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Murderbot 2000 is Back: Star Wars X-Wing

By Barclay Montgomery | January 30th, 2018 | Categories: Star Wars Tactics, X-Wing 2.0

The insidiously relentless assassin droid, IG-88C is coming for you! Better watch out for this newly upgraded Scum fighter Ace.

The aggressive action economy bot is back for another round of X-Wing! IG-88C has been a fan favorite since his debut with his nifty ability to gain a free evade after he performs a boost. This can be taken advantage of with other action chaining abilities, but first, let’s equip some new Illicit tech. 

This assassin droid is upgraded with Contraband Cybernetics. When IG-88C activates, he can discard Contraband Cybernetics and receive 1 stress token. This allows him to be able to ignore the effects of stress by being able to perform an action and red maneuvers even while he is stressed. This can result in a super round for IG-88C in which he can boost, evade, and Segnor’s Loop at just the right time to surprise his prey.

Before or after you pop your Cybernetics, Advanced Sensors can make IG-88C to take his enemies off guard by getting a boost in before he reveals his maneuver, resulting in a free evade as well!

This Assassin is fearless, and by using his Fearlessness, he can make enemy ships run for their lives. When IG-88C is attacking, if he is inside the defender’s firing arc at range 1, he may add 1 hit to his roll. A potential 5 damage at range 1 is going to make those Rebel ships pay for taking IG-88C head on!

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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.