this update was a huge slap in the face. i gave my only mk5 furnace to anakin so he's currently as maxed out as possible at 76. i even went as far as to upgrade his basic attack to level 8.
Basically, when fights were faster and characters had lesser HP, his buff on the death of an ally was more significant and had a hand in changing the tide in a fight. now that fights are longer and HP is much higher, his buff is rather insignificant for the loss of an ally.
Also, while it takes a long time to kill, his AOE death effect takes a much longer time to proc now. and with the current dooku meta, it's too niche a condition to proc and easily ruined by the dooku lead RNG.
still has a nice HP at gear IX. basic attack is decent utility since it prevents taunt. but totally not worth the farm for his shards and his gear. he's one of the worst possible now. i didnt even need him to be OP, just decently viable like before would have been enough for me to want to max him out and try to make it work.