General Strategy & Help!

[dark sun]

GD w BD Here XD

[hard coyote]

I have a gold golden disk but I don't have good bots for alchemist now, so I thought of putting it on optimal

[brisk swift]

Is Optimal Optimus' SA damage comparable to that of Sixgun?

[split saffron]

It's similar to the first part of his skill where he does damage over time, yes.

[glass warren]

@brisk swift Basic Stats

[brisk swift]

Thanks!

[remote root]

I legitimately thought that this part of the server disappeared 💀

[shut finch]

💀

[remote root]

Anyways is Onyx Prime good on Red Alert

[shut finch]

Onyx goes better on a rush warrior, e.g. Sideswipe, BW Ironhide etc, not Red Alert

Imo it won't work too well

idk tho never tried that

Although you can use Onyx for bots whom you feel die too fast as well @remote root

[remote root]

neato, noted

[ocean oar]

I use Onyx on a scout bot with heartburn, the self healing + reduced damage makes for crazy survival

[hard coyote]

I use it on bw ironhide, he has less health and less second shield campared to other rush warriors so onyx prime makes a good compensation of that

[split saffron]

Same, I second that.

[brisk swift]

Is Red Alert relevant on a war team?

[nimble coral]

Yes

Although Tracks is better

But Red alert is a good replacement

[teal wigeon]

his shield is 80% absorption tho

[brisk swift]

Thanks, how is his G1? Don't have it yet

[nimble coral]

With shorter duration

[teal wigeon]

ah thats how he is different

[nimble coral]

Hang on

[teal wigeon]

i think his G1 gives him a shield

[nimble coral]

Since when it's 80%

It's 40%

[teal wigeon]

for BW ironhide?

[nimble coral]

🤦my bad

I thought you're talking about Red alert

[teal wigeon]

lol no

his G1 gives him +3.5% health and every 12 seconds, creates a protective shield that blocks 40% damage for 4 seconds @brisk swift

this is the silver core

his SA gives his allies 30% damge absorption

SA11 gives 100% to himself

[nimble coral]

50% for 5s

40% for 4s

[teal wigeon]

looking at the 3 star

so its probably different per star

[nimble coral]

Yep

[teal wigeon]

wish i had his 4 or 5 star even

[nimble coral]

I don't wish for the 5s

[teal wigeon]

why not

or does he not have one?

[nimble coral]

The 4s sitting at lvl 1 💀

[teal wigeon]

💀 you dont even use him

[nimble coral]

I don't like him:)

[teal wigeon]

with his SA11 and G1 core, he should help the team survive longer

[nimble coral]

Once I get Pipes I'll chase either skids or Roadbuster

[teal wigeon]

4 star?

[nimble coral]

5 star

[teal wigeon]

oh nice

[nimble coral]

OO seems nice too

[teal wigeon]

i think that batch is another one where all bots are great

like batch 10

[glass warren]

We have a list of Guides and Articles available on the TFEW Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/TransformersEarthWars/s/F5vNx41r06

[brisk swift]

What batch is as great as #10?

[teal wigeon]

the bots in batch 10,
Minerva- best healer
Sixgun- top tier gunner
SG Jetfire- Best air class bot
Strafe- goes crazy if you level up him enough
i forgot the last one but they are pretty good

[brisk swift]

I mean what batch is as good as batch 10? The one with Skids or the one with Roadbuster?

[teal wigeon]

yeah the new batch with Roadbuster and Optimal Optimus

[brisk swift]

Do you like all the bots there?

[teal wigeon]

tbh yeah

it has rotorstorm and scattershot too

and sentius

like

you literally cannot go wrong with any of them

[brisk swift]

Do you think Scattershot and Rotorstorm would be useful in wars?

[teal wigeon]

Rotor can do good damage

and if you pair scatter with rust dust or prowl with his G1 or even sunstreaker, they can wipes defenses out

[brisk swift]

And what core and combat would you use on Scatter?

[teal wigeon]

hold on there is a chart for this

@brisk swift

chart reccommends rejuv

tbh it would be cool if he was a gunner but ig only one acid gunner

[brisk swift]

Or it would also be cool if he was an air class bot

[teal wigeon]

yeah then you could put EO on him or the coating since he stands in one place

[brisk swift]

I guess Roadbuster, Sentius and Optimal are the best in this batch. And Rotor and Scatter won't also be a disappointment

[teal wigeon]

for higher level bases, Roadbuster is great

removes the shield so you wont be dealing with that

Optimal is great on offense

and sentius is great on both offense and defense (even better with his sword)

[jolly shell]

(Pipes/headstrong is an amazing early investment)

[brisk swift]

Is there a similar chart with combats?

[teal wigeon]

so glad i have his 4 star

[teal wigeon]

open it in a browser

[brisk swift]

Thanks a lot

[jolly shell]

Same

[unkempt summit]

Bro when was that made💀
It doesn't mention Onyx for warriors

[teal wigeon]

it does for Bulkhead

although i have mine on BW ironhide

[distant marsh]

Dino; Good tank paired with Quintaxe and good distraction with holos

[unkempt summit]

Drop Springer for Mirage?

[gilded nacelle]

Depends on your strategy. They do different things

[unkempt summit]

Tru

Mirage has a longer SA Range and more controllable EMP

[brisk swift]

What 4* combiner to max out - Galvatronus or God Neptune? Primarily for offence in wars and events

[unkempt summit]

GN

Hes extremely base heavy with his SA

Galvy is just if GN faces overwhelming pressure to the point where his Iframes are better

[covert saddle]

bruh wheres the lounge

[dark sun]

#┊💬・tfew_lounge

[covert saddle]

ok thx

[teal wigeon]

Only think Springer is good for is medic on demand. Basically micronus if you have Optimus with him. I don't use his other ability

[brisk swift]

Do people use Roadbuster/Halfshell in PL HM?

[nimble coral]

Yes

He used a lot

[brisk swift]

What batch to pull from, guys?

[split saffron]

I'd finish B10.

[brisk swift]

Thanks. And after that?

[teal wigeon]

B11

[brisk swift]

Bludgeon & Acid Storm?

[shut finch]

depends on what your main teams need-- healing, tanks, more firepower etc

pull according to that

[shut finch]

I would like to complete b10 and get the best healer and gunner

[brisk swift]

So batch 10 is the way to?

[shut finch]

That Runamuck with sa11 is a beast on defense, Yoda had it on defense and it took 70% of my 50k team within seconds, his sa11 is way too good

[shut finch]

Imo yo should complete b10 and get Flatline and Trigger

both are amazing ngl

[teal wigeon]

Bludgeon good also B7

[shut finch]

there is a Drag Strip in it

[teal wigeon]

Wait you already have pipes

[shut finch]

potential risk

[teal wigeon]

Oh yeah drag strip is hound

Mega yikes

[brisk swift]

I am afraid of that guy either

[teal wigeon]

Yeah then avoid since you already have pipes

[teal wigeon]

Get flatline

Best healer, great for everything tbh

[brisk swift]

And I also have Knockout

[dark sun]

IF You want You can go for this one too she's awesome

[brisk swift]

Is Triggerhappy a better fire attacker than Megatron T2?

[dark sun]

https://tenor.com/view/what-surprised-gif-25739412

[shut finch]

what yo blinkin at blud

[shut finch]

One shot gunner, takes down cluster defenses with ease

best gunner I can say

[dark sun]

Your 50K Team XD

[shut finch]

playtester blud

[dark sun]

I know bro 😆

[shut finch]

Very amusing homie

[teal wigeon]

Red alert right?

