Welcome to the world of stress!
March 1, 2018, EA launched new raid. This seems crazily hard to beat. But, someday we need to beat. Remember how hard HAAT was? I think there would be ways to beat this new raid later on. What we can do now is to try different squads and strategies against those Sith leaders.
FOD sets recommended characters and teams to prepare. Make sure to have one or more from the list down below.
1. JTR (or 2 Vets)
2. DT
3. 5 of 7 star NS team
4. Jedi team
They are proven to work, so don't worry. Most players who are in HSTR running guild may use followings...
P1 - JTR or Jedi team.
P2 - Machine Gun Leia, Wampa+Sabine, Nute Church, Troopers, FO, or any teams with strong synergy. Those who work in p1 can also do good dmg there.
P3 - Chex Mix or Talzin NS team only. Han with death mark, or ROLO with death mark, thats it. Everything else is a waste.
P4 - NS until DN is dead, all the rest after it.
HSTR P1 How To
HSTR P2 How To
HSTR P3 How To
HSTR P4 How To
FOD sets recommended characters and teams to prepare. Make sure to have one or more from the list down below.
1. JTR (or 2 Vets)
2. DT
3. 5 of 7 star NS team
4. Jedi team
They are proven to work, so don't worry. Most players who are in HSTR running guild may use followings...
P1 - JTR or Jedi team.
P2 - Machine Gun Leia, Wampa+Sabine, Nute Church, Troopers, FO, or any teams with strong synergy. Those who work in p1 can also do good dmg there.
P3 - Chex Mix or Talzin NS team only. Han with death mark, or ROLO with death mark, thats it. Everything else is a waste.
P4 - NS until DN is dead, all the rest after it.
HSTR P1 How To
HSTR P2 How To
HSTR P3 How To
HSTR P4 How To
Sample Squads for Heroic
Here is a good list of useful teams for HSTR.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nY3vdMW5gfFb5aYW-vebaxJnpoM7anAz/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nY3vdMW5gfFb5aYW-vebaxJnpoM7anAz/view
Boss HP: 46.5M
1. JTR, BB8, Scv. Rey, R2D2 + Resistance Trooper (G12 or above)
2. JTR, BB8, Scv. Rey, Resistance Trooper +R2D2 or healer
3. GMY, Visas, Ezra, QGJ, H. Yoda
4. GMY, Anakin, Barris, QGJ, H. Yoda
etc...
Min. damage: 4% or more each = Max 25 JTR and Jedi squads will be required.
If you want to send GMY Jedi, you may wait until DN's HP becomes less than 50%.
* JTR needs zeta on leader ability, and BB8 does one on unique.
* If you don't have good teams for P2, you may save yours for P2.
* GMY lead Jedi team also works. but, they need a lot of zeta.
Some things to remember...
1. Try not to hit DN with basic as much as possible. It may give him speed, protection recovery, and tenacity boost.
2. When your units hit DN while getting defense down, DN will steal your protection and recover his.
3. Always aware of his skill count.
For more information, please check this entry.
Boss HP: 52M
Send the rest of JTR teams first. After that, following teams may work. Combined damage goal for each member would be 2% or more. You need to send multiple teams to achieve 2%. If you have extra teams to send in, you always can do so. Basically, you send what you have to achive 2% goal. Don't try to save your teams if you don't have effective teams for P2. But, keep teams for P3 and P4 DN if you have them.
Teams you may want to use in P2:
JTR: 3.5%
SWamp Team: only if you have Wampa
- Boba/ Old Ben, Thrawn/ Healer, Sabine, R2D2, Wampa (Youtube)
Leia Spam Team: could be very standard for many of us
- Acbar, Leia, Hermit Yoda, GK, Thrawn (Youtube)
- Acbar, Leia, Jawa Engineer, GK, Thrawn (Youtube)
- Acbar, Leia, zBarris, GK, Thrawn (Youtube)
- GK, Hermit Yoda, Leia, Sabine, Thrawn
- GK, Hermit Yoda, Leia, Sabine, GM Yoda
KRU lead FO team
Phoenix team
Ewok team
Any other teams not required in P3 or P4 such as CHex Mix or Nightsister.
How much JTR teams we have would be key. The damage goal of JTR team will be 3% or more (around 1.5M).
You may need to prepare 2 or more teams for P2. Total 2% (around 1M) would be individual goal.
Swamp team seems way to go. Some people may work on HODA before Wampa, so there are some sample teams has HODA. Looks like key damage dealer is Leia.
