CLS lead advice please help!!!

Nadebotfm

I have finally unlocked CLS and am converting from SIth team to Rebels. Currently I have running:

CLS-G10
R2 - G9
Leia - G10
Chirrut - G9
Zavage G11

I am in a very old shard, stopped playing for a few months. Arena rank around 600. I cant seem to break past this though.

I have Old Ben 7* and G10 and only JUST unlocked Baze 3* only like G6 atm. I dont want to be "that guy and use Chaze but if you cant beat them...... I also have ATF at 6* and G9 so working on her and am 2 raids away from unlocking Han. (dont have GK)

An advice on how I should switch my team up? I have read the DN is a good fit for CLS lead? Should I be having Zavage in this team? replace with old Ben maybe? I dont have zetas for CLS or R2 but am close to being able to do one. Which one do I do first?

many thanks in advance. I fear that I might because I am in an older shard, I am too far behind to catch up

Edit: DN is at G11 - have read he is good with CLS lead team?

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DedrickRogue

Dump Savage, put in OB.

I'd honestly pass on farming Baze for awhile, their time has passed, and that energy would be better spent farming gear for your new team. Eventually you can get back to him for a LSTB R1 squad, but no rush there.

Anakin_Skywalker

The issue here is that you don't have a tank and a thrawn, which sounds dumb but Thrawn is almost as equally crucial as a random tank for your team.
For now I would stop whatever you're working on, and farm Phoenix verty hard. Thrawn is likely come in 1 months at the very latest. Or he could just come back next week. Who knows? lol

Barmuka_1

Anakin_Skywalker wrote: »

The issue here is that you don't have a tank and a thrawn, which sounds dumb but Thrawn is almost as equally crucial as a random tank for your team.
For now I would stop whatever you're working on, and farm Phoenix verty hard. Thrawn is likely come in 1 months at the very latest. Or he could just come back next week. Who knows? lol

Actually that makes perfect sense. The cls titans team basically has so many op toons you have to pick one to focus on. But with a good sized tank that makes it harder. And thrawn makes every battle start 5v4

Osik

Your best team right now is probly cls lead, wedge, biggs, r2 and old ben, make r2 as fast as you can and smokescreen so wiggs are hidden... As for being behind, i took a few months off, im on a launch arena shard, and made it from the 1500 range to now im in the 50-100 range, you will catch up if you farm smart...

Mobewan

Without baze, i wouldnt use chirut...he's very squishy.
Savage Doesnt fit well.

On offense, you can use a rebel nuke factory:
-CLS, r2, leia, biggs, wedge
I usually use raid han instead of leia, but that team should beat almost anyone on offense.

Another option is CLS, r2, biggs, wedge and a tank.

Alternatively, DN and a tank can replace chirut and savage.

Nadebotfm

Thanks everyone. Ill be trying out a few of these today and seeing how I go.

Probably gonna start off with CLS, wiggs, R2, and old ben?

farqs

I reckon you will be better off with a Wedge lead, Biggs, CLS, R2 and OB

Nadebotfm

farqs wrote: »

I reckon you will be better off with a Wedge lead, Biggs, CLS, R2 and OB

For the extra offense?

TVF

Provides extra offense/heal/tm, but I prefer the counters and defense. The counters make fighting AOE teams on offense a lot of fun.

Nadebotfm

Mobewan wrote: »

Without baze, i wouldnt use chirut...he's very squishy.
Savage Doesnt fit well.

On offense, you can use a rebel nuke factory:
-CLS, r2, leia, biggs, wedge
I usually use raid han instead of leia, but that team should beat almost anyone on offense.

Another option is CLS, r2, biggs, wedge and a tank.

Alternatively, DN and a tank can replace chirut and savage.

well I moreso use Chirrut for cleanse to be honest. I am liking the rebel nuke and am close to getting raid han.
have you tries DN under CLS lead?

Nadebotfm

update... have done:

CLS, wiggs, R2, and Old Ben - got wrecked
CLS, wiggs, R2, and Leia - got wrecked

Think my issue is with cleansing. I dont zeta on R2 and the debuffs did a number on meh

Nadebotfm

So I am 1 zeta away from being able to Zeta Luke or R2. I assume i should use the zeta on R2 Combat Analysis?

Nadebotfm

TVF wrote: »

Provides extra offense/heal/tm, but I prefer the counters and defense. The counters make fighting AOE teams on offense a lot of fun.

yea thats why I am using CLS as lead for the counters against a sith team and other AOE. Problem is all the debuffs kill me since I dont have Combat Analysis on R2 yet

RekiemD

Yeah, i guess zeta on Combat Analysis is a must if you don't run chaze or gk

Darthpedro

I run CLS R2 raid han thrawn and zavage and I almost never move down in arena to be fair though I sit mid top 100 however people avoid my squad because they hate fighting zavage and r2 forces them to attack him if you build right and I find it works pretty well

Mobewan

Then the problem must be with your mods being too slow, or your team is undergeared.
The best first zeta for your team would be number crunch, then cls it binds, then combat analysis

Mobewan

Amd wedge lead is far worse than cls lead

Nadebotfm

Darthpedro wrote: »

I run CLS R2 raid han thrawn and zavage and I almost never move down in arena to be fair though I sit mid top 100 however people avoid my squad because they hate fighting zavage and r2 forces them to attack him if you build right and I find it works pretty well

yea that was my reasoning with using Zavage

Nadebotfm

Mobewan wrote: »

Then the problem must be with your mods being too slow, or your team is undergeared.
The best first zeta for your team would be number crunch, then cls it binds, then combat analysis

well i have CLS at 237 speed and r2 at 221.

In what ways is number crunch better than combat analysis? I would of that dispelling would be more essential? But have that with CLS and R2 is best to zeta from bottom and work up?

Mobewan

My r2 is 268 and he is too slow. Thrawns in my shard are faster.

Combat analysis gives 10% of r2 health, protection, offense and potency to all rebels.

The cleanses is nice, but a tankier team that does mode damage and lands more stuns, tm removal, etc is much better.

I have both and I'm telling you from experience of everyone in my guild and shard. With number crunch, your arena results are noticeable.

Nadebotfm

Mobewan wrote: »

My r2 is 268 and he is too slow. Thrawns in my shard are faster.

Combat analysis gives 10% of r2 health, protection, offense and potency to all rebels.

The cleanses is nice, but a tankier team that does mode damage and lands more stuns, tm removal, etc is much better.

I have both and I'm telling you from experience of everyone in my guild and shard. With number crunch, your arena results are noticeable.

awesome. I will take your word for it and do numbers crunch first. I need like 2 omegas

Mobewan

@Nadebotfm you've reached the stage in the game where speed on mods make all the difference.

Speed mods will make life easier for you without needing god mods like crazy speed secondaries on crit damage mods.

A good tank is essential at some point. If you arent near gk or baze, old ben is very viable. Gk and old ben need speed mods, baze does not.

Keep gearing your rebels, youre almost there