Could use some help building team
April 1, 2016 11:33AM
edited April 2016
I am really struggling finding the right team for the arena lately. As of a week or two ago I was easily cracking top 50 daily, usually in the 30s. Now I'm struggling to win a single match. Dooku is killing me. Generally running Sidious lead, Lumi, IG-88, Poggle, and then trying out different toons for the 5th slot without much success. Have Barris, JC also Gear VIII. Gear VII have HK, IG 86, Phasma. Still working on building QG (5 stars), Talia (6 stars), Yoda (5 stars), Boba (5 stars), Mace (5 stars), Vader (4 stars). Open to any suggestions! Also not sure where to go next in GW store or Arena store.
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So Poggle(L),86,88,lumi,taunting tank (if possible)
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HK is better leader for droids than Poggle, because speed is their biggest weakness. this lack of speed is only amplified vs quick Dooku
don't get me wrong Poggle as leader offers increased offence, but I think speed is more usefull. Poggle still has offence up buff and HK also gives a crit chance bonus on top of speed
you will need a tank to protect your glass cannons at start when they build up their turn meters. RG is a solid choice w/ his auto taunt - it may be enough breathing room for 88 to survive first turn
my 2 cents
PS in fact I just checked top 100. only 10 HK leads and 2 Poggle. neither Poggle is top 50. 7 phasma leaders and 1 Lumi in top 100. the rest is all QGJ and Dooku
top 20 is all QGJ and Dooku except HK at #1, I guess this must be a snipe attempt before the clock resets, usually that guy is not in the lead
I only use mine for tank challenge, so he hasn't received a lot of love gear wise almost purple gear / 5* / mid lvl 50s / abilities 3 to 4 - lol
he can taunt but he is fairly squishy for tank, but you do get turn meter chance while he is alive
I don't really rate Han from my experience tbh, but I could be wrong and that may change in the future. I would say RG stun/auto taunt is the best tank currently
he is a hard farm, but you don't have great options tbh. I don't think RG is going anywhere soon, so he is worth it in the end
my 2 cents
Han pretty much needs to be 7 stars and gear VIII to be useful in arena. 6 stars might pass, but that little extra health can get you 20% more turn meter, which is huge. Han is also much easier to farm and there isn't a ton of competition for arena currency.
true. happy I don't have to make that decision tbh
yeah RG has only 2 hard nodes unfortunately, but with your type of team he should pay off in the long run.
as a stop gap you could also consider farming GS since he is easy to farm cantina node 1A - he can dps, call in assists, is quick and not as squishy as 88
as I suspected HK didn't keep his #1 spot on my server. he ended up 8th for the day. still decent in a world of dooku and qgj.
meanwhile I failed the top 20 by a hair
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