[shut finch]

yes

[teal wigeon]

ive heard he is good

probably better with his G1 and SA11

[brisk swift]

Yep

[brisk swift]

Thank you!

[hexed sail]

Lookin' to put a new war team together, any suggestions?

[shut finch]

Depends on the base and strategy required, but Dinobot, Cutty, Megs, SG TC, Skully ( in some bases) or Knockout, Coelagon, Armada Megs, and a healer Shockwave won't be bad

I suggest you use Triggerhappy as your gunner, will be very useful to oneshot clusters of defenses

For some particular bases, you may use Skully

For high end ops/Combiners use Brakeneck

Dinobot, Impactor and Armada megs must be on your team

with a healer

[hexed sail]

Shouldn't i just use Flatline instead of Shock in practically every circumstance?

[shut finch]

yeah ofc, Flatline is way better than SHockwave

the best healer

you may even use two healer sometimes lol

Two healers can help in some bases, but you'll need tanks and a good gunner, e.g. Triggerhappy then

[nimble coral]

Flex lol

[unkempt summit]

Skrapnel, Slipstream, Full Tilt, SA11 Exaust, Blitzwing, G1 Bombshell, Knockout, Viper, Leozack, Runabout, Dirge, Triggerhappy, SA11 Tantrum, Breakdown Prime, Transmetal Megs, Skywarp, Offroad, Malus, Guyhawk, Brake-Neck, Unicronus, Acid Storm, Sea Clamp, Tarantulas, Runamuck, Coelagon, Flatline, SG Thundercracker, Skullsmasher, SA11 Lugnut, Motormaster, SA11 Megatron, Cutthroat, Galvy, Impactor, Scourge, Dinobot

[shut finch]

blud you listed all his bots💀

[unkempt summit]

I don't really like suggesting a set team

[shut finch]

First time I noticed your pfp, and it's roblox

[teal wigeon]

didnt mention mindwipe

💀

[shut finch]

used to think its an astronaut or smth lmao

[shut finch]

☠️

[unkempt summit]

Itsnt it a war team request?

[shut finch]

why yo listing his bots then

[unkempt summit]

I didnt list all of them

[teal wigeon]

all these bots and no headstrong or bludgeon?

unless im blind and didnt see them

[hexed sail]

Bludgeon's there, Headstrong is a no

[teal wigeon]

ah ye found em

[teal wigeon]

is full tilt brawn equiv?

[hexed sail]

ye

[teal wigeon]

pair him with bludgeon

good team to destroy defenses with

can practically one shot them

Bludgeon
Full tilt
Halfshell
Dinobot
Flatline
Triggerhappy
Spinster
Acid storm or Blast off

or was it Dirge

which one was the con equiv for tracks

tracks is good

[hexed sail]

Cutthroat

[teal wigeon]

oh then yeah him

and if not spinster then knockout

you have good options

[brisk swift]

Is 5* Optimal Optimus/T2 Megs war worthy?

[split saffron]

Absolutely.

[brisk swift]

With his Golden disc core or something like Alchemist or Megatronus?

[split saffron]

I had A LOT better success with Alchemist. Once he gets SA11 I feel like he will easily replace Rust Dust in PLHM.

He basically full heals from one ability if you run Alchemist on him.

[brisk swift]

Thanks. Great to hear that. And can he replace Six Gun/Triggerhappy?

[split saffron]

Kinda? He's more of a Acid+Fire combo bot, pairs well with likes of Skids for example.

[brisk swift]

I guess his SA damage is on par with that of Six Gun? And even a lil bit cheaper

And combat wise is Windstrike/Baru a decent choice for him?

[split saffron]

Similar, but still very different.

[split saffron]

It is okay. Tbh Bashbreaker, Sawtooth, Windstrike, Buzzstrike, all work well with him. Even Rattrap can be very nice for additional protection. He's flexible.

[brisk swift]

I mean if I pulled Optimal Optimus last time, should I chase Six Gun for fire/acid combo with Skids or try to pull somebody else?

[split saffron]

Whole B10 is amazing and if you don't have Minerva or SG Jetfire go for it. Sixgun is still insane and tbh I like having both on my team.

[brisk swift]

Thanks a lot. I've already got SG Jetfire. Only have Six Gun and Minerva left in this batch

Was trying to pull Halfshell from B13 but I guess Six Gun and Minerva are of a higher priority

[split saffron]

Yeah I'd finish B10 and then go for 13 like you said.

[open bronze]

Just pulled headstrong(pipes) 5* what's recommended combat/core, i have leige but also the new anti hack combat as a 4*(lvl 8)

[split saffron]

Megatronus and Lancelon

[nimble coral]

Megatronus and Zori

that's the strongest combination for him based on my experience

[shut finch]

Love this

not the stats channel ik, but I need to flex lol

nah saving that 1m spark and 750k zen was some grind

[remote root]

What cores (Prime and Non-Prime) are commonly seen on Rook?

[hexed sail]

Prime: Liege Maximo
Non-Prime: Rejuvenate
Combat: Soundbarrier/Sheeldron
@remote root

[unkempt summit]

Gold league here, I run Quintus/Trip Up

[last acorn]

Good build for him?

[split saffron]

Tactician if you want him to target defenses, otherwise Rejuvenation. As for combat, maybe Tricerashot, but nothing really excels for him.

[frozen tree]

Rook's SA is based on how much life he has. So you want a Vitality core on him to boost it as much as possible.

[gilded nacelle]

Vitality core is 💩 if you plan on the bot surviving more than 30 seconds

[frozen tree]

For most other bots, this is true. For Rook, it's not. His sa is completely based on his health. The more health he has, the stronger his holos. Your mileage may vary.

[gilded nacelle]

Eh, it's better his holos die so they explode and do their damage to enemy bots and defenses. Then deploy more holos

[unkempt summit]

Amal, Alch, Rejuv, Attack
Any Independent combat or a ranged one that allows him to shoot over walls

hes a scout so if you put tri on him then he does unfunny things

[still plover]

Wich core would you recomend for 5* Sandstorm? He has level 11 special ability

[remote root]

Alchemist Prime

[still plover]

I did use that one on him and worked pretty amazing, but now with his ability at level 11 he doesn't really need it like before, since now he has the "warrior shield" with some self healing, it seems that almost every core might go well with Sandstorm once his ability is lvl 11

[remote root]

Alchemist is still very good on Sandstorm even with his ab11

[shut finch]

@grim plinth can yo write in here now?

[grim plinth]

Yes

I’m back

https://tenor.com/view/eminem-guesswhosback-car-headbob-gif-5006818795130884873

[shut finch]

🔥🔥

[still plover]

I agree, the thing is that I have other bots who could use it as well, since Sandstorm can do pretty fine without it

[still plover]

I ended up putting Onyx Prime and see what'll happen lol

[smoky merlin]

What does it mean in combiner lab “Defensive ability not set?”

[eternal schooner]

It means you don’t have one set when that combiner is in the combiner beacon

[gilded nacelle]

It means you haven't set the defensive ability of the combiner you're looking at

[teal wigeon]

Yo who should I put Prima on

[teal wigeon]

Does sandstorm heal himself by rushing

[still plover]

He kinda does with his lvl 11 ability, like, is more an absorption, like most of the warrior class has once they use their ability, shield included

[teal wigeon]

Yeah warrior rushers also heal themselves with every ability use. Does he do that too along with absorption cuz I have his 4 star but I don't use it much

[still plover]

Except Hot Spot ;-;

[still plover]

His acid rush once he gets lvl 11 gets the warrior shield and absorption, just like most of warriors, and the range of acid and healing is even bigger

[teal wigeon]

Yeah ik that just wondering if he heals himself

[still plover]

Not like Ratched dropping his healing bomb to itself, is more like the same healing that warriors has

[teal wigeon]

I see

[gilded nacelle]

Yo two good bots are skyburst and seaspray yo

Yo but if you don't have them then any gunner or air bot who also has Flak yo yo yo

[teal wigeon]

😐

i hate the way you put that

[gilded nacelle]

Why yo?

[teal wigeon]

i have seaspray but not skyburst

[teal wigeon]

https://tenor.com/view/skyler-white-wife-introduction-breaking-bad-anna-gunn-gif-9579330

this is who you sound like

[gilded nacelle]

So it is the use of "yo" that bothers you?

[teal wigeon]

the execessive use of it

but im not the "yo" police

so do as you please

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[gilded nacelle]

How many "yos" are acceptable to you?

[teal wigeon]

i dont use it that often. just at the start of the sentence and thats it

[gilded nacelle]

So would the following be more acceptable to you?

"Yo two good bots are skyburst and seaspray

Yo but if you don't have them then any gunner or air bot who also has Flak"

[teal wigeon]

the first one is fine

not the second one

use it once and thats that

like im not using it anymore

[gilded nacelle]

Why is the second one offensive?

[teal wigeon]

who said anything about offensive?

[gilded nacelle]

Okay if it is not offensive then why does it bother you?

[teal wigeon]

this is irrelevant to channel purpose so imma cut it off here but i already stated my stance on this

[gilded nacelle]

Okay but I am confused

But from here on out I will try to remember to limit to myself to just one "yo" per post when responding to you

[teal wigeon]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[dark sun]

Yo Yo

[nimble coral]

Yo

[jolly shell]

Yo

[nimble coral]

Yo sssssnakes

how was the event yo

[jolly shell]

Went pretty good. 3/4 alliances in our fam finished

[nimble coral]

Great! All of alliances in my fam finished it except the lowest alliance

[jolly shell]

Yeah, the one that didn't finish was our lowest

[shut finch]

Lowest one is evo x, and they finished it as well right?

[nimble coral]

Who said EDEX is the lowest lol. Our lowest alliance is Dark Elite Camp

[shut finch]

I forgot about them lmao

[unkempt summit]

Any of these bots worth investing into a Z15 setting?

[split saffron]

SG, Grimlock, AT, Firefly, Nosecone, Air Raid, Jetfire, Bumblebee and maybe Whirl.

Tbh any of these robots can go to Z15, I just picked out those that I feel like can do more than others.

[frozen tree]

Good players level up certain bots and only use those.
Great players level all of their bots and use them all.
Do with that as you will.

[split saffron]

I made a pretty damn good tier list (with help of other players, both PL players and those who don't) and it can give you good idea what bot has what kind of potential.

[unkempt summit]

Hats off to yall

This helps a lot

[unkempt summit]

4s vs 5s bots are different, Idk why but I'm pretty sure Stormclash deals more dmg than Jetfire at 4s.
5s I'd take Bee any day but 4s gotta stick with Mirage cause non SA11 + his rigged G1

[gilded nacelle]

Mirage's g1 core is fun. I like seeing Decepticins standing around looking clueless while Mirage is invisible and destroying defenses

[split saffron]

Of course 4* and 5* bots are different lol

Here are the 2 your mentioned for comparison

And I wouldn't use Bee without Brawn. As for Mirage... eh

[unkempt summit]

Non SA 11 Mirage is generally more concentrated in terms of AoE compared to Bee

The only reason why hes 4+1 is cause he would be extremely overpowered if he was 3+1

[still plover]

I have a question, it might sound silly but I just don't find the answer anywhere else
What does absorption mean? I mean, not what it does for sake but what it means and what means what happens when I use the ability, like some warriors when they rush or Red Alert which gives that effect

[split saffron]

It's just damage reduction.

[still plover]

Right, but, when I use for example Ironhide's rush, his shield turns on and that reducts the damage he gets, but then after a few hits he "auto heal" himself

[teal wigeon]

the absorption is different from the healing

so ironhide aborbs 80% of incoming damage AND heals himself

which is why him and pipes are the best tanks in the game

[split saffron]

First Ironhide gets a shield that reduces the damage he takes by 80%. After the shield is gone then he heals 80% of his HP.

[still plover]

That's the thing, most of the warrior's ability description describes it as absorption and no healing is mentioned

[teal wigeon]

the healing is passive

[split saffron]

Healing is mentioned if bot has a healing.

[teal wigeon]

just like how Optimal Optimus freezes bots

[still plover]

Exactly, and it isn't showed as healing, the bot just gets some of the health

Also their ability says that their max health is increased, maybe for as long as the shield lasts

[split saffron]

You get health that is equal to 80% of your max, however you get it at the end of the ability.

[still plover]

That part I did get, the absorption part was the one I didn't really understand

[split saffron]

Out of 100% damage you only recieve 20%.

[still plover]

That is pretty cool indeed

Could you show me Ironhide's? Mine is in spanish and I found a translation error

[still plover]

Thanks

[gaunt wolf]

Stealing this don't mind me

https://tenor.com/view/raccoon-stealing-thief-stealing-food-food-theif-gif-18287494

[split saffron]

I made it to share it

[gaunt wolf]

😎 👍

[grim plinth]

Real

[split saffron]

I was shocked game didn't have one so decided to make. Then again I do understand why, PL players see only 25 or so PL bots, 10 or so bots that can be used in worst case scenario and others as trash, while normal players have very limited knowledge that is usually based on repeating what they heard.

Just hoping to shed some light on it for everyone in need of it.

[nimble coral]

I don't get it

Personally there are so many choices for PL

Depends on player's skill. And bot setup

But it's for the general PL war. Idk about PL against top 5 war alliance

The bots are more limited

[split saffron]

I've seen people take goofy bots like pre buff Grimlock and win in PLHM, no doubt. Though I based the tier list on what is used the most, had many opinions and for the final touch I had a discussion with Atari about sorting out the PL picks at the end.

[nimble coral]

Hmm..

As I said

Skill matters a lot

[unkempt summit]

Tru

It just depends on how you use the bot

Jazz just vibes with Sandstorm in Z15

I use Sky Lynx for literally everything

[split saffron]

Sure, hence why some are at the top of PL and some are not. Skill always matters.

[unkempt summit]

List changes depending on situation

Z14 aint the same as Z15

Z15 isnt the same as wars

[split saffron]

Forget Z14 and 15. Combiners farm that.

From my experience, Platinum wars are where you start to get a taste of what are tough bases.

And later on just gets harder and harder.

[unkempt summit]

Tru

B4 and B5 Gold are kinda painful as well even with a 25K team

[unkempt summit]

Events tho

Biners only carry you for so long through them

[split saffron]

Both events and normal PVP.

[unkempt summit]

Normal has Titans

[split saffron]

Magna, Ruination and Sky Reign solo all up until Z15

[split saffron]

So do I 😉

Hence they take care of that

[unkempt summit]

LOL

[nimble coral]

Z15 is nothing lol, any bot can do it

[nimble coral]

Get your 4s Titan

Lol

[unkempt summit]

💀Early 50s tho

Makes me wonder how Mirage survived that whole ordeal as lv 40 lol

[nimble coral]

Hmm..

[brisk swift]

Is Tigerchest/Victory Leo for Star Saber/Deathsaurus worth chasing or there are better options for him?

[split saffron]

There are no better options for him.

Also give him his Vlock core

[brisk swift]

I have gmetal Vlock maxed out

[hard coyote]

That's good

[woeful olive]

So these are my A and B squads

(I only have Whirl on A because TwinTwist is being researched currently)

And these are aaaaalll of my 4 stars

Is there anyone on my A and B squads I should switch out for a newer bot?
Also any builds for a C squad?

