Is Shore Arena-Viable at Unlock?

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I'm about to unlock Tier 9 Light side battles. I don't know how long it will be before I complete Shoretrooper's node, but hopefully not long.
As part of my long term plan, I want to add Shore to my Arena Empire team. I'm just wondering how long I'll have to farm him before he's Arena-viable? Unlock is 3*, but if I can hear him up high, will he still work?
I'm in a relatively young Arena shard--December 2017, if memory serves.
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  • Stud3099
    601 posts Member
    He's viable at high gear levels
  • Stud3099
    601 posts Member
    His node is also one of the toughest ones to 3 star and your LS will need some work to do that.
  • GhostTruckin
    4020 posts Member
    He is completely arena worthy at unlock, the higher the gear level the better, stars are not important for him for arena,

    Depending on what you run for a LS squad, you might , or might not have an easy-ish time three starring his node. Good luck tho.
  • Huatimus
    3669 posts Member
    If your Arena shard is that young, G11 tanks are ok.
  • Thanks guys. :) I don't know how long it will be to 3-star his node. Realistically, it'll probably be a while. But the hopeful side of me says it will be soon. Especially since I've found a lot of generous, high-level people that have added me as an ally.
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  • I didn't see it really being that tough, provided a strong team and stronger friend. I unlocked LS9 battles at 82, and promptly 3* all 4 on the first go. Yeah I was bringing along G12 CLS allies, but who doesn't?

    Also, G11 is not viable at 82....several pieces of G10 gear have level requirements in the 83-85 range to equip. At least on the toons I have.
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  • Kyno
    32087 posts Moderator
    Tanks always benefit from stars, but a 3* toon at max gear is 100% are a viable
  • Moroveus
    147 posts Member
    Since you're on a younger shard, he's probably viable. I'm in one of the oldest shards, and I use Shore (although he's a 7* and G12 of course). Shore is a beast of a tank, and his ship is possibly the best in the game. His only downside is that it takes forever to farm him.
  • Well, I got my first Shore shard! Only 1-starred the node though.
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  • BlackHawk75k
    81 posts Member
    edited May 2018
    I just unlocked the shore trooper about 3 days ago. It took me a little over a month simming it. (At that time you could only sim a particular hard battle 5 times a day. Now you can do it 8 times a day without refreshing your tries. So it might only take you a month of simming it every day.) once you get the shore troopers gear level up to about G10 or higher with good mods he is a beast in the arena. Like it has been said already for the shore trooper stars do not matter that much, they do make a difference though. But for the most part you can basically start using him right after you unlock him.
    If you have questions on how to mod the shore I have two discussions on that already. Here they are.


    https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/168345/how-should-i-mod-the-shore-trooper#latest




    https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/168532/what-type-of-mods-should-i-put-on-my-shore-trooper#latest
  • I just unlocked the shore trooper about 3 days ago. It took me a little over a month simming it. (At that time you could only sim a particular hard battle 5 times a day. Now you can do it 8 times a day without refreshing your tries. So it might only take you a month of simming it every day.) once you get the shore troopers gear level up to about G10 or higher with good mods he is amazing in the arena. Like it has been said already for the shore trooper stars do not matter that much, they do make a difference though. But for the most part you can basically start using him right after you unlock him.
    If you wanted to know how to mod the shore I have a discussion on that already. Here it is.
    https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/168345/how-should-i-mod-the-shore-trooper#latest
  • Just 3-starred Shore's node!!! The hopeful side of me was right! =D
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  • SeanutB
    482 posts Member
    I'm using a 5 star one in Arena for a double tank with Sion, works well
  • Thanks guys. :) I don't know how long it will be to 3-star his node. Realistically, it'll probably be a while. But the hopeful side of me says it will be soon. Especially since I've found a lot of generous, high-level people that have added me as an ally.

