Royal Guard

RG is essential these days. He will have the highest HP at lv80 and auto taunts.

I've seen him used on high end teams at 5*, fully geared. He is still effective since his attack damage is not why he's in your lineup.

My 7* RG is the MVP. Just amazing for keeping the group alive through the battle.

Opress is an attacker btw.
I have Fives at Gear 9 max abilities and stars and he is quite good. But my RG 5* gear 8 max abilities is the one keeping me in high arena positions - those damn Rey, FOTP, Leia, GS squads...

However I switched my RP (7* lvl72, G-VIII, 7,7,7) out for Fives to see how it works.
It seems, i no longer rely on dodging, because I backfire and slow, if he gets hit (RP does similar things with "gain turnmeter after evading an attack")

Just an overview:

I'm only level 61 and my RG is 4*; he allows me to be able to win on offense but he's not getting the stops quite yet on defense. The key is having high HP guys surrounding him. It is just a stinky path of upgrades on him.... the royal flush and the royal shard are about the same pull odds :lol:

except RG, but he is more than viable since he has 5*