Magnaguard..

Yea he is by far i think one of the worst Tanks in the game I dont have him leveled at all and even when i was a lower level and doing lower DS battles he felt super weak as a toon compared to the other Darkside toons before i even found this forum. I duno if anyone has found a use for him.

"fudgra;495856" wrote:
Have you tried him on a droid team with HK lead and JE?

Just wondering since I thought about farming him for that to see if he's any better.

Honestly I tried him out. He gets his AoE off and hits for like 2k. The best case scenario is he gets his AoE off and reduces their tm. Even then it's not enough to give any droids an extra attack even with HK47 lead.

Most times he just sits there taking up space because he's slow, no one attacks him and his attacks are very weak.

If I were you I'd invest in jawa. His omega has 25% chance to stun any toon not just droids.
His potency is good and his basic is supposed to be the most efficient way to apply speed down in raids now. Plus he's faster than all the droids and hits hard. He also fits into the JE squad synergy.

"Batman44gaming;495868" wrote:

"fudgra;495856" wrote:
Have you tried him on a droid team with HK lead and JE?

Just wondering since I thought about farming him for that to see if he's any better.

I don't use him but on paper...he is kinda ok. He does aoe gains 100 percent tm and gets speed up and does his basic, if it crits(which it probably will) he will almost be at full tm again and get offense up...right as you kill the last guy...

As g9 he does great against g8s. But as soon as you play against a team with similar gear he is just useless.

I use it. The problem is his speed. Even with JE Rey can still go before him .http://i.imgur.com/hURNDK9.jpg

Yeah i substitute my lv 80 g8 5* grevious instead of my maxed (like pic jarjar has above) 100...he is just to slow and hits like a feather-duster.
Grevious at least gives the free turn and taunt and hits for a consistent 5k+ and the health down really pays off with hk lead and JE when you unleash aoe's.

I like magna, and he isn't omega'd yet. Maybe once my rg gets a caller, rg will be better as my fifth, though....

I don't see how his AOE isn't getting ur other droids to get in attacks. With hk lead and je, my droidson seems to always have two toons near full at all times. Maybe it won't be as great going up against Ben/han. But i think magna aoe is good. On any other team would not aoe that does 15% TM reduction and 1.4k damage and gives 100% tm be any good? (15% because droids and je are at least 50% faster than any other squad.)

Magna has won many matches for me. He is great to tag dooku with o down, early. So ur other droids don't take too much damage. He ensure someone is alive to see je detonators finally go off, if it comes to that. And when he is down to last two toons with hk, I have actually seen him get both his buffs up while the AI focuses on HK.

I'm actually working on magnaguard right now in cantina for my droid team, with HK lead, 86, 88 and JE, and at g8 already I find he works extremely well for me, now one of my favourite characters. His offense down is extremely handy, and sure he's not the best dps but he can sometimes hit up to 5k, plus what you lose in dps you already have 86 and 88 who are really strong. With all the extra turns already from JE and HK omega lead, his TM reduction AOE timed right can give you even more turns, and he also speeds up JE that little bit more too.

For me, he was a handicap until I reached 80. After omega-ing HK lead, Magnaguard leapfrogged RG and Han. That AOE is quite often the hit that finishes off Rey behind the enemy taunter. The only problem is no coverage for JE, but once I get JE to X, I think this problem takes care of itself.

Perhaps RG will be better on defense, still.

"LastJedi;496134" wrote:
I like magna, and he isn't omega'd yet. Maybe once my rg gets a caller, rg will be better as my fifth, though....

I don't see how his AOE isn't getting ur other droids to get in attacks. With hk lead and je, my droidson seems to always have two toons near full at all times. Maybe it won't be as great going up against Ben/han. But i think magna aoe is good. On any other team would not aoe that does 15% TM reduction and 1.4k damage and gives 100% tm be any good? (15% because droids and je are at least 50% faster than any other squad.)

Magna has won many matches for me. He is great to tag dooku with o down, early. So ur other droids don't take too much damage. He ensure someone is alive to see je detonators finally go off, if it comes to that. And when he is down to last two toons with hk, I have actually seen him get both his buffs up while the AI focuses on HK.

If you are successful with him just think how much more successful yoy could be without him. Trust me I want him to be good I farmed him all the way from 0. It doesn't matter if he gets off his AoE because his AoE and 1 attack is so weak it doesn't even matter. His tm reduction is good but it won't buy any of your droids an extra attack. Also by the time you can use his AoE again you have either won or are the last character standing. Even 4 star grevious is a better sub.

Until he gets a buff I will patiently wait for his day to shine. For now the bench he will sit.