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Someone on another forum mentioned doing a viper then z95s list. This was my alternate suggestion to them. What do you folks think of this list?


Star ViperY (100)

Guri (33) - StarViper
Veteran Instincts (1), Autothrusters (2)

Prince Xizor (34) - StarViper
Veteran Instincts (1), Autothrusters (2)

Kavil (33) - Y-Wing
Veteran Instincts (1), Twin Laser Turret (6), R4 Agromech (2)

The goal would be to have Xizor stay within range 1 of Kavil as much as possible to slough damage off there. You try to keep opponents at range 2-3 of Kavil for the likely 2 points of damage per turn.

Guri is there to just hurt people as much as possible.

If I were facing that list, Kavil would be my primary target. Xixor wants to slough damage off to a large ship with a lot of damage to absorb so he would go better with a large ship, but since Xixor is already a third of your points, scum doesn't have a good cheap heavy for damage absorption. You wouldn't be left with much. You just really can't make an aces scum list using the Starviper. Xixor's ability just isn't good enough for that many points and Guri's ablility, while decent doesn't make up for how overpriced it is.

Maybe Xixor in a swarm of Z's - Xixor + 5 Z's and you can force your opponent to go after the Z's first. I think Xixor would do much better if it was an imperial ship.

Yeah, Kavil is the only severe threat. Xixor is fairly useless, and Guri isn't much better. Veteran instincts is kind of a Waste on her. She doesn't really beat anyone important at PS 7 that she doesn't beat at PS 5, so may as well grab a more useful EPT.

I admire the effort. But it's going to take something else to make the StarViper shine. It's a shame, it's a nice looking model, but eh...

I ran Xixor once with a pair of autoblaster turret and bomb-toting y-wings once. It was fun. But at 150 pts, you can splurge on stuff like that. At 100 pts, it's a bit tight.

Don't use both named Starvipers in a list. Xizor's ability has total anti-synergy with Guri - you don't want to pass any damage to her. The generic starvipers are garbage, which will put you at demonstrable disadvantage compared to alternatives.

Xizor /w five Z-95 bodyguards is what I would suggest using. You can also substitute for three Kihraxz fighters instead. It's not quite tournament-grade, but it's certainly playable.

Your other option is to kit out Guri, and then build a 60 point list to go with her. Guri is fun and challenging to fly, as you have to predict your opponent's maneuvers accurately to really take advantage of her ability.

Honestly, I'd be more likely to run something like this:

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100 points

Guri (40)
StarViper (30), Expose (4), Virago (1), Autothrusters (2), Fire-Control System (2), Inertial Dampeners (1)

Cartel Marauder (20) x 3


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100 points


Guri (40)
StarViper (30), Expose (4), Virago (1), Autothrusters (2), Fire-Control System (2), Inertial Dampeners (1)

Talonbane Cobra (36)
Kihraxz Fighter (28), Predator (3), Inertial Dampeners (1), Engine Upgrade (4)

Binayre Pirate (12) x 2