Can't help thinking the points change has swung too far towards ordnance. If one of the trace carriers can land a shot it sets up a lot of potential double modded shots. Ion is more for an extra dice than anything. False Transponder Codes seems a steal at two points as well for jamming stuff.

Binayre Pirate (22)
XX-23 S-Thread Tracers (2)
False Transponder Codes (2)

Ship total: 26 Half Points: 13 Threshold: 2

Binayre Pirate (22)
XX-23 S-Thread Tracers (2)
False Transponder Codes (2)

Ship total: 26 Half Points: 13 Threshold: 2

Binayre Pirate (22)
Ion Missiles (2)
False Transponder Codes (2)

Ship total: 26 Half Points: 13 Threshold: 2

Binayre Pirate (22)
Ion Missiles (2)
False Transponder Codes (2)

Ship total: 26 Half Points: 13 Threshold: 2

Binayre Pirate (22)
Ion Missiles (2)

Ship total: 24 Half Points: 12 Threshold: 2

Binayre Pirate (22)
Ion Missiles (2)

Ship total: 24 Half Points: 12 Threshold: 2

Binayre Pirate (22)
Ion Missiles (2)

Ship total: 24 Half Points: 12 Threshold: 2

Binayre Pirate (22)
Ion Missiles (2)

Ship total: 24 Half Points: 12 Threshold: 2


Total: 200

View in Yet Another Squad Builder 2.0: https://raithos.github.io/?f=Scum and Villainy&d=v8ZsZ200Z159X332W369WY159X332W369WY159X101W369WY159X101W369WY159X101WWY159X101WWY159X101WWY159X101WW&sn=Unnamed Squadron&obs=

I like it! FTC should help keep the Tracer carriers alive and the ion is good bc you often only get 1 hit through anyway.

Here is a rebel version: It has 1 less Z-95, but is at I2 and has Selfless mixed in (which went down to 2) to keep the Tracer carriers alive:

Tala Squadron Pilot (24)
XX-23 S-Thread Tracers (2)

Tala Squadron Pilot (24)
XX-23 S-Thread Tracers (2)

Tala Squadron Pilot (24)
Selfless (2)
Ion Missiles (2)

Tala Squadron Pilot (24)
Selfless (2)
Ion Missiles (2)

Tala Squadron Pilot (24)
Selfless (2)
Concussion Missiles (6)

Tala Squadron Pilot (24)
Concussion Missiles (6)

Tala Squadron Pilot (24)
Concussion Missiles (6)
Total: 200

View in Yet Another Squad Builder 2.0

I dig the weenie spam concept. Just a thought - add Drea Renthal in a Y-Wing and keep her well behind the Z95s for multiple attack re-rolls...

22 hours ago, Dicewarrior said:

multiple attack re-rolls

Don't get me wrong, Drea's super powerful, but I would have thought it would be better to do Drea or Tracers / Ordnance, not both together. At least, not lock based ordnance because the rerolls are coming from the locks.

21 hours ago, eljms said:

At least, not lock based ordnance because the rerolls are coming from the locks.

True, but Drea is only re-rolling 1 die - sometimes you may not want to burn a lock for only one die. Also, the tracer thing may not always work out, so you may not always have locks due to the chaos of battle.
Drea isn't a linchpin or anything, just icing on the cake...

Just now, Dicewarrior said:

Drea isn't a linchpin or anything, just icing on the cake

Yeah - but my feeling is she's priced to be a linchpin!

In terms of maximizing efficiency, if the tracers hit, I'm getting 8 free target locks. Drea is reducing that by one. That said, having her reroll available for the tracer carriers could be clutch. I guess it would be worth a try!

... I'm going to miss these discussions - guess I'm going to have to get on discord more.

Hrm. The downside with Drea is that she's at least as expensive as 2x Ion Banana Pirates. There are potentially some 7 ship lists that might make sense.

• Version 1 - Bossk provides Drea with a lock, so she can get in on ordnance... probably not really worth, since she can't afford Plasma Torps.
  • Bossk (XX-23) 30
  • Drea (Ion Torpedoes) 50
  • Binayre (XX-23) 24
  • 4x Binayre (Ion) 24
• Version 2 - I kinda like this. A mix of different kinds of weapons.
  • Drea (Dorsal Turret) 48
  • 2x Binayre (XX-23) 24
  • 2x Binayre (Ion) 24
  • 2x Binayre (Concussion) 28
• Version 3 - FTC does seem pretty handy, tho.
  • Drea (Dorsal Turret) 48
  • 2x Binayre (XX-23, False Transponder Codes) 26
  • 2x Binayre (Ion) 24
  • 2x Binayre (Cluster) 26