New Player with 7* Scavenger Rey - Best Squad to focus on?

"dmcneice;d-186028" wrote:
Hi all. I bought a few Google Play Cards last year for another game, but I got a few crystals and a 7* Scavenger Rey and only just started playing the game (just hit level 35). Bought a few of the character packs with the crystals, then discovered these forums.

I know it says everywhere on here to focus on a Phoenix Team, I am wondering if that holds true when I have 7* Scavenger Rey. I also have 4* Finn, 3* Luke (Farmboy), 3* Jedi Consular, 3* Clone Wars Chewy, Cassian and Princess Leia.

Would it be best to aim for a resistance team, or to dump all of these in the plan for a phoenix team?

It’s still best to go for Phoenix, who’ll unlock Palpatine and Thrawn. Then you should farm three more Empire units, so you have a full Empire team (I suggest Vader, Tarkin, and TFP). Also get a bounty hunter team, mostly for credit heists (Boba, Cad, IG-88, Greedo, Dengar/Zam). After those three teams, you can go with resistance if you want to. They have some uses, namely p1 and p2 of the Sith Raid. But usually next are the CLS requirements (Old Ben, Leia, ST Han, R2D2, and Luke Farmboy).
Warrior’s Pillars are slightly outdated, but this is a pretty good idea of who you should farm and when:



Since you have a 7* Scav Rey, you should look in the guild recruitment section for a doing heroic raids that will accept you. A good guild is important, and you’ll want to get Han Solo and Gen Ken quickly.

And stop buying chromium cards. Spend your crystals on energy refreshes, that way you can get shards of characters you’re actually farming instead of K2SO or Poe or someone.

Good luck!

"dmcneice;d-186028" wrote:
Hi all. I bought a few Google Play Cards last year for another game, but I got a few crystals and a 7* Scavenger Rey and only just started playing the game (just hit level 35). Bought a few of the character packs with the crystals, then discovered these forums.

As DaPowerfulJedi noted, crystals for energy refreshes are a much better use of your money.

"dmcneice;d-186028" wrote:
I know it says everywhere on here to focus on a Phoenix Team, I am wondering if that holds true when I have 7* Scavenger Rey. I also have 4* Finn, 3* Luke (Farmboy), 3* Jedi Consular, 3* Clone Wars Chewy, Cassian and Princess Leia.

With that start you could go for Rey, Finn (Cantina) , Resistance Trooper (Regular), Resistance Pilot (GW store) and Rose Tico (Regular) and have an unusual but effective early game team.

You will then need First Order in order to unlock BB8 followed by Jedi Training Rey.

"dmcneice;d-186028" wrote:
Would it be best to aim for a resistance team, or to dump all of these in the plan for a phoenix team?

Depends what you want.

Phoenix -> Empire is the optimal path and thus the meta but it is not the only way to succeed.

Scav Rey is great and all, but I'd probably still go the Phoenix --> Empire route. By herself she doesn't unlock anything, and with the exception of Finn, none of the characters you could currently team her up with will help you unlock Jedi Training Rey.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I guess my question is, at what point would i switch over to a full phoenix team. I have 4 members of phoenix unlocked, but they are at 2 stars, and Scav Rey hits like an absolute truck. Would it be once the phoenix team hits say 4-5 stars?

Once you have 5 Phoenix with Hera lead at maybe 4* and G7 (gear level 7 they get protection) then I’d probably drop Rey - reason is that the Phoenix share their Uniques across the whole team! Up until then use Rey along with them.
Since you have a 7* sRey i would suggest farming Resistance Trooper as your hardmode Farm early on - he’s the slowest Resistance Farm. It won’t get in the way of your farming Phoenix unless you desperately want Sabine!

Phoenix -> Empire
PLUS —> 3+ strong Scoundrels for Credit Heist e.g. Boba Fett, Cad Bane, Greedo, STHan.

That’s your basic 3 teams.