(5 star Jetfire is also being researched)

[teal wigeon]

replace lightspeed for ironhide and springer is ok until you get a better healer

maybe focus on that first aid

[woeful olive]

Alright, but Springer has the Micronus core currently

Then I guess I'll research First Aid after I research Swoop

Any ideas for a 3rd squad?

[teal wigeon]

Tracks
Roadbuster
Prowl
Arcee
optimal Optimus
jetfire or silverbolt
red alert but with his g1 core
elita-1

i only picked red alert cuz you dont have another rush tank

except slug

would be better if you had pyra

that ariel is eh

tbh you have alot of great bots

wish i had that tracks

[woeful olive]

Thanks

I'm just waiting for my next 4 star to be Cliffjumber lol

[teal wigeon]

actually just remembered nosecone is good now

so instead of arcee put nosecone

he is slow but does good damage

and you have dustup and optimus primal so dont push your luck

and ultra magnus

[grim plinth]

I would level Roadbuster and Red Alert…. But only if you like what they can do

[grim plinth]

Ariel is great. Better than Optimus Prime imo

[teal wigeon]

💀

imma have to disagree there

i have both

both with their G1 cores

ariel's range is her only weakness

[grim plinth]

You won’t see the difference until you get titans

[teal wigeon]

her ability is strong

her range sucks

[grim plinth]

Ariel can get stun immunity, Optimus can’t

[grim plinth]

That’s where you go wrong

[teal wigeon]

huh?

her range is literally shorter than optimus's

[grim plinth]

You simply can’t use a pathing bot and expect to solo

[teal wigeon]

solo?

the point of using them is to direct the whole team

[grim plinth]

The point of the pathing control is to redirect your bots

[teal wigeon]

no kidding

[grim plinth]

Her range is good to do that

[teal wigeon]

so wdym by solo?

[grim plinth]

People like to prime rush a base

[teal wigeon]

i just use prime to avoid poorly placed combiner outposts

very useful for that

so good

[teal wigeon]

if they can do it then good for them

[grim plinth]

Yeah that’s why you can’t use Ariel

To great effect

[teal wigeon]

not every base is prime rushable but i dont even rush the base with prime

[grim plinth]

The point of path control is to keep the team together. You simply can’t judge a boy’s abilities based on what you like to do

[teal wigeon]

💀

[grim plinth]

And like I said earlier

[teal wigeon]

that doesnt even make sense

Prime can reach further than Ariel

[grim plinth]

You will see the advantages of Ariel when you get titans

[teal wigeon]

thats why he is better

[grim plinth]

Well no. You have to look at all aspects

Ariel has significantly more health

Gets stun immunity

[teal wigeon]

Ariel has more health but optimus is pretty high up there with health too

and at SA11 optimus gets a shield

base health anyways

you can either put his matrix on him or his g1 core

[split saffron]

Forget matrix core exists

[teal wigeon]

yeah i dont use it

[split saffron]

They talked about reworking it, but that was few years ago

[teal wigeon]

however i think Rodimus has a better matrix core

[woeful olive]

Red Alert is 49, but I definitely need to research Roadbuster

[teal wigeon]

if they were to rework, it should be like what Rodimus has

would be nice

[split saffron]

That's basically better version of his G1

[teal wigeon]

yeah i like the matrix

but anycase

if ariel has abit more range, she would be better

but she is not

[grim plinth]

Ok

[hard coyote]

Ariel is good but she's not better than prime

[unkempt summit]

Thoughts?

[jolly shell]

Should be fine

[last acorn]

Build for him?

[grim plinth]

Soundbarrier or Sawtooth sound good on him. Megatronus, Trythillium plating (however that’s spelled) or Rejuvenate

[split saffron]

I second everything except Rejuvenate. That's one thing he benefits the least from.

[gilded nacelle]

Typical warrior load out

Melee or shield combat. Rejuv or trylitjium plating

[grim plinth]

Why? I’m curious

[split saffron]

You already have 80% heal from ability per cast. You will get a lot more bang if you use Trithyllium or Attack if you want more offensive option. That's excluding the Prime cores.

[grim plinth]

I never thought of that

thx

[fallen pebble]

I’d use rejuv if you plan on soloing

So he can last longer when your out of ability points

[mint turtle]

After deleting a poorly worded statement cuz I'm high and dumb I do now wonder if a Trithyl core would block more or less damage than a rejuv would heal.

[frozen tree]

I use Trithyllium Plating on any warrior that gets the health boost with their SA, unless they have a G1 like Grimlock. Rejuvenate is mostly redundant on those warriors, imo.

[teal wigeon]

No point in rejuv. Try would increase survival ability

[fallen pebble]

This setup has saved me so many times

[mint turtle]

Well tbf rejuv ticks off of max health and most tanks are boosting max health. I personally like the trithyl but this Bludgeon rejuv would be using 54k as a health value while the ability is active.

[teal wigeon]

who is baru? smashdown?

[jolly shell]

Baru is windstrike

Smashdown is razorsharp

[teal wigeon]

ah thxs

[unkempt summit]

I feel like i need to kick someone here

[nimble coral]

it's saber

you really care about SA cost, right?

well, in that case you should get rid of Saber

[unkempt summit]

Yeah prob

I dont have him SA11 so he kinda just 0s himself after I send him in

[nimble coral]

only thing i like from saber is his range

[split saffron]

He really needs SA11 to be amazing. Without it remove him.

[hard coyote]

Swoop

[unkempt summit]

Not yet, hes starting to 1 tap buildings with Skids

[hard coyote]

Hmm, mine dies in air so I use him for dps only

[unkempt summit]

Its either G1 Swoop or the bench💀

It only takes 2 AA turets to knock him

[hard coyote]

Ya

I use him only if all turrents are destroyed

[teal wigeon]

Why BW Silverbolt?

[split saffron]

BW Silverbolt is really good until you start encountering bases with a lot of healing

[unkempt summit]

🤷Might kick him, looking into Whirl and Stormclash rn

[last acorn]

Who is he good on?

[split saffron]

Rook

[teal wigeon]

^

[teal wigeon]

Rook then Sideswipe then Slug

Maybe Ariel

Who knows

[teal wigeon]

Well kick Star Saber for either that Whirl or another tank rusher

[gilded nacelle]

Warriors

[unkempt summit]

I just ran numbers and Whirl with VM + Titan Perk deals nearly the same dmg as Stormclash with EO

[teal wigeon]

What other 4 star gunners do you have then

[unkempt summit]

Six, Warpath, Rotorstorm, Prowl and Alpha Bravo

[teal wigeon]

Roto then

[unkempt summit]

With Air Raid on the same team?

[teal wigeon]

Why not?

If not roto then six if he isn't on your top team

[unkempt summit]

CRB Intergration:
Combats unless mentioned are 4s
Sideswipe - Vector, Sawtooth
Trailbreaker - Micronus, Yellow shield guy
Rook - Quintus, Trip Up
Punch - Amal, 3s Topshot
SGJF - Prima, 5s Nightstick
Blades - G1, CRB
Sky Lynx - G1, 5s Big Daddy
Ratchet - Alpha Trion, Rung
Thoughts? I'd have to take 5s Spoilsport off of Punch if I bring in CRB

[fallen pebble]

Bro just add it and see how you like it

[teal wigeon]

fr

[teal wigeon]

gonna keep it real, its a support weapon. just slap it on someone who doesnt really need a combat and use some fire, acid, electric bot with them

its not even that great

[charred swift]

Anyone here have some good overall recommendations for cores and combats for skids/knockout?

