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gufu21
Seasoned Traveler
2 years ago

Best tank for Emperor Palpatine: Royal Guard or Shoretrooper?

TL;DR: Is RG or Shore better with EP overall?

So I currently use Shoretrooper to round out my Iden team (which makes two tanks; Stormtrooper is there also). But I've also had some instances where I really could have used a good tank for my EP team (with EP, Vader, Mara, Thrawn, and flexible 5th—Gideon, Tarkin, or a tank).

My first thought was to gear up Magmatrooper to free up Shore for EP. But then looked at the royal guard I haven't touched since I started the game. Since RG's rework, who now is actually the better tank for EP overall? (Assume we're talking about g11/12 characters generally and no GLs.)

A few thoughts I've had:

  • Magma's TMR, damage, and tenacity boost could be nice on Iden's team. But since I use my Omi Iden for defense in GAC, maybe double tanks is better?
  • Gearing Magma would make 11 usable troopers (assuming Gideon goes elsewhere). If I don't end up needing Shore with EP, that's one trooper sitting on the bench.
  • RG's kit has some perks (stun, retribution, autotaunt). But Shore's pretaunt is huge (e.g., to soak up Padme's kick).


(I think I've explained the situation, but in case there are roster questions: https://swgoh.gg/p/231132792/.)

Which would you choose in this situation? Do I gear Magma or RG? Or something I'm not thinking of?
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