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Character Strategy- Emperor Palpatine

UNIT NAME: Emperor Palpatine
ALIGNMENT: Dark
CATEGORIES: Dark Side, Sith, Empire, Support

ABILITIES:
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Basic: LIGHTNING STRIKE
FINAL TEXT: Deal Special damage to target enemy and Shock them for 3 turns. Then, Palpatine gains 15% Turn Meter for each Shocked enemy. Shock: Can't gain Health, Buffs, or bonus Turn Meter.

Special 1: The Power of the Dark Side
FINAL TEXT: Deal Special damage to all enemies with a 70% chance to Stun them for 1 turn. Shocked enemies are Stunned for 2 turns and have their Shock dispelled. All allies gain Offense Up for 2 turns. (Cooldown 4)

Special 2: Let the Hate Flow
FINAL TEXT: All other units lose 5% Health and Palptine recovers Health equal to 150% the total amount lost. Palpatine gains 50% Turn Meter for each Shocked enemy. All allies gain Health Steal Up for 1 turn. (Cooldown 3)

Leader: Emperor of the Galactic Empire
FINAL TEXT: (ZETA) Empire and Sith allies have +35% Potency and 35% Max Health. Jedi and Rebel enemies have -35% Potency and -35% Evasion. When an Empire ally inflicts a debuff during their turn, they gain 20% Turn Meter. When a Sith ally inflicts a debuff during their turn, they recover 20% Health. When a debuff on an enemy expires, Empire and Sith allies gain 5% Turn Meter.

Unique: Crackling Doom
FINAL TEXT: (ZETA) While Palpatine is active, at the start of each enemy turn, they take damage equal to 20% of their Max Health for each of the following: they are Shocked; they are a Jedi; they are a Rebel. This damage can't defeat enemies. Palpatine has +50% Max Protection, and, when he inflicts Shock, he gains 5% Max Protection until the end of the encounter.

150 Replies

  • I want my zetas back... EP to me, on my very mature server, feels weaker than before, and still dies if anyone sneezes. That moment in the light that DS just had... Was our hope. Our hope is the death star and CeeGee is the rebels.

  • "Sacull_Kinslayer;c-1457899" wrote:
    I want my zetas back... EP to me, on my very mature server, feels weaker than before, and still dies if anyone sneezes. That moment in the light that DS just had... Was our hope. Our hope is the death star and CeeGee is the rebels.


    upgrading to g12 might help vs squishyness though...
  • "Sacull_Kinslayer;c-1457899" wrote:
    I want my zetas back... EP to me, on my very mature server, feels weaker than before, and still dies if anyone sneezes. That moment in the light that DS just had... Was our hope. Our hope is the death star and CeeGee is the rebels.


    Once he’s maxed out on gear he’s pretty solid. His lead and his unique get him up over 80k of health and protection with the right mods..higher if you want to sacrifice potency.
  • Palps can be squishy still. I have him gear 12 and 1 zeta. Well modded. CLS took mine out with full health and 1/4 the protection left, with 1 hit. It's just, sometimes it's all about what the computer gives, when your battling a squad. Overall, he is blazen! Do gear 12+, Fill the gear 12-13 squares and give him 2 zetas. Also well modded with speed. He will be a brick!
  • His leadership is one of the best in the game and that lives even if he dies. I have mine maxed and I don't find him to be any squishier than DN who is also on my arena team.
  • Ok. I've calmed down from my original post. I'm running EzPz, vader (no z on unique), DzNz, Thrawn (no z), and KRU/GK. These are my thoughts now that I've had time to reflect:

    1) my God does Empire/sith need a utility tank taunter that is as good as GK. It is sad how much better he is than anything else. Utility wise kru is the best option DS has (imo) but he loses out on everything in EP Leadership.

    2) did CG even watch the movie? It still makes me agitated how ridiculously much better jtr is. KRU was equally Bravo Alpha in the movie if not much more so than whining Rey was. She won in that category though. Only thing she doesn't do better is taunt but r2 can take care of that...

    3) EP Leadership should be Empire/DS but that won't happen. Or kru considered Sith. Also won't happen and I don't have an issue with it as the category Sith stands. You could argue that there needs to be a Dark Force user category or that Sith should encompass Dark Force users. That I could be ok with and it would make sense.

    3) EP himself. Don't make my mistake and try to use EP too early. It was... frustrating. EP HAS to be g12 if you're on an old server. Mine is fully geared now. All available pieces are applied. He HAS to have BOTH zetas. One will not suffice. He is too squishy without the unique and if you don't zeta the leader then what's the point. His zeta leadership is the point. Potency cross vs Protection cross is user preference. I've used both and everything seems to get resisted a lot regardless. With potency cross (over 100 potency) I saw his AOE stun get resisted by everyone multiple times. So I put in a faster protection cross. Even with full protection he is squishy but not as bad as before... Even old Ben attacking was scary before... Now he /might/ survive the triple assist of whining Rey, basketball, and LS God of Utility R2.


    (By the way... Bb8 looks hilarious stunned)
  • (Son of a... I had a huge post... Completely gone after an auto save... Wtf)

    Round 2

    Here are my thoughts after having some time to more thoroughly test it out. I am running EzPz, Vader, DzNz, Thrawn, and KRUz/GK.

    1) dear God does Empire/Sith need a utility tank taunter like GK. It is ridiculous how good he is. KRUz is the most utilitarian DS tank (imo) but he loses out on all EP leadership bonus. EP Leadership should be Empire/DS. But that'll never happen. Or Kru to be sith. That won't happen either and I don't have an issue with that on how Sith is defined currently. You could state that the game needs a Dark Force user category, or that Sith should encompass Dark Force users. That I would be ok with.

    2) did they watch the same movie we did? Kru was EASILY as Bravo Alpha as whining Rey was. If not more so. It still damages my calm to think how much ridiculously more powerful she is than Kru. In the last movie the only thing she won handily at was whining. (Seems like a theme in the movies with young wannabe Jedi). She does everything better in game. The only thing she doesn't do is taunt but the LS God of Utility R2 can take care of that too.

    3) back on topic... Don't make the same mistake as I did. If you're on a mature shard then here are a few things about EP. EP HAS to have both zetas. He is too squishy without the unique. And if you don't zeta the leadership then what's the point. His leadership is the point. EP must be g12. Only then can he stand up to the ridiculous LS damage and maybe survive. Before that Old Ben's damage is scary (slight exaggeration). Now he /might/ survive a triple assist of Whining Rey, basketball, and LS God of Utility R2.

    (Btw Bb8 looks hilarious stunned)

    PS Raid Han Zolo is the bane of EP Leadership. Kill him as safe as possible or you will kill yourself.

  • "Sacull_Kinslayer;c-1472166" wrote:
    I give up. Lost 2 long posts while editing. Maybe they'll reappear. I'm out


    They reappeared and are helpful. Thanks

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