[grim plinth]

Alchemist/Fireline. Fracus/spec core…. Fracus/Alch…. Caliburst/spec core

[mint turtle]

In addition to those mentioned I think the new rust blaster suits him fine as well.

[gilded nacelle]

G1 core and nightstick

[charred swift]

In addition to knockout, any good combinations with Dinobot/Dinobot II and bluestreak/Wildrider?

[charred swift]

I got alch on 5 star Sentius but I went with the fracas, knockout out core combo

[split saffron]

Dinobot is very flexible. You can run Rejuvenate, Liege, Amalgamous, whatever. Quintaxe combo also works well in keeping him alive.

[grim plinth]

Wildrider: V-Mix and a gun like fracus or gatorface….. G1 and a companion could be good when the G1 comes out

[nimble coral]

I use Micronus on Dinobot

[brisk swift]

What's the general opinion on combat batch 5 and its war relevance?

[split saffron]

Zaur is crazy and Tricerashot is okay. Others are pretty much duds.

[grim plinth]

It’s worth the risk for Zaur imo….

I got lucky to get him first pull

[split saffron]

Roadburner does nothing, Pinpointer gives Jets attack and some healing, also makes them medium range. Kinda meh compared to other gun combats.

SG Steeljaw is kinda inconsistent.

[grim plinth]

SG Steeljaw is great imo…. The smoke is a little iffy but his basics are great

[brisk swift]

I have Windstrike and Rollerforce left in the current batch. And also Victory Leo. Was hoping for Sentius Sword, but it seems it isn't coming.. I was thinking of whether to open those 3 or to take a risk with batch 5...

[grim plinth]

Do you have Star Saber leveled?

[brisk swift]

Yeah, I have him 5* 68/11

[grim plinth]

I would go the current batch then

[split saffron]

I second it, go for current batch.

[brisk swift]

Thanks, I hope I won't pull Rollerforce

[split saffron]

Roller is great though.

[brisk swift]

Thank you!

[grim plinth]

Why not? Roller is great

[split saffron]

For example, if you put him on Armada Megatron his SA damage will skyrocket.

[grim plinth]

Roller with armada….. nasty combo

[split saffron]

Put him on a healer and they'll heal much faster.

I haven't tried him with Coelagon yet.

[brisk swift]

And that also works with similar bots like Sentius, Impactor?

[split saffron]

Doesn't work with bots that are set to do certain amount of damage per second.

[grim plinth]

I assume it’s like streetwise’s speed up….. that doesn’t speed him up

[split saffron]

Thrust, Spinister, doesn't work with them.

[grim plinth]

And streets claim he gets an extra disc

[split saffron]

Streets?

[grim plinth]

Random people

Never listen

EVER

[brisk swift]

I've seen a lot of setups with Roller and Minerva

[split saffron]

Yeah, Roller is a good one. Buffs other bots near it as well, not just holder.

[mint turtle]

Roller is just good all around. Perfect support combat for anyone with room. I think the current batch is great. I was disappointed about Zori at first but he slaps

[gaunt wolf]

Glit and SG Ravage confuse me so much. At times I see SG Ravage attacking and I think its Glit that decided to go on a rampage. They serious need to add some sort of indication about that 💀

[grim plinth]

Real

[nimble coral]

Fr

[brisk swift]

Is 5* Red Alert/Runamuck better than 4* Tracks/Cutthroat?

[unkempt summit]

Tracks is easier to use, Red Alert is better but has a bit of a situational issue

Dont quote me, I dont use RA

[teal wigeon]

use em for different things

tracks is great on raid, RA with his G1 core

on defense RA

offense tracks is great at support

[brisk swift]

And is RA also viable on offence?

[remote root]

on lower levels he works fine but on higher levels the ffds really start to hurt him

(again, ffds are broken as sh!t and need a nerf, if they removed the silver-bullet heal block from ray blockers they can and should do the same for ffds too)

[brisk swift]

But ffds also remove Tracks' smoke cloud or am I wrong?

[remote root]

p sure it does yes

[brisk swift]

But still Tracks is better in wars?

[teal wigeon]

Raids

[remote root]

red alert is also very good in raids from personal experience

[teal wigeon]

G1+Sa11?

[remote root]

i have his gold g1 but i'm gonna try and seek his gmetal g1 at some point

as for his sa11, lol no i'm hq 14 how do I get one

[teal wigeon]

oh snap his SA11 will cost 1M spark and 300k z energon

so give it some time

[remote root]

isn't it 750k zen for ab11

[mint turtle]

Yes 750k Zenny, 1 Mil spark.

[teal wigeon]

oh it was 750?

idk i cant see it rn

im at SA10 on my rook

but it wont let me see the zen requirements

[glacial siren]

Tracks is still great in wars.
You just have to take out any FFD’s that will be a problem. Smokescreen’s good for that due to cheap cost and his range.

[mint turtle]

Does anyone have a 4 star Acidstorm /slingshot they could show? Somewhere around lvl60 4 star?

[remote root]

Micronus on Slingshot?

...Interesting

[grim plinth]

Sling is a support bot imo… I never understood the EO builds

[mint turtle]

Awesome thanks for the share.

[fallen pebble]

One hit support

[last acorn]

Are these fellas good? If yes whats a good build for them

[grim plinth]

Nope

UM has a bad SA and Joefire is powercrept by the rest of the air class population

[last acorn]

Awww

Welp

[grim plinth]

But

Joefire has invis

He is a great bot to pick off low defenses….. he could also receive a great SA 11

[teal wigeon]

My condolences

[prisma robin]

What build should inferno have?

[teal wigeon]

Try Plat and Soundbarrier

need to give him as much shielding as possible to keep him alive

only good for his SA

[prisma robin]

Is Plat the trithyllum plating?

[teal wigeon]

yes

[prisma robin]

Thank you👍

[woeful olive]

Smokescreen is currently being researched, so I have Topspin in here
I was planning on having Topspin as my 8th A team bot once I upgraded my Shuttle, but now I'm not sure if I need him, since I have SG Jetfire
So who should get that 8th slot

[teal wigeon]

topspin is good with sky lynx

otherwise dont bother

whoelse do you have to put there

[woeful olive]

Should probably find an 8th bot for my B squad too

[teal wigeon]

how about the other jetfire

two aerials on your top team is good

2 tanks
2 aerials
2 gunners
medic and special
or special and special

[woeful olive]

You sure normal Jetfire isn't top squishy?

[teal wigeon]

or medic and medic

[teal wigeon]

nope he is good

just level him up abit for his damage

besides if you put them down properly, pipes can distract while jetfire does high damage

[woeful olive]

Alrighty, sounds good
And who should be 8th for B squad?

[teal wigeon]

this B squad or C?

[woeful olive]

B

[teal wigeon]

ah B squad

ye

[woeful olive]

Who should take that 8th slot?

[teal wigeon]

slingshot

slingshot should

[woeful olive]

Slingshot? Alright

[teal wigeon]

or the other jetfire the 4 star one

but yeah slingshot top choice

[woeful olive]

Yeah, I can see him pairing well with Scattershot and Sixgun

Thanks

[teal wigeon]

np

[jolly island]

Anyone has a good layout for HQ-17?

[last acorn]

Any of these guys good? If yes can you recommend a build for them?

[glacial siren]

Slingshot is great.
A support build such as Prima + Flak, or a build with Nexus is good for him.

Otherwise, a Squad Core or EO/RC of your choice.

Snarl is decent, not great, not bad.
His G1 and a melee COMBAT will suffice.

