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Do the X-Wing and Tie fighter expansion sets contain different / extra cards compared to the starter set? I only ask as buying another starter set would be better value than buying them as extension packs. Am I missing something?

There's different unique pilots in the expansions; notably Wedge Antilles and Howlrunner. However, you just need one of each and then that's taken care of (assuming you want those pilots in the first place).

There's also some key upgrade cards in the expansion packs, along with the 5 new named pilots (across the 2 expansions).

I would always recommend a core set and each of the expansions, if you want any more TIE fighters/X-Wings after that, then more core sets are the way forward.

Thanks for the advice guys. Thought that there must be something in buying the expansion packs.