FO First Tourney

By Wuchamakallit, in X-Wing Squad Lists

On ‎2‎/‎17‎/‎2020 at 2:18 AM, Wuchamakallit said:

What does FO have to deal with swarms like that? Or how do you handle it differently with these ships?

The key skill in these games as the FO player is knowing when and how to disengage. Don't get involved in a brawl with the swarm. You want to get some shots, then pull away, disengage and come around again. The goal is to try to avoid as much fire as possible and split up the firepower that does have shots. The 5-straight is your friend in these games. A couple of 2-dice attacks, usually single-modded, aren't that scary for a list like yours but once you're taking 3, 4, or 5 of those shots a round you'll be in trouble. You also have 2 fully modded shots yourself from LeHuse and Kylo which are easily capable of killing a droid each at range 1 which can really help turn the game in your favour. The longer the swarm has all of its ships on the board the worse it is for you.