[grim plinth]

I’ve won a lot of battles with this layout I made…. With inspiration from other things too 🤣

But I would wait for more people to show bases…. There is always someone with a better layout

[split saffron]

Works miracles.

Outposts and build bots are very crucial.

[jolly island]

okay , thanks everyone!

[teal wigeon]

where are the rest? i only see 2 BBs

[split saffron]

Gold BB core is the one I have not yet decided what it will be. Other 4 are placed very strategically.

[teal wigeon]

i see

[brisk swift]

What's the best combat for Headstrong/Pipes? Zori/Sawtooth, Bashbreaker/Gabu or some other variant?

[split saffron]

Bashbreaker/Gabu or Buzzstrike/Lancelon

[teal wigeon]

put sawtooth on megatron

zori for you

[valid gate]

Are there any recommended combats for Rhinox if he’s being used for outpost duty?

[teal wigeon]

his Transmetal core and pterxadon

the higher rating the core, the better

[valid gate]

Pteraxadon, huh? Gotcha. I have a spare I can give him.

Also, a couple questions about medics.

I know that, prior to Wreck-Gar being added, Minerva was/is considered the best medic. Has that changed with his inclusion? Cause I rarely hear anything about him.

Also, I just recently got my very first 4 star medic in Ratchet. How does he rank among the others?

[teal wigeon]

Minerva is still the best medic, she is uncontested, Ratchet is a close second but Hoist if you have him is also good

Wreck-Gar is funny cuz after he was added no one used him as he is the worst medic in the game

[valid gate]

Ratchet’s the second-best medic? Cool. Guess I got lucky, then.

Cause prior to getting Ratchet, I’ve focused my efforts on getting 5 star Minerva with no luck so far.

[teal wigeon]

yeah i have him as a 4 star too

make sure to get his G1 core on him

[teal wigeon]

best of luck, she was my second 5 star

a great healer for any situation

[valid gate]

No worries there. Gave him that and Rung.

[teal wigeon]

👍

[valid gate]

As for that, I currently have a 1 in 3 chance, so I like my odds, even if I don’t get her next pull.

[teal wigeon]

yeah that batch has all good bots so no loss there

[valid gate]

That’s what I’ve heard. In my efforts to get her, I’ve pulled SG Jetfire and Strafe.

And before I learned how good Minerva is, I pulled 5 star Elita-1 in an effort to get Ratchet.

[teal wigeon]

Elita-1 is still s tier so no loss there

actually she is a better pull than ratchet

so W

[valid gate]

Also got Ultra Magnus, but knowing that he’s a bad pull, I don’t talk about him anymore, lol.

[teal wigeon]

oof

[valid gate]

And I’ll say, lol.

In any case, I now know which two 5 star medics to hunt for.

Thanks for the help!

[teal wigeon]

np

[valid gate]

The good thing is that there’s only one bad pull from that set, as well. Even if not Ratchet, I can also pull Blaster and/or Prowl.

[teal wigeon]

Blaster is also S-tier

one of the best defenders in the game

along with LOP, TT and Rhinox

Prowl is a good gunner too

[valid gate]

LOP? And TT is Twintwist, right?

And isn’t Prowl considered the best gunner?

If it IS Twintwist, any core and combat recommendations for outpost duty?

Cuz I have his 4 star.

[teal wigeon]

the best gunner(s) are Sixgun and Warpath

Warpath is close one

but mainly sixgun

then its Skids

then Seaspray

then Rotostorm

[valid gate]

Warpath is that good? I never hear anything about him.

Good to know, though.

[teal wigeon]

best cores for TwinTwist are amalgamous and sidetracks for outpost

if you dont have amalgamous then alchemist

if you dont have either then rejuvenate

[teal wigeon]

warpath can clear bases VERY quickly if you have his SA leveled up high enough

[valid gate]

Amalgamous, huh? Sounds like it’s Alchemist, then, since I don’t have Amalga yet.

[valid gate]

Noted.

[teal wigeon]

and if you get Roadbuster, level him up high too

Roadbuster can 2 shot bases at 5 star SA11

[valid gate]

And you mentioned a “LOP”?

[valid gate]

Damn… Will keep that in mind, lol.

[teal wigeon]

Laser Optimus Prime

there are 4 Primes in the game

[valid gate]

Ah, him.

[teal wigeon]

yeah

[valid gate]

Sadly, I don’t have any of him higher than 3 stars just yet. Still working on that.

[teal wigeon]

np

i have my 3 star one at lvl 50 and he still does alot of damage

my 4 star is on my top team

[valid gate]

That so? What core and combat?

[teal wigeon]

for LOP his G1 core and combat should always be rattrap

LOP is really a great outpost bot when he is at SA11

cuz his discs stun at every target they hit

[valid gate]

Really? Rattrap? Wouldn’t have guessed.

Gotcha, though.

[teal wigeon]

makes him stun immune

very useful

[valid gate]

Cool.

A shame I don’t have his 5 star, then. I have 5 star Rattrap, lol.

[teal wigeon]

nice

save it for him when you pull him out of that batch

[valid gate]

Will do.

I’m currently upgrading my 4 star Seaspray, so he’s not currently shown in the first team, but these are currently my main three teams.

[teal wigeon]

your strafe and sg jetfire should be on your A team

kick off that cosmos, he sucks

you have 16 slots so im guessing you are HQ14 or HQ15

[valid gate]

HQ16

[teal wigeon]

3 stars should be phased out from your top 3 slots

did you just get there?

move up that ironhide

[valid gate]

Somewhat recently, yeah.

[teal wigeon]

ok

you have rook which is good

but now put someone like ironhide there as well

swap springer for ratchet

cosmos for that SG jetfire

strafe for that perceptor

[valid gate]

So Ironhide should take the place of my Seaspray?

[teal wigeon]

no actually remove the perceptor and put ironhide there

strafe isnt necessary

[valid gate]

Will have to wait for the cooldown, but will do.

[nimble coral]

Sixgun and Skids

[teal wigeon]

👍

[teal wigeon]

ive had pros put warpath up there

¯_(ツ)_/¯

either way cant go wrong with any of them

[valid gate]

As for the bots on my A team:

[teal wigeon]

yoo nice SA11 Elita

that rook SA needs to go up

if you combine air raid and SG jetfire you can deal massive damage

wish i had that 4 star Red alert tho

very nice team

[valid gate]

Really? Good to know.

As for the cores and combats?

[teal wigeon]

all good

[valid gate]

Cool. Also, just boosted the SA of SG Jetfire and Rook to 9 each. I’m out of spark to spend and hitting the limit of what energon I can spend, otherwise I’d boost them further.

While I’m working on those, though, thoughts on my B and C teams?

[brisk swift]

Is Roadbuster considered more effective than Warpath?

[nimble coral]

they have different purpose

Roadbuster is a one shoter

with some additional damage

Warpath supposed to deal damage in a large area

[grim plinth]

He can take out lines of a base in two uses…. Sometimes even one

[valid gate]

That’s what I heard. Definitely useful.

[teal wigeon]

Just switch out those 3 stars and you should be fine

[teal wigeon]

Different purposes Roadbuster is great in raid since his SA removes shields

[valid gate]

I’ll look at my available options, but will do.

[teal wigeon]

👍

[brisk swift]

I guess he is good in wars too

[teal wigeon]

Yep

[gilded nacelle]

@valid gate don't use pteraxadon if rhinox will be on outpost duty

Melee combats are disabled in outposts. Rhinox will be fighting alone

Use a companion

[valid gate]

Ah, bummer. Any recommendations in his place?

[gilded nacelle]

A companion. Sidetrack, big daddy, zaur and air razor are great for outposts

But use whatever companion you have available

[valid gate]

Gotcha. Will do.

