Lando + Fang Fighters

[kempokid 868]

Finally got the Scum convert kit so I can put Lando's Falcon on the table. I was looking at pairing him with some Fang Fighters. Is this viable or do I need to make adjustments to beef up the generic Fang Fighter?

Customized YT-1300 Light Freighter - •Lando Calrissian - 72
    •Lando Calrissian - Smooth-talking Gambler (49)
        Trick Shot (1)
        Perceptive Copilot (10)
        •0-0-0 (3)
        Inertial Dampeners (1)
        •Lando’s Millennium Falcon (6)
        •BT-1 (2)

Fang Fighter - •Fenn Rau - 71
    •Fenn Rau - Skull Leader (68)
        Fearless (3)

Escape Craft - •Autopilot Drone - 12
    •Autopilot Drone - Set to Blow (12)

Fang Fighter - Zealous Recruit - 44
    Zealous Recruit - (44)

Total: 199/200

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[Muppetfluffer 123]

Skip PerCo, take predator on Fenn and upgrade recruit to Teroch or Kad.

Edited December 27, 2018 by Muppetfluffer

[Oldpara 1,269]

I don't think Drone is worth it. 

I play Lando + Fenn + Teroch recently. With reasonable bid, it's strong. Not sure how it goes against swarms tho.

I play Hyperspace version, so no 000, no Intertial Dampeners but with Qi'ra and L3-37 crew which plays good with Lando's ability (9 greens to get rid of stress after using ability)

Playing Fangs is very entertaining: high risk - high reward. 

 

[Cuz05 2,617]

The basic Fang is pretty awesome, I don't think it needs anything. Just add seasoning to taste.

My own experience is with a Swarm Tactics Teroch and a Zealous Recruit. Swarm is great for the 1st/2nd engagement, giving you the insurance to just joust a lot of things, but after that I was happy to let them drift apart. Teroch would tend to draw attention, which let the Recruit shine on his own. It's just an excellent frame. 

In fact, every time I make a Scum list now, I like to fit a bare Zealous Recruit in. Fenn feels like a lot of points just for Initiative to me, but it depends on context. 

Swarm Tactics Fenn with a Recruit seems a good way to stretch the points to me. Moving 1st with one of the Fangs can offer some useful strategies.

[kempokid 868]

Thanks for the feedback. I do like @Cuz05 's suggestion of Swarm Tactics. With this list, I did have a lot of extra points by removing Fenn, so I was looking at Joy. Swarm Tactics isn't as huge with I4 ships, but depending on the matchup, it could still make a big difference.

I don't really know how effective Tobias is, but I just think the ability is so Scum-like, that it could be included.

 

Customized YT-1300 Light Freighter - •Lando Calrissian - 64
    •Lando Calrissian - Smooth-talking Gambler (49)
        Trick Shot (1)
        •0-0-0 (3)
        •Tobias Beckett (2)
        Inertial Dampeners (1)
        •Lando’s Millennium Falcon (6)
        •BT-1 (2)

Escape Craft - •Autopilot Drone - 12
    •Autopilot Drone - Set to Blow (12)

Fang Fighter - •Old Teroch - 59
    •Old Teroch - Mandalorian Mentor (56)
        Swarm Tactics (3)

Fang Fighter - •Joy Rekkoff - 64
    •Joy Rekkoff - Skull Squadron Ace (52)
        Elusive (3)
        Proton Torpedoes (9)

Total: 199/200

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Edited December 28, 2018 by kempokid

[Oldpara 1,269]

14 hours ago, Cuz05 said:

Fenn feels like a lot of points just for Initiative to me, but it depends on context.

Fenn isn't just Initiative. +1 red/+1 green in r1 is super powerful.

 

[Cuz05 2,617]

8 hours ago, Oldpara said:

Fenn isn't just Initiative. +1 red/+1 green in r1 is super powerful.

 

Oh duh, of course it is, brain fail

[Greebwahn 924]

I mean, I firmly believe Lando is best in the Escape Craft docked to Han with L3-37, Trick Shot, and the title.

But, if you want to fly Lando, in the Falcon, I think he definitely wants L3 on top of Trick Shot, Title, and 0-0-0 to help address his stress - same reason I put her on Han above.

However, I seem to think he wants some other stressing buddies. 4-LOM seems clear there.

[Greebwahn 924]

That being said, the Fangs are undoubtedly good