Phoenix then Empire; now what?

"Amiga;c-2266726" wrote:
What levels does Vader need to be solo? Can he do the entire Rancor?

I want to get to Malevolence, maybe need to push my guild or move . . .

"Waqui;c-2266625" wrote:
In addition to @Intimmydation 's advice:

Since your guild doesn' t sim raids yet, you should either unlock CLS (you have all the required characters already) or zeta Vader's lead ASAP to be able to solo heroic Rancor raids. You will earn significantly better rewards (and more Han Solo shards) with a solo.

Also gear up your geonosians until you have all 5 ready to do the Wat mission in the Separatist Might TB. That will help you join a significantly stronger guild that plays Separatist Might and may sim AAT and Rancor raids while playing heroic Sith raid. Gearing the 3 Geonosian pilots will also help you stay competitive in fleet arena (a great source for crystals) - especially after you unlock Malevolence (through Separatist Might TB).

Your current g11 on Vader, Tarkin and EP suffices. The tactics when using a full team of empire/Sith lead by Vader with zeta lead is to constantly remove turnmeter from the enemies so that they never take a turn while you build up enough debuffs on them to be able to one-shot them in the end with Culling Blade. Tarkin's AoE and Thrawn's fracture remove additional turnmeter. Save those abilities for when the Rancor's turnmeter builds too high. Put a bit of crit chance mods on TFP to help land tenacity down early on (and better land other debuffs). Tenacity down doesn't affect the turnmeter removal from Zader's lead since it's irresistible.

This is super helpful — I appreciate the targeted guidance on the teams and fleet and the longer guide.

Our guild does Hoth TB, not Geo - I think we need more GP. What does Geo TB unlock?

Already got Vader to gear12 . . .

These are great — didn’t realize how intensive the relic farming is !

You have all the pieces for commander Luke. Gear up for him. He’s very good early in many modes.

In addition to @Intimmydation 's advice:

Since your guild doesn' t sim raids yet, you should either unlock CLS (you have all the required characters already) or zeta Vader's lead ASAP to be able to solo heroic Rancor raids. You will earn significantly better rewards (and more Han Solo shards) with a solo.

Also gear up your geonosians until you have all 5 ready to do the Wat mission in the Separatist Might TB. That will help you join a significantly stronger guild that plays Separatist Might and may sim AAT and Rancor raids while playing heroic Sith raid. Gearing the 3 Geonosian pilots will also help you stay competitive in fleet arena (a great source for crystals) - especially after you unlock Malevolence (through Separatist Might TB).

Geos for Padme and Wat Tambor.

Empire to get R2-D2 who you’ll need for Commander Luke Skywalker event. Plus gear up your Bounty Hunters to get Chewbacca as he’s a must with CLS. Also those bloody bears for C3PO. And finish off with Han Solo and Chewie&Threepio.

Either Revan.

What levels does Vader need to be solo? Can he do the entire Rancor?

I want to get to Malevolence, maybe need to push my guild or move . . .

"Waqui;c-2266625" wrote:
In addition to @Intimmydation 's advice:

Since your guild doesn' t sim raids yet, you should either unlock CLS (you have all the required characters already) or zeta Vader's lead ASAP to be able to solo heroic Rancor raids. You will earn significantly better rewards (and more Han Solo shards) with a solo.

Also gear up your geonosians until you have all 5 ready to do the Wat mission in the Separatist Might TB. That will help you join a significantly stronger guild that plays Separatist Might and may sim AAT and Rancor raids while playing heroic Sith raid. Gearing the 3 Geonosian pilots will also help you stay competitive in fleet arena (a great source for crystals) - especially after you unlock Malevolence (through Separatist Might TB).

"Intimmydation;c-2266932" wrote:
So I'm going to disagree with @KueChael @Waqui and @khdelboy about going for CLS this early, for the following reasons:
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My recommendation was: either unlock CLS or zeta Vader's lead to solo heroic Rancor raids (which OP's guild doesn't sim yet) and collect significantly better rewards. The earlier OP starts soloing the raid the higher return for their investment. If you disagree with that recommendation I must say that you don't understand the importance of farming gear (or maybe you simply missed the fact that OP's guild is far from being able to sim heroic Rancor raids).

And no, you don't need Chewie (BHs), Chewpio or 3P0 (ewok) to solo heroic Rancor. CLS can do that by himself so why drag the other rebels into this?

Be smart - solo heroic Rancor (or move to a guild that Sims it)

It’s not only about CLS. He’s a great rebel leader in Hoth TB. Because you should play Hoth and develop your team before going to Geo TB. And having all the characters to make him 7* is awesome. I have 3 GL’s and CLS rebels is still a top 10 team.

Much respect for your answer. Yes Ewoks( 3po)and Bounty hunters are needed for Chewie. And chewie is best under a CLS lead. BHs and scoundrels are all very valuable.

This is really good advice. I was just grappling with how much CLS takes and am also more into about the Geos.

I need to see if I can solo Rancor later today!

"Intimmydation;c-2266932" wrote:
So I'm going to disagree with @KueChael @Waqui and @khdelboy about going for CLS this early, for the following reasons: