Sith
Hi all, So- it seems likely that February will be a month of all things Sith. Seems for the time I've been playing they've not got a lot of love. From my impressions - they seem sturdy but not real...
Forum Discussion
"CoastalJames;d-156730" wrote:
So, your thoughts, if you will - do you use Sith? Do you rate them? Where particualrly in the game do you use them? If you're not a fan then why not?
I'll only be responding for Sith I've used regularly: My Maul is G8 and lvl 60, he's too slow for my liking and doesn't fit with how I saw him in the movies. SiT I haven't unlocked. My SA is on the backburner @lvl 60 and g9. Focusing elsewhere, right now. All below are G10 unless otherwise noted.
I adore my Sith! Palpatine has fun mechanics: You put shock on someone and it acts as buff immunity, healing immunity, it keeps GMYoda from spreading buffs, it probably makes fingers tingle, and it feeds him TM. He dies easily (mine is around 40k total survivability), but his gleeful laugh when he steals health from everyone kind of makes that okay in GW. I really want to try him with probe droid, but haven't unlocked IPD, yet. If Tenacity Up is present, then his leader ability is nullified. With enough speed, he is 9/10 fun in raids and GW. Arena: 4/10 for debuff and anti-rebel fun. Just too squishy.
Nihilus fits into many different teams. I don't like his lead (see Savage below), but as support he can round a team out. Dispel on basic is nice, and it hits for more than Dooku. The AoE will get him killed if he isn't hidden behind tanks in arena, though. Racing towards Annihilate in arena can be exciting, but utterly devastating if he gets killed beforehand: That's one of the main reasons he's even around. Without speed he's a slug. In GW, hide him behind a tank and use him to take out a particularly rough node. In arena, be very careful to not AoE without that tank. Otherwise, he has a very large protection pool, even at 4* and G10.
Good ol' Savage is my favorite Sith toon in-game. He's easy to gear, and will probably be my first G12 because of this. His health/prot pool is respectable, it's easy to get him to >30% crit chance, and with proper mods (offense if Nihi-led) can get over 3k physical damage. With zeta, he becomes his own tank. Healing immunity and Boba are his #1 enemy, kill them before they kill you in arena. Vader's execute is not a problem: It only regards debuffs. Zavage survives Wiggs hits, sometimes without prot if he's spread enough offense down around. Get his speed up and with his TM gains on damage-taken he takes a ridiculous amount of turns. I don't like using him under Nihilus-lead because his HoT's are one of his greatest strengths. I prefer using him over Zylo in P1 HAAT because he gets 3 chances to escape before enrage to Kylo's 1/2; helpful if RNG screws you over. Savage's zeta is a quick way to boost your arena ranking, and properly modded he'll keep you afloat for awhile in the <400 Ranking. Once GK/CLS/JTR start showing up in your shard, it'll be hard to break top 100 with him: His kit is just too simple to compete without the right team around him.
Dooku I think of like a mosquito. He hits with low damage, but he hits a lot. And is very fast when modded correctly. His animation makes me think of that mosquito, annoying those it bites, spreading itchy debuffs. He debuffs regularly for the lulz, but don't use him for anything other than utility. Haven't zeta'd him, probably never will. See Vader's movie line below: It applies here as well.
Vader I don't have zeta'd and is my biggest disappointment. Damage is mediocre, speed is terrible, kit is sad now that dots aren't arena viable. I really like DV from the movies, but this toon is not that character. Health pool is alright. Makes for some fun in GW. Really hoping for a rework.
"CoastalJames;d-156730" wrote:
Probably on a very basic level - who do we think are the most useful Sith characters and who do we think are the least?
Nihilus can do all things: GW, Raids, Arena, TW, though there can be better toons for all of that.
Vader's day is done without a rework.
EP can help boost your arena team initially, but is too squishy to stay in higher ranks.
Savage + zeta is happiness.
I'm sure SA and SiT can be awesome, but I don't have enough EXP with them to comment.
All else is gravy.
"CoastalJames;d-156730" wrote:
I guess I was deciding whether to go for an Imperial Trooper or Sith team next. I think it's been answered for me. Which is a shame...
For what purpose? IT's will get you Imperial PD and can do well in arena under Thrawn. Sith might get a rework this month! We'll see. Hope this helps!
