I'm new to this game. I think I will try this against my friend who is alson a newcomer!

Any suggestions? Thanks!

TIE Advanced x1 - •Darth Vader - 73
•Darth Vader - Black Leader (65)
Fire-Control System (2)
Afterburners (6)

TIE/sk Striker - •“Pure Sabacc” - 50
•“Pure Sabacc” - Confident Gambler (44)
Shield Upgrade (6)

TIE/ln Fighter - •“Howlrunner” - 41
•“Howlrunner” - Obsidian Leader (40)
Crack Shot (1)

TIE/ln Fighter - •Gideon Hask - 31
•Gideon Hask - Inferno Two (30)
Marksmanship (1)

Total: 195/200

View in the X-Wing Squad Builder

Replace Crack Shot on Howl with Swarm Tactics

Depends what cards you have access to and/or are happy to proxy.

• Hate and Angled Deflectors both suit Vader well, but you might not have copies of them.
• Howlrunner is....so so. She's amazing the more ships she has in formation around her.
  • With basically just Gideon, you're not getting your money's worth (You don't really want to fly Vader in formation and it's hard to fly a striker in formation even if you want to)
  • Crack Shot and Marksmanship both require a bullseye shot. Getting two ships lined up bullseye on the same target AND having both ships be within range 1 of each other is awkward to achieve, and I'd probably not bother trying.
• Gideon isn't bad, but other TIE/ln are better. Seyn Marana, for example, causes 'undodgeable' damage if she can bullseye someone with marksmanship, whilst Del Meeko makes the whole squad much, much tougher against damaged opponents. Inferno Squad are basically designed to be used as a quartet of ships.

Vader and Sabacc are very strong there - by but I agree that the other two are wanting. I'd go more and cheaper to fill out, or another ace /mini ace or two

Maybe Mauler and Scourge