X-Wing, Mattoon Month 2 AAR

So, played the Kylo/Whisper list…  Turns out it was a LOT better than I thought.  Final one I ran with was:

New Squadron (91)

"Whisper" — TIE Phantom	32
Veteran Instincts	1
Sensor Jammer	4
Rebel Captive	3
Advanced Cloaking Device	4
Ship Total: 44
Kylo Ren (TIE Silencer) — TIE Silencer	35
Push the Limit	3
Advanced Sensors	3
Advanced Optics	2
Autothrusters	2
First Order Vanguard	2
Ship Total: 47

Rebel Captive was there for the overabundance of Expertise in Mattoon.  Made Whisper a VERY unpopular target. 

Lost my first game against 2 Wookies and an ARC-170…  Just got through one of the Wookies to kill him as Whisper had to run over an asteroid and lost her last Hull…  Lost by 7 MoV.  Great game though…

Game 2 was against a S&V list with a Kihraxz, Star Viper and Kimogila…  Interesting build, but the non “Ace” ships simply lack the ability to Arc Dodge and it went poorly for the S&V…  Whisper is an absolute beast if I can get to Range 1 with a Focus…  Kylo tends to be flashy, but not really the bigger threat.  Whisper in this build though is REALLY hard to take down…

Game 3 was against 2 TIE Defenders and a TIE Striker.  Good build, but Expertise means nothing against the Rebel Captive.  His Striker WAS PS 10 though, so I was in a bad position not really being able to completely arc dodge that ship…  I picked one Defender and focused it down as he spread out to try and corral my ships…  Kylo opens with the Focus, Boost and 5 Straight to clear…  So, even starting on opposite sides of the board, I can get him a LONG way pretty quickly.  And AS means I can see what they have done and adjust accordingly.  Whisper really just lines up and LOOKS like she is jousting, but with the De-Cloak, I can usually surprise them a bit to either close REALLY fast or just avoid their Arc…  The De-Cloak 2 Forward followed by the 1 Turn is REALLY effective in a knife fight.  And of course Cloaking and getting a Focus makes her REALLY hard to hit back…  Oh, and you get a Stress for looking at her the wrong way and I change out one of your Hits for a Focus…  So, you had best be prepared to hit hard…