Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31818858-20170430025744

Ok so Im playing my first ever Epic Match, this is the core of my deck, it still needs tuning, but Id love to here from more experianced admirals!

The basic strategy is hammer and anvil. Team one cuts in on the enemy and team two rushes in from the flanks

ANVIL

- Ghost (Kanan) and Phantom (Zeb)

Tactical Jammer, Advanced Shields, Ion Turret,  Recon Specilist, Kyle Katarn

- Biggs Darklighter

Integrated Astromech, R2-F2

- Garvin Dries

Integrated Astromech, R2 Astromech

[Ok, so the goal here is to use Biggs to cover the Ghost, while using Kanan to nuetralize attacks on Biggs. Garvin attacks first, using his Focus and then feeding it to the Ghost. Biggs job is to cower behind the Ghost, gaining one bonus defense die from his astromech and another from obstruction. Between the Recon Specialist, Kyle, and Garvin, Kanan racks in 2-4 Focus Tokens each round, which can simply make attack dices go away.

There are no upgrades geared towards offense, but is there any need for one? The Ghost pounds away with a whopping 4 attack die, followed up by an ion blast, and even if the X-Wings are primarally there as escort, thier guns work just fine.]

HAMMER

- "Red Ace" (AKA Wedge Antilles!!!)

Shield Upgrade, R2-D2, Proton Torpedoes

[Red gains an Evade Token every time he loses a shield, and R2 makes sure there are always shields to lose]

- Tycho Celchu

Prototype Pilot, Stealth Device, Push the Limit, Daredevil, Concusion Missile

[Tycho is mostly immune to stress; he cant do a K-Turn, but Daredevil lets him do what is essentially a Talon Roll. This build gives Tycho a huge range of movement... even if his stress levels hit double digits]

- Gemmer Sojan

Prototype Pilot, Stealth Device, Veteran Insticts, Chadrian Retrofit

[A nice, cheap build who can guard Tycho's back]

- Gold Squadron Pilot (AKA Garin "Face" Loran)

Hull Upgrade, R5-D8, Ion Turret, Bomb Loadout/Proximity Mine, Proton Torpedo

[Lots of things can be done here. Gold has a Pilot Skill of 2, which in this case is an advantage, as he can drop the mine before the enemy moves. Hes a flying tank, he can heal himself, and he has 360 coverage]

And thats that! I have maybe 65 points left, Im thinking maybe a B-Wing...

Thanks for your input, and may the Force be with you. 