Whale question about geonosian spy
I just want to get opinions on if this toon looks like it has arena potential before I go spending to have him max. I have a max sun fac, GS, and poggle. So I'm tempted to get this guy but I'm not sur...
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"JohnnySteelAlpha;513845" wrote:
If you're looking at arena though you have to consider replacement value - what would you be pulling out of your lineup to put this guy in? Dispel toons are useful vs. the meta taunters, but my concern here is he has to be stealthed for it to work - so it's a contingent dispel that you can't rely on. Me personally I don't like using chance toons that I can't somewhat reliably plan for unless I don't have a better option. In this case, you probably have a better dispel toon option if you just have good ole QGJ.
His primary synergy appears to be with SF at the moment when SF is taunting and countering a lot and stacking crit down effects..this is what would push Spy's TM unique. SF is the only Geo that has a reliable negative effect...so again for this to proc you're going to need SF to be hitting a lot, most likely on his taunt / counter. So if your SF gets dispelled early after taunting, you won't get much out of that skill as SF won't be hitting a lot. Poggle can add negative effects, but if you're running Poggle in arena now you're really sacrificing a better toon for the benefit just to buff Spy.
He's complex in his kit - so the AI especially will likely play him well below his potential because it requires multiple toons to coordinate and fire skills in an ordered and specifically timed manner. If his silent strike skill weren't dependent on being stealthed I'd like him more. I'd just be ticked if by the time I setup the appropriate neg effects / taunt or whatever and I wanted or needed to apply the debuff I couldn't actually use it. Given what's in the game now, I'd rate him about a 6.5 to maybe 7 out of 10. That's assuming you have SF though...if you don't his unique becomes almost useless and that's a big part of his value so he'd be lower than that with no SF.
EDIT: But things can change with future updates, toon releases, or buffs...so maybe one day he's really great.
Great Post JSA,
Having SunFac dispelled would really hurt.
Add in a great Toon to prevent the enemy Debuffing your SF
Poggle can do this
IG-88 can do this
B2 is a fun addition for this
Regardless, it all just becomes fun for you on Offence, and weak on Defence
If you've already got all the other Toons buffed and ready
Why not give it a go ?
