Trying to decide on a list for a big hyperspace tournement coming up. I like both but need to pick one. The swarm tactics list lets me shoot at i6 or i5 and has protection from Biggs while the other list has some xwings with pilot abilities and potential double mods for wedge.

List 1

T-65 X-wing - •Wedge Antilles - 55
•Wedge Antilles - Red Two (52)
Swarm Tactics (3)
Servomotor S-foils (Open) (0)

T-65 X-wing - •Thane Kyrell - 51
•Thane Kyrell - Corona Four (48)
Swarm Tactics (3)
Servomotor S-foils (Open) (0)

T-65 X-wing - •Biggs Darklighter - 48
•Biggs Darklighter - Red Three (48)
Servomotor S-foils (Open) (0)

T-65 X-wing - Red Squadron Veteran - 46
Red Squadron Veteran - (43)
Swarm Tactics (3)

Total: 200/200

List 2

T-65 X-wing - •Jek Porkins - 47
•Jek Porkins - Red Six (46)
Crack Shot (1)

T-65 X-wing - •Garven Dreis - 48
•Garven Dreis - Red Leader (47)
Crack Shot (1)

T-65 X-wing - •Thane Kyrell - 49
•Thane Kyrell - Corona Four (48)
Crack Shot (1)

T-65 X-wing - •Wedge Antilles - 55
•Wedge Antilles - Red Two (52)
Swarm Tactics (3)

Total: 199/200

Leave Swarm Tactics on Wedge and put Trick Shot on the rest of the X-Wings on list 1. Swarm tactics allows another ship to fire at the same initiative as the pilot with the card. Trick shot allows you to add one attack die if firing through an obstacle. Also, it gives you a better bid. On list 2 Red Squadron Veteran would be better than Porkins because risking damage to relive stress isn’t worth it and is gives you more of a bid.

List one seems significantly stronger. Swarm tactics is not bad, but I don't think its the best investment. You lose Wedge (which you will, all too quickly), and the 3 EPTs fast lose their appeal

I like list 2, but biggs instead of jek, lose the crack on garven to pay the cost. Garven helps your list hit harder or survive longer, as does biggs. Wedge or biggs with an extra focus on defense vs double tap ywings goes a long way

6 hours ago, Greebwahn said:

List one seems significantly stronger. Swarm tactics is not bad, but I don't think its the best investment. You lose Wedge (which you will, all too quickly), and the 3 EPTs fast lose their appeal

What would you suggest over swarm tactics?

1 hour ago, wurms said:

I like list 2, but biggs instead of jek, lose the crack on garven to pay the cost. Garven helps your list hit harder or survive longer, as does biggs. Wedge or biggs with an extra focus on defense vs double tap ywings goes a long way

I do like the idea of keeping biggs or wedge up longer and jek wasnt really doing it for me when testing so I'll try this out instead.

14 minutes ago, bumbleb1492 said:

What would you suggest over swarm tactics?

Put selflessness on the RSV. Biggs’s damage mitigation is more effective when you can split the damage further.

Selfless on the Vet would be good - and Predator on the aces, perhaps?