
•Ezra Bridger (18)
Hate (3)

T-65 X-wing - •Luke Skywalker - 62
•Luke Skywalker - Red Five (62)
Servomotor S-foils (Closed) (0)

Total: 200/200

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Hatin’ Kanan! This particular build I call “Legends Never Die,” because Kanan has four charges for his pilot ability, which stacks rather nicely with Luke’s ability, making him mostly untouchable. That said, you have to fly carefully, because any opponent who thinks things through will try to nuke Kanan off the board before bothering with Luke. So you want to fly Luke in first, and hold Kanan back for at least the first engagement. Second engagement, bringing Kanan up and letting them shoot at him can be valuable, because you can regen the rest of your force charges via Hate and Maul, get a TL with Magva, and double-tap away!

Magva and the Shield upgrade are good, but optional. I also like the idea of Saw and Electronic Baffle, as you get dice mods and stress clearance, but the cost of damage is mitigated slightly by the fact that you can regen force charges.

My main issue is finding a good wingman/(wo)men. Luke works well because he’s upgrade light and self-sufficient, and benefits a lot from Kanan’s pilot ability when that does come into play. I’ve tried running him with Cassian—stress relief and coordination—but that didn’t seem to work as well. I also have a slimmer Hatin’ Kanan build accompanied by two A-Wings, but I haven’t tried it out yet, and I’m hoping to gain a few points to work with for that version in another week here.

ALSO I really enjoy flying Hera as a pilot.

VCX-100 Light Freighter - •Hera Syndulla - 104
•Hera Syndulla - Spectre-2 (76)
Intimidation (3)
Ion Cannon Turret (6)
•Kanan Jarrus (14)
•“Zeb” Orrelios (1)
Ablative Plating (4)
• Ghost (0)

Sheathipede -class Shuttle - •Ezra Bridger - 50
•Ezra Bridger - Spectre-6 (42)
•“Chopper” (2)
Shield Upgrade (6)

Attack Shuttle - •Sabine Wren - 46
•Sabine Wren - Spectre-5 (38)
Debris Gambit (2)
Ion Cannon Turret (6)

Total: 200/200

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This build in particular I’d probably tweak a couple things on (dorsal instead of ion cannon, likely? Maybe different wingmen, again.), but it was a fun theme-y build with all of Spectre Swuadron from rebels.

Hera loves Kanan (heh), though Saw can be great if you want to save a few points in the focus-mod department. I personally just love Zeb with Intimidation on a 4-primary ship that can change her maneuver at i5. If you play against meta lists, consider pairing her with another i5 or Wedge, and you’ll want a bid.

Cheers! I didn’t play the VCX much in 1e (largely because I’d never seen the show at that point), but it’s one of my favorites now.

Just asking, can the ghost carry bombs?

Y wings in this list?

The Ghost lacks the device slot, but here’s a list I threw together for you with a couple Y-Wing Bombers to escort the Ghost. Nothing too crazy meta good, but I’m sure it could be solid casually

VCX-100 Light Freighter - •Hera Syndulla - 108
•Hera Syndulla - Spectre-2 (76)
Intimidation (3)
Dorsal Turret (4)
•Kanan Jarrus (14)
•“Zeb” Orrelios (1)
Tactical Scrambler (2)
Veteran Turret Gunner (8)

BTL-A4 Y-wing - Gold Squadron Veteran - 45
Gold Squadron Veteran - (34)
Expert Handling (2)
R4 Astromech (2)
Proton Bombs (5)
Skilled Bombardier (2)

BTL-A4 Y-wing - Gold Squadron Veteran - 45
Gold Squadron Veteran - (34)
Expert Handling (2)
R4 Astromech (2)
Proton Bombs (5)
Skilled Bombardier (2)

Total: 198/200

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Ghost can not carry bombs.

Heres a list i’ve been tweaking for a while.

Hera Syndulla vcx-100

intimidation elite

zeb crew

Nien numb crew

Total- 85

as far as wingmates

Thane in an x-wing

and Luke or Wedge in an x-wing

3 ship list, all initiative 5+

Hera is a bumper car who throws 5 dice and removes a defense die from whoever she bumps, can swap between many movement positions after seeing enemy movements.

15 minutes ago, SpiderMana said:

The Ghost lacks the device slot, but here’s a list I threw together for you with a couple Y-Wing Bombers to escort the Ghost. Nothing too crazy meta good, but I’m sure it could be solid casually

VCX-100 Light Freighter - •Hera Syndulla - 108
•Hera Syndulla - Spectre-2 (76)
Intimidation (3)
Dorsal Turret (4)
•Kanan Jarrus (14)
•“Zeb” Orrelios (1)
Tactical Scrambler (2)
Veteran Turret Gunner (8)

BTL-A4 Y-wing - Gold Squadron Veteran - 45
Gold Squadron Veteran - (34)
Expert Handling (2)
R4 Astromech (2)
Proton Bombs (5)
Skilled Bombardier (2)

BTL-A4 Y-wing - Gold Squadron Veteran - 45
Gold Squadron Veteran - (34)
Expert Handling (2)
R4 Astromech (2)
Proton Bombs (5)
Skilled Bombardier (2)

Total: 198/200

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You can’t use the turret if you are bumping(zeb states PRIMARY attacks) and nien numb opens up her possible positions dramatically synergizing with her pilot ability while providing stress relief. turret builds are a waste with intimidate elite slot.

I have been flying ghost Jan and wedge in my local meta and having lots of fun and a lot of wins.

“Chopper” — VCX-100 Light Freighter 72
“Zeb” Orrelios 1
Saw Gerrera 8
Shield Upgrade 3
Ship Total: 84
Half Points: 42 Threshold: 8

Wedge Antilles — T-65 X-Wing 52
Swarm Tactics 3
Servomotor S-foils 0
Ship Total: 55
Half Points: 28 Threshold: 3

Jan Ors — HWK-290 Light Freighter 42
Squad Leader 4
Tactical Officer 2
Moldy Crow 12
Ship Total: 60
Half Points: 30 Threshold: 3

5 hours ago, DakkaDakka12 said:

You can’t use the turret if you are bumping(zeb states PRIMARY attacks) and nien numb opens up her possible positions dramatically synergizing with her pilot ability while providing stress relief. turret builds are a waste with intimidate elite slot.

Not necessarily a waste. You can’t double tap your bump-target, but. Yeah. Good reminder.

As long as Hera (Intimidation, Zeb, Nien) has someone to give her mods, she's a COMPLETE BEAST

PerCo/VetTurGun/ICT on them is also fun and evil

I’ve got it

Hera with intimidation, nien, zeb

Total-85

Jan ors with crow title, engine upgrade

Total-57

Wedge with s-foils, and outmaneuver

Total-58

Lack of bid kinda sucks, but think of the combination.

Hera bumping with Wedge firing from out of arc, and Jan giving a red dice to whoever is in a better position(while doing a blue manuever+boost to maintain positioning)

Possible for Wedge to throw 5 dice(jan+range)while removing 3 defense dice(pilot+outmaneuver +Hera) course this is assuming Hera isn’t going to delete the target without wedge.

Who does the enemy target first as they are about equal threats, and removing the ghost is time consuming if they lack proton torpedoes or some form of double tap.