Need Help in Proving Grounds for Maul (battling Phoenix)

Thanks a ton for the help I managed to 3 star the Maul PG with Padme, JKM, GK, JKA, Snips after 10 unsuccessful runs. Now it will be just 14 months till i can finish Maul ..

What a pain! What for? What does CG get out of it? I had all the pieces, whaling wouldn't have helped me a bit. What is the point to make it so freakishly difficult?

Wasn't it advertised as a catch-up event for people like me who were still below 4m GP when Maul was actually in Conquest?