Team Droids on Roids...the new Meta?

Why was this moved to art & media? It's a discussion on arena team combinations? @CG_Kozispoon

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No worries. Nudging you to the right place.

Thank you @CG_Kozispoon

I've thought of using Chopper for the droid synergy in the standard JTR lineup, and have him cooking in the background. Been running it sometimes in GW with Scav Rey as fifth, but GW is unfortunately not a good testing ground anymore.

Never thought of probot, but I'm a long way from the unlock there. We got a lot more people putting a zeta on Veers, but still.

I am currently gearing up my IPD to fill my 5th spot on my JTR team, CLS is filling in for now.

My 4th is K2S0, and I'd take him over chopper in any non-Phoenix team all day long. https://swgoh.gg/u/woodroward/collection/218/k-2so/

To put it another way: that team would be better with K2S0 than it is with Chopper.

I mean, let's compare: R2 will ALWAYS hit K2 with that stealth because he has a massive H+P pool. His taunt is up way more. Has way more defense (mine has 47.6% armor). And counterattacks. He also gives you another way to inflict Daze (the more of that the better for both CLS and JTR teams). He's a far more proper tank than Chopper.

Chopper has self heals and bonus protection, but not much defense. He's got a buff wipe, but you already have the best buff wipe in the game with IPD, and another great one from JTR besides, it's usefulness is limited. He does get that auto assist that could decrease ID CD if he crits, but K2 has that counterattack that does the same...

Can BB8 survive Zolo on defense? Seems like if you take out BB8 the whole team falls apart.

"Dirty_Litle_Smuggler;c-1416055" wrote:
Can BB8 survive Zolo on defense? Seems like if you take out BB8 the whole team falls apart.

Yeah, he can survive a few rounds of attacks from Han when he's maxed.
25k health and 31k protection when he's maxed means you can get him up over 100k H+P. People that run pure droid teams are pretty much required to since he gains a taunt at that point.

"Woodroward;c-1415824" wrote:
I am currently gearing up my IPD to fill my 5th spot on my JTR team, CLS is filling in for now.

My 4th is K2S0, and I'd take him over chopper in any non-Phoenix team all day long. https://swgoh.gg/u/woodroward/collection/218/k-2so/

To put it another way: that team would be better with K2S0 than it is with Chopper.

I mean, let's compare: R2 will ALWAYS hit K2 with that stealth because he has a massive H+P pool. His taunt is up way more. Has way more defense (mine has 47.6% armor). And counterattacks. He also gives you another way to inflict Daze (the more of that the better for both CLS and JTR teams). He's a far more proper tank than Chopper.

Chopper has self heals and bonus protection, but not much defense. He's got a buff wipe, but you already have the best buff wipe in the game with IPD, and another great one from JTR besides, it's usefulness is limited. He does get that auto assist that could decrease ID CD if he crits, but K2 has that counterattack that does the same...

I thought about K2, but I like chopper better. You don't need the taunt of K2...R2 is going to stealth everyone of importance. And Choppers speed/self-heal/assist/cooldown reduction/protection regen/dodge on taunt/buff removal are just better fits. K2 is a better shield if that's all you want that spot to be.

"CaptainWhacky;c-1417304" wrote:

"Woodroward;c-1415824" wrote:
I am currently gearing up my IPD to fill my 5th spot on my JTR team, CLS is filling in for now.

My 4th is K2S0, and I'd take him over chopper in any non-Phoenix team all day long. https://swgoh.gg/u/woodroward/collection/218/k-2so/

To put it another way: that team would be better with K2S0 than it is with Chopper.

I mean, let's compare: R2 will ALWAYS hit K2 with that stealth because he has a massive H+P pool. His taunt is up way more. Has way more defense (mine has 47.6% armor). And counterattacks. He also gives you another way to inflict Daze (the more of that the better for both CLS and JTR teams). He's a far more proper tank than Chopper.

Chopper has self heals and bonus protection, but not much defense. He's got a buff wipe, but you already have the best buff wipe in the game with IPD, and another great one from JTR besides, it's usefulness is limited. He does get that auto assist that could decrease ID CD if he crits, but K2 has that counterattack that does the same...

I thought about K2, but I like chopper better. You don't need the taunt of K2...R2 is going to stealth everyone of importance. And Choppers speed/self-heal/assist/cooldown reduction/protection regen/dodge on taunt/buff removal are just better fits. K2 is a better shield if that's all you want that spot to be.

That's the most important part of that spot. Chopper is squishy compared to K2. He would die too early and not allow others to get their job done since that toon dying makes stealth on everyone else useless. Non-resistance get turns too seldom in that comp for his self heal to have much value.

As for the buffs... ID does most of those so their value is limited, just like Rey's self cleanse if you already have combat analysis.

As for the assist... K2's counterattack more or less evens out on that in both the amount of damage he deals out and reducing ID cooldown.

The taunt on damage means K2 can provide protection even when stealth drops off of BB8 or JTR because they get so many turns. That's the key point IMO. Thrawn fracturing JTR means game over a lot of the time.

I guess if you enjoy it, go ahead and run it, but Chopper really doesn't bring much value to the comp offensively or defensively compared to having K2 in there.

As I've said, I think the positives of chopper work better. The guy in my guild who runs it says it holds incredibly well, and as demonstrated by the guy quoted in the cub's fan han video...he will fall to 12....maybe. So thus far the build seems to be working well. Also in the most recent video above (not 1class), you'll see his chopper takes damage but doesn't seem that much the worse for wear (he ends with full protection). And R2 stealthing everyone will allow the damage to cycle to various targets (rey to regain health and protection on dodge, R2 to take damage himself, Chopper to pop out of stealth and taunt with his 30% evasion)...so it is a bit like whack-a-mole. I'll ask 1class about substituting K2 in there to solicit feedback. But neither of us are high on him. Appreciate the thoughts.