This week I took part in a Hanger Bay X-Wing
tournament. For those of you who are not
familiar with this format, you get to write two squad lists (up to the value of
100 points) and choose which one you want to play against your opponent. Each list must be different and you’re not
allowed to use the same ship models, upgrade cards or elite pilots in each list
(Though you can stick to the same faction).
Before each round you get to look at your opponent’s lists
and then decide which of your lists you want to use. This can be a challenge as one of your lists
may do very well against one of your opponents but not the other, so you should
do a bit deductive reasoning to try and deduce what list your opponent is going
to play. Once you’ve chosen which list
you wish to use you lock its number in on your manoeuvre dial (A speed 1 manoeuvre
for list 1 and a speed 2 manoeuvre for list 2).
These are the two lists I used (I went with Rebels for both)
LIST 1
Dash Rendar (36)
Outrider (5)
Manger Cannon (4)
Recon Specialist (3)
Trick Shot (0)
Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
Targeting Astromech (2)
Gold Squadron Pilot (18)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
Targeting Astromech (2)
LIST 2
Blue Squadron Pilot (22)
Flechette Torpedoes (2)
Fire control System (2)
Guidance Chips (0)
Blue Squadron Pilot (22)
Flechette Torpedoes (2)
Fire control System (2)
Guidance Chips (0)
Green Squadron Pilot (18)
Chardaan refit (-2)
A-Wing Test Pilot (0)
Crack Shot (1)
Juke (2)
Autothrusters (2)
Biggs Darklighter (25)
R2-D6 (1)
Adaptability (0)
Integrated Astromech (0)
I played three rounds in this tournament and used list 2
for each match. I won my first game 100
to 0, playing against a Poe/Rey list. The
second game I also won 100 to 26 (With Biggs doing his job and being the only
ship to be destroyed by soaking up all the attacks due to his special ability). My final match was a lot closer. And I ended up losing 51 to 100 (I had one
B-wing left by the end who just couldn’t get an arc on anyone).
In the end, I finished 2nd which was a real
surprise for me (And is also the highest I’ve ever placed in an X-wing
tournament!). My B-Wing/A-Wing/Biggs list
seems to work very well. It was a bit of
a shame I didn’t get to use my Dash list but I’m already looking at some
changes to it. Mainly I’m thinking of
giving Dash Expertise (then I can ditch the Recon Specialist for something else,
maybe Lando crew) and dropping 1 TLT Y Wing for something else (Maybe one of
the B-Wings?). I was also thinking that
in my 2nd list I could drop Crack Shot for Cool Hand, which would
give my A-Wing the ability to still use Juke whilst stressed (Great If I’ve
done a K-Turn). All stuff to think
about for the next tournament.
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| My winnings :D |
