Getting Ready for a Hyperspace Tourney

By j_man_04, in X-Wing Squad Lists

First thought is this First Order list:

I'm familiar with the ships and I think has a pretty even split across priority targets.

Upsilon -class Shuttle - Starkiller Base Pilot - 70
Starkiller Base Pilot - (56)
Perceptive Copilot (10)
Advanced Optics (4)

TIE/vn Silencer - •“Recoil” - 72
•“Recoil” - Quantity Over Quality (63)
Predator (2)
Proton Rockets (7)

TIE/sf Fighter - •“Quickdraw” - 57
•“Quickdraw” - Defiant Duelist (45)
Fanatical (2)
Special Forces Gunner (10)

Total: 199/200

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However, I was also thinking about something a little more simplistic with a rebel build:

T-65 X-wing - •Edrio Two Tubes - 52
•Edrio Two Tubes - Cavern Angels Veteran (45)
•R5-D8 (7)
Servomotor S-foils (Open) (0)

UT-60D U-wing - •Benthic Two Tubes - 65
•Benthic Two Tubes - Cavern Angels Marksman (47)
Advanced Sensors (8)
Perceptive Copilot (10)
Pivot Wing (Open) (0)

T-65 X-wing - Blue Squadron Escort - 41
Blue Squadron Escort - (41)
Servomotor S-foils (Open) (0)

T-65 X-wing - Blue Squadron Escort - 41
Blue Squadron Escort - (41)
Servomotor S-foils (Open) (0)

Total: 199/200

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Edited by kempokid

Oh, and I suppose I'll cover all three factions I have. This would my my Scum list for Hyperspace:

Fang Fighter - •Old Teroch - 59
•Old Teroch - Mandalorian Mentor (56)
Fearless (3)

Fang Fighter - •Fenn Rau - 71
•Fenn Rau - Skull Leader (68)
Fearless (3)

Customized YT-1300 Light Freighter - •Lando Calrissian - 56
•Lando Calrissian - Smooth-talking Gambler (49)
Trick Shot (1)
•Lando’s Millennium Falcon (6)

Escape Craft - •Autopilot Drone - 12
•Autopilot Drone - Set to Blow (12)

Total: 198/200

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I'd go FO, but lose the Prockets for, at least, FCS on QD

53 minutes ago, Greebwahn said:

I'd go FO, but lose the Prockets for, at least, FCS on QD

That 5 die attack that can easily side step the bullseye requirement is just mighty tempting to keep. Could be a difference maker. But yeah I guess QD needs that reroll to make the most of the ability.

Scum is nice, but needs careful flying. Maybe a bit larger bid so Fenn can move after Poe's and Hans. Maybe drop fearless for crackshot or predator on the fangs to try and get around a 5-6pt bid.

The FO is cool, but I would really try and get Tavson in that squad. He moves and focuses, and if the enemy fires at him, he can coordinate a boost to recoil to line up that procket attack on high init ships or else just take a lock on a ship in his arc and blow him away. Something like:

“Quickdraw” (45)
Fanatical (2)
Special Forces Gunner (10)
Fire-Control System (3)

“Recoil” (63)
Predator (2)
Proton Rockets (7)

Lieutenant Tavson (62)
Collision Detector or Phasma (5)

Total: 199

Edited by wurms
4 hours ago, wurms said:

Scum is nice, but needs careful flying. Maybe a bit larger bid so Fenn can move after Poe's and Hans. Maybe drop fearless for crackshot or predator on the fangs to try and get around a 5-6pt bid.

The FO is cool, but I would really try and get Tavson in that squad. He moves and focuses, and if the enemy fires at him, he can coordinate a boost to recoil to line up that procket attack on high init ships or else just take a lock on a ship in his arc and blow him away. Something like:

“Quickdraw” (45)
Fanatical (2)
Special Forces Gunner (10)
Fire-Control System (3)

“Recoil” (63)
Predator (2)
Proton Rockets (7)

Lieutenant Tavson (62)
Collision Detector or Phasma (5)

Total: 199

I do love Tavson as the support ship. It plays a much different role compared to the low I2 brawler that perco/adv sensors base pilot. And Tavson benefits the squad even when the ship doesn’t fire. On the generic, it just absorbs damage and not much else. This is probably what I’ll end up going with.

Maybe you might use 2 TIE silencers? I versed someone with TIE Silencers. They were really good.

8 minutes ago, TIE wing said:

Maybe you might use 2 TIE silencers? I versed someone with TIE Silencers. They were really good.

I only have a single one in my collection right now so I usually make due with one of the named pilots, an Upsilon, and either an SF or FO to round out the squad.

Okay

On 1/21/2019 at 12:18 PM, wurms said:

Scum is nice, but needs careful flying. Maybe a bit larger bid so Fenn can move after Poe's and Hans. Maybe drop fearless for crackshot or predator on the fangs to try and get around a 5-6pt bid.

The FO is cool, but I would really try and get Tavson in that squad. He moves and focuses, and if the enemy fires at him, he can coordinate a boost to recoil to line up that procket attack on high init ships or else just take a lock on a ship in his arc and blow him away. Something like:

“Quickdraw” (45)
Fanatical (2)
Special Forces Gunner (10)
Fire-Control System (3)

“Recoil” (63)
Predator (2)
Proton Rockets (7)

Lieutenant Tavson (62)
Collision Detector or Phasma (5)

Total: 199

I flew this today (with collision detector) against a BBYY list. I made a few mistakes and it could be a match up issue but I just couldn’t do enough damage to take those ships out.

In the first engagement I zipped the Silencer into R1 of Horton and laid 4 hits on him. They ignored the Upsilon for as long as possible, which I didn’t anticipate. In the second engagement I screwed up with QD and got her into all 4 of his ships’ arcs so she went down in one round.

Tavson kinda forces you to keep your unit together so he can pass actions around. I was thinking about changing up some upgrades so Tavson can be more dynamic:

TIE/sf Fighter - •“Quickdraw” - 59
•“Quickdraw” - Defiant Duelist (45)
Trick Shot (1)
Fire-Control System (3)
Special Forces Gunner (10)

Upsilon -class Shuttle - •Lieutenant Tavson - 76
•Lieutenant Tavson - Obedient Shuttle Pilot (62)
Collision Detector (5)
•Petty Officer Thanisson (4)
•Captain Phasma (5)

TIE/vn Silencer - •“Recoil” - 65
•“Recoil” - Quantity Over Quality (63)
Predator (2)

Total: 200/200

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Scratch my list above. With the new points out, I can fit PerCo/optics on Tavson.

Upsilon -class Shuttle - •Lieutenant Tavson - 80
•Lieutenant Tavson - Obedient Shuttle Pilot (62)
Collision Detector (6)
Perceptive Copilot (8)
Advanced Optics (4)

TIE/vn Silencer - •“Recoil” - 61
•“Recoil” - Quantity Over Quality (59)
Predator (2)

TIE/sf Fighter - •“Quickdraw” - 59
•“Quickdraw” - Defiant Duelist (45)
Trick Shot (2)
Fire-Control System (2)
Special Forces Gunner (10)

Total: 200/200

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