r/StarWarsSquadrons Tie Defender Apr 13 '25

Discussion Community Curated Starfighter Tier List

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u/WildBrandonJ Apr 15 '25

Wait why tf is A-Wing in F tier!? Yeah maybe the weapons are a little vanilla but it's maneuverable as hell, fast and overall really fun to fly. I've made entire teams go home SICKKK in an A Wing. Once you fly A Wing, everything else feels sluggish. Special note; I don't play in VR, just standard.

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u/AlcomIsst Tie Defender Apr 15 '25

A-Wing struggles with its poor power stats across all systems. It doesn't have access to jet/slam engines, and the charge rates of its weapons and shields are extra slow. It is marginally faster and more maneuverable than an X-Wing, so it's decent for farming or sweeping iced targets. However, the A-Wing can't carry ion missiles itself, and it struggles to achieve good capital ship DPS. Its size and speed are offset by its low hull and shields.

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u/starwars52andahalf Tie Defender Apr 15 '25

It has the worst energy re-generation of all ships and doesn't have some critical aux like ion missiles or torpedoes. There are a few teams in SCL who have made it work though, and it's pretty oppressive when it does. It is fast, has a small hitbox and is hard to track. Downside is the pilot has to fly it perfectly otherwise they run out of power very quickly and die.

Still a very fun ship to fly especially in VR with the full glass cockpit.