Tactics and Secrets
The Green Jade Falcon Skadi can fill one of two positions in your battleforce: an active attacker with a speed of 16 and a range of 10 for 2 damage or an effective “tagger” with its Homing Beacon special equipment to help any friendly ballistic damage units get a clear shot on a target. For 42 points, it’s a worthwhile investment.

The Veteran Dragon’s Fury is built more as an anti-personnel monster. It keeps the range of 10 while increasing its speed to 18 and starting damage to 3. Reactive Armor will help keep it safe from ballistic attacks while it clears out any protective infantry screens foolish enough to not break ranks when they see it on the battlefield. A single target for those attacks keeps this unit reasonably priced at 45.

The Elite Jade Falcon unit offers up a speed of 18, starting defense of 17, and T-SEMP special equipment with a 2 damage value. You might consider using this model to knock out opposing ’Mechs as well as artillery units. Even after T-SEMP is gone, Evade and an attack of 8 will keep the Skadi useful as a diversion for 48 points.

The Elite Spirit Cats Skadi surrenders special equipment for a wee bit more armor, damage, and range, making it a good, old-fashioned attack VTOL, just as its namesake suggests. A starting defense of 18, speed 18, and range 12 make this unit an effective 48-point attacker.

Design Notes
The Skadi is a strict Jade Falcon design in terms of pure aesthetics, evidenced primarily by the swooping wing and tail design and the “tattooing” on the sides, which is reminiscent of the dermal tattoos sported by many Clan members to achieve enhanced imaging. The introduction of “new” technology into the MechWarrior universe may coincide with the return of the Jade Falcons, but the Jade Falcons are not the sole reason behind its introduction. There are several types of equipment and ammo in the MechWarrior universe that aren’t well reflected in game terms at the moment. Exploring these as the game line progresses is definitely desirable.