I do think we are overdue for Vader to come back. There are SO many off-meta counters to GLs now, Vader taking out one of the 8 every GAC wouldn't hurt. Plus I see potential for him to kill LV, Jabba, and Leia too.
The only reason why Tarkin was bombastic a few years ago was because we had a cron that had cooldown reduction. He needed to spam his ability many times. I will have to see if there is some degree of that again! Probably not as good but the potency ramping should help.
I was debating this myself, as assuming you get both of emperor's specials off and then tarkins second special before you do the aoe and they all land (which they should) you'd be at roughly 500% potency by the time you use the aoe special (due to the buff immunities from giving buffs out and having minimum 100% potency base to begin with) So with that getting double your potency as offense so that'd be a big boost I reckon And he gains defense equal to potency % so he'd only get harder and harder to kill while he ramps his damage more and more
Okay just tried this and on his first aoe he cleared a SLKR squad for 450k on most of them and over 1mil on a crit on another, so I'd say it works 🤣 (of note was using emperor, Piett, bastilla fallen, tarkin, thrawn so didn't even use mara or anyone else, was specifically trying to look at what Piett can do)
Ahnald, you were recently questioning making DC vids based on your viewer's reactions so I just wanted to let you know I for one truly appreciate them and would love to see more. Your community's reaction to DCs is a reflection of your own. If you embraced them more people will eventually wake up and learn DCs can make this game more fun than frustrating if they choose to let them. You might as well. They are, after all, today's reality.
If this was not a datacron... I would have actually reinstalled after having quit 3 years ago (the nerf had everything to do w/ it) gunna keep tuning in as always tho!
Ahnald can you please put (Datacron) or something in the name of the video when you do these? Was all excited for a second followed by immediate disappointment😂
Love to see Darth Vader bk in all his worthy glory 🎉❤🎉 Long live the Empire!! Great editing also btw. Live for the intro's etc. Ending music always epic ❤
I HATE Datacons. I’ve rarely fought against them, I’ve never invested in them, & I will NEVER use them, even if it means falling behind. The fact that it’s the Great Nerf’s 3rd anniversary is even worse. Both of these instances showed how little CG cares about the community, which is really a shame considering how fun this game can be. At least new characters & Omicrons help balance things out, until they bring back Dodging again…
My datacrons are so jacked up right now, lol. I have dark side perks with light side leaders and vice versa. You can't farm the gear to consistently switch them up like you could for the last set of DC.
I just got Merciless Massacre to Lvl 8 today, and Merciless target is INSANE. Even just having Palpatine as leader alongside Vader, with ANY team works well early on in the game. Because Emperor of the Galactic Empire practically grants Vader a bonus turn when using force crush (if there’s enough targets), the cooldown of MM can be brought down to One. Single. Turn. Throw in Thrawn with Grand Admiral’s Command to use MM TWICE in a row, which essentially grants Vader about TWELVE bonus attacks (5 targets + 1 bonus attack afterword, twice) that are all booster by MM with +50% Offense, Crit Chance, and Crit Damage! I know I only JUST hit Lvl 85, and I’m still pretty much an intermediate-beginner, but MAN is Vader a hard-carry early on! Edit: Quick thing to mention: The way I got a 1-turn cooldown on MM is: -Use MM (ideally force crush first attack, mix it up with Culling Blade, make sure both are off cooldown by the end of MM) -On the final attack (when no one has Merciless Target), either use Force Crush then use Culling Blade, or Culling Blade then Force Crush. Either way, CB needs to take someone out to get a final bonus turn. Lastly, just use a basic attack on anyone. And there’s your one-turn-cooldown MM!
I quit this game because of datactons. I was hoping Ahnold would boycott them like I did because his influence could’ve helped us get rid of them, but he let me down, now I’m done.
These datacrons are nasty, I was able to get a win with a relic 5 CLS against a R8 Leia, without a datacron though. I used the lv6 where attackers attack again if they crit, and whenever they attack out of turn they deal extra true damage. Started the battle by going all out on Leia and managed to win with everybody surviving. Not sure if I'd have the balls to try this in GAC though
It's good to hear you trying make things right, because even I was confused, actually you mentioned some reworks for characters like Yoda and Darth Maul that I'm still waiting to come, what can you say about it?
