Talk:R2-D2/@comment-209.234.129.174-20160121231822/@comment-454133-20180120093806

R2-D2 doesn't require a maneuver on the dial. An example of a card that does specify that is Lightning Reflexes. For Artoo, all you have to do is execute a green maneuver, which you would do while ionized with Nien Nunb equipped. My suspicion is this combo works, though it depends on being ionized and an ARC-170 doesn't have a helpful way to ionize itself ("Leebo" crew would help, but the arc has only one crew slot). So it's a counter-measure to a strategy your foe may not deploy.

Since this discussion last trailed off, another ship has been released with the crew + astromech combo: the Sheathipede shuttle. It still only has the one crew slot, but it can equip Pulsed Ray Shield. With that, R2-D2, and Nien Nunb, you can recover a shield in the end phase, perform an ionized green maneuver, restore a shield with R2-D2... but wait, you only have the one shield to recover. Hrm... Unless you're plowing through mines, that doesn't help much.

Meh... *shrug*  Someone will figure out a wacky combo someday. ^_^