[grim plinth]

Dazzlestrike

[teal wigeon]

💀💀💀💀

Bro

[valid gate]

Heh. Dazzlestrike STILL that bad, huh?

[last acorn]

Already have his gm g1 core but what's a good combat on him?

[misty oyster]

Is red alert a necessary component to the Prime rush strategy?

[teal wigeon]

Support Companion like maybe trip up

[split saffron]

Nope, SA11 Prime takes care of that. However, Red Alert at 5* is an amazing bot to have.

[nimble coral]

especially for outpost job

[gilded nacelle]

I wouldn't say he's necessary but he is useful

Anti stun for your squad plus he gets 10 seconds of invincibility with ability 11

[nimble coral]

plus damage reduction for the team 🙂

[glass warren]

Fire + default Acid damage

[eternal schooner]

He's better than Optimus Primal

That's what I've learned

[grim plinth]

Dazzle is made for defense

[misty oyster]

Thanks

[teal wigeon]

Melee combats don't work on defense

[grim plinth]

The slam right before they fist fight is why you use Dazzle. So yes, this one works

[brisk swift]

Whom should I chase 5* Baru/Windstrike or 5* Buzzstrike/Lancelon? Also does anyone already have 5* Buzzstrike? Would like to see its stats

[split saffron]

Both are great, but Buzzstrike has a great adventage of giving a hack immunity and I would say him.

[brisk swift]

I pulled Bashbreaker last week, put it on my Headstrong/Pipes and I am not much impressed of it. My previous combo was Megatronus+Zori/Sawtooth. Now I am thinking of switching it to Buzzstrike/Lancelon because of the hack immunity. Together with the warrior perk electrical immunity I guess it would be great on this bot

[teal wigeon]

better with a fire bot like T2 Megatron

[brisk swift]

What combat is better with T2 Megatron? Lancelon? Why?

Oh, you are talking about Bashbreaker. I see

[brisk swift]

And what would you put on Headstrong?

[teal wigeon]

lancelion

[brisk swift]

And if I put Lancelon on him is there a need in Liege core?

[teal wigeon]

Liege should go on rook

megatronus should go on pipes

[brisk swift]

I had this very setup, then I switched to Pipes(Liege) and Rook(Nexus)due to multiple recommendations but I am not much convinced. Wanna switch back. So Megatronus+Lancelon for Pipes?

[teal wigeon]

yep

acid+fire combo wont let you down

[brisk swift]

You mean his SA acid + fire from his core, right?

[teal wigeon]

yes

[brisk swift]

And as for T2 Megs what core is better for him - his gmetal transmetal or may be Alchemist?

[brisk swift]

Thanks

[teal wigeon]

alchemist is good too but i havent tried that on my optimal optimus, i just have my golden disc on him

[teal wigeon]

np

[brisk swift]

You have golden disc+Bashbreaker on your Optimal Optimus?

[teal wigeon]

yes

[brisk swift]

Last question considering fire+acid combo. Should I put Nightstick on Sixgun and Topshot on Skids?

[teal wigeon]

either way works, as long as they are on the same team

[brisk swift]

Thank you

[teal wigeon]

👍

[valid gate]

Kind of a random question, but something that just occurred to me. I understand that Grimlock just recently had his class changed from special to warrior. Has that altered his performance? If so, what’s the change?

Also, how’s he compare to other warrior class bots?

[grim plinth]

he gets the warrior buff..... he is really just yet another warrior

yet his core lets him excel above most other warriors

[valid gate]

So he’s tanky… ish? Cool. Good to know.

Or is it less that he’s a tank and more of an offensive powerhouse?

Cause knowing Grim, the latter sounds more likely.

[grim plinth]

the apes took down his dps because of the health boost.... I dont know his current stats

[nimble coral]

Being a warrior also make him immune to stun

When you've unlocked the perk

[valid gate]

Perk?

[grim plinth]

stun immunity for warriors is one of the titan perks

[valid gate]

Ah, I see. I haven’t unlocked the titans yet, but I’ll have to remember that.

[valid gate]

Anyway, hearing that, sounds like they DID make him more of a tank than a bruiser.

[valid gate]

On another, equally random question, who are considered the top, must-have combats bots, if any?

Or is it more on a per-bot basis?

I know Ptera is one, but other than him, can’t quite tell who. Figure it might help for future use.

[nimble coral]

They did

[nimble coral]

Zaur

[gilded nacelle]

That's going to depend largely on your bot lineup and your strategy

But Big Daddy, Zaur, Sidetrack, Bashbreaker, Tripup and Nightstick are top tier combats

Not saying those are the only good ones but players are usually happy when they pop up

Tricerashot is another good one

[valid gate]

I hear people talking about Buzzstrike here and there. He good, as well?

As for those bots listed, good to know. Thanks!

[gilded nacelle]

Yeah, he's good.

[valid gate]

Cool.

I don’t even have his 2 star yet, so I only had word of mouth to go on.

[woeful olive]

Anyone got a good hq16 layout?

[timid compass]

Tiger hawk 4* or swoop 4*?

[remote root]

swoop 4* from what I hear

[timid compass]

Got it

Cuz I put a little investment in tiger hawk

But nothing crazy

[remote root]

eh sure that's what I've done (do it for dispatch specifically)

[timid compass]

Any core/mini bots

Recommendation?

[teal wigeon]

swoop

his G1 and topshot

his G1 is basically EO + that shielding core

[mint turtle]

If you can spare a Nightstick for swoop it's a good fit. G1 is great, yes.

[timid compass]

Got it thanks

[lyric fossil]

(Updated)
Which ones should I focus on?

[grim plinth]

Rook and Lop are long term options.... focus them

[brisk swift]

What combat is more suitable for Roadbuster - Sawtooth, Bashbreaker or Axe Bird?

[grim plinth]

I use the axe

[brisk swift]

And his immense SA attack heals him

[grim plinth]

mhm

not by much... but recovery is recovery

[brisk swift]

I also put 4* Axe Bird on him. 5* is on Coelagon with Quintus. Used to be on Soundwave

[misty oyster]

Any core/combat recommendations for Grimlock?

[grim plinth]

G1 and Buzzstrike

[remote root]

Honestly any melee combat will work with Grimlock (for instance, I run Sawtooth on mine)

[teal wigeon]

waste, put that on optimus

[gilded nacelle]

G1 core and either a melee or a companion combat depending on how you use grimlock in your strategy

[misty oyster]

Does the G1 actually stack with his new ability? He does 60% shield in his SA, but the G1 does 40%. So if they don’t stack, the SA 60% prevails as it is higher, then his G1 is really only giving SA damage increase (the shield is negated). #

[valid gate]

Huh… Does 5 star SG Jetfire’s SA max out at level 10? I have a research skip, but it’s not letting me upgrade it, and my 5 star Elita has her SA fully maxed at 11.

[misty oyster]

Yes no SA 11 yet for sg jetfire

[valid gate]

Ah, cool. So yeah, guess he’s fully maxed out there for now.

[last acorn]

A build for him?

It's my first 5 star btw

[jolly shell]

15 power lol

[nimble coral]

same setup but different level lol

[gilded nacelle]

His transmetal core and a melee combat

Though I opted for quintus + pteraxadon

[nimble coral]

there are better bots who deserve this setup 😄

[gilded nacelle]

Nah I like this setup for him

[nimble coral]

yeah

[smoky merlin]

Who would be better for this setup?

[brisk swift]

Blaster and Twin Twist?

[gilded nacelle]

Twintwist is best with amalgamous core in my opinion

[brisk swift]

On defence?

