It wasn’t the finest game of X-Wing ever played, but it shows Poe Dameron’s potential for the long game, assuming he does not die early in the game to a concentrated barrage. In one game, circling with an equally mobile and nearly as robust IG-88 Aggressor, I was able to wear my opponent down through many, many turns of shooting and shield-regenerating. With Autothrusters, re-rolls from Lone Wolf and the ability to regenerate shields, he was meant (and usually was) built for the end game, the last ship on the table, where he excelled at wars of attrition.Īgain, I am happy to report that Poe Dameron served excellently in this faction. Poe Dameron in this build was the exact opposite to Wedge Antilles, as far as X-Wing-builds go.With or without Wedge Antilles, this is a combination I will certainly use again (with a T-70 X-Wing Red Squadron Veteran or even Poe Dameron himself). It makes the X-Wing extremely maneouverable (for an X-Wing) and allowed Wedge Antilles to deliver his trademark killer-attacks right where he needed them to be. He did deal massive amounts of damage and I was really, really positively surprised with the BB-8 + Push the Limit combination. Wedge Antilles is not nearly as survivable as Poe Dameron.Though the two X-Wing aces cost me the same amount of points, they fly very differently on the table.
There is a nice symmetry in the list, with two X-Wing aces at 38 points and two Bandits, who generally serve to purpose of being a nuisance to my opponent. Bandit Squadron Pilot ( Z-95 Headhunter) – 12 points.Poe Dameron ( T-70 X-Wing) with R5-P9 (3), Lone Wolf (2) and Autothrusters (2) – 38 points.Wedge Antilles ( X-Wing) with BB-8 (2), Push the Limit (3) and Plasma Torpedos (3) – 38 points.My 99 points Rebels X-Wing tournament list: Now, at a local tournament, I ran a test with the following Rebels Squadron, featuring the top X-Wing aces of two eras: Poe Dameron and Wedge Antilles. It’s a question I have been asking myself. Will the new T-70 X-Wing bring back (a version of) the X-Wing to the X-Wing tournament scene?