Listen, I'm sorry. My Shard is a launch Shard. Which means it's full of whales, kraken and veteran players. I haven't spent like that in over a year but I'm still competitive.
I maintained Top 5 long before I finished 7* and G12 my Scion. My Traya is still 5* because I can't be arsed enough to do more than the bare minimum in this raid that I can't stand.
My mods are slightly better than average. I fight people with multiple 20+ speed mods who far out speed me.
I can win almost any battle given the right strategy and takedown order.
What is your kill order and focus? And understand that sometimes, having your Nihilus and Traya go AFTER the enemy can actually work for you if you plan your play right.
When you don't stack up modwise, you just have to get creative.