I mean i tried this in arena without datacron and its basically destroying everything from bounty hunters to even relic 5 jedi and the wierd thing is its only at relic 7 with palpatine and thrawn giving so much boost
When u went against SLKR, if you used culling blade on SLKR first you can kill him. When you force crushed, you hit the stagger and he lost 90% TM = much much more health and protection.
I was just thinking damn its locked behind datacrons only for me to check the crons I had and how many resources I had only to realize I already got this level 6 on the free cron I got this month. Hopefully it'll be able to do nice things in 3v3 as well
Not sure if you or anyone on your channel knows who Divide Music is but he just released a song dedicated to Vader that goes hard so whenever y’all are crushing it when playing with Vader you should have his banger playing to sell it even harder 😂
Come on Ahnald, you cant be clickbaiting us like this... you cant believe how happy i was when i saw the title of the video only to be about datacrons... i am sad now :(
I am confused. Is this power not reminiscent of Vader's rework back then? It literally is the Vader rework being brought back this season. Think you are misusing the word clickbait.
@@AhnaldT101datacrons are not reworks i believe you said it yourself multiple times in the past so having "darth vaders rework" in the title is not really honest
@@mikycze9177 I am not saying that the datacron is the rework. I am referencing the power of Vader's rework to convey how powerful he is again. I said several times in the video as well that this reminds me of the Vader rework. Title matches my exact description I gave in the video.
@@AhnaldT101 its not the video i have a problem with, its the title seems misleading you cant say you dont see it man... i am not mad i understand it, i am just disapointed
I tried out a team of Veers Stark Piet Thrawn and Vader with the Cron and was able to one shot Rey during MM. A bit of a cheaper team So you can keep palp with SK
Hey Ahnald quick question. I keep using this trash character for some reason called Darth Bane, maybe you’ve heard of him. Anyway, I keep using his first special ability when characters have foresight and they are still dodging despite the kit saying dispel all buffs twice then deal damage twice. Just curious if you had the same issue?
Yep that’s been bugged since day 1. Developers said it should work the way you understand it in the kit reveal Q/A but never acknowledged that it is bugged. So don’t expect a fix anytime soon I guess.
Finally, vader putting some GOOD fear back on the table… Tell you what, he’s gonna put in some WORK to get rid of that dad bod he’s been building in my deck
So apparently the update of not needing to use airplane mode was only for PC. I didn't get that for GA or TW. So I'm assuming their gonna start that BS of only releasing stuff for one platform, the new one and then spit on the platform that made this game.
I’m tired of getting new datacrons.. So many complexions and so many details to consider during PVP. It took me 4 hours to win a K1 level GAC match these days, and I just lost interest.
Vader should be wrecking shit like Starkiller is. I hate that they push so hard for the new characters. Let us have some fun with what we have and what is accessible...
Love when they nerf our characters just so they can monetize it and sell us their old strength back. Thats cool... thanks CG, continuing to be stupid and scummy.
When you realise that Lord Vader, JMK, Executor and The Great Nerf of 2021 are turning 3 years old this year...
I guess they wanted to remind us what they took away!!
@@AhnaldT101it’s been so long
A more civilized age 😢😢😢
Dark times
where has all the time gone?
“You don’t know the POWER of the Dark side” -Darth Vader
get the drop from the godlips song :D
Please don’t tell me this is datacron dependent
Edit: DAMNNNNNNIT!!!!!!!!!!
It is Galaxy of Heroes in 2024. Of course the only way they bring back Vader's original power is by being datacron dependent lol
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Well… there goes my cron-less status
@@Fulcrum_7567mine too. I’ve only started to use data in the past month. Never saw the reason why they were added in the first place.
I do think we are overdue for Vader to come back. There are SO many off-meta counters to GLs now, Vader taking out one of the 8 every GAC wouldn't hurt. Plus I see potential for him to kill LV, Jabba, and Leia too.
Literally clicked after seeing darth vader, i love my guild.
