Speed fighter squad seen in Arena: How to counter?
December 25, 2015 5:12PM
edited December 2015
I just faced a speed fighter squad in Arena.
EDIT: The squad was 2k power below most of the others at the same rank, so I guess he did something right.
Their setup seems to be build around Poe Dameron and his Expose ability.
There was neither a tank nor healer on the team, which makes sense. If the battle is over quickly, you need neither of them.
(Technically, there was Old Daka as a healer, but she doesn't really heal actively when controlled by AI as far as I can tell).
Interesting concept, as you cannot use tanks against this setup: An all-attackers team with Expose, Stun and so on will take any tank down very quickly.
I guess a squad with three or more healers could be a good counter to that, as most attackers are not made for longer fights. And without a healer they will have a hard time when they go on cooldown. Adding to that perhaps a character that removed negative status from allies?
Any suggestions?
EDIT: The squad was 2k power below most of the others at the same rank, so I guess he did something right.
Their setup seems to be build around Poe Dameron and his Expose ability.
There was neither a tank nor healer on the team, which makes sense. If the battle is over quickly, you need neither of them.
(Technically, there was Old Daka as a healer, but she doesn't really heal actively when controlled by AI as far as I can tell).
Interesting concept, as you cannot use tanks against this setup: An all-attackers team with Expose, Stun and so on will take any tank down very quickly.
I guess a squad with three or more healers could be a good counter to that, as most attackers are not made for longer fights. And without a healer they will have a hard time when they go on cooldown. Adding to that perhaps a character that removed negative status from allies?
Any suggestions?
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Luke and Kit both offer tenacity buffs which will help you resist more of the negative effects and tip the battle your way again.
I'd use 3 heals + Luke + Ackbar/Elder. You'd have lots of heals including one that works with any healing debuffs and Lumi hits hard in addition to heals and a heal over time and JC can heal frequently. Ackbar/Elder heal on top of the dispel. Luke helps avoid them in the first place and offers some good damage to boot.