Never let the Rebels escape with the Ion ISD build for Armada. Pull your targets in close with this tractor beam and Ion combo for the Empire!
The Imperial II-Class Star Destroyer is one of the most fearsome ships in Armada. With an entire fleet’s worth of dice coming out of its front arc, this is one ship that you don’t want to tangle with. It’s large size make it very imposing, and it can use that to its advantage, especially with upgrades designed to ensnare those Rebels. 
Phylon Q7 Tractor Beams are a modification upgrade that can help catch the faster Rebel ships. When your ISD activates, it can choose an enemy ship of your size class or smaller at range 1-5; that ship must spend a Navigate token or reduce its speed by 1. This ability to force nav token spending, or reducing speed by 1 can help you keep your powerful front arc in medium range for maximum effectiveness. 
The ISD can outfit Ion Cannon Batteries to further hinder Rebel ship movement. As an Ion upgrade, a blue crit will allow you to choose and discard 1 command token from the defender. This ability coupled with your Tractor Beams can help you take the wind out of their Rebel sails. If they don’t have a command token to burn, you can still make the defender lose an additional shield in that targeted hull zone. 
You want to make sure that you get those blue criticals, so make sure you hire some Veteran Gunners. As a weapons team upgrade, Veteran Gunners allow you to reroll all dice in your attack pool. Make sure to spend your accuracy results before you reroll and those Rebels will never slip through your fingers. 
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