SWGOH HOW TO USE PALPATINE LEAD IN ARENA VS JEDI REY

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[@IRON-DEER322]

I can see Palpatine as a stand alone character in pretty mush everysquad! just like cls, thawn and General kenobi! there is not alot of stand alone character! I was hopping for a rework on royal guard! that would have been awsome if royan guard had a unique that give 25% of royal guard health to palpatine and whenever palpatine is hit, royal guard taunt for one turn!

[@arekiemz]

damn thats nice

[@beaug4306]

Thanks for an objective breakdown. Idk why people don't see that a team of old heroes that people already have that can beat the meta is pure gold for f2p that didn't she'll out money/massive crystals for jtr or ns.

[@rockerrairdon88]

Flippin sweet, so glad you're back Smithie!

[@robertarnold6076]

Thanx Smithy! If all I had was Ahnald and Mobilegamers vids to watch NONE of us would think this re-work was viable against JTR squads. Great work bud!

[@SmithieD]

+Robert Arnold No problem buddy, honestly they do really well. Players using JTR teams cant just straight up beat them its very roll of dice. If someone with JTR have awesome mods compared to a Palp lead then the Victor is gonna go to the JTR on attack. But if equal close mods then the Palp is gonna win more on defense than the JTR wins on attack. Palp is really good as lead with Nihilus, Palp has under his belt a Sith Raid coming and the new Han Solo movie which is set in Empire Era.

[@SmithieD]

+Robert Arnold Mark these words and you heard it here haha, if Sion and Traya drop from the Raid then JTR teams will have much much less hope vs Palp teams

[@robertarnold6076]

Smithie D Thanx again bud, I'm a loyal Warrior patron and if I could afford it you'd most certainly be earning my patronage!

[@SmithieD]

+Robert Arnold Awww thanks buddy and no worries man, I enjoy making them. I apprieacte it tho, it's the thought that counts

[@MegaFrixi]

i love your pvp tipps..:) good to u was come back man ;)

[@Rheinau1988]

good to have you back smithie. Nice video

[@BreakingTradSermons]

Incredibly informative. If I wasn’t running Rey JT in arena right now, I would throw my next zetas on EP and my zVader. Way to stick with the DS to give another opinion in favor of EP and DS. Much respect!

[@SmithieD]

+Force Lefort Vader dont really need a Zeta added its a nice addition but he still gets speed without it. Palp and his lead are quite the important ones. Players will probably dust of Rex soon haha but he is very squishy

[@BreakingTradSermons]

Smithie D thanks for the reply. I’ll keep that in mind. Barring Rex... that’s funny you say that because that is exactly what I did with my RJT arena team. I could only beat zPalp and zVader with Rex on board

[@viniciuspepino8834]

I’m very satisfied with my palpatine and Vader now! This video showed it works

[@McPottious]

Very nice video I can really appreciate your knowledge of how to use heroes. You should help the other game changers because while watching their videos I always notice how they either use the wrong heroes, skill, or attack order and then use that to justify how good/bad a hero or composition is against another.

[@CompletelyZoningOut]

Strong finish mate, great editing

[@herra16]

Thank You Based Smithie

[@jesusjimenez2899]

Thanks Smithie D for this great video! I'm glad you're back! What could be the zeta priority order for this squad?

[@SmithieD]

+Jesus Jimenez Palp and Vader on there own are not powerful but partnered together they are a force to wreck. All 3 Zetas have their merits Palp Lead is gonna turn them into a TM gain dominance. Palp is really squishy without his Zeta the longer he is alive the more tanky he becomes. Vs Jedi Rey and any TM reduction teams you want Vaders Zeta. Thrawn will keep replenishing Palps protection in the battle. I went the route of doing Palps unique and Vaders first while it won on offense it holded ok but had to put Shore in. If you wanting to Run Palp with Vader Nihilus and Thrawn then I think it's Palp Lead Unique Vader Nihilus then Thrawn. The 4 Zeta on Palp Vader Nihilus all play a huge part

[@jesusjimenez2899]

Really appreciate your thoughtful reply! I had three Zetas available and finally decided on Palp's leader, unique, and Vader's; had to trade in Shore for Nihilus because I was dropping like a rock on defense, if not I'd definitely had Zeta'ed Nihilus' unique. Thanks again mate, it was a really helpful insight!

