I just got it to 5* seems a decent jump in power from 4* but haven’t seen it other than a very soft 4* version. Worth persevering with other than for platoons?

It's not good to keep in your arena lineup because of it's poor defensive properties, but it has it's uses.https://i.imgur.com/ClupX8I.gif

"Kyno;c-1442484" wrote:Thrawn will use his apehttp://i0.wp.com/www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/ZZ132BA392.jpg?fit=375%2C250

I lost time ago against a mace fleet cuz falcon xD 2 times! Then i realiced i had to kill falcon first, just 2 hits... But if u leave falcon alone it can be dangerous xDSeems not so good on def cuz its really squisi... But its a ship above the average, just few people with it starred enough so u can rarely see it in the fleet arena... But once ppl start getting it to 7* i think we will se it more often!

I run it in my fleet at 4* and can take 1-3 every day and hold in top 20 overnight.I run something similar to the GIF posted above, but to make up for punching lower than a maxed out ship I put Scimitar in there.Chimaera:Biggs, TFP, Scimitar, Kylo shuttle, FalconYou want a target lock first up with TFP so Biggs can be the punching bag.Thrawn to buff with offense up.Maul to pop stealth taunt on Biggs or TFP if Biggs is dead already.Falcon to do thrust reversal.Kylo to give Falcon advantage and 100%.BOOM. Match over in 2 turns. What Falcon doesn't kill the norma Thrawn AoE finishes off normally.Even if RNG is against me I and I can't execute the strategy above I can still win because of my maxed Thrawn kill-all and my reserves (Boba, Fives, FOTP).

"Tyrael1701;c-1442486" wrote:"Damodamo;c-1442477" wrote:I’m not stressed about the grind, and I place top 3/4 in ships everyday with my current line up, I’ve been grinding it for platoons, it just jumped up in power rating so thought I’d ask, the 4* I’ve seen and squished kind of put me off. But if and this is the theory, I get a target lock off first (most of the time) then it’s behind a Biggs wall so will get the buffs so will hit two or three on all of the bad guys? Or am I thinking this wrong somewhere?Maybe depends how new or old your shard is. Mine is all G12 Thrawn, biggs, fo tie, tie, reaper, vader. I've finally placed 1st 2 times this week, but their FO Tie will go before mine most of the time. Maybe 1 in 6 matches, defense FO Tie will one shot my FO Tie. When I ran falcon, enemy ai really focused it down fast, so I gave up on it.This is very odd. How is the enemy FO tie one shotting your FO tie? I run FO tie and I can't one shot my opponent's FO tie...not even close.

Anyone run the falcon in ship arena?

Sarcodino
7 years ago
@Lekrom1982 i find fleets with scimitar in the first lineup sooo easy, just kill scimitar in 2 hits and then the rest xD
Try to put scimitar as first reinforcement and FOTP in ur first lineup instead of him just in ur last battle and i think u will fall much less spots overnight!
Griffingargoyle
7 years ago
"Kyno;c-1442484" wrote:

I bring it out of reinforcements when I still have Biggs alive, then get 3 attacks and crit damage up, almost always.

Yep, likewise. I protect it, and it always drops at least once ship or it damages one ship huge and spreads the love so everyone else feels it. While I rarely get more than two turns with it because the ai targets it relentlessly, it still does enough for me to keep it in my reinforcements. Sometimes, the ai targets it and allows my vader to survive a little longer and on those days, I am very happy with it.
Lekrom1982
7 years ago
@Sarcodino in my normal lineup I don't start with Scimitar

I normally run Biggs, TFP, FOTP, Boba, Vader to start, and reinforce with Scimitar first, then Fives, then Wedge.

But this setup with Falcon is lots of fun, and you need Scimitar for the extra offense under stealth. If my TFP goes first I can usually guarantee a TL and then Scimitar is safe until he is needed.
Sarcodino
7 years ago
Ooo ok xD ye its safe to run scimitar from first while in offense, u dont usually lose it before gets biggs taunt from TL, just was saying while in defense xD

Ur combo seems so funny xD i run ur same fleet with cass as 4th reinforcement and also left fives a week ago for bistan, this TM/advantage to random ship when u trigget a TL is amazing (and my fives is low gear xD)
EdisonQJames
7 years ago
Agree with the ones above. Squishy. Yes. But if you can combo Chiamera, Biggs, and Falcon - that really can’t clear an entire team in one run with maybe Fives to finish off.
SWGOH_Anakin_S
7 years ago
Falcon is a beast. So beasty that it has to be killed first. Combined with some tanks like biggs or plo koon's taunt it can grant you the victory
KlaelBasher
7 years ago
Under chimaera lead it can easily wipe all six ships at once. You should also try as it is one of the most satisfying moments in this game. As mentioned above just hide him behind biggs by using TFP or FOTFP since they are the fastest options.
RacerDejak
7 years ago
It's satisfying when use falcon in offence, with right combination u can cripple enemy fast. But when u fight with another falcon, u start to wondering "will my squad battle like this too? it's so lame". The AI don't run him well :grimace:
KlaelBasher
7 years ago
"PrideOfTheWicked;c-1444573" wrote:
"Klaelbasher;c-1444367" wrote:
Under chimaera lead it can easily wipe all six ships at once.

Yours must be amazing because there's only 5 damagable ships in play at any given time

Haha got me. Never good at maths but mine can kick opponents chimaera too. Cant yours do that?
Inglix_the_Mad
7 years ago
"PrideOfTheWicked;c-1445137" wrote:
I run a 7* Falcon, pilots G12. It's a great offensive weapon that has amazing synergy with BUW. It's got a glass jaw and can't take a hit though. Having a damage redirector is probably a good idea

It’s useless on anything but a new shard. You get better Biggs usage (i.e. target locks for insta-shields and insta-taunt) from dark side ships. I like seeing someone running any rebel or clone ships: they’re going to get squished on defense in short order even if they mak it into the top 10.