Buy Cantina energy at 100 crystals and battle for shards or Spend 50 crystals and refresh ships store? Also how long do you realistically think I can do it in?
With 1 refill on cantina, you need 5 every day until 1 january, when Palpatine's event finish. So I think that with 1 refill should be more than enough, probably without them too.
I did this recently by purchasing the two refreshes at 100 crystals each and was averaging around 10 shards per day so based on my experience I expect about two weeks
Do 2 cantina recharges - work the arena to be within rank 1-100 - finish GW everyday and activities for crystal income. Then save your ship shipments up for wedge only when he shows up (stock changes 3 times a day so keep a eye on it)
With the ship shipments, you can cut your time shorter. Also keeping a stock in shard shop too incase he shows up also helps as a bonus
Buy two cantina refreshes a day, and supplement with fleet shipments, but don't bother refreshing them. You should have him finished by the time the event ends. Plus, you may need your fleet tokens for gear.
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With the ship shipments, you can cut your time shorter. Also keeping a stock in shard shop too incase he shows up also helps as a bonus