Watch out ladies and gents! A new menace is emerging in the X-Wing scene, and it’s NOT the ships you think it is. Come see the new X-Wing Menace!
It’s not the TIE Defender or the Jumpmaster 5000. It’s not a super TIE Interceptor ace and it’s not a shield regenerating T-70. It’s the HWK-290 and Palob Godahli as the pilot! That’s right. Super scummy and a sleeper hit. Let’s take a look at what makes this ship so great.
Right now, focus tokens are so important in the X-Wing game. Jumpmasters need those focus tokens to get the Deadeye + R4 Agromech combo rolling, and the TIE Advanced, as well as the Advanced Prototype, needs those focus tokens for Proton Rockets. Soontir Fel really depends on that focus token he gets from getting stressed, and the ability to simply modify your dice is all what makes this game go round. But there is a villainous scum pilot who loves to steal those tokens away! Palob Godahli is a Pilot Skill 5 ship that has the ability to take an enemy focus or evade token at range 1-2.
The new Illicit Cloaking Device can help ensure that Palob gets in close to steal those precious focus tokens from the Torpmasters or Procket wielding A-Wings/ TIE Advanced. If Palob has a Blaster Turret, he will surely always have at least one extra focus token to help him fire. Could Palob be the Wave 8 meta crasher?
Try him out in your list and see for yourself.