If you stop to think about it, Tarkin also stacks damage, as he gains potency and area damage increases his damage based on his potency
@@GeneralMustyE the December 2022 cooldown decrease Tarkin with piett is back? Amazing
The only reason why Tarkin was bombastic a few years ago was because we had a cron that had cooldown reduction. He needed to spam his ability many times. I will have to see if there is some degree of that again! Probably not as good but the potency ramping should help.
I was debating this myself, as assuming you get both of emperor's specials off and then tarkins second special before you do the aoe and they all land (which they should) you'd be at roughly 500% potency by the time you use the aoe special (due to the buff immunities from giving buffs out and having minimum 100% potency base to begin with)
So with that getting double your potency as offense so that'd be a big boost I reckon
And he gains defense equal to potency % so he'd only get harder and harder to kill while he ramps his damage more and more
Okay just tried this and on his first aoe he cleared a SLKR squad for 450k on most of them and over 1mil on a crit on another, so I'd say it works 🤣 (of note was using emperor, Piett, bastilla fallen, tarkin, thrawn so didn't even use mara or anyone else, was specifically trying to look at what Piett can do)
I saw DV rework, and I clicked so fast 😂😂😂
He knews how to get the Views 😂
Same 😂
Woah, I'm at the beach right now! What news!
Niceeee! Hope you and the fam are having a good time!
Sameeeee!
I've never been more disappointed about a datacron video... so badly I was hoping this was permanent 😅
You had me hyped for a minute, but hey the datacron is nuts !!!
Ahnald, you were recently questioning making DC vids based on your viewer's reactions so I just wanted to let you know I for one truly appreciate them and would love to see more. Your community's reaction to DCs is a reflection of your own. If you embraced them more people will eventually wake up and learn DCs can make this game more fun than frustrating if they choose to let them. You might as well. They are, after all, today's reality.
Darth Vader and Lord Vader may be different characters, but they are the two characters who consistently get buffed by datacrons the most.
@@yachtman87 Saw Gerrera too
Vader should have always been one of the most powerful characters. Without a cron.
If this was not a datacron... I would have actually reinstalled after having quit 3 years ago (the nerf had everything to do w/ it) gunna keep tuning in as always tho!
FINALLY the power that darth vader deserves to swgoh!!!
The real GL Vader
Ahnald can you please put (Datacron) or something in the name of the video when you do these? Was all excited for a second followed by immediate disappointment😂
6:32 Anahld - Vader is back
Rey - shut up!
Love to see Darth Vader bk in all his worthy glory 🎉❤🎉 Long live the Empire!! Great editing also btw. Live for the intro's etc. Ending music always epic ❤
This lvl6 datacron with sith empire makes Marauder hit sooo hard. DRevan as well.
Looking forward to trying this with Aphra, 0-0-0 (both supports), B2, and BT-1 and Vader (both attackers), see if she starts eating Jabba again.
Datacron is the rework we made along the way 😂
I HATE Datacons. I’ve rarely fought against them, I’ve never invested in them, & I will NEVER use them, even if it means falling behind. The fact that it’s the Great Nerf’s 3rd anniversary is even worse. Both of these instances showed how little CG cares about the community, which is really a shame considering how fun this game can be. At least new characters & Omicrons help balance things out, until they bring back Dodging again…
Tarkin getting a ton of Potency also juices him up.
Man I got excited when I saw the title. Thought Vader was getting another rework for a second. 😂
The power of Vader !!!
damn the throwback to the song!
My datacrons are so jacked up right now, lol. I have dark side perks with light side leaders and vice versa. You can't farm the gear to consistently switch them up like you could for the last set of DC.
I just got Merciless Massacre to Lvl 8 today, and Merciless target is INSANE. Even just having Palpatine as leader alongside Vader, with ANY team works well early on in the game. Because Emperor of the Galactic Empire practically grants Vader a bonus turn when using force crush (if there’s enough targets), the cooldown of MM can be brought down to One. Single. Turn. Throw in Thrawn with Grand Admiral’s Command to use MM TWICE in a row, which essentially grants Vader about TWELVE bonus attacks (5 targets + 1 bonus attack afterword, twice) that are all booster by MM with +50% Offense, Crit Chance, and Crit Damage!
