Clue in title.

Todfay I bullied convinced a friend to join the Charity against Cancer X-wing event. (may 18th. Be there!)

He has played 1.0 even if never as much as I did but still. the basics will be familiar/known.

Which faction (ships/squad) would you recommend for him?*
(*=In order to allow him to slide back into 2.0 with a modicum of ease.)

Thoughts? Tips? Have my cookie in advance.

(I have all factions and ships even if not always in maximum possibly allowed numbers. for example I have 'only' 6 vulture droids at the moment)

With Rebels being pretty resilient I'd give him some new x-wings, maybe one of the medium based ships. Luke/Wedge/Cassian perhaps? 4 ships gets hairy for "newer" players, but that medium base is amazing. You could also look up on metawing for the more competitive versions of pilots.

CAC is the perfect event for everyone's goals. Casuals love it for casual fun, competitives love it for all 6 and especially those last 3 games. Have a blast!

Easiest squad to fly is whichever variant of Rebel Beef appeals to him the most.

Alternatives include torpedo alpha, Luke, Wedge, either a Y-Wing (Dutch or Norra) or Thane. All with torpedoes.

Or Inferno Squadron - 6 TIE Fighters.

There is no bad faction, so he should start with what he likes.

In my opinion Scum might be a little harder to play for someone new or rusty, as some of the stronger options are ships that require good positioning.

Resistance has a talent(heroic) that will prevent blank outs, which might make your friend a little happier when his dice turn on him.