I've been having a lot of fun recently with a couple of resistance Swarm lists. I started off playing with multiple fireballs, but soon realised that there were other, better options than the colossus station mechanic available. Which do you prefer, and how might you tune these?

This was my own creation - a solid jousting block with two nimble blockers/flankers and an ace hunter too ...

Kazuda Xiono (40)
Heroic (1)

Blue Squadron Recruit (32)
Heroic (1)
Advanced Optics (4)

Blue Squadron Recruit (32)
Heroic (1)
Advanced Optics (4)

Blue Squadron Rookie (42)
Integrated S-Foils (0)

Blue Squadron Rookie (42)
Integrated S-Foils (0)
Total: 199

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This one, I pinched from @Stay On The Leader - Finn and Rose punch way above their points cost, and trade out the A-Wings for more ships.

Colossus Station Mechanic (26)

Blue Squadron Recruit (32)
Heroic (1)

Blue Squadron Rookie (42)
Integrated S-Foils (0)

Blue Squadron Rookie (42)
Integrated S-Foils (0)

Finn (29)
Heroic (1)

Rose Tico (26)
Crack Shot (1)
Total: 200

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This is the variant that I've been flying lately.

Rose Tico (26)
Advanced Optics (4)

Ship total: 30 Half Points: 15 Threshold: 2

Finn (29)
Heroic (1)
Advanced Optics (4)
Perceptive Copilot (8)

Ship total: 42 Half Points: 21 Threshold: 2

Jessika Pava (51)
BB Astromech (3)
Integrated S-Foils (0)

Ship total: 54 Half Points: 27 Threshold: 4

Lieutenant Bastian (47)
Integrated S-Foils (0)

Ship total: 47 Half Points: 24 Threshold: 4

Colossus Station Mechanic (26)
Ship total: 26 Half Points: 13 Threshold: 3


Total: 199

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Like you mentioned, Rose and Finn punch really hard and are super tanky. Jess and Bastian, if he survives first engagement, both gets double modified shots. The fireball is there to be a blocker or pesky flanker.

II have a friend who has been running 4x blue squad rookies and a colossus mechanic with deadman’s switch and has been wrecking stuff with it.

i like the combo of Rose and Finn in the same lost. I’ve been trying this. For the 31 points on rose you can also sub in a mechanic with advanced slam and fireball title which makes the list less consistent but much more ridiculous.

(29) Finn [Resistance Transport Pod]
(8) Perceptive Copilot
(1) Heroic
(4) Advanced Optics
Points: 42

(44) Red Squadron Expert [T-70 X-wing]
(0) Integrated S-foils
(1) Heroic
Points: 45

(29) R1-J5 [Fireball]
(6) C-3PO
(2) Contraband Cybernetics
Points: 37

(44) Red Squadron Expert [T-70 X-wing]
(0) Integrated S-foils
(1) Heroic
Points: 45

(26) Rose Tico [Resistance Transport Pod]
(1) Heroic
(4) Advanced Optics
Points: 31

Total points: 200

The jankiness and ridiculousness of the Fireball is neat. I haven't run R1-J5 or Resistance 3P0 yet - I'd be intrigued to see it.

I haven't run this yet, but it is next up to try.

Rose Tico (26)
Advanced Optics (4)

Ship total: 30 Half Points: 15 Threshold: 2

Finn (29)
Heroic (1)
Advanced Optics (4)
Perceptive Copilot (8)

Ship total: 42 Half Points: 21 Threshold: 2

Blue Squadron Rookie (42)
Integrated S-Foils (0)

Ship total: 42 Half Points: 21 Threshold: 4

Blue Squadron Rookie (42)
Integrated S-Foils (0)

Ship total: 42 Half Points: 21 Threshold: 4

Blue Squadron Rookie (42)
Integrated S-Foils (0)

Ship total: 42 Half Points: 21 Threshold: 4


Total: 198

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Bucket plus 3P0 is neat. 90% of the time he’ll calculate as his action anyway, so this way he gets a bonus calculate when he does that, or gets one free when he’s coordinating Finn. I’ve found it to be pretty survivable and if he loves long enough so that he can coordinate Finn so that Finn can turn around once and still get his double focus while doing so, he’s done his job.

These all look fun! Question to all though: How can you run one or more Fireballs and NOT give one of them the Kaz’s Fireball title? It’s well worth 2 points.

On 6/26/2020 at 5:57 PM, missileaway said:

II have a friend who has been running 4x blue squad rookies and a colossus mechanic with deadman’s switch and has been wrecking stuff with it.

This sounds great, I'm adding it to my list of things to try sometime. DMS is awesome, and 4 rookies is a really solid foundation for a list. Interesting that some folk have taken 4 T70 (RSE with Heroic and HUll) quite far in big tourneys, but dropping the upgrades and the initiative for another ship is interesting

23 hours ago, schdarr said:

Rose Tico (26)
Advanced Optics (4)

Ship total: 30 Half Points: 15 Threshold: 2

Finn (29)
Heroic (1)
Advanced Optics (4)
Perceptive Copilot (8)

Ship total: 42 Half Points: 21 Threshold: 2

Blue Squadron Rookie (42)
Integrated S-Foils (0)

Ship total: 42 Half Points: 21 Threshold: 4

Blue Squadron Rookie (42)
Integrated S-Foils (0)

Ship total: 42 Half Points: 21 Threshold: 4

Blue Squadron Rookie (42)
Integrated S-Foils (0)

Ship total: 42 Half Points: 21 Threshold: 4

It terrifies me that this list fits. I would worry that it is weak to the turn-around turns with Finn and Rose both suffering unless they take the long way around. But for sheer jousting potential, it's a killer.

22 hours ago, Cpt ObVus said:

These all look fun! Question to all though: How can you run one or more Fireballs and NOT give one of them the Kaz’s Fireball title? It’s well worth 2 points.

If I had 2 points over, I would consider it on Kaz, but I'm not sure I want to put any extra points into an i1 ship that exists to be a slamming blocker.