Please be kind, I enjoy the game, and it is a game, not my life :)I keep getting pwnd in GAC. It's always my defense. I am almost always able to clear the other side with my offensive teams, but I can't hold territories.... I don't have JKR or DR obviously.... Nor do I have Geos or Grevious at any level of value.In the current GAC, I need 5 defensive teams and at least 5 for offense.... and I've not been in top 4 since grand arena launched. EVERY match I am way outclassed, so I am trying to pump up a few more squads. Here is what I have currently.Defense BH with Bossk lead - GP 94.3k Jedis with Bast. lead, Yoda and Jolee - GP 99.5k FO KRU Lead - GP 77.8k Pheonix - GP 74.5k Rebels (Rogue One) - GP 91.6kOffense I'm using CLS - 121.5 GP (normally I defeat Revan) Ewoks - 114.3 GP (normally defeat Night Sisters or Darth Revan) Empire - 90.2 GP (normally defeat Bounty Hunters or FO) Smugglers - 92.9 GP Qi'ra, YSolo, YLando, etc. (good against a lot on offense) Mixing whatever I have left.... :(Advice?

Setting up an SWGoH profile and dropping a link to it here would be the best way to get feedback. That way people can see your characters' gear levels and mods.

"joelgs23;d-218692" wrote:Please be kind, I enjoy the game, and it is a game, not my life :)I keep getting pwnd in GAC. It's always my defense. I am almost always able to clear the other side with my offensive teams, but I can't hold territories.... I don't have JKR or DR obviously.... Nor do I have Geos or Grevious at any level of value.In the current GAC, I need 5 defensive teams and at least 5 for offense.... and I've not been in top 4 since grand arena launched. EVERY match I am way outclassed, so I am trying to pump up a few more squads. Here is what I have currently.Defense BH with Bossk lead - GP 94.3k Jedis with Bast. lead, Yoda and Jolee - GP 99.5k FO KRU Lead - GP 77.8k Pheonix - GP 74.5k Rebels (Rogue One) - GP 91.6kOffense I'm using CLS - 121.5 GP (normally I defeat Revan) Ewoks - 114.3 GP (normally defeat Night Sisters or Darth Revan) Empire - 90.2 GP (normally defeat Bounty Hunters or FO) Smugglers - 92.9 GP Qi'ra, YSolo, YLando, etc. (good against a lot on offense) Mixing whatever I have left.... :(Advice?I'd reserve FO for offense depending on what you're running. You can take Kanan and Ezra from Phoenix for Bastila lead Jedi and use GMY and Jolee for offense (hopefully under JKR lead soon for you). The biggest reason people lose GAs is because of efficiency. Even if you full clear your opponent and they clear you the goal is always to do so without dropping a battle, or to so without using full squads. If you don't have nest, she's the ace in the hole for GACs especially with qira. Same with old republic and zCarth lead. GBA is going to be key for grand arena for you for a while as well given that your opponent will almost always have them as well and how easily they decimate some strong teams. Needless to say, focus on 5 strong offensive teams, then just be better at clearing them. The defense will work itself out in time. You have to just test and work out which teams do well defensively and make sure you have good mods all around. +8-10 minimum per every mod you use.

Get your Geo's up to at least g8-9 and they're a major pain. My GBA is 4* g10 with unique zeta, and the rest are g8+. Your opponent either has to overdo it and use a very good team or blows it and loses a battle, giving you the chance to win.

