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So I bought a Millenium Falcon Expansion pack for 10 dollars and scored a FA Core Set with a gift card, so I am able to play 100 point games. Here is my list. I plan on using it tonight against my friend who got me into the game not long ago.
After looking over the cards that come in the pack, playing some unrelated games, and watching a few youtube videos I chose this load out. I will provide my reasoning behind each ship aside from the fact that it is what I actually own. I welcome any comments and suggestions for the list and future. IE: What should I get next? I have my sights set on R2D2 with the other Core Set.

Han Solo (63)
-Veteran Instincts
Engine Upgrade
-Chewbacca
-Luke Skywalker
-Millenium Falcon
I want Han to be able to definitely shoot first, I have seen Phantoms and Fel and I will have a hard time claiming initiative depending on what my buddy brings since I go to full 100 points. So to make sure he shoots first and that his shots count, I have Luke/VI. Chewie + Falcon add durability in the absence of the legendary C-3PO.


Poe Dameron (37)
-Elusiveness
-BB-8
-Weapon Guidance
Poe + Weapon Guidance looks like a no brainer to me. Weapon Guidance making a hit/eye/miss into all hits! BB-8 for maneuverability/arc-dodging and elusiveness because I will be expecting to do green maneuvers anyways so this + Poe's ability makes for a hard target to hit.

Proxy the cards you need to use. Poe really needs R2-D2 or R5-P9 for shield regen, and weapon guidance is garbage. You'll almost always be better off keeping the focus to keep Poe's ability active (and potentially recover a shield with R5-P9).

 Da Kommizzar wrote:
Poe Dameron (37)
-Elusiveness
-BB-8
-Weapon Guidance
Poe + Weapon Guidance looks like a no brainer to me. Weapon Guidance making a hit/eye/miss into all hits! BB-8 for maneuverability/arc-dodging and elusiveness because I will be expecting to do green maneuvers anyways so this + Poe's ability makes for a hard target to hit.

Elusiveness and BB-8 don't play well together. BB-8 triggers when you reveal a green maneuver and stress tokens are not cleared until after you execute your chosen green maneuver. If you have a stress from the previous round's Elusiveness, you cannot use BB-8.

Well, I played the game.

He ran something like:
Corran w/ Fire Control System, R2-D2, Wired
Poe w/ Squad Leader, BB-8
Gold Squadron Y Wing w/ R2 Astromech, Autoblaster turret

Through some novice playing I ended up boosting instead of focusing with Poe Dameron, thus making everything that he is irrelevant. Poe got shot down first and the Han Solo claimed all three of his ships as kills with the Han/Luke accuracy. R2-D2 couldn't keep up with the damage output. Engine Upgrade was fantastic for dodging arcs of the little ships and Han Solo's ability + Luke meant I could afford to only boost.

@ScootyPuffJunior thanks for the clarification, I ended up not being Elusive anyways for it to matter, but I can save 2 points there.

@Peregrine I was using Weapon's Guidance because I don't have R5-P9. Since I do not have R5-P9 and I was doing a decent job of staying out of too many Arcs, I would have been able to use Weapon Guidance well. I see what you are saying, but until I have the cards I plan on using what I got. I believe this justifies having Weapon Guidance

I will be trying to trade MTG cards at my FLGS with the hopes of scoring some extra cards like Veteran Instincts, PTL, R5-P9, and such.

I noticed that BB-8 might be better on a pilot like "Blue Ace" who can focus on dodging the arcs, but maybe that is because I need to learn how to dodge only using a Barrel+Move instead of Barrel+Move+Boost.

Perhaps I should trade WG and Elusiveness out of the list for some torpedoes or missiles. Set up a Target Lock with Poe for a future Torpedo + focus.

 Da Kommizzar wrote:
I will be trying to trade MTG cards at my FLGS with the hopes of scoring some extra cards like Veteran Instincts, PTL, R5-P9, and such.

Just buy more expansions, focusing on the ones that have the cards and ships you want. If that is out of the question, borrow cards/ships from friends.

I noticed that BB-8 might be better on a pilot like "Blue Ace" who can focus on dodging the arcs, but maybe that is because I need to learn how to dodge only using a Barrel+Move instead of Barrel+Move+Boost.

Blue Ace is too low a pilot skill to make effective use out of BB-8. The best pilot for him is probably Wedge Antilles, who is the only natural PS 9 pilot that can take an astromech. BB-8 on Poe with Push the Limit is a fun combo, but without Veteran Instincts, Poe is at a major disadvantage against PS 9 aces.

Perhaps I should trade WG and Elusiveness out of the list for some torpedoes or missiles. Set up a Target Lock with Poe for a future Torpedo + focus.

No. Using ordnance outside of very specific builds is generally a bad idea because it's too costly points-wise.