Darth Nihilus lead

"lisztophobia;c-1172662" wrote:

"IE4TAPPL3S;c-1172654" wrote:

"lisztophobia;c-1172639" wrote:

"IE4TAPPL3S;c-1172320" wrote:
@CleverWes I don't have Shore but what about royal guard? He will help Palp survive with his auto taunt. He'd pretty much just act as a sponge but also has a stun

RG's taunt alone isn't enough to protect EP. Any time that EP can be targeted, there is a possibility that he may be killed in one hit by some imbalanced super attack like the Wiggs team-up. Too many times you'll just end up with an RG who taunted after EP already died.

You can't risk leaving EP vulnerable to direct hits because it'll just attract people whose squads are fast enough to kill him on the first turn, knowing it'll be a 4 vs 5 battle right from the start. That's why EP needs a tank who will taunt before EP gets attacked -- meaning either the taunt goes up before the battle begins (Shoretrooper, Baze) or extremely early (ideally a Sith Trooper teamed with a fast modded Sith Assassin or Dooku).

Either a preemptive taunt, or EP needs to hide behind a group stealth ability like Maul's zeta leadership or R2-D2's special ability.

I didn't realize Sith Troopers taunt acted the same as RG's. Definitely using him

Right. Like RG, Sith Trooper will taunt when a Sith ally dips below 50% HP.

But more crucially, Sith Trooper will taunt as soon as a Sith ally uses a special ability. So they can force him to taunt from the start if they're fast enough and, if things go the right way, renew his taunt until either he dies or his team wins.

Add in retribution, and the ability to get protection up even on a Nihilus team, and you get one of the best kept secret weapons for a Sith Team, especially under Zeta Nihilus. 150% health steal and retribution makes it nearly impossible to kill him with out daze or heal immunity.