With the first Regional and our own New Zealand LowerHuttACon tournament coming up in a couple of weeks, I wanted to talk about the meta a bit. What do you think is the best squad in each faction? I'm not sure it's possible to make a definitive list, as it's subjective, meta-dependent, etc, but I just wanted to start some meta discussion.
Here's my 2c:
Old RepublicI'm going for Weeks' Old Republic squad which uses a lot of the top tier Old Republic uniques - I think it's something of a Gatekeeper at the moment.
--S&V Old Republic--
37 Satele Shan
36 Atton "Jaq" Rand
33 Bastila Shan, Jedi Master
29 Carth Onasi, Old Republic Soldier
27 Lobot
18 Klatooinian Captain
14 Old Republic Senator
6 Mouse Droid x2
(200pts. 9 activations)
http://www.bloomilk.com/Squad/120536/sandv-old-republicSithTossing up between Revan and a flash new squad with Caedus Sith Lord, but I think we need a few events to see what the best Caedus squads are, so let's go with Tim's JAQ'ed up, which won Regionals and made the top 4 at GenCon.
--'JAQ'ed up!--
62 Darth Revan, Sith Lord
36 Atton "Jaq" Rand
36 Lord Kaan
27 Lobot
16 Grand Admiral Rulf Yage
14 Exar Kun, Dark Force Spirit
6 Mouse Droid x2
3 Rodian Brute
(200pts. 9 activations)
RepublicTINT won GenCon with this - although Hinkbert's FrostyCon winning variation with HK-47 instead of Rex is also notable.
--This Party's Over--
65 Mace Windu, Legacy of the Light Side
55 General Obi-Wan Kenobi
33 Captain Rex
27 Lobot
9 R2-D2, Astromech Droid
5 Rodian Diplomat
6 Ugnaught Demolitionist x2
(200pts. 8 activations)
SeparatistA lot of choices, but this Weeks squad won Minis Mania late last year is a good showcase of the different Sep tricks:
--Hero of Hyperbole--
42 General Grievous, Hero of Hypori
36 Darth Sidious
31 IG Lancer Droid
27 Lobot
10 San Hill
9 Battle Droid Officer
9 Poggle the Lesser
36 Geonosian Drone x18
(200pts. 25 activations)
RebelTotally open to debate, but this Lou Commando/IG-88 squad won Capital City Champs.
IG88A, IG88 Assassin, Luke RC, Leia RC, ERC, Crix, Dodonna, Juno, Obi Ghost, 2x ugo
ImperialThis Cad/Arica build just missed the top 8 at GenCon, and both finalists at the recent New Zealand Vassal Regional final used similar squads.
--Stealth N' Blue (and Pellaeon too!)--
54 Cad Bane
32 Thrawn (Mitth'raw'nuruodo)
31 Arica
27 Lobot
16 Admiral Gilad Pellaeon
12 Gha Nachkt
11 Grand Moff Tarkin
8 Mas Amedda
3 Rodian Brute
6 Mouse Droid x3
(200pts. 12 activations)
New RepublicI'd probably go for the old school Solo Charge (although it has a few bad matchups with Pallaeon and Mace around), or something with the new Luke Galactic Hero.
MandalorianNo idea either, but I'm sure that Kelborn will feature - he's just dynamite for 28 points.
Yuuzhan VongNo idea - they've had enough good new pieces lately that it's probably something we didn't see at last year's Regionals.