Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27666888-20170109125804/@comment-27029853-20170116153748

No EPT on Ryad?

It is competitive, a similar list won the Canadian Nationals (replace Rexler with Colonel Vessery), but I find you may be better served by giving Ryad PTL and Twin Ion Engines Mk II by taking Expertise off of Rexler. I personally don't think Expertise's synergy with his ability is as worthwhile as PTL is with Ryad's (and TIE Mk. II helps keep her unpredictable, you can 1 bank when the opponent expects a k-turn). For Rexler, something that may be good for synergy and also happens to be free is A Score To Settle since, against one ship at least, it'll convert a focus to a crit to help you not spend that focus. You're going to have to hope that the Quadjumper tournament comes out 10 days before your regional though! Otherwise, Adaptability to raise Rexler's PS is still a good, free upgrade (and I recommend throwing it onto the Countess if you decide to not add PTL/TIE Mk. II onto her).

One thing to keep in mind, everyone's practicing against Defenders, so you'll find a lot of counter lists and people prepared to play against Defenders.