How the Heck Do I Beat Galactic War

1 Healers
2 dps
3 good backup squads

Big thanks to everyone trying to help me out. I've taken a lot of your input on board... It's hard as hell to have to stop going after chewy and finn after plowing so much time into them but I've switched gears and am going after starring up/leveling Fives Daka and QGJ, and getting Barriss as lead.

Thanks again and any additional comments are welcome. Below is my new lineup now level 70.

http://imgur.com/a/kQt8J

I'd focus on starring and gearing healers. I made mistake of not focusing on healers in the beginning. Here is how I usually play through GW. It usually takes me about 30 to 40mins to finish.

https://youtu.be/6HuVo5MF9vs

Mr wag - awesome video appreciate the info. Not attacking with your A squad only is a big tip

I'm going to go against the grain here and say Chewie isn't worthless in GW. GW is entirely about managing your hp and powers from one node to the next. Since this isn't arena, and there are no time limits, having a somewhat tanky hero that can taunt, heal and proc an occasional turn meter reduction is a bit useful. This is especially true if you need to buy an extra round to refresh an important skill like Barriss' heal or Lumi's force.

When you combine Chewie with RG and Barriss, you don't need extremely high dps heroes to breeze through the first three legs of a GW. You just take longer to win. Add in Daka and you'll pretty much be able to stun lock any threat on the other team while you chip away at softer targets.

Style points don't reward you more.

Since my main team is a Droid Squad (which isn't strong enough for a full GW) i build up a GW Squad which works very good.

Lumi (Leader)
JC
Daka
RG
GS

All 5 characters (since none of them is my main squad) are not fully equiped, no max level (i am 75 and my JC is 58 for example, RG only has 3 stars etc.) and at GW i face a lot of 70+ teams. My GW Squad is based on control, so i have 3 healer (+1 with Revives), the best tank (only LvL 65, gear VIII and 3* but RG is a beast) and 2 chars. with basic attack stun! So you simply grind out every other team, stun wisely, focus fire the strongest enemy (normally Sid. because his basic which apply heal. immunity). Sometimes you need to figure out, who attacks first or dodge to many attacks, simply retreat and start a different strategy, but as i said this squad works very well at GW even if its underpowered. If you face a very strong GW point, you can even run a C-Team (to catch all the special attacks) or run your A-Team (my droids steamroll two equal squads at GW).

"TheRoyalPita;387220" wrote:

Style points don't reward you more.

I refuse to believe this.

"kaytheowl;387375" wrote:

"TheRoyalPita;387220" wrote:

Style points don't reward you more.

I refuse to believe this.

I was hoping that would sneak through at 1am.

Foiled again.

I stayed away from Arena for a long while, making GW a breeze for me. It has become harder recently, but I still have completed it for well over two months now.

IG-86 is amazing.
GS is amazing.
QGJ is amazing.
Lumi is easy to get and helps greatly.
JC is also easy to get and helps greatly.

I can clear most stuff with just the above team. Lumi is my lead, for auto heals to top off health. I trade JC for a Phasma if I get a pesky Sid who avoids my jedis too much.

Ahsoka is good too, as she can do a minor heal on others and basically self-heals herself unless the AI is trying to destroy her. In short, she does good damage and self-heals/team heals.

I did not go for Daka just yet because I am getting QGJ to 7* and Ahsoka to 7* (because she is useful on her own and because I need another Jedi to do the Yoda challenge). Will be getting Daka soon.

I don't have a super deep bench, but I do have Darth Vader and Sid on backup. Sid procs a double DoT sometimes and Vader adds a bunch of DoTs and I use Vader's 3rd attack on whomever has the most DoTs for a near instakill(3rd attack does bonus damage for each negative effect on an opponent). Even a four star Vader with decent gear can pack a whallop and take a decent beating.

I finish GW every single time. I basically use only Lumi. You don't need a lot of healers.

I don't remember the last time I put in my 4 star Talia or my 5 star JC on anything other than a suicde squad. And I don't have a Barisse or Daka. Just Lumi. It must have been around level 70 or so last time I used either in GW (I'm 74, now).

I usually finish with one combination of my Arena team, just to piss someone else off. I sometimes use one suicide squad, sometimes none. I usually lose one of my tanks.

Also, in the first 3 or so nodes, obviously don't put in your weak sauce healers like Barisse or JC or Talia. Go all out offense until your protection runs down. Then I throw in Lumi lead for the passive heal for a few nodes, when it matters. Then when the punches are no longer pulled, I go with Arena type teams/leaders. Whenever there are two softies to end on, one Lumi heal is all it takes. Suicide squad or B squad potentially necessary against a node loaded with heal immunities and Savage and 555's.

Dooku L can help you get past tough nodes, even with low stars. When you can retreat and replay, the RNG Lord can get you by. But try to save him for when you need him until you get his stars up. AI doesn't save Dooku for last. Dooku L (and Dooku, himself) can change the battle at any time, so he's kinda like a wild card up your sleeve. And he will help you demolish jedi teams.

I can't see your squad in your link for some reason. But personally, I think having 2 or 3 tanks is more important than having multiple healers. Your tanks don't have to be high level. They can die and still serve their purpose. Anyhow, you will need a coupel of good tanks for Arena, eventually. RG and ST Han are both going to be necessary for a lot of squads. So I'd personally concentrate on tanks and/or Daka before investing too heavily in Barisse/JC/Talia for GW.

Barisse is overhyped for GW. I think it's because she is so limited in Arena, people who have her need to need her. She IS super useful in LS missions, though.