I am just curious, I am about to place my first order for x-wing minis, I have roughly 250 dollars to spend and want to get all that I can including the preorders for the next four pieces this is what I was thinking let me know if it is enough to field most if not all competitive squads. This is what I am thinking

2 starters (4 ties & 2 x wings)

boosters

2 Tie Booster (For the extra Stat Cards)

2 x wing boosters

2 y wing boosters

2 Tie advanced

1 Falcon

1 Slave 1

2 A wing

2 Advanced Ties

I want to get the most bang for my buck, so all comments as welcome. I am ordering from cool stuff

Lord Dragon said:

If rebels:

1 core set, 1 X-wing, 1 Y-wing

if Imperials:

3 core set (cheaper for 2 TIEs than buying seperate TIEs), 2 TIEs (for the upgrade cards and pilots), 2 TIE adv

Lord Dragon said:

That is pretty much what I plan to get. Not sure that makes it the best plan though.

Lord Dragon said:

That is exactly what I have/am ordering so far. The most X-wings you can have in a 100 pt squad is 4, so you're good there. I can't see running more than 2 Y-wings at a time. In fact I have been playing with a 2 Y-wing squad, and I'm loving it. I think 6 TIE Fighters is more than enough. I have seen some TIE squads with 8 TIEs, but they are a lot more easy to pick off than their unique counterparts. Two TIE Advanced are more than you will probably use. The only TIE/Ad pilot I like at all is Vader. However, I have a feeling that I'll want more A-wings and TIE Interceptors, but I'll wait until they come out before I decide on that.

Roy

Ha, that's also what I have/plan - except I have just one TIE Advanced. I feel that's "appropriate." Eventually, I'll up the TIE Interceptors to four, but likely just two initially for preorder.

as I am looking this over I think I would have enough to field two 100pts team at the same time, some four player action seems like it would be really fun.

Looks pretty good. You will probably want more TIE Interceptors, but looks good for now. Be sure to make two separate orders so you don't have to wait the preorders to get your stuff.

drkjedi35 said:

I have a couple of lists with 7 TIEs that run 3 or 4 named pilots. I have 8 TIEs total though, just in case.

Yeah, the only good TIE/ad pilot is Vader. His ability is usually useful (especially with squad leader). Maarek Stele's ability usually isn't. The generic ones are basically like X-Wings but without droids and with evasion and barrel roll. If I wanted to run X-Wings, I'd use the Rebels.

ShadowJak said:

try maarek with cluster missles and marksmanship. even if you don't kill him, you'll be giving him 2-3 different critical results to have fun with at the same time

That's almost as many points as 3 TIEs. No thanks.

My first wave purchase was 2 Starters and one of each Expansion so that I can run at least a 100pts of each side at the same time. I plan on getting one more of each of the first wave expansions, then one Falcon, 1 Slave-1 and 2 of each of the second wave fighters

I consider TIE's and X's to be the core ship for each faction with everything else being support options. For some reason I want to be able to have the option of running the "other" ships in pairs. I have no idea why I feel the need for pairs, I just do. So that's the way I'll be buying them. I'm not sure I'd like an all A-Wing, Y-Wing Reb Squad nor an All TIE Adv. list so it'll only be 2 each of them. But I'll probably be getting at least 4 TIE Interceptors before I'm done with the second wave.

As for TIE adv, Vader isn't the only reason to take that ship. I've had very good results from running a Tempest Squadron Pilot with a concussion missile. The higher skilled TIE's strip the shields off of a target and the Tempest goes for a kill shot with the missile. You want that ship to have a low skill so that it fires after the other TIE's have a chance to soften the target.

Maarek is also pretty good. But if you've got 2 points to spare, Vader is the better option. I have no idea why you'd want to take the Storm Squadron Pilot though. The modest skill boost isn't something I'd worry about getting unless I have spare points and can't come up with anything else (not likely).

-DavicusPrime

I went with enough of each to be able to do a "pure" 100 points of each ship type…so:

2 Starters

2 Exp X-Wings

4 Exp TIEs

3 Y-Wings (Yes, I know I could get more in 100 points but I kit mine out)

4 Advanced TIEs

So far I'm having the most fun running my 3 Y-Wings and am having pretty consistent success with them. I have to fly my ass off to beat a TIE swarm, but it can be done and the Wallowing Pigs are just fun!

Jim

DavicusPrime said:

Personally I would, if I had all the money in the world, want to field all the fighters in groups of 3, due to the film's thing of doing that. The exception would be the Tie Advanced, as that is a "squadron leader's" ship, and should be operating alongside regular tie fighters, rather than in units of its own. This again comes from their sole appearance in the films, and the fact that they would just look a bit silly in large numbers.

I'm playing in a League with 100 point limit. So… I have 5 X-Wings, 3 Y-Wings, 2 Advanced Tie, and 6 Tie. This gives me enough figs with the various add-ons allows me to put together a good 100 point squadron.

I enjoy playing the rebels but have to play Imperial from time to time.

I am constantly annoyed that so many of the Imperial players have to have Vader but fail to play it correctly. He is usually the first craft to get axed when I am playing. Maybe I just roll good when facing him, over and over.

I went with pretty much the exact same number of ships with one exception; I have 4 TIE Advanced.

The whole reason I got four of them is because the 21 point TIE Advanced pilots are the exact same as the 21 point X-Wings (well, they have evasion and barrel roll but they are close enough). Load them all up with the four point missiles/torpedoes and you have two well-balanced 100 point armies, which is perfect for introducing new players to the game. It is a little weird since every ship activates at the same time (they all have pilot skill 2) but you get a nice feel for the gameplay before adding in the unique mechanics that come with named pilots and upgrades.

Again, I have this for new players, especially some younger players and ones unfamiliar with miniature gaming. Otherwise, I think you have a great smattering of ships, plenty to make some great squads. You may want a third TIE Advanced and/or Y-Wing a little later down the road but it’s rare to see more than two on the field.

One last thing that sounds odd but is useful advice (imo) when you buy two starter kits; don’t mix the two decks of damage cards together. There are some ‘unique’ critical damage effects that cause problems when doubled-up. I did have both in play during a four player 200 point game but even then, we used one deck per faction.

so how do the component limitation rules interact with the expansions?

I decided to go with three starters and only one of X-Wing and TIE expansions. Felt I got more bang for my buck that way. Otherwise, this is similar to what I did.

Blaciu said:

That's kind of a big investment just to show people how to play. Good for you, though; you either have extra money or are just cool like that.

Mixing the damage decks like that is against the rules besides messing up the number of 'unique' (there are actually at least 2 of each card and 7 direct hits). Each faction needs to have its own deck in a full game.

Also, it is already too easy to mess with the damage decks and doubling the cards just makes it harder to keep track of.

Emrico said:

After getting one of each TIE and X-Wing expansion, i would get the rest of my TIE and X-Wings in additional Core Sets. It's cheaper just factoring in ships, not even counting the extras.

Well I bought 3 core sets 2 ties for a total of 8 and one x for a total of 4 two y's and two advanced I may buy another core for the hell of it I will definately get one falcon and one slave and probably 2-4 of the others I'm itching to get a sniff of wave 3 because its all about the B-wings for me !!!!

To answer your question truthfully "How many ships do you really need?" its quite simple the answer is only one word long.

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