This is what makes Anakin so special

"warmonkey1024;172144" wrote:
I've had him maxed out very soon after he was released. I have actually written a post that talks about how underwhelming he is.

His regular attack and decent speed are the only things that make him worth adding to a team. But keep in mind that he only has 55% potency and a 40% chance to apply those debuffs with his regular attack, which doesn't happen consistently enough for me to include him in my team.

His special "Smite" gives offense up when it lands a killing blow, which is rare due to its low damage. His unique is currently bugged. It provides multiple turns of offense up instead of a one time damage increase for his next attack.

Some players claims that he's viable in current meta but I just don't see it even after various teams I tried to form around him. Take your team for example:
RG would greatly increase the survivability of your teammates, you can take out multiple characters on the opponents' team
GS could probably one shot Yoda (or Leia if she decides not to go stealth) with his special
Aayla brings a lot more utilities to the team, such as stun, assist, counter, and stronger survivability with self-heal.
Poggle can provide Offense up without the need to land a killing blow, and even have a chance at ability block with his regular attacks.

Those are just a few examples I have in mind. My point is, he is not a bad character, he does bring something positive and useful to the team. But he is far from being a top tier character with his current abilitites because there are characters out there that could do what he does without all the hassles.

I have 6* anakin on my team and I finish first every day in my server. I can take down any team with Sid anakin and GS core. His AOE can do 5k per head if he has offense up. I think you underestimated it drastically. In my opinion, he is one of the top 3 characters in the game. I can't wait to see what he can do at 7*