Hey guys, I'm level 71 but I've just sort of been cruising through at the moment but now im starting to build some teams properly rather than just heroes I like etc. Im working on Phoenix squad for my light side/GW etc but not sure what the best dark side team to build is? Im thinking Empire because it would help me with R2 etc when my team is good enough. Is this a good idea or is there a better team I should be building? I have a few fairly high dark side heroes already (Boba/DS/Vader)This is what I have at the moment to see who I have and what level etchttps://swgoh.gg/u/johnlove/collection/Thanks in advance for any comments!

Empire is the dark side squad but your focus for the moment has to palpatine and thrawn whose events are happening this month. Your goal is to unlock both at 5 star. For this you need a 5 star pjoenix squad. If you can get them to 6 or 7 star to pick up these characters it would be considered a win. After you have palpatine and thrawn you can run palpatien thrawn and vader as the core of an empire team.

I skipped Phoenix. I waffled for a while before deciding to go FO but they were my first synergy squad. Before that I was just running a squad specifically built to wreck Phoenix so climbing arena was easy since that’s all anyone does early game. I’d recommend farming them as soon as you unlock Emo Kylo’s cantina node. Wish I had!

Get Palp.And then run Palp (lead), Vader, RG, TFP and Snowtrooper.

"CoastalJames;c-1589831" wrote:Get Palp.And then run Palp (lead), Vader, RG, TFP and Snowtrooper.With the toons he has, he might get 5* palp and thrawn. You should do everything in your power to get 5 Phoenix characters to 5* by June 18th (last day of the Palpatine event). Palpatine is one of the top 5 characters in the entire game. Thrawn is one of the top 10 characters in the game so doing that will get you both of them. With your toons, once you get them, palp, thrawn, Vader, ds (since op has him at 6*) and enfys nest (whom they have at 4* if you are using the team in arena) OR Boba Fett (whom they have at 6*) until you get someone like tarkin or tfp powerful enough for synergy. Or you could build your dooku up from 3 star. But neither dooku or sideous are top flight characters, however they get synergy from Palpatine lead so work on that team. What is your goal of this Darkside squad? Arena? Dark side battles? Something to run on ds tb? All of the above?

"CoastalJames;c-1589831" wrote:Get Palp.And then run Palp (lead), Vader, RG, TFP and Snowtrooper.And I think royal guard would be a waste to farm as well. He isn't that great of a toon long term. Tfp is a good investment and Snowtrooper for an eventual Trooper team

Best Dark Side Team For Beginners?

Player_7ctrhms9
7 years ago
"thedrjojo;c-1590665" wrote:
Op is level 71.

Yes, a beginner.
xanderloki
7 years ago
As others have stated- thrawn, palp, and vader are the core of your empire team. The other two toons you choose have different pluses and minuses. IMO tarkin and TFP are the best until end game (long farms after level 85) due to their impacts on turn meter-
tarkin can remove enemy TM and can debuff, which grants your team TM under palp lead. TFP does additional damage to debuffed enemies, debuffs on crit, and debuffs on his special. The effects of this TM cannot be over stated- when going against another empire team of the same characters, if I have more speed on vader than the enemy team has, then I am getting in multiple attacks and taking out 2-3 of their characters before they can even get a single attack in. Normally it flows something like this-
Vader AOE
automatic 100% TM refresh on vader
Vader culling blade
everyone but tarkin has 100% TM
thrawn grants TM to tarkin
tarkin debuff
automatic 100% TM refresh on tarkin
tarkin aoe (removes enemy TM)
palp aoe stun
TFP aoe
automatic 100% TM refresh on TFP
TFP normal attack
thrawn stun locks whoever
vader normal attack
palp normal attack
TFP normal attack
tarkin normal attack
enemy attacks
its savage to watch, and even more savage when i forget to check enemy speed before attacking and they end up having more- I don't get a turn until I'm down to 2 characters normally
Vilt
New Spectator
7 years ago
Personally I believe that first order is the best dark side team for a new player. The 3 core empire characters can be farmed through Phoenix and regular play. Plus tarkin is solid early on and an easy farm.
thedrjojo
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
"FREEDOMfrom;c-1590757" wrote:
Curious no one has recommended Moff. I use Palp lead, Vader, Thrawn, Moff and Storm Trooper (waiting to bulk my TFP up)

Tarkin is moff. I mentioned him as did a few others
thedrjojo
Seasoned Newcomer
7 years ago
"CoastalJames;c-1590997" wrote:
"thedrjojo;c-1590665" wrote:
Op is level 71.

Yes, a beginner.

Doesn't change my comment that RG is not useful at lvl 71 for his farm
thehod81
7 years ago
2 ways you can do this:

First order team which is easy to get with FTP
Kylo Unmasked, Kylo ren, FOExecutioner, FOOfficer, and FOTie Pilot (or phasma)

Empire:
veers, range trooper, storm trooper, snow trooper, and magma trooper
Vader, tarkin, storm trooper, palpatine (lead), and tie pilot
thellllvirtuoso
7 years ago
"Wrotton;c-1596697" wrote:

Empire:
veers, range trooper, storm trooper, snow trooper, and magma trooper

Interesting that you didn't include Colonel Starck--do you think he would be any good for an imperial trooper team?
Teloban
7 years ago
"Wrotton;c-1596697" wrote:

Vader, tarkin, storm trooper, palpatine (lead), and tie pilot

Is storm trooper still better than range trooper?
Winky456435e646
7 years ago
The massive headstart you get in fleets if you've farmed the Emo Kylo plus ship node are the tie-breaker for me in favor of First Order as the best dark side squad early game.

Since FO Executioner and Emo Kylo are both in Cantina I'd recommend ignoring the executioner until later (even though I hear he's the best part of FO once you've maxed your team). My squad is Kylo x2, Phasma, FOO, and the SF Tie Pilot at level 69.

If you put everything you've got into Emo Kylo he can even hold off weaker teams in Arena single-handedly, negating the big drawback of FO being weak on defense. Same in fleet arena - his ship is a nice one to max first, especially if you pair him with a couple ships that can call him in to assist. Running him, SF Tie fighter, and Jedi Consular lets you stun all 3 ships right away!
dasbobbybob
7 years ago
@winky When did you start farming FO? Also, did you do this after phoenix or some other team? Thanks!!