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Furious Fire Dragon






Relatively new to X-Wing and me and a friend are going to be doing a game with one small ship each, lots of obstacles and 25 points. I like the idea of using "Dutchess" and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on what I should spend those remaining 2 points on. I was thinking adaptability and lightweight frame, but does anyone have any better ideas?

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Sticksville, Texas

Why not use Pure Sabbacc and run it with the title, advanced ailerons and veteran instincts? Have those initial joists be four dice attacks for you would be quite handy and hopefully give you a leg up.
   
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Furious Fire Dragon






“Pure Sabacc” (25)
TIE Striker (22), Veteran Instincts (1), Adaptive Ailerons (0), Lightweight Frame (2)
So something like this? It seems good, I've just been trying to fit "Dutchess" in a squad somewhere, but I've been unable to come up with anything that seemed any good so this seemed like a good opportunity.

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Sticksville, Texas

Yeah, if you are set on running the Striker, that's how I would do it in a game like that. Make sure to practice maneuvering the ship around on your table, Adaptive Ailerons really changes the way they move, and be very unpredictable to your opponent. Use that to your advantage to come in at weird angles and keep dumping 4 dice attacks into his ship.


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Besides running Duchess as a dirt cheap PS10 ace hunter, I really don't see much use for her. I have ran a Strikers only list the last six games and I have been having great luck with the generics, of the named pilots, Pure Sabacc is the real gem of that expansion.

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Furious Fire Dragon






In terms of fielding "Dutchess", how does this look and what would you recommend adding along with her?
"Duchess” (28)
TIE Striker (23), Outmaneuver (3), Adaptive Ailerons (0), Lightweight Frame (2)

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Sticksville, Texas

 snykyninja wrote:
In terms of fielding "Dutchess", how does this look and what would you recommend adding along with her?
"Duchess” (28)
TIE Striker (23), Outmaneuver (3), Adaptive Ailerons (0), Lightweight Frame (2)


I think that's too many points for her when for one point more you could have a pretty well built Omega Leader with Stealth Device, Juke and Comm Relay.
   
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Furious Fire Dragon






 NH Gunsmith wrote:
 snykyninja wrote:
In terms of fielding "Dutchess", how does this look and what would you recommend adding along with her?
"Duchess” (28)
TIE Striker (23), Outmaneuver (3), Adaptive Ailerons (0), Lightweight Frame (2)


I think that's too many points for her when for one point more you could have a pretty well built Omega Leader with Stealth Device, Juke and Comm Relay.

So perhaps drop outmanoeuvre to adaptability, bringing her cost to 25?

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Sticksville, Texas

I would think about, don't have enough play testing with her to say that for sure... but I do believe that Adaptability would serve you better for how quick she can bite the dust, even with Adaptive Ailerons.
   
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Furious Fire Dragon






Going off from the original topic a little; but with her at 25 points, what would you suggest bringing with her to get up to 100?

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Sticksville, Texas

I have a few I have been toying around with. I will try to test them out Sunday for you and post what I was using if it works decently.
   
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Furious Fire Dragon






 NH Gunsmith wrote:
I have a few I have been toying around with. I will try to test them out Sunday for you and post what I was using if it works decently.

That would be greatly appreciated. I was thinking maybe a triple aces striker build but as I said, I'm very new to X-Wing so I don't really know.

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Sticksville, Texas

Here is one I at want to try, it is a change up from my other all 9's list. I dropped Vader and Turr Phennir and by taking Duchess it gave me the option of Soontir Fel... it left me with a few extra points, so taking Twin Ion Engines on the TIE Fighters seemed the best way to spend it since I run them aggressively and Kevin Turn often.

Soontir Fel:
-Autothrusters
-Stealth Device
-Royal Guard TIE
-Push the Limit

Duchess:
-Lightweight Frame
-Adaptive Ailerons
-Adaptability

Scourge:
-Twin Ion Engines Mk.II
-Veteran Instincts

Mauler Mithel:
-Twin Ion Engines Mk.II
-Veteran Instincts

This list isn't super competitive, but the other iteration of it has done very well for me and has been tons of fun to fly.
   
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Furious Fire Dragon






That does look like it could be interesting to play. What are your thoughts on Outmaneuver on "Duchess"? She seems like she would have the manoeuvrability to take advantage of it?

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For the Emperor and Sanguinius!
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Sticksville, Texas

I don't see anything wrong with it in that list, it has the points for it. I just never had much good luck with Outmaneuver when I ran it on Vader a while back. Haven't tried it in a little bit.
   
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Battleship Captain




One question - since it changes your agility value (rather than modifying dice once rolled) am I right in thinking you can use it on Omega Leader?

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locarno24 wrote:
One question - since it changes your agility value (rather than modifying dice once rolled) am I right in thinking you can use it on Omega Leader?


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