Nope he doesn't get good. His special is nice but on too long of a cooldown and his regular attack hits far too weak. Special at 6* can hit over 10K with offense up buff but that's not saying much considering 4* Leia can hit for 12K on a triple attack under the same conditions.
Nope he doesn't get good. His special is nice but on too long of a cooldown and his regular attack hits far too weak. Special at 6* can hit over 10K with offense up buff but that's not saying much considering 4* Leia can hit for 12K on a triple attack under the same conditions.
How is that not saying much? You're comparing him to a Chromo exclusive. Also she has significantly fewer HP and since she stealths round 1 when AI controls her she tends to have less impact than before her bug was fixed.
OP - Luke is one of the best FTP damage dealers in the game. As noted his special crits incredibly hard and has a chance to stun. He's an excellent counter to FOTP/IG-88/Darth Maul/etc. He's also a pretty good leader with his tenacity increase. He also isn't a Jedi or a droid so there are no real specific counters to him (aka the Sid jedi dodge, Dooku base attack jedi stun, Maul jedi damage, etc). He at 6* and and Luminara at 7* were my primary attackers up to the cap increase.
Unfortunately IMHO he lost a bit to other farmable damage dealers like Geo Soldier and IG-86 when the level cap increased. Geo Soldier can get gear level 9 now and is one of the fastest characters in the game. IG-86 also saw a slight speed increase. However Luke receives no new speed gear and so he's no longer able to act before a lot of other damage dealers. So while he's still fine he's no longer in the top tier of farmable damage dealers. I would recommend getting him to 5* and gearing him if for no other reason than to do light missions and GW. But there are better toons for end-game.
Nope he doesn't get good. His special is nice but on too long of a cooldown and his regular attack hits far too weak. Special at 6* can hit over 10K with offense up buff but that's not saying much considering 4* Leia can hit for 12K on a triple attack under the same conditions.
How is that not saying much? You're comparing him to a Chromo exclusive. Also she has significantly fewer HP and since she stealths round 1 when AI controls her she tends to have less impact than before her bug was fixed.
OP - Luke is one of the best FTP damage dealers in the game. As noted his special crits incredibly hard and has a chance to stun. He's an excellent counter to FOTP/IG-88/Darth Maul/etc. He's also a pretty good leader with his tenacity increase. He also isn't a Jedi or a droid so there are no real specific counters to him (aka the Sid jedi dodge, Dooku base attack jedi stun, Maul jedi damage, etc). He at 6* and and Luminara at 7* were my primary attackers up to the cap increase.
Unfortunately IMHO he lost a bit to other farmable damage dealers like Geo Soldier and IG-86 when the level cap increased. Geo Soldier can get gear level 9 now and is one of the fastest characters in the game. IG-86 also saw a slight speed increase. However Luke receives no new speed gear and so he's no longer able to act before a lot of other damage dealers. So while he's still fine he's no longer in the top tier of farmable damage dealers. I would recommend getting him to 5* and gearing him if for no other reason than to do light missions and GW. But there are better toons for end-game.
Luke is crap and the level cap isn't what killed him. I was subbing in a 5* Geo Soldier for my 7* Luke long before then (both maxed gear). Luke is decent to have for lightside pve and that's about it. If the op wants to 5 star him for lightside missions that makes sense.
Luke is crap and the level cap isn't what killed him. I was subbing in a 5* Geo Soldier for my 7* Luke long before then (both maxed gear). Luke is decent to have for lightside pve and that's about it. If the op wants to 5 star him for lightside missions that makes sense.
He hits hard. Sure he's no Poe or FOTP but I don't see how you can call him ****.
If your FTP he's easily accessible and way better than anything else you start out with.
OP - Luke is one of the best FTP damage dealers in the game. As noted his special crits incredibly hard and has a chance to stun. He's an excellent counter to FOTP/IG-88/Darth Maul/etc. He's also a pretty good leader with his tenacity increase. He also isn't a Jedi or a droid so there are no real specific counters to him (aka the Sid jedi dodge, Dooku base attack jedi stun, Maul jedi damage, etc). He at 6* and and Luminara at 7* were my primary attackers up to the cap increase
That's not true, he's a Rebel toon so Empire toons like Veers and Tarkin DO have specific counters to Luke.
Once the cap is high enough to get Vader to 7* legitimately I think you'll see a lot more Empire synergy teams around.
I am currently lvl 56 and I got Luke up to 6*s. I am leaning towards leaving him there for now. I really REALLY want him to be better than geo but he just isn't. I still use him in arena for lack of better current options, and he crits well on my Sid team but I have a feeling I will sub him out in the near future. As a Star Wars fan, it sucks that a MAIN char isn't as good as a dumb lookin bug thing...
I starred him to five and he's not great. When he's criting a lot he's great, when he's not he's average. He can take a hit though which is nice. Kind of a RNG character. I wouldn't star him a lot but if youre looking for someone early in the game he's not a bad choice.
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How is that not saying much? You're comparing him to a Chromo exclusive. Also she has significantly fewer HP and since she stealths round 1 when AI controls her she tends to have less impact than before her bug was fixed.
OP - Luke is one of the best FTP damage dealers in the game. As noted his special crits incredibly hard and has a chance to stun. He's an excellent counter to FOTP/IG-88/Darth Maul/etc. He's also a pretty good leader with his tenacity increase. He also isn't a Jedi or a droid so there are no real specific counters to him (aka the Sid jedi dodge, Dooku base attack jedi stun, Maul jedi damage, etc). He at 6* and and Luminara at 7* were my primary attackers up to the cap increase.
Unfortunately IMHO he lost a bit to other farmable damage dealers like Geo Soldier and IG-86 when the level cap increased. Geo Soldier can get gear level 9 now and is one of the fastest characters in the game. IG-86 also saw a slight speed increase. However Luke receives no new speed gear and so he's no longer able to act before a lot of other damage dealers. So while he's still fine he's no longer in the top tier of farmable damage dealers. I would recommend getting him to 5* and gearing him if for no other reason than to do light missions and GW. But there are better toons for end-game.
I intend to make a crit/stun team with him.
Luke is crap and the level cap isn't what killed him. I was subbing in a 5* Geo Soldier for my 7* Luke long before then (both maxed gear). Luke is decent to have for lightside pve and that's about it. If the op wants to 5 star him for lightside missions that makes sense.
He hits hard. Sure he's no Poe or FOTP but I don't see how you can call him ****.
If your FTP he's easily accessible and way better than anything else you start out with.
other than Geo Solider which is 1 mission before, I think that was the whole point of his post.
That's not true, he's a Rebel toon so Empire toons like Veers and Tarkin DO have specific counters to Luke.
Once the cap is high enough to get Vader to 7* legitimately I think you'll see a lot more Empire synergy teams around.
As a stand alone character, he's good but not great. In the right team he can really shine