Talk:I'll Show You The Dark Side/@comment-24.200.102.116-20180418013802/@comment-454133-20180418165811

Creating discomfort in the enemy's attack priority is one of the main features of the pilot ability, much like Dengar or "Quickdraw". You have to decide whether you can and want to try to kill Kylo quickly, or space it out over the match at risk of multiple reactions, or save the ship for last.

There are a few things that give Kylo fits though, specifically Chewbacca (original) and Determination. If your local meta is kylo-heavy, fielding these can be a really good move. Determination is normally a somewhat weak card, but given that it discards the damage card without taking any of its effects, it not only negates Kylo's ability, it actively weakens Kylo by lowering his damage output. Chewie still takes the damage, but it's always facedown so the crit's effects don't matter at all. Chewie is also a really beefy ship, so the shield-piercing aspect isn't lethal to him.

Another thing to watch out for is crit sources. Whether Kylo appears as a TIE Silencer, Upsilon, or Crew, his condition doesn't mean much if he can't roll crits against you. Quite often he's paired with a crit generator like Darth Vader or other TIE Advanced with Advanced Targeting Computer, RAC, etc. Murdering those fast takes a lot of bite out of Kylo's condition, because now it's up to much more unlikely chance that you'll suffer crits and take the etc that they had planned for you. It's not always practical to rapid-murder the crit source, but it's an option.

Also keep in mind that it's only applied to the first ship to hit each round, and the condition is unique so it moves instead of duplicating. You can choose to send it to a hard-to-hit ally, or a tough ally who isn't bothered by the damage or crit effects.

And finally, sometimes you just have to endure the shield-piercing crits and focus on killing their army, not getting too distracted by their tricks. It doesn't always come to that, but occasionally accepting the threat and being nonplussed allows you to more fully wield your own advantages against their weaknesses.