No I don’t have r2 because they didn’t run EP this month like we all expected. Regardless I’m really interested in whether Zader is a viable Leader for a Squad arena team. Phoenix are so squishy because they can’t really control what is going to happen in the battle. Even with ezra at 213 speed i struggle to give him the turns he needs cuz i can’t A) ability block enemies B) Manipulate tm C) stun effectively (zeb’s speed is way to slow) and D) resist debuff/cleanse (kanan’s speed is too slow and cleanse is only full team with a “wasted” zeta)
All of these things have me looking for a better option for my shard and I’m thinking a Zader team would allow me more than just a raid leader. He’d give me a solid long term Zeta for pit raid allowing me to hopefully build up Raid Han more quickly. I’ll be able to use raid Han in squad when he’s ready. Zader gives me the tm removal i desperately am missing with my phoenix squad plus 3 of my 5 empire toons are fleet ships that will get me closer to farming zeta mats with Vader TFP and Tarkin. If I’m ever able to get EP he’s another solid empire leader that i could possibly use instead of Zader as well and many are saying he wasn’t available due to a rework so he could be even more awesome in the near future.
Zader would also serve as a solid leader for a shard empire team that wouldn’t cost me multiple zetas to become effective at lvl82. From what my experience, empire toons are way easier to gear than Phoenix as well. I’ve farmed my butt off and only have ezra, hera and chopper to. G9 with a long long way to go to get both Zeb and Kanan past g8. Without much effort at all and at a fraction of the farm time, I’ve been able to get Vader, GMT, and TFP to G9 with Vader and GMT ready to go to g10 at lvl80.
I guess what I’d really like to know is do other people have success in their shards with Zader. If so he’d be a perfect first zeta for me with multiple uses throughout the game. If Zader isn’t the best way to use my first zeta, I’m at a loss for who would be.
Take a look at my collection and give me your thoughts: https://swgoh.gg/u/whitegold/collection/
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