Just giving a rough look at the best lists from the Systems Opens and then considering what got blasted into oblivion with the points increase (some major meta contenders in Scum, Imperials, and Dash double tap), is there any doubt that 4 Sigma Phantoms with one less Juke is still the dominant list?
I’m sure new lists will emerge from the adjustments. I’m just saying of the lists at the top, the phantoms are the clear winner, right?
It's still an extremely strong list for sure. Trading one Juke for one Crack barely slows it down. If anything, it helps it because it makes the other three more expensive, so you can hold more points. And many of its soft counters have got more expensive, and the alpha lists which could have suppressed it have got massively more expensive.
It as a bear before, and it's a bear now.
Are the new-points VCX/Decimator/YV-666/etc strong enough to hold it off?
The Phantom and Defender will both benefit from fewer Palobs as well.