So what do you think?...CLS is falling out of favor... Jedi Rey has come in strong... shes the FOTM for sure But is she the “best”?...there’s so many other options...Nightsisters are strong vs most of the cliche meta teams (CLS & Jedi Rey) but they struggle vs Empire or really any team with some strong AOE. Some variations in NS teams but once you can bust em they are are super easySpeaking of empire... some solid options now with probe droid and Starck in the mix. Still a strong contender and can hold their own in high end arena for sure. There sooo are many options for them... even characters like...Wampa? Yeah he can make things interesting... I think he still has yet to be fully realized...And the other “guild events” character... Hermit Yoda... I’ve battled some amazing teams in TW that made me realize how awesome he can be in the right teamBut what about Ewoks? They beat all of the above easily but struggle on defense... still are super fun and highly effective... quite possibly the best player controlled team of all the others And yet there’s so many more... FO with new Kylo? Rex led teams are making yet another comeback... Zarriss and Kenobi are always a solid choice So who’s the best now?The best and greatest answer is all of them... it’s Rock Paper Scissors and I’m pretty happy about it :)So what are you running?...still holding on to CLS? Or finally realizing NS? Maybe Jedi Rey... or Empire even? Or maybe something completely different... I’m using Ewoks and they kick some serious butt...Arena is kinda fun again... its nice that no one team dominates them all :)

I’ve never seen an Ewok in the arena. It’s been a really long time since I’ve seen an Empire team. Nightsisters came and went. Right now, it’s all the same meta combinations in the arena. I don’t mind.That’s what the arena is all about. There are other sections of the game where I mix it up and play around with different teams and have fun. The arena is a source of crystals, where I play the most effective team during payout hour once a day, and if it’s the same team as everyone else—who cares? I just want to maintain my rank. If using a unique team makes me a target, then I’ll use my unique team in one of several other parts of the game, and stick to a carbon copy cookie cutter in the arena. I’m fine with that. There are other game modes that let me be creative.Right now, I’m using Jedi Training Rey, R2, BB-8, GK, and CLS. I’ve tried others in that final spot, which is the only real variety at the moment.

"dad2my3;c-1425279" wrote:I’ve never seen an Ewok in the arena. It’s been a really long time since I’ve seen an Empire team. Nightsisters came and went. Right now, it’s all the same meta combinations in the arena. I don’t mind.That’s what the arena is all about. There are other sections of the game where I mix it up and play around with different teams and have fun. The arena is a source of crystals, where I play the most effective team during payout hour once a day, and if it’s the same team as everyone else—who cares? I just want to maintain my rank. If using a unique team makes me a target, then I’ll use my unique team in one of several other parts of the game, and stick to a carbon copy cookie cutter in the arena. I’m fine with that. There are other game modes that let me be creative.You can be creative in arena... it might take some time and resources but it’s certainly an option (you might fail miserably but at least you tried something different)I thought the Ewoks would “maybe” work and so I focused on them for a while... and they are fantastic It’s been the same in the past with many teams... some failed but some broke the mold and held their own...My perspective might be skewed because I’ve been playing since pretty much the beginning and have seeen so many “meta” teams come and go... And I’ve always tried to find some alternative that can beat those teams... But there’s more options now to place in the top 10 than I can ever remember...It’s kind of what I’ve always wanted :)

Maybe run a super high potency bounty hunter team under boba with Zarriss... can they even be killed?(Outside of insta kills from someone like Nihilus) They might be awful but it’s possibly an unrealized super team....How many people have them at g12 with g12 gear on them?The regen from Zarriss would be insane... Might be my next project ;)

i think you can be competative with alot of teams if you've got the mods and go all in on a certain squad, you just have to refresh to make the climb each day.

"Mobewan;c-1425431" wrote:I didnt get JTR this time, but i have to say that JTR has a far more powerful kit than CLS. Surprisingly, of all of the 5th spot toons people have tried, CLS is the weakest.I just got CLS and am absolutely loving him. I cant auto arena battles like JTR or nightsister teams, but that would take the fun out of arena anyway.Wiith so many CLS teams around and Chaze, i think the reign of nightsisters is over. They are very easy to beat now by most shards, but can still climb on auto against most teams. Troopers can beat nightsisters too, but i dont want to gear up 5 toons to g12 just for them.using CLS as a plug 'n play character he's a whole lot weaker than with a team build specifically for him, that is very true. I also agree that auto-ing battles is overrated, it's fun 1 or 2 times just to be able to, then it becomes boring.I wish my leaderboard had many chazes, seems like they all benched them. NS galore though, undergeared ahol... kittens. For diversity it aint bad though.

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tomandshell
7 years ago
I’ve never seen an Ewok in the arena. It’s been a really long time since I’ve seen an Empire team. Nightsisters came and went. Right now, it’s all the same meta combinations in the arena. I don’t mind.

That’s what the arena is all about. There are other sections of the game where I mix it up and play around with different teams and have fun. The arena is a source of crystals, where I play the most effective team during payout hour once a day, and if it’s the same team as everyone else—who cares? I just want to maintain my rank. If using a unique team makes me a target, then I’ll use my unique team in one of several other parts of the game, and stick to a carbon copy cookie cutter in the arena. I’m fine with that. There are other game modes that let me be creative.

