Talk:Kylo Ren (TIE Silencer)/@comment-152.135.235.188-20170912182321/@comment-454133-20170913162850

Royal Guards... They're amazing in Epic IMO, because they're relatively low-priority targets that deal great damage. My royal guard swarm was the most dangerous thing on the table in the last two epic games I played. 4 with VI and Autothrusters gives you hard-to-hit PS 8s that can focus-fire/killbox targets fairly efficiently. But they're so delicate, in a 100 point match you could lose a lot of points to a bad defense roll, or to a bomb. I still see Soontir and Carnor on occasion, but less frequently because the meta has really turned on them. :(  They need some sort of cool defensive boost that gives them a chance to avoid damage from certain sources, or a points reduction, or something like that.

When you fly TIE Bombers (or any ordnance ship like the K-Wing), don't load them too expensive or you'll never get their ordnance off before they die. They're best if kept relatively cheap, so you get great bang for your buck. I'm most fond of "Deathrain" for bombs and a missile, and Crack Tomax for missiles/torps. You can ask DragoonKainKatarn about how great Deathrain is; he's quite good in the right list.

Interceptors and bombers are not something you want to build fat. Instead they should be helpers in a list that carries larger threats that your opponent wants to target first. Then they can wield their advantages.