"plindboe;c-2007748" wrote:"Nauros;c-2007707" wrote:"joelgs23;c-2007705" wrote:"Jack1210;c-2007688" wrote:Get your Geo's up to at least g8-9 and they're a major pain. My GBA is 4* g10 with unique zeta, and the rest are g8+. Your opponent either has to overdo it and use a very good team or blows it and loses a battle, giving you the chance to win.Hm.. sounds like a great idea, but I'm so far from that. I'll consider it though. Thanks.On the other hand, if your opponent has at least somewhat decent Traya and Sion, geos are little more than a speed bump.Not always. Geo spy can end up destroying your Traya team if you're unlucky. Yesterday a geo team slaughtered my g12 Traya, Sion, Nihilus. Also used a g10 Savage and g11 Shoretrooper. Only geo spy was left at the end, so I could finish it in the next battle. But a bit more than a speed bump.Try Count Dooku on that team, his stuns helps against geos

"Rath_Tarr;c-2007674" wrote:Setting up an SWGoH profile and dropping a link to it here would be the best way to get feedback. That way people can see your characters' gear levels and mods.This.A few general thoughts:1) JTR with BB8 and decent resistance team around her (I like Finn, RT and Scavenger Rey) are a solid "swiss army knife" offensive team for GAC. They can take down BH, FO, and several of the scoundrel teams as well. They are also helpful in phase 1 of the Sith raid. Another decent offensive team is Imperial Troopers. They can take down slower BH and NS teams - especially those without Spirit or Nest in them. 2) Some other defensive teams that I've had luck with are : - NS (especially with Spirit in the lineup)- Clones (you can use Rex lead if you don't have Shaak Ti - a high-gear zBarris team can make Clones even tougher)- Scoundrels - 2 variations: Q'ira/Nest and Carth/Mission/Z with Wampa. I like Nest on defense mainly because she can create the need for a second attack if the opponent plays her wrong (i.e. sends in CLS or leaves her for last).3) A few defensive "tweaks" to consider. First, always think "what is my opponent going to use against this...and so how can I best mess that up?" (many people try to use CLS vs. Clones - but that's why Rex lead w/Barris can create problems. Same with Wampa in the Carth team. Also, Spirit's stuns and foresight or Nest's counters in a NS defense can hurt Imperial Troopers. Also, consider adding Jango to your BH on defense if he's not already. He's really tough as the BH lead if opponents try to use any TM-gain teams against him (his lead, once he throws burning, stops TM gain - so it's good vs. ImpTroopers, Empire, etc.). Finally, put teams that usually use the same counter back to back - so, for example, if you suspect people are using Imperial Troopers against your NS and BH, put the BH in the front territory and the NS in the back territory, directly behind them.

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Han_Gerbil
Seasoned Novice
6 years ago
"Nauros;c-2007673" wrote:
What is the rest of your smugglers? With L3 and Vandor Chewie, they make a pretty good defensive team, so maybe use them on def instead.

I don't have Vandor Chewie very high. He's like, G8 right now. The rest of the team is:

Qi'ra - G11, Zeta
Young Solo - G12, Zeta
Young Lando - G12, Zeta
L3 - G12
Nest - G11, Zeta

However, if the opponent has Nest, I use her to solo them alone, then I insert whoever is available.
Han_Gerbil
Seasoned Novice
6 years ago
"Rath_Tarr;c-2007674" wrote:
Setting up an SWGoH profile and dropping a link to it here would be the best way to get feedback. That way people can see your characters' gear levels and mods.

Oh, very cool. How do I do that? Thanks so much. I did not know it was possible.
WisBadgers13
6 years ago
"joelgs23;c-2007694" wrote:
"Rath_Tarr;c-2007674" wrote:
Setting up an SWGoH profile and dropping a link to it here would be the best way to get feedback. That way people can see your characters' gear levels and mods.

Oh, very cool. How do I do that? Thanks so much. I did not know it was possible.

https://swgoh.gg/settings/sync/
Han_Gerbil
Seasoned Novice
6 years ago
"Jack1210;c-2007688" wrote:
Get your Geo's up to at least g8-9 and they're a major pain. My GBA is 4* g10 with unique zeta, and the rest are g8+. Your opponent either has to overdo it and use a very good team or blows it and loses a battle, giving you the chance to win.

