Challenge Rancor

Note: significant changes to the raid have made some of the team suggestions less relevant

= Phase 1 =


 * SWGOH: Challenge Rancor "The Pit": Phase 1 Darth Vader 20-24%
 * SWGOH - Crancor P1 Darth Vader 10-12% - Challenge Rancor Phase 1 POST CHANGES - IN-DEPTH GUIDE!

Padme

 * With any comp you want the following death order - otherwise consider restarting:
 * GK
 * 1) Fifth: C3PO or GMY
 * 2) Snips
 * 3) Padme
 * 4) Anakin
 * Just focus the boss. JKA will take out sides with aoe, or otherwise get C3PO to land confuse
 * Set a benchmark for damage prior just after GK dies (e.g 3.23), and restart and try to beat that, until you get sick of it. May want to restart too if death order is not optimal

With C3PO
Important
 * Keep one guard alive with one stack of confusion, to enable assists which build courage
 * Get 3 stacks of translation on Padme ASAP
 * With any comp you want the following death order - otherwise consider restarting:
 * GK
 * 1) C3PO
 * 2) Snips
 * 3) Padme
 * 4) Anakin

Turn order (order may vary even with same squad):
 * 1) Padme Kick guard to get Translation started
 * 2) Anakin AOE
 * 3) Boss regenerates guards
 * 4) Ahsoka special guard
 * 5) C3PO Confusion on other guard (not OMG as will kill him likely)
 * 6) GK The Negotiator focusing Boss
 * 7) Padme Basic Boss
 * 8) JKA Basic Boss
 * 9) Padme Cleanse Boss
 * 10) Snips basic Boss
 * 11) C3PO OMG on Boss, focusing Padme to get 3 stacks of Translation
 * 12) JKA aoe
 * 13) Padme Basic Boss
 * 14) Continue pattern, but make sure you are in airplane mode as may not get opportunity to retreat

With GMY
Turn order (order may vary even with same squad):
 * 1) padme mass assist
 * 2) gmy battled meditation
 * 3) padme heal
 * 4) anakin aoe
 * 5) snips special
 * 6) gk mass assist
 * 7) gmy aoe then third special
 * 8) padme mass assist
 * 9) gk basic
 * 10) gmy basic
 * 11) padme basic
 * 12) jka basic
 * 13) snip basic
 * 14) gk cleanse
 * 15) gmy aoe
 * 16) gmy bm
 * 17) padme basic - not heal
 * 18) jka aoe
 * 19) padme heal
 * 20) snips special
 * 21) gk basic
 * 22) gmy special

Padme with C3PO fifth

 * Challenge Rancor "The Pit": Phase 1 Padme 4-6%

Padme with GMY fifth

 * Provides foresight
 * Use GK's basic first, save cleanse for heal immunity

Vader

 * Vader/KRU/Way/C3PO + Shaak Ti/BB8

Rey

 * Rey/Rex/C3PO/Hoda/Fives

= Phase 2 and Phase 3 =
 * Need Debuffer in Phase 2 and Debuff Cleanser in Phase 3

Vader

 * Vader/Wat/Thrawn/Traya/Nute
 * Challenge Rancor Phase 2: No GL 2 Million damage, 5.7 % Vader Emperor Thrawn Wat KRU

SLKR
Comps by best damage potential:
 * 1) SLKR/Hux/Thrawn/Old Daka/Zombie
 * 2) SLKR/Hux/KRU/Sith Trooper/Thrawn
 * 3) SLKR/Hux/KRU/FOO/Thrawn
 * 4) SLKR/Hux/KRU/Sith Trooper/FOST

SLKR/Hux/KRU/Sith Trooper/Thrawn

 * SWGOH: Challenge Rancor "The Pit": Phase 2/3 20+% SLKR Thrawn First Order - Feb 2021

Modding:
 * Thrawn faster than Hux
 * Hux: 310+

Turn order:
 * 1) SLKR Poke Rancor
 * 2) Thrawn TM Swap SLKR
 * 3) SLKR Aoe, focus Rancor => door drops
 * 4) Hux Pass SLKR
 * 5) SLKR Poke
 * 6) Thrawn Fracture Rancor
 * 7) Sith Trooper Basic
 * 8) KRU Basic
 * 9) SLKR aoe
 * 10) Hux Mass Assist
 * 11) SLKR Ultimate - restart if you don't get Ultimate here
 * 12) SLKR Poke (1st Ultimate turn)
 * 13) Sith Trooper Basic
 * 14) Hux Basic
 * 15) Thrawn Basic
 * 16) KRU Basic
 * 17) SLKR Poke (2nd Ultimate turn) => Rancor gets up
 * 18) SLKR aoe (3rd Ultimate turn)
 * 19) Put airlane mode on if not on already
 * 20) Thrawn TM Swap SLKR
 * 21) SLKR Poke
 * 22) Hux TM Swap SLKR
 * 23) SLKR Poke
 * 24) Sith Trooper cleanse
 * 25) KRU Basic
 * 26) Thrawn Fracture Rancor
 * 27) etc... will start to lose toons
 * 28) Must use Ultimate at 100% at least one more time, otherwise restart - make sure you are in airplane mode, don't risk it thinking you could still retreat!!!
 * 29) SLKR Basic as last blow as it does the most damage

SLKR/Hux/KRU/FOO/Thrawn

 * SLKR w/ Thrawn vs Challenge Rancor - 11% Phase 2 - Dec 2020

SLKR/Hux/KRU/Sith Trooper/FOST

 * SLKR Full FO 12%+ damage in Phase 2 / 3: In-depth guide - The Pit Challenge Rancor Raid

Imperial Troopers
Veers/Piett/Starck + Giddeon/Dark Trooper or Range/Death

Jedi

 * JKL/GAS/JKA/GK/Hoda

Shaak Ti Clones

 * Rancor phase 2/3: 9+%. No GL, no rose sacrifice. Shaak/501st clones. Mods at end
 * Stress Free 5% with Shaak Clones Run in P2 - Challenge Tier Rancor

Sith Empire
= Phase 4 =

= Mechanics =
 * Challenge Pit Raid Guide
 * Need Debuffer in Phase 2 and Debuff Cleanser in Phase 3

Health per phase

 * 41,193,988
 * 36,425,856
 * 39,461,352
 * 37,943,604

= Changes to the raid =
 * Challenge Pit 2.0 Initial Top Teams

= More videos =
 * SWGOH: Challenge Pit 2.0 Best Full Lineup April - April 2021
 * SWGOH: Challenge Rancor "The Pit": Top Teams February - February 2021
 * How to damage the Rancor in the final 20%
 * ULTIMATE CHALLENGE RANCOR GUIDE! Best Teams in Each Phase + Guild Strategy Tip
 * Challenge Tier #Rancor​ | Coordination Tactics, Teams , and How to Beat The Beast

= More articles =
 * Planet C Rancor Teams
 * Rancor teams graphic
 * Challenge Rancor guide
 * (Preliminary) Challenge Tier Rancor Teams

= PBs =

Note: pretty much every B team is better in phase 1 than phase 4? Also better in phase 2-3 than in 4?