Right now, I’m using Jedi Training Rey, R2, BB-8, GK, and CLS. I’ve tried others in that final spot, which is the only real variety at the moment.
Amartell44
7 years ago
"dad2my3;c-1425279" wrote:
I’ve never seen an Ewok in the arena. It’s been a really long time since I’ve seen an Empire team. Nightsisters came and went. Right now, it’s all the same meta combinations in the arena. I don’t mind.

That’s what the arena is all about. There are other sections of the game where I mix it up and play around with different teams and have fun. The arena is a source of crystals, where I play the most effective team during payout hour once a day, and if it’s the same team as everyone else—who cares? I just want to maintain my rank. If using a unique team makes me a target, then I’ll use my unique team in one of several other parts of the game, and stick to a carbon copy cookie cutter in the arena. I’m fine with that. There are other game modes that let me be creative.

You can be creative in arena... it might take some time and resources but it’s certainly an option (you might fail miserably but at least you tried something different)

I thought the Ewoks would “maybe” work and so I focused on them for a while... and they are fantastic

It’s been the same in the past with many teams... some failed but some broke the mold and held their own...

My perspective might be skewed because I’ve been playing since pretty much the beginning and have seeen so many “meta” teams come and go...

And I’ve always tried to find some alternative that can beat those teams...

But there’s more options now to place in the top 10 than I can ever remember...

It’s kind of what I’ve always wanted :)
Amartell44
7 years ago
Maybe run a super high potency bounty hunter team under boba with Zarriss... can they even be killed?
(Outside of insta kills from someone like Nihilus)

They might be awful but it’s possibly an unrealized super team....

How many people have them at g12 with g12 gear on them?

The regen from Zarriss would be insane...

Might be my next project ;)
emvedebe
7 years ago
i think you can be competative with alot of teams if you've got the mods and go all in on a certain squad, you just have to refresh to make the climb each day.
emvedebe
7 years ago
"Mobewan;c-1425431" wrote:
I didnt get JTR this time, but i have to say that JTR has a far more powerful kit than CLS. Surprisingly, of all of the 5th spot toons people have tried, CLS is the weakest.

I just got CLS and am absolutely loving him. I cant auto arena battles like JTR or nightsister teams, but that would take the fun out of arena anyway.

Wiith so many CLS teams around and Chaze, i think the reign of nightsisters is over. They are very easy to beat now by most shards, but can still climb on auto against most teams. Troopers can beat nightsisters too, but i dont want to gear up 5 toons to g12 just for them.

using CLS as a plug 'n play character he's a whole lot weaker than with a team build specifically for him, that is very true.
I also agree that auto-ing battles is overrated, it's fun 1 or 2 times just to be able to, then it becomes boring.
I wish my leaderboard had many chazes, seems like they all benched them. NS galore though, undergeared ahol... kittens. For diversity it aint bad though.
crzydroid
Retired Hero
7 years ago
I don't think JTR is unseating CLS necessarily because she's better, but because people want a change. She can certainly make the offensive a little easier. But CLS, Raid Han, Thrawn, GK, R2 is still a solid team. Like leef said, trying to use him as plugged in anywhere he's not as good, but then again I never saw him as OP on defense as Raid Han anyway. But if the team is right, he's not going anywhere.

Nightsisters can also contend in a JTR arena because most JTR teams have no tenacity up and no group healing.
emvedebe
7 years ago
"rawman;c-1426393" wrote:
There a lot of different comps than can make it to top on offense currently. The more interesting question is which comps hold best on defense? I would say NS and JTR comps are the best for this currently assuming they have very good speed mods. At least these are the only comps which give me issues here and there and force me to switch squads on offense.

one could argue that we shouldn't focus on defence as much if we want a diverse arena =D
scuba75
Seasoned Rookie
7 years ago
"Blackbeardpepe;c-1427205" wrote:
Rey is great. Not the best in defense. I can still win against her with my cls arena team. In fact, I love seeing her. Better than fighting all the cls it was before.

Well that can't be true... According to all the interviews and videos she is a defense God!
ShaunyVee
Rising Newcomer
7 years ago
Does anyone have tips for CLS v JTR.

I usually use Han to stun R2 so he doesn't immediately smokescreen. My R2 basic attacks Kenobi to avoid the cleanse... CLS special back on R2 to remove TM. Burn down kenobi/R2/third.

Usually have BB8 & JTR left standing last (too much foresight to focus them down earlier).

I find the 5th member (JTR, R2, GK, BB8 + 5th) is largely irrelevant... I run OB & GK and find Thrawn can use fracture 2 sometimes 3 times in a single battle and I still win...
emvedebe
7 years ago
"Shaunyvee;c-1427456" wrote:
Does anyone have tips for CLS v JTR.

I usually use Han to stun R2 so he doesn't immediately smokescreen. My R2 basic attacks Kenobi to avoid the cleanse... CLS special back on R2 to remove TM. Burn down kenobi/R2/third.

Usually have BB8 & JTR left standing last (too much foresight to focus them down earlier).

I find the 5th member (JTR, R2, GK, BB8 + 5th) is largely irrelevant... I run OB & GK and find Thrawn can use fracture 2 sometimes 3 times in a single battle and I still win...

stun bb8