IG-86: Why?
IG-86 is terrible. So terrible, in fact, I refuse to promote him. GA benefits aside (but not ignored), there's an argument to be made that you should simply collect his shards, without promoting him...
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If you have HK, 88, and 86 from three years ago when they were the meta, then the post is moot. Those 3 kept me #1 in arena on my shard for 2-4 months. I am definitely not taking 86 to g12 right now, but those 3 still have a lot of good uses. Mine is modded for 186 speed. I am not unhappy I have this character, and if you put full speed gear on IG86 to go first , he will use his special attack which is almost guaranteed to crit and give the droids tm boost. It is a niche in the game now. I team them with Daka and Ewok Elder now often whenever I use them. I don't have a good Ewok or NS team so it works for me. That team chewed through Galactic War fast before it could be simulated, and it is still a decent Grand Arena defense combo if you already have the team. Your opponent will need to bring a worthy team to beat it.
