As the title says. With Thrawn event coming up I am trying to weigh up the pros and cons of trying to get Thrawns ship (Chimera) - the fact that 6* Homeone is ridiculously hard means I will have to invest a serious amount of resources and time to try and farm up the necessary Pilots / Ships which I have at 5* atm..so my question is:1. Is Chimera that much better than Executrix?Both seem to rely on their ultimates winning the match - does Executrix get there faster than Chimera, from what i have read people say Chimera is a slower ship so why is it seen as the ultimate capital ship?2. What is the best meta ships to go with Executrix and is this different with Chimera? Again from what I have read both ships rely on TL teams and Tie Reaper TM manipulation - is there a particular composition that works better with one and not the other?3. How important is star levels on Chimera? I can probably get 5* but am not sure whether to shift to using it as my arena capital ship (I currently run with 6* Executrix).4. Which capital ship is better on defense?Thanks in advance for suggestions

Chimeara beats executrix and all the other ones no matter defense or offense

"catharsis478;c-1518713" wrote:"Woodroward;c-1518706" wrote:Fleet isn't a solved riddle, people just get hung up on using the ships that have the most useful pilots in other places or take advantage of bugged ships (FOTF). Huh. Honestly curious here, but how exactly is FOTF bugged?Gains more tm and deals more damage than it is supposed to.

@swgoh_jackson thanks mate v.well explained much appreciated :)

"Nokhai;c-1521325" wrote:So this is me : i don't have Thrawn or his capital ship and i don't even bother trying to get them as there is nothing in this universe that will make me invest in those worthless Phoenix toons just to get Thrawn.I use Tarkin's Execturix as a capital ship and even though my fleet arena power is almost 420 k i went from a top 30 player to barely hitting 300 now.And i really don't care about this,i love the Executrix and i wouldn't change it for anything.PS : i only do one ship battle a day just for the dailies and that's all.You may not like them, and that's certainly your choice, but objectively they are far from worthless.

"Nokhai;c-1521325" wrote:So this is me : i don't have Thrawn or his capital ship and i don't even bother trying to get them as there is nothing in this universe that will make me invest in those worthless Phoenix toons just to get Thrawn.I use Tarkin's Execturix as a capital ship and even though my fleet arena power is almost 420 k i went from a top 30 player to barely hitting 300 now.And i really don't care about this,i love the Executrix and i wouldn't change it for anything.PS : i only do one ship battle a day just for the dailies and that's all.i hope you are without a guild...or hoepfully in a just for fun guild, otherwise your guildmember must just hate you for knowingly not farming and gearing toons (phoenix) and ships (like thrawns capship) that are needed either in ds or ls tb

Executrix vs Chimera - Which is better on Offense and Defence?

38 Replies

cw888
8 years ago
Maxed out Chimera matches rarely ever reach their turn to use ultimates. Either you lose before then or you win.
putnam336
8 years ago
Chimeara beats executrix and all the other ones no matter defense or offense
Kreontas7
8 years ago
Chimaera is so much better than any other capital ship that it’s not even funny. And yes it’s ultimate ability is not even that relevant.
I got it 5* the first time it came, and it was miles better than my 6* executrix and other people’s 7* executrux ir other capital ships.
As for what ships, fleet is pretty “solved” the best team is Biggs, Vader, TFP, FOTFP, Reaper.
You can run it with any capital, but chimaera is just so much better.
tarugo91
8 years ago
Chimera > Executrix. Close thread.
sirgreensparrow
8 years ago
"Kreontas;c-1518592" wrote:
Chimaera is so much better than any other capital ship that it’s not even funny. And yes it’s ultimate ability is not even that relevant.
I got it 5* the first time it came, and it was miles better than my 6* executrix and other people’s 7* executrux ir other capital ships.
As for what ships, fleet is pretty “solved” the best team is Biggs, Vader, TFP, FOTFP, Reaper.
You can run it with any capital, but chimaera is just so much better.

This exactly, there is really no variety worth talking about in fleet, if you don't run something very close to this you will drop very hard.
almightywood
8 years ago
I run full Republic under Mace and I can say that since Thrawn has come around a couple of times I see myself actually falling out of the top 20 these days. I still always top my central US payout time though.

Facing any capital ship but Thrawn I have no problems winning. With Thrawn, that ultimate ability kills my clone sergeant which can neuter my attempts to kill TFP.

It's 100% the ultimate ability that makes Thrawn's capital ship so dangerous to my fleet. If it wasn't for that, I could win against those TIE fleets with no problem.

Fleet isn't a solved riddle, people just get hung up on using the ships that have the most useful pilots in other places or take advantage of bugged ships (FOTF).

One thing is certain, Thrawn is almost always the best capital ship to run with your fleet... except for my fleet. It doesn't work well without Mace.
jedilord1
Rising Ace
8 years ago
most of the time the battle is over bevor i can use chimaeras instant kill, before chimaera was invented the executrix could as good as always win with it´s ultimate... i guess the reason why lies in chimaeras unique "fierce loyality" no other cap ship gives such high bonus always and constantly, reinforcement bonus fits to it also
almightywood
8 years ago
"catharsis478;c-1518713" wrote:
"Woodroward;c-1518706" wrote:

Fleet isn't a solved riddle, people just get hung up on using the ships that have the most useful pilots in other places or take advantage of bugged ships (FOTF).

Huh.

Honestly curious here, but how exactly is FOTF bugged?

Gains more tm and deals more damage than it is supposed to.
CountPookoo
8 years ago
@swgoh_jackson thanks mate v.well explained much appreciated :)
Player_js3t46np
8 years ago
Chim works best for me but right now I'm making do without Reaper and FOTF. My starting 5 are:
Biggs
Geo Soldier
Vader
TFP
Maul

With a bench of:
Boba - Slave I
Jedi Consular
Wedge
And some random high power rating phoenix ship.

I take 1st usually and drop to like 17-24 ish in a mostly Chim arena. My bench is great because I can use Boba if I've landed a lot of target locks, JC if I need to do a targeted heal or get Vader to hit a Tie Fighter, and Wedge if I need to snipe a single target locked enemy. I'm replacing the Phoenix ship with Reaper when I get it and Shore/DT to 7*.

Geo Soldier is underrated by the way. His assist can be deadly after Chim buffs my team up.

Edit: My strat with Chim is to ALWAYS use his buff/Debuff move 1st no matter what. Gotta make the enemy do less damage to survive, especially with FOTFs around.