I know I only JUST hit Lvl 85, and I’m still pretty much an intermediate-beginner, but MAN is Vader a hard-carry early on!
Edit: Quick thing to mention: The way I got a 1-turn cooldown on MM is:
-Use MM (ideally force crush first attack, mix it up with Culling Blade, make sure both are off cooldown by the end of MM)
-On the final attack (when no one has Merciless Target), either use Force Crush then use Culling Blade, or Culling Blade then Force Crush. Either way, CB needs to take someone out to get a final bonus turn.
Lastly, just use a basic attack on anyone.
And there’s your one-turn-cooldown MM!
I quit this game because of datactons. I was hoping Ahnold would boycott them like I did because his influence could’ve helped us get rid of them, but he let me down, now I’m done.
So you quit the game but still follow the stream?
If darth vader is going to buff, then do anakin? I mean that jedi knight anakin.
Cal and Dash do debuffs :O
These datacrons are nasty, I was able to get a win with a relic 5 CLS against a R8 Leia, without a datacron though. I used the lv6 where attackers attack again if they crit, and whenever they attack out of turn they deal extra true damage. Started the battle by going all out on Leia and managed to win with everybody surviving. Not sure if I'd have the balls to try this in GAC though
The gap btween spenders and non spenders only increases, F*&^ Datacons
Good! Darth Vader is the main reason I started playing. 😅
It's good to hear you trying make things right, because even I was confused, actually you mentioned some reworks for characters like Yoda and Darth Maul that I'm still waiting to come, what can you say about it?
They might as well revert the nerfs because of stupid datacrons
GUUUD, I just got this datacron. Time to blow dust from that OG Empire team)
I mean i tried this in arena without datacron and its basically destroying everything from bounty hunters to even relic 5 jedi and the wierd thing is its only at relic 7 with palpatine and thrawn giving so much boost
So cool, so sad we can't have our og Vader and the crons rule so much. It's just a money pit.
When u went against SLKR, if you used culling blade on SLKR first you can kill him. When you force crushed, you hit the stagger and he lost 90% TM = much much more health and protection.
That SLKR didn’t have all 6 zetas. A normal SLKR is immune to stagger.
"You underestimate the power of the dark side"
Man someone remind me what the great nerfs of 2021 did I feel old that I don’t remember
I wish I could care about datacrons. I just can't.
I was just thinking damn its locked behind datacrons only for me to check the crons I had and how many resources I had only to realize I already got this level 6 on the free cron I got this month. Hopefully it'll be able to do nice things in 3v3 as well
If you did this with EP lead how else would you use starkiller?
This is crazy! Just tried it against SLKR, Vader did 45mil damage with culling blade 😂😂😱
I hate simming for hounds tooth so painful
Would also be nice to see some defensive gameplay. But maybe to test which Rey teams on defence could make this harder for Vader?
That one throw by Vader was 4.7m! Wow.
I think they should give the rework back as a omicron and put limitations on it like not against GLs and stuff
Ahnald... I can't believe this man. Why you clickbaiting us? 💔
Not sure if you or anyone on your channel knows who Divide Music is but he just released a song dedicated to Vader that goes hard so whenever y’all are crushing it when playing with Vader you should have his banger playing to sell it even harder 😂
They also added his breathing effect when you click on his character
I think that was always there, right?
@@AhnaldT101oh idk I always have my volume down also can i get a roster review for my alt I’m so lost
Can’t you not EFFING bait us please?? DAMN
Not clickbait. The power of Vader's rework making a return. Just because it is a datacron does not mean clickbait lol
He should be reworked into the Galactic Legend he should have been since they announced GLs.
Come on Ahnald, you cant be clickbaiting us like this... you cant believe how happy i was when i saw the title of the video only to be about datacrons... i am sad now :(
I am confused. Is this power not reminiscent of Vader's rework back then? It literally is the Vader rework being brought back this season. Think you are misusing the word clickbait.
