Empire/Sith Turn Meter Synergies after the Emperor Rework
The Emperor's new leadership Zeta adds the following: "When a debuff on an enemy expires, Empire and Sith allies gain 5% Turn Meter." I plugged Sith and Empire characters into a spreadsheet to calculate the maximum number of debuffs they can inflict per turn, and here are the top (with a five-way tie for fifth place):
1. Darth Vader - 4.8
2. Grand Moff Tarkin - 4.0
3. Darth Sidious - 3.7
4. Sith Trooper - 2.6
5. Director Krennic (tied for fifth) - 2.2
5. Death Trooper (tied for fifth) - 2.2
5. Emperor (tied for fifth) - 2.2
5. TIE Pilot (tied for fifth) - 2.2
5. Imperial Probe Droid (tied for fifth) - 2.2
There are three other Empire characters who can grant team turn meter. Those characters are:
This creates a lot of interesting Sith and Empire synergies that can be exploited to ramp up turn meter gain. For example:
Alternatively, if you want to be more Sith-specific, you could make a team with:
1. Darth Vader - 4.8
2. Grand Moff Tarkin - 4.0
3. Darth Sidious - 3.7
4. Sith Trooper - 2.6
5. Director Krennic (tied for fifth) - 2.2
5. Death Trooper (tied for fifth) - 2.2
5. Emperor (tied for fifth) - 2.2
5. TIE Pilot (tied for fifth) - 2.2
5. Imperial Probe Droid (tied for fifth) - 2.2
There are three other Empire characters who can grant team turn meter. Those characters are:
- Admiral Thrawn: Empire allies gain 15% turn meter whenever using a special ability while Thrawn is active.
- Grand Moff Tarkin: Grants himself 15% turn meter for each debuffed enemy when using Intimidation Tactics.
- Shoretrooper: Empire allies gain 15% turn meter when using a special ability while Shoretrooper has Taunt.
This creates a lot of interesting Sith and Empire synergies that can be exploited to ramp up turn meter gain. For example:
- Emperor (Leader): Entire team gets 5% turn meter every time a debuff expires on an enemy.
- Admiral Thrawn: Each ally gets 15% turn meter when using a Special Ability.
- Darth Vader: Inflicts up to twenty debuffs with Force Crush every 5 turns, thereby generating massive turn meter gain for the entire team as those debuffs expire. Culling Blade dispells debuffs, accelerating some of this turn meter gain.
- Grand Moff Tarkin: Inflicts up to ten debuffs every 4 turns with Intimidation Tactics. Because this skills grants himself turn meter (and benefits from Admiral Thrawn's and Shoretrooper's turn meter gain), he is likely to immediately get another turn, essentially reducing the cooldown from 4 to 3.
- Shoretrooper: Although Shoretrooper doesn't inflict debuffs, he grants Empire allies 15% turn meter when they use a special ability while Shoretrooper is taunting.
Alternatively, if you want to be more Sith-specific, you could make a team with:
- Emperor (Leader): Entire team gets 5% turn meter every time a debuff expires on an enemy.
- Darth Vader: Inflicts a significant number of debuffs, granting turn meter to the team.
- Darth Sidious: Inflicts a significant number of debuffs, granting turn meter to the team.
- Sith Trooper: Inflicts a significant number of debuffs, granting turn meter to the team.
- Imperial Probe Droid: Combining probe droid with Emperor Palpatine is a uniquely powerful combination, because Palpatine can accelerate the Probe Droid's self-destruct ability.