[@wes016]

Glad you’re back!!

[@NinjaMonkey088]

Fucking love the outro song!!!

[@SmithieD]

+DJ Waldo The song is in the link if you want to check it out

[@Kuultyc]

Man, we need a non-GK option for teams. I've played for almost a year and still don't have GK

[@Kuultyc]

Try out unmasked. Rumple has some good footage of his team running it up to #1 spot

[@SmithieD]

+Jah'an Luik Sith Trooper buddy

[@skittslzs]

Did you reply to yourself my man? 😂

[@eazy8632]

uhh lmao

[@Kuultyc]

XIX it was easier than editing LOL

[@marcygamingchannel713]

Nice Smithy!

[@sithlord5145]

Yes mate! Everyone told me my investment was bollocks but I disagree, I’m higher in arena now

[@SmithieD]

+Sith Lord We got a Sith raid coming so probably new Sith characters that fit Palp or use him with them. Han Solo movie in May set in Empire era so to me its a really good investment

[@SolidPR]

The Dark side has the Higher Ground in Arena

[@malvivente1986]

Hello Smithie D Quality content, subscribed. :) I actually had a longer convensation with my guildmates regarding the rework and the ridiculous TM gains, so your vid is perfect proof for that. What modding/focus do you recommend? Regards, DarthMarcusWittus

[@7lesstrat]

You've given me hope for using these guys in arena! Thanks for going into detail the turn order and what ability to use. One question, should I have a speed arrow on Kenobi or is a protection arrow that currently gives 10-12k extra protection to him better?

[@SmithieD]

+7lesstrat I put protection on my GK tbh but have him at 180ish speed with Speed mods

[@StefanAditu]

I rarely comment on videos but this is one of those moments : i don't have Thrawn so i decided to build this team : Palp lead,Vader,Nihilus,Maul (for the daze mechanics) and GK.Surprisingly this team wiped out a GK lead team with Barris,Thrawn,CLS and R2 without much trouble.Now,i won't say this is the ultimate badass team but at least on offense can put up a good fight.

[@SmithieD]

+Constantin Andrei Stefan As you dont have Thrawn New Kylo could be a good shout in the team too

[@StefanAditu]

Don't have him as well.I was taking a break from the game for a couple of months.The annoying thing about CLS lead teams (and which i found quite stupid) is that his leadership doesn't disappear once he's dead and Han can actually shoot even 4 times in a row.So no matter what some say at this moment it is very hard to beat light side since most of the toons released are so OP compared to what DS toons have to offer.And since DS doesn't have a solid healer and a solid tank i don't see them way up there in the top 10 (top ten guys on my server are big spenders and top 20 is mostly JTR and NS teams now).

[@VarangianVigilante]

GK in an Imperial team ... disgusting

[@KelsaysShenanigans]

I like Palpatine lead but I'm using Grand Moff Tarkin lead currently for my empire squad. No GK just maxxed shoretrooper.

[@chaseking8374]

Great vid bro! Love the tips, because this rework was horrible

[@lilpuppy9959]

Thanks for the video Smithie. I've been running the Titan squad and am looking to switch to the team you show. I have DN unique zeta and the Vader lead but that is it. What order would you upgrade the Zetas? Thrawn unique, Vader unique, Palpatine unique and leader? I currently have 31 zeta mats so can almost do two zetas to start. Thanks.

[@mikem4162]

honestly they are fine. the problem is they keep releasing new tools who are op. making older ones obsolete. unfortunately this will continue forever, we will never truly have a finished game.

[@NewCaprica35]

So maybe the Siths will be interesting again after all. But i guess there is more incoming.