    It took me quite a while to 3* that node, I finaply was able to do so using fast zQGJ team that consisted of qui-gon, old ben, ezra, yoda and r2. I used a CLS ally (the cls ally must be extremely fast, 215+ speed).
  • Thanks guys. :) I don't know how long it will be to 3-star his node. Realistically, it'll probably be a while. But the hopeful side of me says it will be soon. Especially since I've found a lot of generous, high-level people that have added me as an ally.

    It took me quite a while to 3* that node, I finaply was able to do so using fast zQGJ team that consisted of qui-gon, old ben, ezra, yoda and r2. I used a CLS ally (the cls ally must be extremely fast, 215+ speed).

    Thanks for the tip. :) I 3-starred today (third try) with my Phx, plus a super-high-power CLS ally.
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  • Thanks guys. :) I don't know how long it will be to 3-star his node. Realistically, it'll probably be a while. But the hopeful side of me says it will be soon. Especially since I've found a lot of generous, high-level people that have added me as an ally.

    It took me quite a while to 3* that node, I finaply was able to do so using fast zQGJ team that consisted of qui-gon, old ben, ezra, yoda and r2. I used a CLS ally (the cls ally must be extremely fast, 215+ speed).

    Thanks for the tip. :) I 3-starred today (third try) with my Phx, plus a super-high-power CLS ally.

    Well that rules out my CLS!

    Congratulation on three starring it, though. Now, how long until you get your hands on your Shoretrooper? And do you plan to divert enough Cantina energy to unlocking Deathtrooper so you can run TIE Reaper that much sooner? Or do other projects take priority (and should I stop interrogating you)?
  • Well, I earned 4 shards today. That drop rate probably won't hold up going forward, but hopefully it will only be 2-3 weeks until unlock.
    I really want Deathtrooper, but at the moment I'm putting 100% of my Cantina energy toward CLS toons (except on Sundays I do Mod farming instead). I'm almost finished with both FBL and OB, but I haven't decided what to do next. I mean, if I want RJT, that's 5-6 more Cantina farms.
    Add to that that I don't have Tie Reaper, and I think I only got one blueprint today.
    So I dunno. What do you think?
    (Nah, I don't mind the interrogation. It's nice to have someone to bounce this stuff off of. :) )
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  • FailingCrab
    1155 posts Member
    Sounds like we're doing very similar things and we both started in Dec. I'm also focusing on nihilus and going the nihilus - sion direction so I won't be gearing shore immediately on unlock. Let us know how it goes when you unlock him! If he works at 3* maybe I'll change my plan.
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  • Will do!
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  • Qvwste
    43 posts Member
    At unlock? I would not recommend running him at 3* G1 Level 1. ;)
  • Kai_Mulai
    683 posts Member
    I've got Shoretrooper unlocked at 3* and gear 7, and he's not great yet. I'm working on gearing him up to improve the situation, and I've put some mods on him to increase his survivability, but he's not yet in the ballpark he would need to be to fit on my arena team. There is someone in my arena who has a gear 8 Shoretrooper with considerably more health and protection than mine, so either they have way better mods than I do, or Shoretrooper improves a lot with each gear level. I'm hoping for the second.
  • Well, I earned 4 shards today. That drop rate probably won't hold up going forward, but hopefully it will only be 2-3 weeks until unlock.
    I really want Deathtrooper, but at the moment I'm putting 100% of my Cantina energy toward CLS toons (except on Sundays I do Mod farming instead). I'm almost finished with both FBL and OB, but I haven't decided what to do next. I mean, if I want RJT, that's 5-6 more Cantina farms.
    Add to that that I don't have Tie Reaper, and I think I only got one blueprint today.
    So I dunno. What do you think?
    (Nah, I don't mind the interrogation. It's nice to have someone to bounce this stuff off of. :) )

    If your drop rates are anything like mine, you'll probably wind up raising TIE Reaper and Shoretrooper at about the same rate. Mine are at 44/65 and 59/65 respectively (I couldn't tell you how long I've been farming them; since I hit 82, I think, which happened in either January or February). I wound up diverting the resources to unlock Deathtrooper before I started working on the Veterans--though I have no plans to star him up until after I finish them--if only because, through shards I got from Assault Battles, I only needed 5 shards to do it; if you care enough about fleets to put resources into them sooner rather than later, or plan to use both characters once you've got the gear to use them, TIE Reaper is easily one of the best ships in the game (though it may have the same problem that TIE Fighter has, in that it needs a lot of gear to get there; I haven't tried it yet, I've only just started putting levels, gear, and abilities into my troopers).

