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tromedlov13's avatar
9 years ago

IG-100

I've heard some thoughts on him post update.

That he might not only be ok, but actually good. I'm running a droid squad on my second account but had ignored him so far.

Any confirmation that it would be worth looking into him now?
  • Check out the videos that @UNivek posted on this string:
    https://forums.galaxy-of-heroes.starwars.ea.com/discussion/28430/1-droid-tank-team-after-update#latest

    Shows 3 arena fights with IG-100 in action.

    It's less than 24 hours into the update, but I'm running my 6* IG-100 in my HK led droid team and 100 seems like quality.
  • I am going to farm him eventually... IMO he is the coolest looking toon in the game and he is fun to use... I pulled him out of a bronzium and use him in the tank challenge.

    Between him and RG and then some damagers that seems like a tough team!
  • I actually like him in my empire turn reduction team...

    He has big hp's, counter attacks and a chance for offense down on basic. His aoe has a solid turn reduction chance and although his natural speed is garbage it gets to a respectable level with boosts from his unique and aoe skills.

    He is solid and tanky, can slow down the other team and can help stack negative effects (for even more Vader culling blade damage) and is tough for the other team to wear down.

    I have him at *7 and gear 8 at the moment but I'm not sure if he has a place yet in my team yet... once they fix Old Ben's leader ability in thinking Old Ben (L), RG, Magmatrooper, Vader and IG-100 will be a nasty group
  • So long as you can get him his own speed buff or Poggles he is amazing. If you use HK he attacks more than other droids because of the crit turn meter gain on his counters. But if he's your last character and is getting struck every turn he's gonna lose without a poggle +offense lead.
  • I geared him up somewhat (he's easy going until purple) to try him in the tanks challenge. I didn't find him very convincing, but I thought it was a good way to try him out at a low cost. I was thinking his TM gain on special would be good, but it was barely noticeable, he's very slow to start with.

    He did much better today in the Empire omega event, but that's not particularly competitive (not indicative of Arena battles).
  • I have him at lvl 74 7* G9 plus one piece, still missing 100 stun cuffs and 50 stun guns to fill out his available gear 9 slots. I run him an a droid aoe crit team. HK 74 7* G8 Max (no pre crafted items) lead, 88 74 7* G8 Max, 100, Phasma 74 7* G8, RG 74 5* G8 Max.

    High HP team with tanks toons and a glass cannon. The HK lead gives turn meter on crits and all three droids do aoes. Phasma gives advantage and the droids get multiple crits on each aoe filling turn meter and allowing them to go twice a lot. Royal Guard there to try to stop 88 from getting taken out too soon.

    IG-100 is pretty good now. I have used him in a few different droid teams. High Hp, decent counter chance, turn meter reduction on aoe. Damage isn't high, but it is not bad. He gets speed up if left alone for a round and offense up if left alone for another round. With HK lead with turn meter on crit, he gets to go twice a lot, giving himself a buff right away. He spends most of the match with speed up and offense up. His speed is very low, but with the speed up and turn meter gains he is deceptively fast and goes twice a lot. He can also crit on his counter and gain turn meter with HK lead.

    I need to do more testing with him in various comps. I have only really use him with HK lead. He is definitely improved and fits better in this meta than he did previously.

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