[@thom1876]

Personally I use them with chaze, works well against nighsisters

[@JohnDoe-bz2ox]

great video! I'm glad the rework isn't as bad as the community makes it look. one question I have: how would IPD fit into this team? i got him/it at 4* g11

[@SmithieD]

+Sebastian Wandernoth probably in the place of Nihilus I can try it out and get back to you buddy

[@JohnDoe-bz2ox]

Smithie D that would be great. thanks man

[@JohnDoe-bz2ox]

Smithie D have you managed to try out IPD in this setup? also, I've read that Sith trooper does very well in that team. what's your take on this?

[@stevemosley4084]

Nice video

[@chrisobrien5264]

Hey smithie great video. I have two Zetas to use. Saving for the third. Which two uniques or leadership do you think I should max out first?

[@SmithieD]

+Christian O'Brien Glad you enjoyed it, took a good while to create the video Palp Unique - Palp Lead - Vader Unique

[@chrisobrien5264]

Smithie D thanks dude. I think ill hold out until the end of the month just to see what else comes up just in case. Appreciate the reply man.

[@pascalpink3973]

No problems here with my zEP. CLS, JTR or NS, all beaten. My next zeta will be Vaders unique.

[@espenriska]

id recommend saving your zeta for whats coming next, never know. Plus zaders unique isnt THAT good with the zeta upgrade, the best from his new unique is the speed, which u get without zetaing it

[@SmithieD]

+CV Pinki Same, holds nice in the arena too

[@danilopapais1464]

Ok, the team you are suggesting, at which star value are they viable? I have only GK and DN at 5* and Shoretrooper at 4* since they are not very F2P friendly to farm. I don't have the luxury of a lot of refreshes since i am placing barely at rank 10-20 in fleet and lately raised to the low 300s in squad arena, being outmachtched by full starred squads with higher gear level (I run a team of zCLS gl12+, Thrawn gl9, Raid Han gl10, zR2 gl9 and my 5* GK with gl8).

[@bob513993]

I just got offended on Sion’s behalf for being compared to the NS Zombie XD

[@TakedownGames]

Hey Smithie I was in the RSG chat the other night if you remember me and I had a request for your test account in PVP there is all these new changes with these new reworks but I wanna see Jedi Rey BB8 R2D2 Wampa and Hoda on full auto to see if this combo can beat everything on offense and defense I know you make a lot of videos and film but I think this five can change the game more than titan team just wanna know what you think or if you can make some film on that for me I think it will be crazy anyways get back to me when you can and thanks for all your advice again the other night

[@konanLerehcob]

Any suggestion for a pure 5/5 empire team? I was running EP(L) + DK + DT + ShT + Thrawn with great success (top 5-20) at one point but have fallen quite on the ladder after the rework and now I replaced ShT with Vader. I know no tank is weird but it is working better than with ShT and I am climbing back slowly but still struggling with JTR.

[@konanLerehcob]

Additional info : I tried dropping DK or DT for Vader instead of ShT but it didn't work as well as dropping ShT.

[@zabrakwarrior5056]

So if we eventually get Snoke in 2-3 months or whatever, do you think he will require KRU and JTR? I really don't want to panic farm the vets but if Snoke will require rey i might as well.

[@folon12]

I have some questions about mods. What type of mods do you recomend for Palpatine and Vader? I think about using this team, but I'm not sure what type of mods use, thx for anwser and nice vid :)

[@SmithieD]

+Suharos Speed Crit Damage and Crit Chance is mainly what I use

[@mobius187]

protection health mods, GK makes crit mods dumb - am 1 in arena using palp

[@dmjchef1]

Great video, who would you use in place of Kenobi if you didn't have him?

[@SmithieD]

+dmjchef1 New Kylo or Sith Trooper I would say

[@pboa1]

Could you make same team but against Nightsisters? Thx! Love the videos

[@SmithieD]

Yeah sure buddy I will work on making that. Will need to get some Nightsister teams on the go but should be able to do it

[@Mcflyz009]

Pal Vader nihlus death trooper shore trooper

[@johnyoung5413]

Any good replacements for thrawn in this team? Never geared him past gear 7 and still 5 stars

[@SmithieD]

+John Young New Kylo Ren taunt stun and remove buffs

[@TheD00mDuck]

what would be a good replacement of GK in TW?

