OK, I have been prepping for the upcoming Thrawn event and I'm at a point where I'm unsure if I'll be able to pull off a 7* win. So I'm debating about cutting my loss now and switching back to farming gearing other people. I've calculated it and I know I can get everyone to 7* before the event is done.I will be able to Omega a couple of basic abilities (thinking Zeb and Ezra). The rest of the abilities are a mix. All unique abilities are lvl 5 or higher, still time to improve abilities, but probably not everything to lvl 7.Everyone is gear 8 and I'll be able to gear 9 Chopper and either Ezra or Hera.I'll probably be lvl 79 during the event, maybe 80 near the end. Here's a swgoh.gg link to my team, pay no attention to the mods currently on them I'd switch out my arena mods, but they're not amazing (+60 speed is my highest kit). https://swgoh.gg/u/jayzen/squads/61295/ I'd love some opinions if people think I could push for it and maybe get the win, or if there's no hope and just be happy with a 6*.Thanks

Honestly level doesn't matter that much at that point, unless you had plans to zeta one of them.And besides any other advice, I would say, dont let it be a waste of you have been focused on it, follow through and then even if you miss you will know how close you got, and where you should focus.

Since there is a chance, you can make it, I would go all in.

"Chrisling;c-1516854" wrote:Keep your focus on Phoenix team, it will benefit you not only for Thrawn event but also for Palp as well :)It's not a bad team to have improved until reaching endgame.This.And you will also 3 star clear all of LS9 hard with it. Might as well get Thrawn at 7* if you can do it, you'll need those phoenix for the LS9 hard nodes any way.

Looking at your swgoh, I'm going to go ahead and say I think 7* is out of reach. Unless you're sitting on a treasure trove of credits, super mods, and ability materials (including omegas), you're just too far out. You'd need 2.5 mil just to 7* them, and then another 3 mil or so EACH to get them to 80. Then there's the gear issue, the mod issue, and the ability level issue. Keep working, but with a focus on being ready for 6*. He' still going to be awesome at 6*.

7* Thrawn is a necessity in this game if you want to keep advancing. If you have a shot at getting him, then you would be cray cray not to go all in. Either way, Phoenix is a squad that you will be able to run both in HAAT and HSR so they are a long term asset so not a waste by any means to level and gear them.

Should I bother pushing for Thrawn 7*?

JaysinB
7 years ago
Thanks for all the replies. I'm going to push for it and update how it goes. I've got 4 million credits saved so I'll be able to get them to 7* no problem. Hopefully a Credit Heist will help with some leveling as well.

Next question, if I need to, who should I Gear to 9 Ezra or Hera? Ezra is obviously better elsewhere in the game, but Hera is essential to keep alive...
Yerff_Caasi
7 years ago
I'm no expert, as I have yet to try my luck at 7* Thrawn, but I put my G9 on Ezra.
JaysinB
7 years ago
Yeah, I'll be happy with Thrawn at 6*, I know he'll still be good. But I could really use his help in Heroic Raids. :-)
Roxaaaas21
7 years ago
can you get the chimaera？
if that’s the case,go for Thrawn with all you got
One of the best arena characters,one of the best characters for.raids,a great empire leader and the best capital ship
so if you can get chimaera this time,try to get it this time, he is one of the best characters of the game in all areas
Empiric1
7 years ago
"YKMisfit;c-1517278" wrote:
"Empiric1;c-1516871" wrote:
"Chrisling;c-1516854" wrote:
Keep your focus on Phoenix team, it will benefit you not only for Thrawn event but also for Palp as well :)

It's not a bad team to have improved until reaching endgame.

This.

And you will also 3 star clear all of LS9 hard with it.

Might as well get Thrawn at 7* if you can do it, you'll need those phoenix for the LS9 hard nodes any way.

I'm still working on my Phoenix as well so I can't say with any authority, but I've heard that LS9 hard nodes are almost impossible to do with Phoenix until you start putting zetas on them. If that's true, that seems like a bit too much of a commitment to a team that doesn't need to be that far developed to get Thrawn. Especially if Thrawn is the main goal for getting Phoenix in the first place.

I'm a little bummed out that I won't have an opportunity to get a 7* Thrawn this time around (I'll be a few days short on Kanan shards), but my advice to the OP would be to keep promoting, gearing, and levelling them to the point where they can get you the 7* Thrawn even if it doesn't happen during this event run. Get the highest Thrawn possible and get them ready to get that last star down the road so that you can move on and stop worrying about them.

I 3 starred all of them at first try and a couple of attempts on the last one.

I borrowed a maxed CLS from a guildie, it's definitely doable and much better than farm a resistance team from scratch if you don't have one already ( i dont even have Finn unlocked so wasn't an option for me)

Edit: My team was G10 Ezra, g9 hera and chopper, kanan and zeb g8. All uniques omega'd. You will need this for Thrawn any way, I'm just saying it's a double whammy to clear all of LS9 straight away and start farming shoretrooper + tie reaper.
kieronkumar
7 years ago
@Empiric1 interesting, I have a similar Phoenix squad (g10 ezra, rest g8, all uniques omega) and it was really demoralising unlocking 9 a few days ago and then getting crushed hard on 9A. I might have to hit up a maxed CLS!
JaysinB
7 years ago
I won't be able to get The Chimaera this time since all my ship effort went into being able to farm Zeta's the minute it opened for me. That will be my next focus for ships and certainly be ready the next time it rolls around..

Yeah, good ally toons are always the way. :-)
Empiric1
7 years ago
"FailingCrab;c-1517976" wrote:
@Empiric1 interesting, I have a similar Phoenix squad (g10 ezra, rest g8, all uniques omega) and it was really demoralising unlocking 9 a few days ago and then getting crushed hard on 9A. I might have to hit up a maxed CLS!

9A is really hard because of IG88 AOE.

I actually thought the hardest was 9D and 9A , 9C was really easy and 9B was alright, not as hard as A or D imo. I think they probably do that to scare you into overgearing your toon, like IG88 oneshots everyone and you're like oh snap I need g12 now lol.

Edit: the first time I tried 9A I used a g8 phoenix team with no omegas, lvl 80 and no mods, did really well in first 2 stages and then you can imagine how the last stage went lol
JaysinB
7 years ago
Well, I've pushed about as far as I can go... closest I've gotten so far is down to Thrawn and one ST commander. I guess I'm at the keep playing a million times until you get lucky stage.

I managed to get;
Chopper (S 196) and Hera (S 160) to Gear 10
Ezra (S 180) to Gear 9
Kanan (S 137) and Zeb (S 156) are Gear 8.

I've got Omega's on Zeb and Ezra's basics and an Omega on Kanan's unique. I just made lvl 80 and may be able to Omega Hera's unique before the event is done. Some special abilities are still not leveled high enough and that may be my downfall along with not having godly mods.

Wish me luck :-)
JaysinB
7 years ago
I DID IT! Thanks to everyone who suggested I push for it. Damn was it hard.

I got lucky with a Territory War win and refreshed the Omega Battle and was able to Omega Ezra's Unique as well as Hera's. I also found after watching some YouTube vids of other people's wins that I just wasn't killing guys quick enough so I really focused on pushing my offence mods more.

I'll be leaving my squad alone for a while if anyone wants to see them for reference.
https://swgoh.gg/u/jayzen/squads/61295/