So I have Falcon. Now What?
Do I have to max Akbar? I run Thrawn lead.
I usually run HT Ghost and Vader to start. Just sub in Falcon for Vader? Should I replace Ghost with Biggs? I'm already able to hit top 20 with previous team.
I usually run HT Ghost and Vader to start. Just sub in Falcon for Vader? Should I replace Ghost with Biggs? I'm already able to hit top 20 with previous team.
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Under Ackbar (and if you use Home One, I do suggest maxing him), the absolute best starting lineup is Falcon, Bistan, Hounds Tooth. But considering Bistan and Pathfinder are ridiculous to gear, I use Falcon, Biggs, Hounds Tooth. The double tank allows you to survive better against teams with the ideal Bistan lineup.
As for needing to gear ackbar, it’s pretty essential if you want to take the top spot. I’m still missing that last piece of G12+, which means I’m 1 speed slower than all the other ackbars, so it’s usually a race to see if I can take down the enemy’s falcon before they get to use their ultimate and nuke my team. While you’re gearing Ackbar, I’ve found it can be helpful to use the falcon as a reinforcement rather than starting lineup when facing faster capitals. I run HT, Biggs, XB, with the goal of just surviving until I can bring the falcon in. Once he comes in, his cooldown reduction will let you get your ultimate off first, so the match is less of a timebomb. Just don’t leave him in as a reinforcement for defense, since the AI is not good at prioritizing him first.
TLDR: use Ackbar, and while you’re gearing him up use mil f as a reinforcement to get ultimate out first.
I run Falcon/HT/Biggs in my starting lineup, then reinforce Phantom -> Cassian. Biggs gets trashed quickly sometimes depending on how many target locks I land and how often he gets called to assist (He's G12 but no g12+ pieces or 6e mods), but it doesn't matter much - the main thing is to nuke the enemy Falcon when you reinforce Cassian. Once it's down you basically win. Hound's Tooth is still an annoyance, but the Falcon will dispel its Prot Up before the damage with its basic, so you can still chew through it.
Having a high winrate and battles being over pretty fast. I don't see how this is "the worst fleet experience ever" if we just take a look at the Mace timeout or TIE dodge metas. I was never really that much into fleet arena (was just taking top 50 with the old Thrawn + TIEs team) and HMF actually got me into it (top 3 now).