Okay so I am gearing up lists to play with the new Imperial commanders. I am having no trouble theory crafting with Piett, but I keep hitting a road block with Palpatine. The best Ideas I have been able to come up with is an Imperial MSU.
Gladiator I (56)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• Expanded Launchers (13)
• Demolisher (10)
= 83 Points
Raider I (44)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• External Racks (3)
= 51 Points
Raider I (44)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• External Racks (3)
= 51 Points
Arquitens Light Cruiser (54)
• Emperor Palpatine (35)
• Director Krennic (8)
• Enhanced Armament (10)
= 107 Points
Arquitens Light Cruiser (54)
• Captain Needa (2)
• Turbolaser Reroute Circuits (7)
= 63 Points
Gozanti Cruisers (23)
• Comms Net (2)
= 25 Points
and this one with and ISD token stripper with a clean up crew.
Imperial II (120)
• Emperor Palpatine (35)
• Intel Officer (7)
• Weapons Battery Techs (5)
• Reserve Hangar Deck (3)
• Electronic Countermeasures (7)
• NK-7 Ion Cannons (10)
• Linked Turbolaser Towers (7)
= 194 Points
Gladiator I (56)
• Ordnance Experts (4)
• External Racks (3)
• Demolisher (10)
= 73 Points
Arquitens Light Cruiser (54)
• Director Krennic (8)
• Enhanced Armament (10)
= 72 Points
Gozanti Cruisers (23)
• Darth Vader (1)
• Comms Net (2)
• Reserve Hangar Deck (3)
= 29 Points
Squadrons:
• 2 x TIE Interceptor Squadron (22)
= 22 Points
Total Points: 390
I have not seen a whole to of Palpatine lists, so I am just looking to bounce Ideas around and figure out how you build a fleet around this guy.
I think turn 2 should be evade/scatter turn 3: redirect turn 4: Brace, then however you see fit from that point onward. I could see a heavy squadron build being a thing turn 2 scatter attack opponents squadrons, turn 3 redirect to make life hard when you start bombing ships turn 4 brace. My biggest thing is striping tokens like brace is meaningless unless you can follow up with some heavy hitting. I feel Palpatine has two trains of thought put lots of pressure on tokens with multiple attacks, this can be accomplished with squadrons/MSU, or Strip tokens off ships as fast as possible, but what is everyone else's thoughts how to you build a Palpatine list?