I could use some squad build help based on others experience. I've been running the same team for awhile and now I'm just not sure where to go next. I just maxed out Sidious last night and now I'm trying who the next best arena person is. Is HK-47 or IG-88 the better character to work on? Lumi is about halfway to 7* and I'm wondering if I should continue maxing out Phasma or moving on to someone else.
My main squad is:
7* Sidious G7
6* Luminara G7
5* Phasma G7
4* JC G7
4* Chewy G6
My bench characters I have are
(4*) Dooku, Fett, Luke, Cad Bane, Fives, Talia, Lobot, Vadar
(3*) Asajj, Biggs, Veers, Stormtrooper, Jawa, Savage Opress, Royal Guard
(2*) Snowtrooper, Teebo, Ewok Scout, IG-86, Resistance Trooper
(1*) Clone Sgt, FOTP, Geo Soldier
Was trying to unlock Kylo (76/80) and Rey (19/80), but shard and gear rng is tough. I've been lucky with galaxy war not being too sweaty, but the arena competition has really gotten stronger and I know I need to improve the squad. Any helpful tips would be appreciated.
That works for GW (though, I'd look to replace Chewie regardless). For Arena, a few things:
1- Stars don't matter *that* much. At max gear/level, going from 6 to 7 star is about 800-900 HP, ~100 more damage on your attacks, and an unnoticeable amount of crit, armor/resistance (seriously, it's low). You can probably stop Lum at 6 and start investing in another character. You can circle back around when you get some better characters ready.
2- Phasma, also, can be kept at low stars. Her most useful abilities are independent of star level and defensively (for arena), she'll almost never get a chance to basic attack until the fight has already been decided so her own damage doesn't matter much. She's also a low priority target so she's unlikely to be focused on unless you're already dead. 5* is probably fine. For GW shipments, you might want to consider IG-86/Poggle otherwise, feel free to continue maxing Phasma/Lum.
3- Chewie's got to go. His speed becomes a huge set back as people farm up. With Phasma, you also want to maximize her leadership skill as much as possible. 4* Kylo that you're working on should make a good replacement. I'd even consider the Luke just for the DPS.
4- JC isn't long term either for arena. Heals just don't really work, moreso defensively. Even Lum will ultimately be phased out. He's fine (great even) for GW but arena is more burst damage friendly. If your server's meta still lets you heal (IE, it's lack of First Order Tie Pilots, IG-86's, Leia's, Geno Soldiers, and QuiGon's) then keep using him, but I'd consider working on some burst/damage dealers.
I'd probably go with:
Phasma, Sidious, Lum, Vader, JC/Fives/Luke/Dooku- DoT everything and speed up with phasma to get Vader's turn up before DoT's wear off for the 1-shot. 5th slot could be anyone really. I like assist-callers with Phasma for the lucky triple-shots you sometimes pull off so that's why I put Fives on the list. Luke can add another DoT for vader and is probably your best damage dealer (well with Sidious/Lum). Dooku has speed and I bet everyone you're seeing is running at least Lum still. JC in case healing still works where you're at.
Long term:
Decide what kind of team you want to run and how "meta" you want to be. It's super-hard to be competitive without a Poe for example but you always run into the chance that they'll nerf/buff something/someone else.