Boss HP: 36M
Most of guilds send CHex Mix team for P3.
- CLS, zHan Solo, Death Trooper, Chirrut/ Old Ben, Pao/ JKA/ EP/ QGJ : 3% to 10%
- zTalzin lead NS Team if you don't have DT.
We may need about 30 of CHex Mix teams to complete this phase. The squad has to contain CLS, zHan, and DT. The rest is your choice. Any units have attack buff skill is good for this team.
If a member scored a little more than 1M, that would be around 3% (1.2M). So, to beat P3, we may need 33 members who can send CHex Mix team. As you may notice, your guild has to have at least 33 Death Troopers. But, that might be after everyone getting used to HSTR. Probably, we need more for 1st attempt to beat heroic STR.
Three Bosses Total HP: 33M
Against DN:
1. zAsajj, Daka, Talia, Acolyte/ Talzin, Zombie/ Initiate : 5% or more
2. zKRU, FOEx, FOO, FOSTP, Zylo : 1% or more
After finishing DN, just throw everything you have.
My Personal Thought
1. P1 is only for JTR or Jedi.
2. If you don't have P2 squads, you better use JTR team in P2 when you know others can beat P1.
3. Most of units in CHex Mix team are simple. Many of us have them except for 7 star DT.
4. P4 is all about DN, others are not that hard. Good zAsajj lead NS team can deal.
Some sample setup for the guild to beat STR:
P1: JTR x 19 (0.76M to 4.3M/ Ave 2.4M)
P2: JTR x 17 (0.43M to 2.4M)/ Others x 36 (i.e. Sabine and Wampa team 1.8M max)
P3: CHex Mix x 29
P4: NS x 10
So, when we will be ready to beat heroic?
1. 25 or more JTR teams or GMY lead Jedi teams
2. 33 or more Death Troopers or Talzin lead NS teams
Those two points are critical. Later on, everyone can get to used to the raid and will start posting bigger numbers. But, for the first time, we will need to provide backup teams as many as possible. We would not beat P3 if we don't have enough CHex Mix. The main units for the team are Death Trooper and Han Solo. I believe many have good Han Solo already. The rest is how fast you can make Death Trooper 7 stars. Start farming today. And, don't forget to finish farming two veterans for JTR.
P2 teams will be very important, too. But, JTR can cover certain amount of damage in there, so having P2 teams is not first priority. Actually, you can send multiple teams to achieve 2%. Darth Sion has crazy defense points. You will be surprised it is very hard to post big score.
And, Nightsister teams work against DN in P4 (and P3). But, we may not require too many for P4 DN. I would say 10 teams would be enough. But, P4 DN would be the last chance to get big score. If you really want to be in top 10, you will need to work on the team.
Here is my personal preparation guide.
2. If you don't have P2 squads, you better use JTR team in P2 when you know others can beat P1.
3. Most of units in CHex Mix team are simple. Many of us have them except for 7 star DT.
4. P4 is all about DN, others are not that hard. Good zAsajj lead NS team can deal.
Some sample setup for the guild to beat STR:
P1: JTR x 19 (0.76M to 4.3M/ Ave 2.4M)
P2: JTR x 17 (0.43M to 2.4M)/ Others x 36 (i.e. Sabine and Wampa team 1.8M max)
P3: CHex Mix x 29
P4: NS x 10
So, when we will be ready to beat heroic?
1. 25 or more JTR teams or GMY lead Jedi teams
2. 33 or more Death Troopers or Talzin lead NS teams
Those two points are critical. Later on, everyone can get to used to the raid and will start posting bigger numbers. But, for the first time, we will need to provide backup teams as many as possible. We would not beat P3 if we don't have enough CHex Mix. The main units for the team are Death Trooper and Han Solo. I believe many have good Han Solo already. The rest is how fast you can make Death Trooper 7 stars. Start farming today. And, don't forget to finish farming two veterans for JTR.
P2 teams will be very important, too. But, JTR can cover certain amount of damage in there, so having P2 teams is not first priority. Actually, you can send multiple teams to achieve 2%. Darth Sion has crazy defense points. You will be surprised it is very hard to post big score.
And, Nightsister teams work against DN in P4 (and P3). But, we may not require too many for P4 DN. I would say 10 teams would be enough. But, P4 DN would be the last chance to get big score. If you really want to be in top 10, you will need to work on the team.
Here is my personal preparation guide.