I tried running this list last night, and had some success with the ghost and the shuttle, but found the Uwing didn’t contribute a huge amount. Any ideas how to push this to be a bit more competitive? I was thinking of swapping the u wing for a B-Wing with Tien Numb, and the shuttle’s shield for a stealth device.

VCX-100 Light Freighter - •Hera Syndulla - 94
•Hera Syndulla - Spectre-2 (73)
Intimidation (3)
Ion Cannon Turret (4)
•Chewbacca (4)
•“Zeb” Orrelios (1)
Shield Upgrade (3)
•Ghost (0)
Veteran Turret Gunner (6)

Attack Shuttle - •Ezra Bridger - 49
•Ezra Bridger - Spectre-6 (41)
Shield Upgrade (6)
•Phantom (2)

UT-60D U-wing - •Cassian Andor - 56
•Cassian Andor - Raised by the Rebellion (47)
Outmaneuver (6)
•“Chopper” (1)
•Leia Organa (2)
Pivot Wing (Open) (0)

Total: 199/200

View in the X-Wing Squad Builder

So what I found worked well from running them:

- Zeb + Intimidation got me a few 5 dice attacks with reduced defence.

- Ion turret gets to throw a load of dice in to help guarantee at least an extra damage point.

- Chewbacca let me skip some of the (many) crit effects on that 10 hull.

- Leia's ability let me get one big turn to reposition the other ships quickly for a few ambush attacks.

- Ezra being able to jump in and out of the Ghost to reposition/ protect himself.

Whereas the following were issues:

- U-Wing was surprisingly fragile.

- Ezra didn't have a chance to use his ability all game

- Chopper was a bit too dangerous to use with the generally weak defensive capabilities of the U-Wing.

Let me throw this your way:

Hera (Intimidation, AdSen, Zeb, Nien) can almost always get the bump, but still have a lock to modify those 5 dice.

You could definitely Ghost that up and have Ezra docking and undocking, but honestly, I think this can really rock with lots of wingmates.

The best U I've yet encountered is Saw with AdSen, PerCo, Jyn, and Juke. Focus Evade every turn, rerolls once he's hurting