[teal wigeon]

it makes him even better on defense

[mint turtle]

What makes Minerva the 'best' healer? She's my lowest lvl 4 star healer by a lot so it's hard to compare.

[teal wigeon]

she heals alot and her healing towers are untargetable

you can give your team back like 75% of their health

[nimble coral]

True

Massive healing

[mint turtle]

Ah so despite the scaling difference in the SA they just made sure she would out heal the Ratchet heal bomb?

[nimble coral]

Yeah

[gilded nacelle]

In addition to what @teal wigeon said, she also has a "free" rejuvenation effect for herself so she can withstand a bit more abuse on the battlefield

[burnt moat]

Could I see some loadouts for the following?

[jolly shell]

And now I will leave

[burnt moat]

Ty

[jolly shell]

I have done my life's duty 🫡

[frozen tree]

Looking for ideas on where to deploy my Cosmic Rust Blaster.

[gaunt wolf]

Ideally someone who can support an acid/fire/electric based team. I have mine on Skids

[grim plinth]

I have mine on Runamuck to pump KO who holds Fracus and Leozack

[gilded nacelle]

Wrong question. You shouldn't be asking who gets the cosmic rust blaster

You should be asking which bots go on the same team as the one holding the cosmic rust blaster

[frozen tree]

Are there bots that SHOULDN'T get it?

[unkempt summit]

CRB sets attack range to Extra Long, so having a bot that already has SA range issues cough Rust Dust cough cough isn't a good idea

[frozen tree]

Good to know. Many thanks.

[brisk swift]

So Runamuck/Red Alert should be a good choice

[unkempt summit]

🤷I dont use them

[brisk swift]

Not worth pulling?

[unkempt summit]

Hes really strong if used correctly

Its just I dont have his 4s

[split saffron]

5* is a must have outpost bot alongside Twin Twist in the high leagues.

[mint turtle]

I threw a Rust Blaster on Acid Storm cuz his role is already acid/fire support.

[split saffron]

Rust doesn't stack with Fire+Acid damage increase so do keep that in mind as well.

[mint turtle]

Oh so it has no effect if fire and acid are hitting the same target already, providing the innate boost?

I did not know that thanks.

[split saffron]

Rust overwrites them.

So using rust alone with acid is viable.

[brisk swift]

Outpost only? And what about offence?

[mint turtle]

I love him on offense. There's just so much stunning happening he is so blessed to have keep that momentum up.

I don't have the anti stun titan perk though so runamuck still feels essential when I war.

Depends on your team / healing though. If you can heal enough it's okay. I usually run Shockwave as my only healer so if I get slowed down too much it could be a wipe.

[split saffron]

Absolutely works awesome on offense as well.

[brisk swift]

I would like to replace my old Cutthroat/Tracks with him. So will Rust Blaster + his G1 or Liege suit him well?

[mint turtle]

I think those are both good. I had Liege on before switching to G1 and I like both results honestly. I think I'll stick with the g1 for now personally.

[split saffron]

Yeah, great options.

[last acorn]

Build?

[split saffron]

Ideally Amalgamous and Sword of Balance. Excluding Prime cores, Tactician works if you want to use him to shred defenses, or Rejuvenate if you want to keep him alive for as long as possible.

[trim lodge]

Is there a good Combat for Starscream?

Or is he just trash to begin with?

[teal wigeon]

He is far from trash

[trim lodge]

I don't know. His 3* never impressed me. So I really don't know what to do with him.

[split saffron]

Normal Starscream is crazy powerful

[fallen pebble]

Can’t base a bot on a 3*

[burnt moat]

^

[split saffron]

3* lol

Forget they exist

[fallen pebble]

Any of these worth ranking up?

Or just get the 4* dupe when I can?

[teal wigeon]

Galvatron maybe

Also Flamewar but at SA11

[jolly shell]

Nah

Nemmy, shockwave, crankcase

[split saffron]

Nemesis, Shockwave and Crankcase. Flamewar only if you plan to use her, otherwise no.

[gilded nacelle]

Largely depends on your strategy. For example, Nemesis is quite useful but only if you use him correctly for your squad

[upbeat marsh]

Who out of these would you carry on minerva

[grim plinth]

you have trip up?

if not use Stripes

[nimble coral]

what core and combat that's best for defense purpose?

[grim plinth]

groundhog's counter and the G1

[nimble coral]

Huh, G1?

[grim plinth]

he does have one

you havent got it yet? RIP

[nimble coral]

Only silver 💀

[grim plinth]

I don’t use the G1, but it looks nice

Except the part where it is just Impactor G1….

[nimble coral]

Hmm...

I'll use onyx

[mint turtle]

So between combiners; OL/OS, Tripred/Magna, Dev/Superion who would you throw in the beacon? (All 4, 5 star).

[grim plinth]

OL

Putting Trip/Magna is a favor for your attacker

Superion death ray does raw damage….. but he can’t do anything after that

[teal wigeon]

OL

[woeful olive]

Welp, since I can't find someone's recommendations for a C squad, I'mma ask for it again since I have a few new bots

(My 4 star Wheeljack and 5 star Jetfire are being researched)

These are my A and B squad

(I will get the 8th shuttle slot on Monday)

[gilded nacelle]

What kind of strategy are you wanting to use for the c squad? That influences what bots you'd use

[woeful olive]

Just pvp/events

Anything that takes down bases

[gilded nacelle]

That doesn't answer the question but okay

I tried

[woeful olive]

Sorry, I don't usually have strategies when I place down my troops
It's just
Use whatever SA is best for a situation

[gilded nacelle]

If your strategy is "whatever" then use whatever bots. Pick the ones that are fun for you

[teal wigeon]

Jetfire, smokey, red alert, lop, seaspeay, sideswipe, dinobot

[woeful olive]

The 4 star Jetfire, right?

Also I'mma need an 8th bot
That 8th slot is just around the corner

[unkempt summit]

I'm getting Z14 vibes
In that zone you dont really have to worry about much. Everything is just tanky with an occasional biner.
I'd highly recommend going for status effects such as EMP or Hacking. You also need at least 1 bot that can pop OPs

Everything else is fair game

[woeful olive]

I wish I was in zone 14

How's this for a C squad?

[unkempt summit]

👍Looks good

[woeful olive]

Epic

In that case the last three probably need 41 research

[mint turtle]

So assuming you don't have their G1 core, who would you say is the best bot for Megatronus core? Maybe top 1-3 bots?

[teal wigeon]

Headstrong
Lugnut
Rippersnapper
Runabout

[gilded nacelle]

Pipes

The acid from his special works with the fire from megatronus

[mint turtle]

I guess in that regard you could throw Megatronus and Gabu (? The acid combat weapon) on any melee bot for a good time. I hadn't thought of that.

[nimble coral]

Pipes

💯 💯 💯

[glacial siren]

Do Megatronus + Buzzstrike.
Lancelon for the Cons.

Lancelon gives Headstrong Anti-Hack against Liege and Mindwipe. And Megatronus can pair for Headstrong’s acid rush for the Fire + Acid combo.

[mint turtle]

Yeah that seems ideal. I was just saying turning someone like for example Offroad / sideswipe into a powerhouse with Megatronus and Gabu on top of glass gas and decent tankyness. But Headstrong is the obvious one I see now.

[teal wigeon]

Offroad should get tryplat or rejuv and a gun combat or shield

if you have onyx that works too

[nimble coral]

Offroad should use Trenchfoot's counterpart(I forgot the name)

[remote root]

Caliburst

[mint turtle]

Lol I didn't know Offroad could even hold guns.

[remote root]

Also Trenchfoot Brainstorm y or n