FFG Strike From The Shadows With X-Wing’s TIE Phantom
May 7, 2014 by brennon
Fantasy Flight Games just aren't slowing down when it comes to X-Wing and one of their next ships is going to be the TIE Phantom! It's time to use some of that Imperial money to use these technical marvels to thwart the pitiful Rebels...
One of the coolest things about this TIE Phantom is that it can cloak and float around the battlefield hidden from view...
"In game play, the TIE phantom’s ability to cloak and decloak, combined with its primary attack value of “4,” makes it a fearsome predator. High pilot skill values make it even more lethal. If it’s threatened in the heat of battle, it can cloak, becoming a truly elusive target. Then, when the moment presents itself, it can decloak and pounce upon an unwary foe."
...you can find out more specifics about cloaking and the TIE Phantom over on the Fantasy Flight website!
A good addition to your Empire fleet?
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One less reason to NOT invest and get started in X-wing … these reasons NOT to get in the game are falling fast. Damn, even without the cloak ability this ship just looks so freakin’ awesome I’d have to get a pair.
Love the design, love the capabilities and the tactical nightmares people are going to have dealing with this beasTie of War 🙂
beasTie of War … nice. 😀
A very cool Tie! Suit up!
I’m really looking forward for this thing to drive my opponents crazy 😀
But did anyone else reckognize a mistake in FFGs description?
The Decloak-rules say you have to use the straight “2” template for the barrel roll or the movement. In the example they used the curved “2” template. The curved one is obiously better for the imp-player, but the rules say straight one… not released and yet confusing 😀
In the example they used Echo, one of “the two unique TIE phantom pilots. “Whisper” has a pilot skill value of “7,” and “Echo,” who must use the “2” bank template when he decloaks, has a pilot skill value of “6.””
oh, cool, i didn’t recognize that 😀 thanks for clarifying