I'm current sit between 300 and 200 in my shard. I'm a player who left and came back, so I have little hope of making it to the top.That said, I currently use Nihlus(L), Thrawn, CLS, Dooku, Palp. I know that's not close to an optimal set up but I'm faster than a lot of my peers which allows that team (g10) to compete with a lot of mix between g11 and g12 teams that aren't as fast.My goal was a Thrawn led empire team, but a few events has put another team (prolly stronger) that I can aquire quicker while Shore, Death and Krennic get farmed.The big two events are CLS and Han unlocking. (should of got Han a while ago, but I was a fool in an 8 man guild.)So my new team is looking to be- CLS (L), Han, Thrawn, Old Ben, +1.The primary purpose of this post is to find out who that plus one should be. The best two candidates I can think of are Shore and R2. if R2 had zetas I'd go him for sure... but he doesn't so a secondary tank might be in order. The crit immunity plus heal could make my team last longer, but R2 has a lot of stuff going for him. The downside to R2 is that CLS buff immunity or Fracture can easily leave a unit exposed or stop the taunt, which makes me wonder if having a second tank is the better option.Outside of that, I also want to know how to prioritize speed on this team. While I'm fast enough to compete with those with ~10k more power, that advantage it gives me is finite or I'd be up there with the big boys. I was thinking to make Thrawn the fastest (he can swap to someone else if needed), followed by CLS (buff immunity+tmr), then Han for a very strong start.https://swgoh.gg/u/deeziee/collection/ - collection in cased I missed somethingThanks!

r2 and cls together are great, he should be your fifth... speed order should be thrawn r2 cls, r2 smokescreen on old ben so he can use his aoe first turn then taunt second turn...

@Osik @Movewanso I should just not worry about someone either getting buff immunity and then not being able to get smokescreen of Ben being held down by various methods while the rest get pulverized?... as I write this I remember than R2 can shield all but himself and can stun on counter... I see...

@HK666 Old ben isnt as good as GK, but you can use r2 to uncloak on old ben. And old ben is a very solid tank for sure.I sometimes uncloak onto r2 himself to prevent a fracture on gk so that gk can use his "lead the charge" skill. You can uncloak on r2 to give OB a chance to use his specials.It took me a week of using r2 to realize how insanely good he is for any team, but he needs speed mods and should be your fastest toon, in my opinion.The higher you go in arena, everyone will have r2, and you will be at a huge disadvantage without him

@Mobewan So unless someone pops out with an excellent arguement for Shore I'll go R2.But why would I want R2 faster than say Thrawn? I figure Thrawn gives you the choice between starting with a Fracture or delegating to someone else when it comes to moving first.

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13Corey
7 years ago
r2 and cls together are great, he should be your fifth... speed order should be thrawn r2 cls, r2 smokescreen on old ben so he can use his aoe first turn then taunt second turn...
mobewan0527
7 years ago
R2
djohns2000
7 years ago
@Osik @Movewan
so I should just not worry about someone either getting buff immunity and then not being able to get smokescreen of Ben being held down by various methods while the rest get pulverized?

... as I write this I remember than R2 can shield all but himself and can stun on counter... I see...
mobewan0527
7 years ago
@HK666
Old ben isnt as good as GK, but you can use r2 to uncloak on old ben. And old ben is a very solid tank for sure.

I sometimes uncloak onto r2 himself to prevent a fracture on gk so that gk can use his "lead the charge" skill. You can uncloak on r2 to give OB a chance to use his specials.

It took me a week of using r2 to realize how insanely good he is for any team, but he needs speed mods and should be your fastest toon, in my opinion.

The higher you go in arena, everyone will have r2, and you will be at a huge disadvantage without him
djohns2000
7 years ago
@Mobewan
So unless someone pops out with an excellent arguement for Shore I'll go R2.

But why would I want R2 faster than say Thrawn? I figure Thrawn gives you the choice between starting with a Fracture or delegating to someone else when it comes to moving first.
DVZR
7 years ago
Heh. I just posted something with similar questions. ;) This was helpful to me. Should Thrawn fracture or swap turn with OB for Mind Trick or R2 for smoke?
CleverWes
7 years ago
"HK666;c-1434611" wrote:
@Mobewan
So unless someone pops out with an excellent arguement for Shore I'll go R2.

But why would I want R2 faster than say Thrawn? I figure Thrawn gives you the choice between starting with a Fracture or delegating to someone else when it comes to moving first.

Ideally r2 would be faster so it can smokescreen first turn. If you have to use the tm swap with Thrawn on R2, it's essentially wasting his first move when instead you could be fracturing, or swapping with old Ben.
mobewan0527
7 years ago
I agree with @CleverWes
R2 base speed is also higher than Thrawn by about 7 at max gear, so its easier to make r2 go first anyway
djohns2000
7 years ago
@Mobewan @CleverWes
Even with how fast some toons can be making the smokescreen last next to nothing?

I'm talking those abilities that give a bunch of tm
For example, CLS self heal gives 100%tm will consume a turn

or both of Hans abilities give a bunch of TM, meaning he'll be out of stealth real quick
mobewan0527
7 years ago
Yes.
I know it's hard to theorize well conpared to ingame experience.

Any amount of cloak is beneficial.

And sometimes i save CLS call to action and Han double attack for a turn. The most dangerous team for raid han is a jedi training rey team with scavenger rey, where i usually use han's basic as his first move because scavenger rey can 1 shot him, lol.