I just got a zeta on maul today and have jumped from 47 to 15 in arena. I've been running all sith...
Maul (l)
Vader
Palp
Nihilus
Savage
I'm wondering if on defense over night if I'd be better off replacing Vader or savage with shoretrooper? I don't have very good mods yet but I do have the 1 gear piece that I can take shire to g10. Any advice is highly appreciated!
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I recommend you replace Vader/Savage with Sith assasin - u will start allways first with with all toons, because dark shroud skill of Assasin.
I had considered giving the droid caller to assassin but didn't think she'd do very good at g8, I'm a couple of pieces away from g9 on her.
Take her speed x1,25 = start speed of your team. U need on she speed mods for 190+ speed thats all.
Yeah I'm a long way away from Savage. My list of heavy DS hitters are Zaul, Dooku (all gear XI), DN, EP (all X but I'm about to level them up to XI once I hit 85 in a few days since I have the gear), Shore, TFP (X both also about to go XI), Kylo (IX) with SA about to go IX and a weak 6* Sid that I'm casually growing. Right now my SA is my placeholder until Savage ... but dunno how long that's gonna take lol
Yeah I know the crit immunity is no good I just wasn't sure of it would hold better on defense.
I have 7* sid but he's only g8 atm. Idk I think I'm just going to have to play around for a few days to see what works best with what I have. Even without zeta I really like savage between his durability and taking those debuffs off of more important members I feel like he is a must.
She is "must have" toon in Zaul team. G8 is good with speed secondary mods. U need 195+ speed for start.
I have her in the squad atm, dropped Vader and moved some mods, sa is at 209.
Me and a number of guild mates have done a fair amount of testing with various sith squads both on offense and on defense. Our assessment is that best setups with Zaul always include Zavage and Assassin and Nihilus is almost necessary for the good teams as well. As 5th member we think there are 3 toons that work great, either Sith Trooper, he is a pain to gear but for players like me, who prefer more control in the match he is the top choice. Another great option is Zidious, but he requires a Zeta to be most effective, and unless facing a Rex lead he should be faster than Assassin to get the most out of it, Zid is for aggressive players, who like to hurt the opponent out of the gate. A solid choice in the middle is EP, he is sometimes a bit of a wild card because of stun RNG but can really excel until you are getting ready with the others and can still be plugged in situationally.
TL;DR: best Zaul teams have 3 other core members (Zavage, Assassin & Nihilus) and include a solid 5th spot depending on roster and play style.
Trust me once Savage is at g9 it's rather easy to get him up, just today on my alt I got him from g8 5/6 to g9 5/6 without farming any gear, and trust me my alt does not have big reserves of gear.
I'd say it's perfectly viable. Star levels are only really of matter right now if you want them for raids.
Would B2 for trooper work to combat all of the Chaze squads? I'm usually top 5-10 and maybe 6 of those teams have Chaze and I struggle to get 1 because of them. I have Trooper and am working on B2 to hopefully get rid of these guys.
You are right about Zavage, he definitely is a key component. Right now I have a fast SA, Dooku and EP along with an ok speed Nihilus on my Zaul squad. I can handily beat nearly everyone in my shard but vs fast rebel teams there is definitely a need to get Savage in place of Dooku for me. I haven't event unlocked him yet (soon) so it will still be a slog even if gearing is easy. Hopefully I can get it done soon.
Side note, SA at 7*/gear X is pretty fun to use even if she might be squishy
I haven't tried b2 since the first week I Zauled back in December, with Nihilus I can still get rid of Baze or GK taunt and otherwise I just let the buffs flow... my Assassin is 6* g11 with Crit Damage mods.. thanks to Nihilus unique Zeta she one-shoots pretty much any toon I want on her second electrocute, in case that wouldn't be enough I'd still have Trooper or Savage to drop those toons with full protection still.
SO the way I play it there is absolutely no need to worry about the buffs, I just leave them, they help Nihilus with Force drain cooldown anyway