Hm.. sounds like a great idea, but I'm so far from that. I'll consider it though. Thanks.
nabokovfan87
6 years ago
"joelgs23;c-2007705" wrote:
"Jack1210;c-2007688" wrote:
Get your Geo's up to at least g8-9 and they're a major pain. My GBA is 4* g10 with unique zeta, and the rest are g8+. Your opponent either has to overdo it and use a very good team or blows it and loses a battle, giving you the chance to win.

Hm.. sounds like a great idea, but I'm so far from that. I'll consider it though. Thanks.

Makes sense, but you have to start somewhere.... I try to focus on the best 3-5 teams in the game at all times. Best advice I'd give a new/lower player.
plindboe
6 years ago
"Nauros;c-2007707" wrote:
"joelgs23;c-2007705" wrote:
"Jack1210;c-2007688" wrote:
Get your Geo's up to at least g8-9 and they're a major pain. My GBA is 4* g10 with unique zeta, and the rest are g8+. Your opponent either has to overdo it and use a very good team or blows it and loses a battle, giving you the chance to win.

Hm.. sounds like a great idea, but I'm so far from that. I'll consider it though. Thanks.

On the other hand, if your opponent has at least somewhat decent Traya and Sion, geos are little more than a speed bump.

Not always. Geo spy can end up destroying your Traya team if you're unlucky. Yesterday a geo team slaughtered my g12 Traya, Sion, Nihilus. Also used a g10 Savage and g11 Shoretrooper. Only geo spy was left at the end, so I could finish it in the next battle. But a bit more than a speed bump.
EmpressRey
6 years ago
Wait wait wait.... you defeat Darth Revan with Ewoks? How TF? Are these low geared Darth Revans?
Nikoms565
6 years ago
"TVF;c-2007881" wrote:
"Nauros;c-2007707" wrote:
"joelgs23;c-2007705" wrote:
"Jack1210;c-2007688" wrote:
Get your Geo's up to at least g8-9 and they're a major pain. My GBA is 4* g10 with unique zeta, and the rest are g8+. Your opponent either has to overdo it and use a very good team or blows it and loses a battle, giving you the chance to win.

Hm.. sounds like a great idea, but I'm so far from that. I'll consider it though. Thanks.

On the other hand, if your opponent has at least somewhat decent Traya and Sion, geos are little more than a speed bump.

I love when my opponent wastes a good offensive team like Traya on my bugs.

Exactly. That's why the first thing I check are my opponents jawas. If they aren't g11+, bugs on defense in the front - get that Traya team used up.
Keydash1
6 years ago
"Nauros;c-2007707" wrote:

On the other hand, if your opponent has at least somewhat decent Traya and Sion, geos are little more than a speed bump.

If your opponent uses their Traya on your G8 bugs, that's a win. It looks like this player is Div6 or lower - at that level, people have very few teams as strong as Traya.
Beaks-FR
6 years ago
The way I look at GAC is which squads generally do better on DEF.

For me it’s DRevan North, JRevan South.

Also mods play a HUGE roll.
Example; I use a Helmet Squad along with DRevan so I know they will be hit 1st.
( Veers, Starck, SnowTrooper, MagmaTrooper, StormTrooper. )
I have my Storm setup with 4 Offense, 2 Health but along with Def/Tenacity secondary perks so he can take a hit while taunting and not get a debuff.
My SnowTrooper I set up for pure Crits due to 1 of his specials.

Biggest advice is use mods to play off what you want that character to “ specifically “ do while in combat. Sure DEF Squad follows a gambit system you can still alter it some due to mods.

Some examples I say ( opinion ) are good for DEF squads are IMPERIAL TROOPERS lead by Veers, FO Lead by Kylo UM, Ewoks ( very underestimated squad ) and Both Revan’s, Bounty’s. ( BHs to me are the JACK of all TRADES meaning they have a Lead for just about anything and can possibly beat any squad. )