Beginner's Guide: Character Farming! [Updated 22 Oct]

As a new player (started about 2 weeks ago and am now lvl 50) who just discovered this forum yesterday, I found it extremely helpful. I wasn't aware of all the requirements for legendary events. It's also daunting how much cantina battle farming I need to do now...

But I would be very interested in more guides like this, seemed very well done.

I'm glad you found it helpful! I'm planning my hard mode battles farming guide next. It's a very difficult guide to make, considering there are so many characters there, and it takes a very long time to hit 85, so farming hard modes is a very long term discussion. It'll be more of a "farming suggestions" guide.

The next ones after that will be for each store.

"Skydancer1;c-1318865" wrote:
Any thoughts on going for phoenix squadron early, as well as some scoundrels, to get my teams to get palatine and thrawn events? Also so I'm competitive in squad arena?

Phoenix Squadron is a very competitive arena squad until the very end of the game. But by then, having phoenix will get you Thrawn and Emperor Palpatine. Just make sure you have 5x empire at 7 stars for R2, old Ben, Leia, farmboy Luke and you should already have a 7 star Stormtrooper Han, so you'll be ready for Commander Luke Skywalker.

Update in original post!

"Skydancer1;c-1318865" wrote:
Any thoughts on going for phoenix squadron early, as well as some scoundrels, to get my teams to get palatine and thrawn events? Also so I'm competitive in squad arena?

I've recently started a completely Free to Play account to mess around and re-enjoy the leveling grind. From the start I've focused almost all my efforts on Phoenix squad as soon as I was able. As a result I have a fairly lack-luster Dark Side team, Marginal Scoundrel Team and just started side-farming for a Jedi team. I am fully 2 tiers behind on Dark Side Hard Mode Battles as a result, at level 61. In the Arena my Phoenix team hovers around 750 rating, which isn't bad. Fleet aspects of that account are developing slowly, but isn't suffering. The account was guild-less until level 50, as well. Phoenix can work well for a new player, but I would suggest not hyper focusing on them like I have. ;)

For Scoundrels, I suggest getting Boba Fett and Lando, you'll already have Chewbacca. I'd suggest Cad Bane and Storm Trooper Han. The reason to get Lando and Storm Trooper Han is both are also Rebel faction and come in handy for events and in Lando's case the Meta Wiggs (Wedge & Biggs) arena team.

When looking at Events for specific characters I suggest the perspective that it is a Marathon, not a race. It's fine to not 7 star an event character in your first go around.

Btw, excellent Cantina Guide, Mist!

"Caerais;c-1322370" wrote:

"Skydancer1;c-1318865" wrote:
Any thoughts on going for phoenix squadron early, as well as some scoundrels, to get my teams to get palatine and thrawn events? Also so I'm competitive in squad arena?

I've recently started a completely Free to Play account to mess around and re-enjoy the leveling grind. From the start I've focused almost all my efforts on Phoenix squad as soon as I was able. As a result I have a fairly lack-luster Dark Side team, Marginal Scoundrel Team and just started side-farming for a Jedi team. I am fully 2 tiers behind on Dark Side Hard Mode Battles as a result, at level 61. In the Arena my Phoenix team hovers around 750 rating, which isn't bad. Fleet aspects of that account are developing slowly, but isn't suffering. The account was guild-less until level 50, as well. Phoenix can work well for a new player, but I would suggest not hyper focusing on them like I have. ;)

For Scoundrels, I suggest getting Boba Fett and Lando, you'll already have Chewbacca. I'd suggest Cad Bane and Storm Trooper Han. The reason to get Lando and Storm Trooper Han is both are also Rebel faction and come in handy for events and in Lando's case the Meta Wiggs (Wedge & Biggs) arena team.

When looking at Events for specific characters I suggest the perspective that it is a Marathon, not a race. It's fine to not 7 star an event character in your first go around.

IG88 is imo better then cad bane and chewie, so i would say leave cad bane out

"Caerais;c-1322370" wrote:

"Skydancer1;c-1318865" wrote:
Any thoughts on going for phoenix squadron early, as well as some scoundrels, to get my teams to get palatine and thrawn events? Also so I'm competitive in squad arena?

I've recently started a completely Free to Play account to mess around and re-enjoy the leveling grind. From the start I've focused almost all my efforts on Phoenix squad as soon as I was able. As a result I have a fairly lack-luster Dark Side team, Marginal Scoundrel Team and just started side-farming for a Jedi team. I am fully 2 tiers behind on Dark Side Hard Mode Battles as a result, at level 61. In the Arena my Phoenix team hovers around 750 rating, which isn't bad. Fleet aspects of that account are developing slowly, but isn't suffering. The account was guild-less until level 50, as well. Phoenix can work well for a new player, but I would suggest not hyper focusing on them like I have. ;)

For Scoundrels, I suggest getting Boba Fett and Lando, you'll already have Chewbacca. I'd suggest Cad Bane and Storm Trooper Han. The reason to get Lando and Storm Trooper Han is both are also Rebel faction and come in handy for events and in Lando's case the Meta Wiggs (Wedge & Biggs) arena team.

When looking at Events for specific characters I suggest the perspective that it is a Marathon, not a race. It's fine to not 7 star an event character in your first go around.

IG88 is imo better then cad bane and chewie, so i would say leave cad bane out

Thanks for making these, it helps me out a lot at least. I think I have a pretty good insight to buying from each store but I'm looking forward to what you have to say for it

Thanks for the feedback! The next guide will be a resource management guide, then I'll start tackling the individual stores!