@@AhnaldT101datacrons are not reworks i believe you said it yourself multiple times in the past so having "darth vaders rework" in the title is not really honest
@@mikycze9177 he didn't say that he got reworked again though, he said that Vader's old status is back
@@mikycze9177 I am not saying that the datacron is the rework. I am referencing the power of Vader's rework to convey how powerful he is again. I said several times in the video as well that this reminds me of the Vader rework. Title matches my exact description I gave in the video.
@@AhnaldT101 its not the video i have a problem with, its the title seems misleading you cant say you dont see it man... i am not mad i understand it, i am just disapointed
Are you going to update your DC spreadsheet as you come across ones that are really good?
Imagine Vader with Aphra and droids
I tried out a team of Veers Stark Piet Thrawn and Vader with the Cron and was able to one shot Rey during MM. A bit of a cheaper team So you can keep palp with SK
For anyone that’s sold a SWGOH account how have you done that and what’s the process?
I've rerolled for this support level 6 about fifteen times....didn't see it once. Giving up on this set unfortunately.
P.d i am so Happy i am going to unlock my seventh GL, Leia. Is good?
Perfect 🎉🎉
This is insane. Unfortunately I don’t have Mara up, but hopefully I can still beat jabba and others without her!
I would say Mara is not mandatory to make this work. I did plenty of battles without her in this video!
I remember when Palpatine lead, piett, tarkin with the infinite turn meter dc could nuke lord vader
Try Mission+Zaalbar+Canderous under Onasi lead. All that DoT's...
And stop destroying BSF+Revan+Malg team by separating her from it
Live your content ahnald, also do you still play msf
i should have watched the full video before going for this DC. These comps are...good...for...squad arena?
Lord vada’ rework
Watching yesterdays GC was terrifying😭
Holy Sith...
where do i get this datacron??
Sayyyy whattttt?? 😮😮😮😮😮
Hey Ahnald quick question. I keep using this trash character for some reason called Darth Bane, maybe you’ve heard of him. Anyway, I keep using his first special ability when characters have foresight and they are still dodging despite the kit saying dispel all buffs twice then deal damage twice. Just curious if you had the same issue?
Yep that’s been bugged since day 1. Developers said it should work the way you understand it in the kit reveal Q/A but never acknowledged that it is bugged. So don’t expect a fix anytime soon I guess.
@@AhnaldT101 thanks for the info. Also CG…
FIX YOUR GAME!!!!!
Is true CG now testing Microsoft programs!!🤪
Ahnald for 3v3 what can Vader do and with who?
Finally, vader putting some GOOD fear back on the table… Tell you what, he’s gonna put in some WORK to get rid of that dad bod he’s been building in my deck
Does it have to be all empire
So apparently the update of not needing to use airplane mode was only for PC.
I didn't get that for GA or TW.
So I'm assuming their gonna start that BS of only releasing stuff for one platform, the new one and then spit on the platform that made this game.
Wait what is that announcment in the beginning?
That was the post back in July 2021 when they nerfed Darth Vader. The Great Nerf of 2021 as we call it.
@@AhnaldT101 Oh haha i see. It said something about relics and using refund mats and gave me hope. Thanks
would nice if i could get the good support cron...
Hi Ahnald.
Datacron. Huge rug pull
you underestimate my power 😂
CG fucking me over I did 6 re-rolls and still couldn’t get that support L6 😩😂
Vader ❤
Yes!
Algorithm food because I have no other choice!
I’m tired of getting new datacrons.. So many complexions and so many details to consider during PVP. It took me 4 hours to win a K1 level GAC match these days, and I just lost interest.
Try Vader with aphras team
Vader should be wrecking shit like Starkiller is. I hate that they push so hard for the new characters. Let us have some fun with what we have and what is accessible...
AHNALD YOU CANT HIDE FROM R10 ALL HAN TEAM IN SWGOH
Can I get paid to wear armor and hold a blaster in the background?
UNLIMITED POWAAAH
I love you Anhalt but these titles are killing me 😭 this is a datacron not a rework
Hurray
Boxes??
Love when they nerf our characters just so they can monetize it and sell us their old strength back.
Thats cool... thanks CG, continuing to be stupid and scummy.
so.... this isn't a rework to his kit, it is just a datacon upgrade?
Yes it is a datacron that is bringing back the power of Vader's rework.