I'm really stuck on this best trooper situation.
I currently run Veers, Gideon, Starck, Piett, Range.
Everyone says to sub in DT somewhere, but I can't justify it. To me, Veers, Gideon, and Piett are non-negotiable to keeping the TM train running no matter who you are facing, leaving Starck and Range as the flex.
• Both Give 20% tm to the team through their teamwide buffs on a 3cd, while DT gives 40% on a 5cd. Already, the former two are better for TM gain.
• Range helps give Gideon insight stacks so he can get his daze out sooner, invaluable against teams that usually wall Imps, as well as generally giving the team TM through assists. Against similar gear levels, his protection recovery and Up can be huge too.
• Starck brings DS dispel, occasional stagger, and if you zeta him control against enemies competing for next turn when both teams are overloaded.
What DT brings over these two is a huge amount of firepower. It gets complicated with Starck bringing CC Up, CD Up, +50 AP, & Def. Down for the whole team to deal more damage, but generally people say DT out-damages all of that by himself. The other use for DT is once Gideon has his daze out, Piett can switch his mark from Gideon to DT to better protect the team.
• If you put DT in over Range, you lose alot of TM gain, teamwide shield, and daze slower, but hit wayy harder.
• If you put DT in over Starck, you lose modest TM gain and overloaded tm control, but hopefully you end up doing more damage with DT alone.
With all that said, I can't bring myself to put DT in. Imps can punch up a huge amount of GP because of their tm control. I don't see how DT helps with that enough to justify his placement on a Imp team.