Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-172.0.166.107-20161029182515/@comment-29461750-20161029211414

Very interesting take on the Phantom-Decimator combo. In it's current state, it may be a strong squad, though in my opinion, it is not the best squad.

-The Decimator is a critical hit sponge. Determination does help with that, but it does not eliminate all crits. Nevertheless, a solid choice.

-Mara Jade is an interesting choice. I will admit that I have never actually run into her on the table. Mara on RAC however does not bode well. RAC's ability is at Range 2-3 and Mara is range 1. You could use her as a failsafe if an enemy ship is at range 1 but honestly, I would put the points towards something else. Maybe a RecSpec or Intel Agent. Intel agent and RAC have an overlap at range two and Intel Agent cost two points less than Mara.

-The use of Isard is always a good choice on the Decimator so I do not see any problems with this.

-Weapons engineer is a little hit or miss for me as well. I understand why you would run it, but for one less point, drop Moff Jerjerrod and increase the ammount of hit points needed on the sponge.

The Whisper build is fairly solid in my opinion. Personally, I choose to build mine out a little more but to each is own. My Whisper build is pricey at 44 points, but in all the matches I've played with it, it does seem to work.

Whisper- VI, Sensor Jammer, Rebel Captive and ACD (44 points)

With the new "Hot Shot Co-Pilot" from HOR I might consider putting that on Whisper for one more point to set up a mega attack from someone else.

In summary, the Phantom-Decimator is a proven list and a strong one at that. Do I think it is the best list for the Imperials? A few waves back, probably but not in the current meta. Not against Palp-Aces. Honestly, if you ask me, a Palpmobile with your choice of two aces that you can fly well is probably the best Imperial list.