    Do finish Old Ben and Farmboy before you do, though; whatever you end up doing. Did you already finish your First Order team, or did you put your CLS toons first? And, if you didn't, are you going to make room for First Order Executioner?
  • No, haven't finished FO toons yet. I've been buying Kylo when he shows up in the Guild store, so he's 6* now, but besides that I've put them off completely. I like Executioner as a character, but as yet another Cantina farm, I'm not sure he's feasible right now. I have to farm Kylo, KRU, and the Vets, after finishing CLS toons. That said, FOTP isn't a great farm, since he's a Hard node toon, so I might consider replacing him with FOX.
    At any rate, I'll probably decide if I'll divert for DT based on when I earn the Reaper. Right now my Fleet progression is highly Rebel-oriented, in preparation for Chimaera to return.
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  • Kai_Mulai
    683 posts Member
    Be prepared to gear and star up your pilots. Getting Home One to 5* is difficult, and Chimera is tricky too. It’s also worth starring up your dark side ships to get Executrix to 5*. That (along with 8 other 5* ships) will allow you to take on the highest tier fleet ability challenge and start farming zeta materials.
  • I know what you mean, there's a lot of great toons in the Cantina, which can make it pretty hard to figure out which order to farm them in. I'm personally waiting to see whether or not I'm going to have to hit Finn after I finish my vets--he's being stubborn about showing up in the guild store lately, and has been sitting at 83/85 for days--before moving on to Captain Han and Deathtrooper (then probably Wedge and TFP).

    As far as ships go, I would personally put completing the ship ability materials challenge over Chimaera prep--and this is coming from someone who failed to get Chimaera during this last event (I doubt I'll have Home One at seven stars by the time the event returns, but here's hoping for a 6 star Chimaera next time)--if only cause those zetas will probably take you farther than Chimaera will (though in a young shard Chimaera pretty much guarantees a top 20 finish, so eh). If you don't know the requirements for the ship ability materials challenge: you need a five star Executrix (five dark side ships at four or more stars), and eight ships at five or more stars of any faction.
  • TVF
    36527 posts Member
    edited May 2018
    Kai_Mulai wrote: »
    Be prepared to gear and star up your pilots. Getting Home One to 5* is difficult, and Chimera is tricky too. It’s also worth starring up your dark side ships to get Executrix to 5*. That (along with 8 other 5* ships) will allow you to take on the highest tier fleet ability challenge and start farming zeta materials.

    I don't remember 5* Home One being that difficult.

    6*, on the other hand...
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  • DarthGugel
    175 posts Member
    Yes.
  • FailingCrab
    1155 posts Member
    TVF wrote: »
    Kai_Mulai wrote: »
    Be prepared to gear and star up your pilots. Getting Home One to 5* is difficult, and Chimera is tricky too. It’s also worth starring up your dark side ships to get Executrix to 5*. That (along with 8 other 5* ships) will allow you to take on the highest tier fleet ability challenge and start farming zeta materials.

    I don't remember 5* Home One being that difficult.

    6*, on the other hand...

    Off-topic now but there is a disproportionate jump in difficulty to 5* relative to the others. Don't have the ships to 6* yet but as I understand it there's another disproportionate jump.
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  • TVF
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    6* was waaaaaaaayyyy harder than 5*. Beyond my own experience, I enter into record the number of threads about the two challenges.
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  • FailingCrab
    1155 posts Member
    I'm not disagreeing at all and the number of threads speaks for itself. Just saying that the 5* one is noticeably harder than the other 5* challenges. I fully accept that the 6* is where it gets ridiculous.
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