Mace… reworked for JMK, or Plug-n-Play?
There are some gripes going around the forum about Mace’s rework will only make JMK teams that much better, but I don’t believe his rework is specifically intended to help JMK… in fact, I believe his kit is so plug & play that it might even be wasteful to use him as CAT bait. Let’s investigate:
Under Padmé, he will become tankier than an M1A1… especially if CAT is paired in there. He will hit very hard, as he gains bonus to offense based off his max health. He will bring a form of health and protection (read: banner) recovery, making the team more offensively viable. He could feasibly replace GK with his new taunting mechanic, or could work will with both GK and Padme’s mass-assist to bring AB. The downside is he will lose his TM gain abilities.
Under JML, Mace can fill a support role similar to Aayla, but with much more utility. Constantly calling Mace to assist will spread a plague of AB to your foes. Constantly calling Mace will also give him tons of TM, to get to Shatterpoint quicker… which looks like it could have dire consequences for Lord Failure comps when spammed. If JML is taunting and attacked, Mace will constantly proc Vaapad, quickly ramping up his stats and making him a major threat if left unchecked… which is likely to happen if playing against AI.
Under JKR, Mace will give the team similar utility as with JML, perhaps to a lesser-degree. Depending on how hard he hits and how Tanky he becomes, it might be feasible to pull GMY away, or use him in place of GK for those early and mid-game players.
Heck, Mace might be even find utility on a Shak Clones team, if you wanted to make a GAS + 1 team for offense.
The only place it seems he won’t fit in well is… under his own leadership.
In conclusion, I think Mace being CATbait is antiquated.
Under Padmé, he will become tankier than an M1A1… especially if CAT is paired in there. He will hit very hard, as he gains bonus to offense based off his max health. He will bring a form of health and protection (read: banner) recovery, making the team more offensively viable. He could feasibly replace GK with his new taunting mechanic, or could work will with both GK and Padme’s mass-assist to bring AB. The downside is he will lose his TM gain abilities.
Under JML, Mace can fill a support role similar to Aayla, but with much more utility. Constantly calling Mace to assist will spread a plague of AB to your foes. Constantly calling Mace will also give him tons of TM, to get to Shatterpoint quicker… which looks like it could have dire consequences for Lord Failure comps when spammed. If JML is taunting and attacked, Mace will constantly proc Vaapad, quickly ramping up his stats and making him a major threat if left unchecked… which is likely to happen if playing against AI.
Under JKR, Mace will give the team similar utility as with JML, perhaps to a lesser-degree. Depending on how hard he hits and how Tanky he becomes, it might be feasible to pull GMY away, or use him in place of GK for those early and mid-game players.
Heck, Mace might be even find utility on a Shak Clones team, if you wanted to make a GAS + 1 team for offense.
The only place it seems he won’t fit in well is… under his own leadership.
In conclusion, I think Mace being CATbait is antiquated.
