Having fun with the squad builder

By shodan1972, in X-Wing Squad Lists

I was i work and had some time off so i started playing with the app. I came up with a quad that i think is cool on paper but i dont know how good it can be in a game. Let me know what you think.

TIE Advanced x1 - •Darth Vader - 83
•Darth Vader - Black Leader (67)
Fire-Control System (2)
Cluster Missiles (5)
Afterburners (6)
Hate (3)

TIE Advanced v1 - •Grand Inquisitor - 60
•Grand Inquisitor - Master of the Inquisitorious (52)
Fire-Control System (2)
Cluster Missiles (5)
Instinctive Aim (1)

TIE Advanced x1 - •Ved Foslo - 53
•Ved Foslo - Ambitious Engineer (45)
Marksmanship (1)
Fire-Control System (2)
Cluster Missiles (5)

Total: 196/200

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If I were tweaking anything, I'd probably go with Maarek Stele over Ved Folso. Maarek's higher initiative is really good, and his pilot ability is really nice. Picking crits can be really deadly. In this list, everyone is able to attack before Maarek, meaning he'll have a better chance to be shooting a shields-down target.

I'm not really a fan of the Cluster Missiles, but I'm a big fan of testing stuff out for yourself. Give them a go, see how they feel for you.

My version:

  • Darth Vader (Precognitive Reflexes, Fire Control System, Afterburners) 88 - I haven't gotten to play much with the new stuff, but Precog Vader seems pretty nice. It won't be an every-turn thing, but picking your times to use it can probably be quite strong.
  • Grand Inquisitor (Fire Control System) 54 - I think TGI can go pretty cheap and still be effective.
  • Maarek Stele (Marksmanship, Fire Control System) 49
  • Total 191, which is enough for a healthy bid. I don't hate the idea of a Concussion Missile on the Grand Inquisitor (I think he needs a range 2-3 missile more than a 1-2 missile), if that's a deeper bid than you want. I could go either way on Instinctive Aim.

Edited by theBitterFig

With those three ships, I would do a little change.

  1. Vader - Concussion, FCS and Afterburners
  2. Stele - Marksmanship, FCS and Afterburners
  3. Grand Inquisitor - Brilliant Evasion, FCS and Concussions

You could drop the missiles to Clusters and grab Hate on Vader for 200 points total.

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