The StarViper clearly feels right at home in the thick of things, dodging and weaving around enemy ships at close range. It is a unique-looking ship, which – especially in absence of a large ship like the Slave I – makes a splendid centre-piece for a Scum-and-Villainy-squadron. In summary, I have to say I really like the StarViper. Most notably, however, it can use the Segnor’s Loop maneuver, a new manoeuver first introduced to the X-Wing Miniatures game with the Scum and Villainy faction (though the Episode VII TIE/Fo-Fighters since learned to copy this trick). The StarViper can also cover distance with a straight 4. Many of them are also green maneuvers, allowing the StarViper to shed stress relatively easily. It can perform all speed 1 and speed 2 maneuvers, making it extremely mobile in close quarters. If the StarViper has an excellent statline for a nimble dog-fighter, it’s manoeuver dial is just as great. Curiously though, the StarViper cannot, by default, use the Scum and Villainy faction’s trademark illicit upgrades. Moreover, any StarViper can equip a torpedo, giving the ship the option for some extra punch. Its excellent mobility and reasonable resilience make the StarViper an excellent platform for an elite Scum-and-Villainy-arc-dodger. It comes with 3 attack, 3 agility, 4 hull and a shield (!), as well as the ability to both boost, barrel roll and target-lock, putting it on par with a TIE-Interceptor with hull upgrade, shield upgrade and targeting computer (minus the ability to evade).Īt 25 points for the most basic pilot – the Black Sun Enforcers – it is not a cheap ship. It certainly is, to me, a big visual draw to building a Scum and Villainy squadron. The StarViper also has that somewhat intangible „Star-Wars-look“, that (in my humble opinion), not all Scum and Villainy ships managed to capture. It is one of the larger ships on a small base in the X-Wing miniatures game, though its vertical design make the model far less wobbly or prone to snagging other miniatures than, for example, the likewise large (for a small base) K-Wing. The StarViper is an elite ship, and its design and size give it a suitable presence on the table. Let’s talk about the StarViper ship as a miniature. The second part talks about the special pilots and upgrade cards.This first part talks about the ship itself, its model and dial.There is a lot to talk about, so I will split this unboxing of the StarViper Expansion Pack for the X-Wing Miniatures game. The StarViper, signature ship of the Black Sun elite in the Star Wars universe, is a very unique and well-designed ship, both in its looks and how it plays on the table, even if the expansion is perhaps often bought mainly for its upgrade cards.
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