Maarek Stele is ready to attack and hit the enemy right where it hurts. This TIE Advanced Ace has a knack for giving the right crit at the right time!
Imperial Ace Maarek Stele is at the helm of a TIE Advanced in this critical hit focused fighter. Crits are his forte since his pilot ability is centered around delivering a crit so that when he deals a faceup damage card to his target, he may draw 3 cards, choose 1 to deal, and discard the others. The right crit at the right time can cripple a ship and leave it defenseless to other Imperial ships. 
The TIE Advanced should always be bringing the pain with the TIE/x1 title. This card takes the TIE Advanced to Sith Lord levels by allowing it to equip a system upgrade, and at a massive 4 point discount. 
An Advanced Targeting Computer is perfect for Maarek Stele and his fighting style. This system upgrade allows you to add 1 crit result to your primary weapon attack if you have a target lock on the defender. The caveat is that you may not spend that target lock this round for rerolls, but with the free crit, you won’t need that anyways. 
Advanced Homing Missiles is a great way for Maarek to get his pilot ability going, even through shields! This ordnance works great with Maarek and the Advanced Targeting Computer as it does not require you to discard your target lock to fire it. The tricky thing about this Adv.Homing Missiles is that it range is only 2, so you can fire this once you have the proper range. Discard its card to attack with 3 attack dice. If the attack hits, deal 1 faceup damage card to the defender and cancel all dice results. THis is fantastic since, if it hits, Maarek can draw 3 damage cards and pick the best one! Hitting an A-Wing with a Direct Hit! will make that ship think twice about coming after the Empire. 
Since Maarek is at a nice PS of 7, let’s bump that up to PS9! Veteran Instincts can help Maarek wait out the other ships so that he can get the most out of his positioning. Get within range of your Advanced Homing Missiles and those Rebels will be feeling the Critical Stele! 
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