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Stress Mess: New Star Wars X-Wing Build

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

Scum ships are all about control and this build controls all the stress! Come and see what makes a great team with this Lancer build for Star Wars X-Wing!

Asajj Ventress is a pilot skill 7 Lancer Pursuit Craft pilot with a killer instinct for battle. At the star of the Combat phase, you may assign a stress token to an enemy ship at range 1-2 that is inside your mobile firing arc. This is a great way to give a character stress for free and set them up for predictable maneuver next round. Getting your mobile firing arc on target can be difficult and it spends an action to do so. Push the Limit can help keep your mobile firing arc on target as well as net you another action that can modify your dice. But this also gives you a stress. Not to worry!Gyroscopic Targeting allows you to rotate your mobile firing arc at the end of the Combat phase of you executed a 3,4,or 5 speed maneuver. Since all of the 3 speed maneuvers for the Lancer are green, this can keep your mobile firing arc on the move as to where your enemies are. If you happen to line up a mobile firing arc shot with Asajj, you can give them a free stress, and then take it away with Latts Razzi. This 2 point crew member allows you to remove 1 stress token from the attacker to dd 1 evade result to your roll.This can boost your defenses and makes the Lancer that much harder to take out of the fight. But there are other options for Asajj.If you happen to catch an enemy ship with a stress token during the activation phase, you can use Black Market Slicer Tools as an action. This will allow you to select a stressed enemy ship at range 1-2 and roll an attack die. On a hit or crit you remove that stress token and deal them 1 facedown damage card. This is a great way to get some free hit in on your enemies before you even attack!

Stress is a way of life and it can be deadly to those who do not take care. Asajj Ventress and Latts Razzi use stress to defeat their foes!

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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.