Alternative Ships 2.0 fleet
So I have been Working on ways to win ever since 2.0 came out. I was running a full republic fleet with boba geo and Cassian as the other 3 so I had no choice but to rebuild my fleet strategy from scr...
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"Roopehun;c-1578034" wrote:
Its not a matter of time, but if theres any fleet compositions that can reliable beat the biggs vader tfp lineup (assuming same conditions). No such teams were found in the past month, so the meta is decided for now.
There are teams that will reliably beat that.
The reason Biggs and Vader are still meta is that you need an early taunt to protect your two other ships. Sun Fac only taunts if the enemy is buffed, so it won't help in the first round. Clone ARC only taunts if brought in from reserves, so it can't be used until your capital ship's second turn. Endurance needs to get Valor up as soon as possible so its ult will eventually be useful and needs to reinforce on the second turn, so you aren't taunting with him third turn.
Plo Koon is the only other realistic option, and he's a great option, but just look at that reinforce ability... At g9 his speed is 170, which is good, but not fast enough--maybe once he's maxed out he's a good starter.
So, for now, you have to start Biggs if you want to protect your two ships. That means you need one fast ship to get an early target lock (Winners pick 5s, losers stick with TIE) and one other ship--since Thrawn and Executrix are the most popular capital ships, an Empire ship is your best bet, and Vader synergizes so well with Biggs.
Once a viable taunt (or, as Woodroward has done, a viable alpha strike) comes along that doesn't require a second or third ship to work you'll see Biggs fade out.
