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wearesyke
8 years ago

DN (L) + Rex = Win?

Around 90% of the teams I face in the 25-30 range all have one of the following toons:
Kylo
Dooku
Palpatine
Stun, shock, and healing immunity are my biggest threats for DN lead. I am interested in maybe having Rex in my team for the squad discipline ability. Here is my team currently:
DN (L) 5* G9
Dooku 7* G9
Vader 5* G9
Sith Trooper 4* G9
Maul 6* G9
The plan would be to switch out Maul or Vader for Rex. Get Rex to be the fastest (~210 if that's possible). He would use squad discipline at the start, giving tenacity up and 30% TM to everyone. Dooku uses stun, DN uses Drain Force, Sith trooper begins to taunt, Maul AOE Daze.
Is this a possible idea? Sith trooper would protect Rex and Maul since they are both a little squishy. Tenacity up would prevent all the stuns and shocks to apply and by the end of turn 2
I have a significant advantage.
Should I switch Rex for Vader or Maul? Should I switch him in at all or is this a bad idea?
I am Level 76 for reference.
Most of the teams in the 20-40 are Wiggs - kylo/boba/palp/St Han
or Dn - Dooku/palp
  • Vice_Torn's avatar
    Vice_Torn
    Rising Newcomer
    8 years ago
    You seek YODA..... Sorry had to say it...

    Savage might be an option if you need a cleanser...

    Rex is Glass... You need a tank to protect him till he can move.... Rex(L) teams work because Rex gains TM on crits, so he is able to move early. DN(L) + Rex would be easy to defeat, just stun Rex early.

    GK would be an option for a cleanser on a DN team. As would Chaze...

    Rex is strong if in the leader position... but IMO is to slow otherwise. For a non-leader spot, Yoda can offer more...

    -With good speed focused Mods Yoda can move first, and give your squad Tendacity Up (and foresight with zeta). Tendacity UP + Foresight means It will harder for the AI to remove Tendacity UP from all your toons.

    -If you use EP and do his "let the hate flow attack" you drop all enemies below 100% health, making Yodas #2 special a reliable stun attack.
  • jadrian94's avatar
    jadrian94
    8 years ago
    I've ran DN (zL) SA Sith trooper GK and Rex. Couldn't beat top tier teams with r2 because of burn.
  • Vice_Torn's avatar
    Vice_Torn
    Rising Newcomer
    8 years ago
    "Mazurka;c-1117150" wrote:
    I've ran DN (zL) SA Sith trooper GK and Rex. Couldn't beat top tier teams with r2 because of burn.


    Which is why yoda, get tenacity up first.... Note: don't use DN's force drain right away, let enemy Vader and R2 do their AOE debuffs into tendacity up first.

    I run zDN Dooku EP zYoda GK. And beat almost everything and I finish #1. Rex triple cleanse is easy to beat. Some Zaul teams can be tricky. One team near the top I have issues with is... Boba Wiggs JKA R2
  • wearesyke's avatar
    wearesyke
    8 years ago
    I was actually originally thinking about using Yoda since I will be unlocking him tomorrow. But only at 5* since my jedi team is balls.

    Is a G9 5* Yoda still viable in the arena?

    Should I switch out Vader or Maul for Yoda? Thanks for all the input so far!
  • Vice_Torn's avatar
    Vice_Torn
    Rising Newcomer
    8 years ago
    I think swap out Vader... Depends who your facing really.

    Yoda can have nice speed at 5star.... Speed depends on gear and mods. But he won't survive long if targeted.

    Rex could be a good option at 7star vs 5star yoda. But you would need to really push his speed or have an auto taunt.
  • wearesyke's avatar
    wearesyke
    8 years ago
    I only have a 5* Rex as well. So this would mean I should just focus on Yoda. I will continue to buy rex shards in the fleet shipments just to get him to 7*. My turn order right now is:
    Dooku (197) stuns, Vader (175) force crush to get debuffs for DN, DN (173) uses drain force to increase everyones cooldowns due to vaders force crush, Sith trooper is now taunting, defense up, and retribution, maul (150) AOE daze.
    Can I afford to lose those debuffs for DN? I know its still 50% without but the guarenteed cooldown increase is really awesome at the start of a battle. Also, I cant get Maul to be faster than DN, he is just too slow. What would you recommend?
  • Vice_Torn's avatar
    Vice_Torn
    Rising Newcomer
    8 years ago
    ACK! get zetas in ship shipments. Get Rex/Maul in guild shipments.

    Given the speeds you mentioned... I would say keep vader:).

    Yoda gains 10 Speed in his gear 7 set.
    Yoda gains Speed no speed in his gear 8 or 9 sets
    Yoda gains +6 speed in his gear 10 set,

    Note: gear 10 set is the gear available at gear 10, to promote to gear 11.

    So if you get Yoda to gear 7 and add the gear 7 gear that gives speed thats enough.

    Equip the best speed mods you can to Yoda, I have mine at 265 speed. 230 should be very doable.

    The idea is for Yoda to go early before he can be debuffed or killed.

    You can try to use REX, again the key is him surviving to remove the Debuffs. It will be a nice counter push if you can use his special (removes debuffs, adds tm / tendacity up).
  • wearesyke's avatar
    wearesyke
    8 years ago
    I know :( I need better mods. But all I get is grey 5 dot health mods. Gamble on speed sometimes but it's never double digit. Have 2 +30 and they are on Vader and nihilus. I will unlock Yoda tomorrow and get him to G9. Do some testing and see what I can figure out! Thanks for all the help!
  • wearesyke's avatar
    wearesyke
    8 years ago
    1. I'm assuming you mean zQGJ lead Jedi teams. No one is even near that on my shard yet. Highest level is 82.
    2. I have Maul, Dooku, and vader, all of which have increased power against Jedi. I have never lost to a Jedi team yet. I will prey on them

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