Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27029853-20170703223814/@comment-454133-20180209063318

Today visited a new game store. I flew two TIE Phantoms with a Decimator and won a couple of casual rounds.

Patrol Leader with Courier Droid (40 points)

2x Sigma Squadron Pilot with FCS + Intelligence Agent + Lightweight Frame (30 pts each)

This is the empire equivalent of the Manaroo + Scyks list I flew above. I had to borrow a 2nd TIE Phantom, and flying this list again has me wondering if I should buy a 2nd since I like flying these types of "glass cannon with a helper brute" lists. I needn't give a blow-by-blow account, but overall the phantoms did well at surviving thanks to Intelligence Agent + LWF, and they can output a lot of damage.

The Patrol Leader is there to spread aggro -- foes either need to push a lot of damage into him, or try to focus-fire the phantoms (who are decently agile thanks to LWF, and can arc-dodge to a degree with IA). Since they often go for the phantoms, he runs rampant and the enemy realizes too late that a full-health Decimator is facing their remaining ship. He can block quite well, and having a turret means he isn't all that concerned with orientation.

First game I lost one phantom (I should have used Intelligence Agent but forgot and paid the price), 2nd game I gave half points on the decimator. Overall did pretty well, though it was a casual night. This may be an enjoyable list for the Campaign Against Cancer tournament, which is coming up in a few months and encourages casual lists (though there's always someone who brings top meta anyway, meh). The other list I'm currently considering is Kath with Swarm Leader + K4 + Engine; Light Sunny; Light Cartel Spacer; and Kad with Trick Shot + Title + Autothrusters. It's silly and casual too, and it's always funny when Kath pulls off her 7-dice nuke.