Tag Archive | Tactics
A Closer Look at Drea Renthal
I have to admit, I have been guilty of overlooking Drea up until now. Taking a stress to acquire a new TL seems decent, but not overwhelming. Makes Proton Torps nice (almost guarantees you 3 hits and a crit). But stress on Y-wings is generally bad. However, I had a bit of an epiphany moment […]
Be My Scoundrel – Exploring Scum and Villainy Lists
With the Scum and Villainy expansions for X-wing travelling across the land in the cargo holds of countless spice runners (a.k.a. UPS trucks), it’s hard not to come up with a bunch of new lists to try out for the newest kids on the block. But I don’t want to get ahead of myself, so […]
Passive Aggression – IG-88 Strategies
With the recent IG-88 previews, we see an exciting new type of ship emerging for wave 6: the large base fighter. With all due respect to the fast shuttle and its capabilities, the Aggressor has a much more impressive statline (3/3/4/4 vs 3/1/5/5), Elite Pilot Talent access and better action bar for a mere 10 […]
Faction Dissatisfaction
Please forgive the lame title, trying to be clever is one of the pressures of being a blogger 😉 One of the more controversial topics in gaming is the concept of allies. This isn’t a new idea, as I can remember buying a Falcon grav tank for my Ultramarines at one point just as I was […]
(Mini) Swarm Tactics
It’s nice to see the attention that mini-swarms are getting lately. As a mostly Rebel player myself, the true swarm approach (6-8 TIEs) doesn’t really capture my interest all that much. No shields anywhere and a meagre firepower 2 on every ship makes me cringe! Luckily there are options. As observed by Josh Adams in […]
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