#1 Droid/Tank team after update
I just took #1 when prizes were rewarded with this setup in the recent update.
Leader: Poggle 7*
GS 7*
IG-86 7*
IG-88 7*
ST Han 6*
I took #1 with 30 minutes left and held the place with no battle until prizes were rewarded.
I actually didn't meet any resistance from teams that were previously almost impossible for me to take out, such a teams with Rey, RG or lucky dodges from Dooku teams (which don't matter so much now).
The major advangtage with the recent update is that the proctection let's me fire of my glass cannon team for a much longer time and the update to ST Han makes him a very great synergy with his Turn Meter boost.
I used to run the same setup with a QGJ 6* and would be in #10-20 at rewards, but now ST Han and protection is leading the way.
Hope it can help someone experimenting with Droid/Poggle setups, please share ideas on Droid/Poggle teams.
Leader: Poggle 7*
GS 7*
IG-86 7*
IG-88 7*
ST Han 6*
I took #1 with 30 minutes left and held the place with no battle until prizes were rewarded.
I actually didn't meet any resistance from teams that were previously almost impossible for me to take out, such a teams with Rey, RG or lucky dodges from Dooku teams (which don't matter so much now).
The major advangtage with the recent update is that the proctection let's me fire of my glass cannon team for a much longer time and the update to ST Han makes him a very great synergy with his Turn Meter boost.
I used to run the same setup with a QGJ 6* and would be in #10-20 at rewards, but now ST Han and protection is leading the way.
Hope it can help someone experimenting with Droid/Poggle setups, please share ideas on Droid/Poggle teams.
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I have dropped more than i did with my double tank, Dooku, GS, DPS team (17th right now), but it appears that there's a lot more activity on my ladder's top 20 post update. There are a lot of new names in the top ten.
My IG-100 is six stars (the rest are maxed or close to it) I was happily surprised that 100 is strong after the update. He's real slow and now hits hard - his aoe is hitting for +3000k crits (which happens more often than not) removing time meter, with his regular attack regularly debuffing with offense down.
I'm happy that I can run droids again for a bit and it's awesome that there are several new team comps battling for the top spots.
7* all: Phasma (leader), Rey, RG, Leia, Old Daka
It completely destroyed me, I only took a little of Rey's HP and all of RG shield. The stun from OD hit me hard thou.
Also faced a team of:
7* all: QGJ (leader) Yedi Couns, Luminara, Yoda, IG-86
I killed them without losing HP on any of my toons.
As you can see that's not the truth in his case!
I would love to run a RG, but I am F2P player, so he will take some time to get, 4* now only. Sounds like you got an awesome team thou! Keep me posted if you get any new ideas! Are you loving the protection?
I'd love to hear how your team does with Phasma instead of Han (6* is fine too). I'm not sure if you even need a taunter (other than RG) with the new meta and Phasma's turnmeter and advantage are great. It would be very kind, if you tried that in your last battle.
huh? Just saying it would be better with RG, it's still a very good team.
Would you still want me to try with Poggle leading or with Phasma?
What i mean is...Han is awesome now. I had no idea it will work in a droid team, it really shouldn't, yet it does.
Swapped ST Han with Phasma *6 and met #2 with a team of
All 7*: QGJ (Lead), Luminara, Yoda, Old Ben, Ahsoka.
They actually killed Poggle before I even had my turn, so I thought I would give you bad news, but I ended up killing the whole team with 4 of my toons alive with 3 full HP and one at ½ HP (IG-86). This is despite the fact that Phasma got silenced during his first turn, but when Advantage kicked in, I took out two toons in one round. Yoda managed to pull of Tenacity, but with no effect. Luminara healed when only her and Old Ben were left, but I think healers are wasted in current meta.
Kill order was: QGJ, Yoda, Ahsoka, Luminara, Old Ben.
Edit: I do think ST Han would have been better. I think my odds would have been better. The extra turns I get from ST Han Turn Meter Boost + safety of glass cannons really just make matches a walk in the park.
If I understand you correctly, you are struggling with your current team?
I would try to swap RG with a heavy hitter that preferably has synergy with Poggle. The extra tank seems redundant if you have ST Han maxed anyway.
Who's better in the end might be something to try out in GW, where you can fight the same teams with different lineups and retreat before finishing the opponent off.
All my droids besides GG are 7* and fully geared. GG is 4* gear 8. RG is also only 5* gear 8 so a so-what fair comparison to GG at similar * level.
I included a short YouTube playlist with a few of the top 10 arena matches here for those that are interested.
Cool video, fun to see GG in action! And IG-100 seems very interesting! I wonder how you would do with a Poggle lead instead of HK?
No problem mate. If you try something different and get some interesting results, please share it here!
So Han and Phasma together might be another option. Unfortunately I don't have GS to compare, if he or phasma does better. So Poggle, 88 and 86 with two out of Han, Phasma and GS all seem to be valid options and could be swapped depending on the opponent. If you need to kill many dps toons quickly gs might be better while phasma with her tm and slow down aoe might be the choice if you expect a longer fight.
Seems like I will fokus on starring up Han and GS
Edit: Oh, and I definetly take back what I said about maybe not needing a taunter at all. Against stun teams Han is incredible. What do I care, if he gets stunned ten times after he taunted. He's not there to do damage and those weak attacks (damage wise) by the likes of Daka RG and Dooku (x2) just feed my turn meter.
So I have crappy Poe, and the rest of my team 6S or so, most of them close to fully geared for my level of 67, except for IG 88 lagging at gear 7.
Well, pre patch I would be handed my **** against a regular droid team consisting of Poe/Poggle/HK/86/88. But I decided to try it with the new protection. His droids were slightly better than mine, too. I figure if my Poe gets the drop I might have a chance.
First go: His Poe goes off first, and all 5 of my toons get exposed. I only manage to take down his 88 before I'm wiped in 40 seconds.
Second go, His Poe goes first, AGAIN. Only 1 expose this time, but the AI focuses my Poe and he's down before he can even taunt!
.... And won this time. With no poe, poggle, and barely any "tank" from the dead-before-first-turn Poe. Yes, this was a glorious battle for #30. But it has me wondering viability of an all DPS droid team. Of course this doesn't matter to all you level 76'ers.
ST Han makes the world of a difference. I've been picking out teams today that should be really hard according to forums and I am not meeting resistance at all. CT-5 is a pain to take out, but if you leave him for last, he doesn't really pose a threat.
I even tried a team of Dooku (Lead), FOTP, Rey, Poe, Old Daka and it was literally no problem, even with a OD revive of Rey and Poe.
Congratulations on making it that far at level 67 (FYI I am myself only 73), and nice that you kept at that battle until you beat him!
If you can get to that position in arena I will highly recommend you to farm ST Han. The forums are blowing up about him and from my own experience he is indeed meta now.
On a different note, holy ****, IG-88 AoE is insane now with Poggle boost, I often remove huge chunks of (if not all) protection of enemy toons in the first round with that skill.
Really interesting setup! I always wanted to have a OD. Have you tried to swap Poggle for lead and see if it was stronger/weaker? I am really keen to know which is better at leading. That assist attack from a glass cannon seems golden!