Talk:E-Wing Expansion Pack/@comment-69.10.123.109-20180805190024/@comment-454133-20180806045250

Corran Horn and Whisper both flit in and out of the top meta. Whisper suffers when the meta favors maximum Pilot Skill (the so-called "PS War"), because her tactic is to shoot first and cloak with Advanced Cloaking Device, plus get a free focus. She's so points-expensive that she becomes a points-pinata when out-PS'd. She should always equip VI unless your opponent never fields aces, and Gunner is a popular crew (Intelligence Agent is a nice budget choice). Advanced Sensors or FCS are good systems.

I suppose Corran suffers when his foes are just too beefy, as he's very delicate, or when bombs/mines are popular, or when foes have powerful attacks that can kill him easily. It's tough to use him well because the E-Wing is generally too points-expensive for what it does, but he's the one E-Wing that sees use. His double-tap ability lets him heavily damage or destroy foes, then run away while his weapons recover (and he'll use that time to recharge shileds with R2-D2 or R5-P9, making him infuriatingly durable). Advanced Sensors or especially FCS make a valuable system slot, and VI or Lone Wolf are his preferred elites.

Right now the meta does not favor either pilot, so they'll struggle in a tournament, but they're strong in more casual games.

I like them both, but I've had the most fun in casual play with the TIE Phantom generics. Surprisingly, the generic Phantom pilots are really strong if used well.

2x Sigma Squadron Pilot + Intelligence Agent  + Lightweight Frame + either FCS or Collision Detector

1x Tough ace or a Decimator, etc

Unlike whisper, the generic pilots don't spend much time cloaked. I cloak on occasion for the reposition next round, not for defense. Treat them like glass cannons: they're delicate, but not terribly expensive, and they hit like a truck.

The generic E-Wings don't do so well, nor does Etahn. They're too pricey for what they do (Corran is great for his pilot ability; if he weren't so strong the E-Wing wouldn't see play at all). Echo doesn't see much play either, lacking the low cost of Sigma Squad Pilots or the defensive power and decent PS of Whisper.

I hope that helps!