The TIE Striker is a strange ship for the Imperial fleet, but if you build it right it can have a devastating impact on the X-Wing game!
Pure Sabacc is an interesting TIE Striker that has a nifty ability. He gets an additional attack die whenever he attacks, as long as he has 1 or fewer damage cards on him. This seems like an ability that is short lived, but if you build it right you could get way more bang for your buck. The obvious first choice to help him utilize his ability is Hull Upgrade.
By making him a 5 hull ship, he will live longer and hopefully get more out of his ability. But his agility of 2 hurts whenever he has to defend against attacks. Your Evade tokens can only get you so far. Let’s add a new upgrade: Lightweight Frame.
This modification let’s you roll additional defense dice comparable to attack dice thrown at you. If there are more attack dice than defense dice, say 3, you get to roll 1 additional defense die. For Pure Sabacc this means that he will be throwing 3 defense die if he is attacked with at least 3 attack dice. Not bad! Now that we know how to boost his defense, let’s concentrate on attack.
The Swarm Leader elite upgrade allows you to choose 2 other friendly ships, remove evade tokens from them, and they are able to attack with 1 additional die per token removed. This is a crazy ability that you can use to gang up on those helpless Rebels! Crush them!
That’s it for the latest TIE Striker build. Have you gotten your TIE Striker yet? How will you kit it out for Star Wars X-Wing?
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