I think if your looking to strike T1, Rhymer will be a necessity.

36 minutes ago, grunnax93 said:

I think if your looking to strike T1, Rhymer will be a necessity.

With Pryce on the Quasar, everything will almost always have moved into range of even speed 4 squadrons. If they didn’t (e.g. dropping to 0) they’re either asking to slowly die to squads and artillery over the course of the game, or they brought enough squadrons to dissuade a turn 1 strike anyway.

The only case I like for Rhymer these days is as an answer to QLTs on SSD builds, especially with Moralo. Otherwise his effect can be replaced by a speed buff, most of which don’t take 16 points out of the squadron cap.

I don't really like Rhymer that much, I'm pretty sure 5 bombers can fit in a single arc.

How important is first/last for the Quasar? Can it survive 1 round of retaliation? I don't use it very much.

24 minutes ago, antisocialmunky said:

I don't really like Rhymer that much, I'm pretty sure 5 bombers can fit in a single arc.

How important is first/last for the Quasar? Can it survive 1 round of retaliation? I don't use it very much.

First last on the Quasar is more about squadron superiority and range than survivability. Enemy squadrons are hit with effectively 8-10 squad attacks in a row. Even if you used nothing but TIE Bombers that would be annoying. And when you aren’t fighting squadrons you get to bomb your main target round 1, maybe even see where it’s going and angle away.

Whether a Quasar can survive a given round depends on what’s shooting it. It can usually tank a single ISD-2 or Cymoon attack over the course of a game, but Ravager or most Raddus bombs will sink it immediately. It also has no way to recover from ranged fire, so what damage gets through will stick for good. The best way to live is to not get shot.