Best star and gear level for NS zombie

I climbed arena rank when zombie was just released and still low gear. I decided to gear her, and subsequently maintained the gains in arena rank. So, maybe it doesn’t matter if she is geared. That would be a reason to use the gear pieces elsewhere. But if I’m not facing Thrawn, I do think I prefer the stronger zombie.

And for what it’s worth, I’ve stopped using acolyte in favor of spirit. With acolyte, I often got to the acolyte/zombie stage of the fight. With spirit instead, I’m just flat out winning more often. This change probably does work better with the stronger zombie.