Hey guys, I'm looking for some help designing a fun list revolving around ion weaponry. Specifically, I was thinking about a scum list incorporating Dace Bonearm. I doubt it's possible to make a list that's remotely competitive, but I'm hoping it will at least be strong enough to make somebody sweat in casual play as I threaten to ion-walk their best ship off the board. I have fond memories of escorting a Decimator off the board with a well-placed Conner net in 1.0.

So here's most of what I think is worth considering when it comes to dishing out tokens to complement Dace:
Scyks with ion cannons - cheapest way to get a lot of ion shots
Combos involving ships with feedback array and static discharge vanes - why are vanes so expensive?!
4-Lom crew on a ship with discharge vanes - ditto, why are vanes so pricy?
Krassis Trellix w/ion cannon - can shoot both directions and get a re-roll to boot
Y-Wings (particularly Kavil) w/ion turret - Fairly tanky and reasonably priced
Scurgg bombers with ion turret - Sol Sixxa w/a Conner Net might be fun

Any thoughts as to how to combine some of these together into a cohesive list? Quadjumpers don't ionize but they might combine well with ion if I can tractor people in the direction of rocks and force them to fly over them. Or, rather than going for maximum ionizing, is it better to only dip into ion just enough to pin down ships so you can predict where they will be, and catch them in a kill box?

I'd appreciate any thoughts!

You are not gonna make anybody sweat facing an ion heavy list. Its basically been the meta for 3 months now.

Id just go ywings and drea. Or dace and a slaver with 4lom and discharge vanes. Can probably fit a couple ywings in there too.

This is fun to me:

BTL-A4 Y-wing - •Drea Renthal - 56
•Drea Renthal - Pirate Lord (42)
Trick Shot (2)
Ion Cannon Turret (4)
R4 Astromech (2)
Veteran Turret Gunner (6)

Scurrg H-6 bomber - Lok Revenant - 53
Lok Revenant - (43)
Ion Cannon Turret (4)
Veteran Turret Gunner (6)

Scurrg H-6 bomber - Lok Revenant - 53
Lok Revenant - (43)
Ion Cannon Turret (4)
Veteran Turret Gunner (6)

Quadrijet Transfer Spacetug - Jakku Gunrunner - 37
Jakku Gunrunner - (32)
Pattern Analyzer (5)

Total: 199/200

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