Typically the swgoh meta will only include a very select few characters, most notably right now would be empire/triumverate with a small smattering of JTR squads simply because she's so OP and hard to get. Unfortunately it's simply too easy/common/ideal to follow the meta, after all why would someone go against the grain when it's much easier to follow it? I say unfortunately because mirror matches and playing against the same squads over and over and over again is mind numbingly boring.So with all that being said, what are some uncommon squads YOU are using or fighting against? I really started thinking about this after the recent thread where someone showed his cassian/K2SO rebel team cleaning up. Me personally I find Sidious to be highly underrated right now, there's a guy on my ladder who uses Sidious in the 5th slot where TFP/GMT would usually sit and man do those dots+exposes HURT!Another underrated squad, imo, is the previous meta champions from the rebellion. After the EP/Vader rework it seems like everyone just assumed EP's anti rebel abilities would render them weak/useless, but after this most recent CLS event there's been a couple rebel and titan squads pop up that I'm TERRIFIED of! So what are some non meta squads you are using/fighting against?

I get in the top 5 consistently with a full Jedi team, GMYoda (L), HYoda, GK, Ezra, Old Ben. I can’t tell you how much fun it is to destroy all the sith meta teams out there with my never used Jedi:)

There’s a team I face in Arena that’s an absolute nightmare, I run a KRU squad and usually I have good enough control to beat most opponents on offense, but I simply have no answer for it:AA lead, CLS, HY, GK, GAT.So many non-attack specials that CLS just goes ham, absolutely crushing opponents, with plenty of heals and cleanses and buffs goin on behind him in support. It’s a REALLY nasty team.

The team I'm working on right now is similar to Random9's, but instead of scavenger Rey, I'm using Resistance Trooper.With the Holdo/RT combo as the +2 on a Rey team, three members of the team can give RT 100% turn meter with a special. Rey, Holdo, and R2. As long as there's a debuffed target and RT can clear his debuffs, which there usually will be due to the amount of turn meter RT gains from expose being applied, he'll be able to use his special every turn to proliferate secret intel faster, drain the turn meter from other exposed enemies, and probably expose again, giving the whole team turn meter and get himself most of the way to another turn. Really quick, really brutal, and Holdo's daze can preemptively shut down a lot of defense against it.

Ewoks are savage on defense, because no one runs them in arena, so few people know what works well against them.

I love using rex, I was running rex (L), nest, talzin, EP and thrawn .. but since switched back to rex (L), CLS, sion, nihilus, thrawn

Rare and underrated characters that you use or fight in the arena?

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DVZR
8 years ago
"Shadowscream;c-1596430" wrote:
"Gheyst1214;c-1596416" wrote:
"Shadowscream;c-1596408" wrote:
There’s a Top 20 reworked BH team on my Shard.....
No idea how he got a 7* Bossk...
All gold rings and full Zeta

Which one is the lead on that team?

Boba....not sure why though...isn’t Bossk better?

Not for arena. I think Bossk better for pve content.

My Ideal arena BH team is Boba Dengar Zam Greedo Bossk. People can have 6 TDs stacked at a time. Bounty hunters accelerate to "Ludicrious Speed" under Boba with that many TDs. Greedo gets 25% TM everytime one pops and Zam gets an extra turn when she pops one with her basic. She can sometimes put up a second round before her first set have all expired.

My team isnt geared yet and my Dengar is only 4* but going through GW the other team rarely gets to even move. If they get payout its all over but usually I dont even get that because the other team has to get a move before Bobas activates.

They get a really really good bonus in TW too. Put them on Defense. Last War there were 6 of 8 BH teams that had more than 5 defensive wins. 2 had 8. My BH TW team averages 5 wins, and im using 88 right now. Team is g9. I remember noticing the 2 teams that lost first time had Dengar and Bossk lead. Small sample size, but there you have it.
MrSausage248
8 years ago
"Moroveus;c-1596392" wrote:
Ewoks are savage on defense, because no one runs them in arena, so few people know what works well against them.

I finally found a few fully zeta’d, G12 Murder Bear teams and fought them just to see what they bring. They are hovering roughly at the 100-150 mark in arena. I’ve fought them 3 times with my unconventional team and slaughtered them every single time.

"Mr_Sausage;c-1596375" wrote:
I’m currently running IZ88 lead, zeteran Han, zeteran Chewie, GK and Raid Han. All characters G12.
Chemisecomp1598
8 years ago
The thing about Ewok is to knock out Logray and the one that heals and revive. Those too are critical to the squad because Logray can daze, which is the strongest debuff in this game, and the other one can cleanse and revive, which is the strongest ability in the game (the cleanse, not the revive even though this one is great as well).

I was thing of switching to BH when I'll finish my farm for HSR (Visas Marr and Pao the annoying little beast). After that, I go full on Bossk and run them as said in this topic (Boba(L), Dengar, Bossk, Zam and Greedo). This squad is actually a lot of fun and perform well in TB, TW, raids and other PvE content.

Then, I would love to see how great are the new scoundrels.
Tenticled
8 years ago
I sometimes use Rex L, ZZMTalzin, Zombie,Thawn & GMY.
KarakTur
8 years ago
Currently running ewoks + Fulcrum and hovering in top 50 of Dec '15 shard. Super fun on offense, pretty easy to beat on defense. Ewoks need to focus down targets 1 at a time to be effective, which the AI doesn't do.

Oh well. Still wins easier and holds better than my FO squad did ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Urschak123
8 years ago
CLS (L), R2, Raid Han, Baze, Chîrrut

But will switch soon Chaze Combo with Thrawn and GK (old but gold Titan Squad incoming).
jamesstark12
Seasoned Traveler
8 years ago
I purposefully fight against the meta,
Im using NS right now in jan 16 shard and im ranked 34 i believe.
I despise the meta cuz meta chasing is for scrubs

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