The blurb on the e-wing says it was designed to be better and eventually replace the x-wing but of course it never did because of the cost. I agree with this completely. The maneuvering dial is pretty amazing besting even the imperial tie defender in some ways but the cost on surprisingly low stats cant justify the astronomical price. The e-wing cost between 27-35 squad points while x-wings can come in at 21-29 points a big difference. And yet when you compare the stats x-wings have 3 primary weapon, 2 agility, 3 hull, and 2 shields while e-wings have 3 primary weapons, 3 agility, 2 hull, and 3 shields. So essentially they upped the agility and moved a hull to shields, not really impressed. Personally I find myself reaching for x-wings over e-wings every time, the model is beautiful and the game mechanics are actually pretty good, but I find that the x-wings are more cost affective.