[@SmithieD]

+D4rth V4der Sith Trooper

[@justdaniel8239]

Wow no wampa thats interesting. And how are the opinions so split between you and the other game changers on this?

[@SmithieD]

+Randomgames with Daniel I always said they were great from day one. I had a few debates with them on which is the best team and said the team mentioned in the video

[@stevemosley4084]

What’s your thoughts on the 2 most important zetas?

[@SmithieD]

+Steve Brho Palps Unique, Vader you dont really need

[@stevemosley4084]

Smithie D Thanks man

[@stevemosley4084]

What about his leadership does it really matter?

[@willcarter2332]

Do u need zeta on both unique and lead to work, or just lead

[@SmithieD]

Yes you need both to run it with one taunter. 2 taunter is protect your team more if the lead isn't Zetaed

[@stevemosley4084]

What’s the ideal team for defense? Zetas thanks

[@kanedahuang]

Would you say death trooper a better replacement than Vader?

[@SmithieD]

Kaneda NEO No on Defense Vader will use his culling blade to gain 5%TM for the team. Jedi Rey teams on a lot of shards are falling down the ranks, lots of players moving up and a Zader helps your Palp team go faster from the start

[@kanedahuang]

Thx for the info Smithie. Would you call Palpatine lead with Vader Thrawn GK and Shoretrooper a better defense team against NS teams? Since my shard is flooded with them.

[@PapaBMW48is]

Why no attempts against arguably the best defensive team out right now to really show if they work? The Tide Team (JTR, BB8, R2, GK and Old Ben). Dont think they would Do close to as well against the triple taunt. Won’t be able to fracture rey. Plus to much ability block.

[@SmithieD]

+Papa Diaz Old Ben looses 40% HP per turn being both Rebel and Jedi. He will give Vader 16 Speed too not saying it won't hold but there is a lot against it plus had nobody was running that at time of recording

[@saiyajin15]

can u post the speeds and mods on your team atm ?

[@SmithieD]

On the QA account which was with Nihilus my speeds were generally obtainable Thrawn 258 Palp 222 Vader 225 Nihilus 209 With Shore Trooper without his Zeta Thrawn 258 Vader 235 Palp 225 Nihilus 212 Shore 201

[@SmithieD]

The team I was against Rey Had both R2D2 and Bb8 285+ Rey was 250ish

[@somewherejeepin]

Did you say this can work with only a zeta on paps unique Smithie?

[@SmithieD]

+somewherejeepin To a degree, yeah but needs the extra taunter like Shore New Kylo or Sith Trooper The team I ran in the video did have a Zeta Palp Lead on it With a Zeta Lead you can drop the double taunt

[@somewherejeepin]

Thanks mate! Appreciate the answer! Not sure I can run it then I only have 1 zeta so it probably needs to go on Palps unique - I burned one on Vader unique already...

[@skittlesnacks]

Uh, who the fuck feels that they're underwhelming? They're kicking ass at the top of my arena. RJT will be gone soon.

[@kanyewest1365]

JTC Gmail Yeah probably not though 😂

[@vadoom3353]

Smithie this guide is so wrong ur supoose to use culling blade after ur force crush not wait

[@SmithieD]

Not vs Rey your not. If GK has forsight up from R2 you wouldn't use culling Blade if he has no debuffs on him

[@legendlightningbringer1173]

What about IPD over Nihilus? Gets a kill off faster on Offense by a very long shot, and helps with the buff immunity on defense

[@SmithieD]

Could work for sure, would be more effective if he could go before Rey to put down them buff blocks

[@andrewmcgurth6677]

Palpatine gets killed off way too easily. One hit from Sabine's basic and he's toast.