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Slippery & Scummy: X-Wing’s New Expansion

By Barclay Montgomery | July 25th, 2017 | Categories: Star Wars Tactics, X-Wing 2.0

Get ready for some of the slipperiest and scummy bounty hunters to ever grace the galaxy in the new Guns for Hire expansion from Star Wars X-Wing! 


The new StarViper will be well worth their price to add to any Scum squad. No longer will the StarViper position be held by Guri alone; she now has backup! Coming in at the same pilot skill as Guri, the Black Sun Assassin is able to equip an Elite upgrade. Push the Limit is a great option with all of the maneuver options that boost and barrel roll offer this nimble ship.A new StarViper ace, Dalan Oberos is a notorious bounty hunter for hire. His pilot ability makes him a arc dodger supreme! If Dalan is not stressed, when he reveals a turn, bank, or Segnor’s Loop maneuver, he may instead treat it as a red Tallon Roll maneuver of the same direction using the template of the original maneuver. Combined with Virago and Advanced Sensors, there is no place that Dalan can’t maneuver to!Another very interesting new Ace, Thweek offers some scummy dealings for crafty Scum players. Thweeks ability lies in his specific Condition cards. He has 2 options: Mimicked or Shadowed. Mimicked allows Thweek to select an enemy ship and treat its pilot ability as his own. Do you like Sabine’s ability to barrel roll or boost before revealing a maneuver? Steal it with Mimicked! On the flip side, Shadowed steals an opponent’s pilot skill. Facing Soontir Fel as your opponent? Grab his pilot skill and make Thweek PS9! This guy is going to make list building for your opponent a real headache. 

The Guns for Hire expansion offers a new Illicit upgrade that Scum players will really love. Ion Dischargers is a “get out of being ioned free card”. This 2 point upgrade allows you to give your Ion token to an enemy ship at range 1. Interestingly, you cannot force them to receive it, they get to choose to accept your gift.

The Guns for Hire expansion offers new tricks and traps for your enemies to try and counter. Will you be getting this set of new toys for your Scum fleet?

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About the Author: Barclay Montgomery

I'm a weird guy wargamer and hobby enthusiast. I'm like the Thing, I can take many forms. I could be a bounty hunter looking for Rebel prey, a commander of an Imperial fleet, or the Hive Mind of the Great Devourer of Worlds.