Hey everyone,
What is everyone's thoughts on Phoenix squad?
I am contemplating farming them soon as my next project. Has anyone already done this? I think their ships are good but I don't believe building them just for their ships is worth the trouble. What do you guys think?
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I've been experimenting with them. They can blast through most of the GW while ending at full health and protection, so that's nice. They are kind of like a Nihilus squad in that respect.
I am eager to get them to 7* so I can try them in the tank. I have a feeling they will fare OK in Phase 1 and 3. I didn't drop mad money on them to get them to full stars.
I also have a feeling they will make easy work of Light Side 9B, which everyone likes to complain about, but - again - I need more stars on them.
One thing you should not discount, however, is the Ghost. Trust me on this.
He *will* become part of a meta squad at some point - watch for it.
Ezra is already a part of a zQGJ jedi team which destroy any other meta team like it's nothing.
Which only proves they can't beat Zaul teams.
The strength of the Phoenix squad (besides lots of buffs) is assists, counter attacks, and turn meter boosts. Maul starting every match with an AoE daze shuts down assists, counter attacks, and turn meter boosts. Unfortunate for them that they were released at the height of the Zaul meta.
They may be decent against some non-Zaul meta squads, but I have no way to test that since I didn't have $2,500-$3,000 to get them when they came out.
I don't think we'll get a straight answer about the viability of Pheonix Squad for a while because very few people had them maxed out this whole time. They were whale only characters, there hasn't been a lot of experimentation aside from sticking Ezra on Jedi squads
Now, Ezra is a nice toon. I play him with Wiggs, Cassian and K2 in GW since they're not arena ready and it's a fun team. I also play Kanan with my zQGJ team in GW (also here Kanan is not geared enough for arena) and he's really cool in such a team. It's a good tank who can counter and a good alternative to people with no GK. Play R2 with him, select him with Smoke Screen and you have a toon that will counter almost everytime. He also has a good survavibility due to his unique.
Zeb is another good toon imo (Daze, Stagger, Stun) and can be part of a rebel team.
I think you won't need Kanan if you're using R2. Imo with R2, use Hera, Sabine, Zeb and Ezra. Focus on Zeb when using Smoke screen, he's a good tank that regain protection.
I think canaans counter is pretty important. Extra damage.