Skyros builds and how to use
The beloved Skyros. One of the best beacon runners in the game with its ball rolling ability and also the only bot with a light/med/heavy hardpoint config available (RIP Golem)
Hardpoints: Skyros has one of each hardpoint making it quite the unique bot. Scatter/havoc/devastator, shifang/fengbo/Leming, rime/cryo/glacier and suprise suprise Kirin/Gangli/Mogwan are also top choices. Bsgs are also good but they suffer from having a low clip that needs a full unload so if timed incorrectly, you will have to come out again to reload. Tesla's are a great choice for charging the titan bar too, so consider those if you use Skyros as a first drop.
Don't expect much damage other than quick assassinations as Skyros can't stand well against other enemies when it's got its weapons active. It's based durability is quite low so that's where the next part comes in...
Drones: Whiteout is an excellent choice for assassinations along with armadillo for beacons, hiroku and shai, and Hawkeye also makes for a nasty weapon when in ball form too.
Any drone (armadillo, shai, hiroku) that can give Skyros extra defence points is optimal if you plan on fightsome tougher enemies, but our trusty old whiteout is ideal for assassinations.
My choice is armadillo as you will be capping beacons with your Skyros (hopefully)
Specialisations: Armour kit+Beacon operator/Robot accelerator+cloaking unit with phase shift or Unstable conduit is my choice.
Overdrive is good too, but the cloaking helps with facing dux or heavy fire when emerging from ball form. Beacon operator or robot accelerator is personal preference, if you want speed then accelerator is best, if you want quick beacons then use operator
Tactics to play: Skyros is your go to early game beacon runner, it's fast, it's durable (in ball form), it has decent firepower which is all perfect for capping beacons. Rolling around and capping beacons in ball form is the best use, so only come out of ball to attack if you are catching an enemy while they are distracted or are in a guaranteed 1v1 scenario. Skyros out of ball form is pretty squishy so don't go fighting away with it as you will just die.
If you decide to play Skyros late game, don't expect to be coming out and fighting much as titans are at play. Your best bet is to run around and cap as many beacons as possible as fast as possible. If you can't kill em, out beacon em!
Choose your battles carefully and don't try to crowd control with Skyros, being in ball form makes you a big enough target so emerging at the wrong moment is certain to lead to your destruction
LP benefits: Thesus makes Skyros even better in ball form, the only enemies you have to worry about is dux and reaper crisis, anything else will have an extremely hard time getting through your durability. Focus on speed and durability here as Skyros wants to be able to take as much punishment as possible when capping beacons but also needs the speed to get to them
Counters: Dux and reaper crisis are obvious counters, Skyros will be eaten alive by these bots. Other bots that can teleport or rush in when Skyros emerges from ball form such as shenlou, scorpion, samjok, lynx, orochi etc will all be able to take one down. The key is patience, most Skyros players will try to fight you off beacons immediately without thinking so if you give it some time you will be able to catch them off guard
This post was again requested by my friends in Elysium and Ravenous Cannons, so feel free to share anything I haven't mentioned!
The beloved Skyros. One of the best beacon runners in the game with its ball rolling ability and also the only bot with a light/med/heavy hardpoint config available (RIP Golem)
Hardpoints: Skyros has one of each hardpoint making it quite the unique bot. Scatter/havoc/devastator, shifang/fengbo/Leming, rime/cryo/glacier and suprise suprise Kirin/Gangli/Mogwan are also top choices. Bsgs are also good but they suffer from having a low clip that needs a full unload so if timed incorrectly, you will have to come out again to reload. Tesla's are a great choice for charging the titan bar too, so consider those if you use Skyros as a first drop.
Don't expect much damage other than quick assassinations as Skyros can't stand well against other enemies when it's got its weapons active. It's based durability is quite low so that's where the next part comes in...
Drones: Whiteout is an excellent choice for assassinations along with armadillo for beacons, hiroku and shai, and Hawkeye also makes for a nasty weapon when in ball form too.
Any drone (armadillo, shai, hiroku) that can give Skyros extra defence points is optimal if you plan on fightsome tougher enemies, but our trusty old whiteout is ideal for assassinations.
My choice is armadillo as you will be capping beacons with your Skyros (hopefully)
Specialisations: Armour kit+Beacon operator/Robot accelerator+cloaking unit with phase shift or Unstable conduit is my choice.
Overdrive is good too, but the cloaking helps with facing dux or heavy fire when emerging from ball form. Beacon operator or robot accelerator is personal preference, if you want speed then accelerator is best, if you want quick beacons then use operator
Tactics to play: Skyros is your go to early game beacon runner, it's fast, it's durable (in ball form), it has decent firepower which is all perfect for capping beacons. Rolling around and capping beacons in ball form is the best use, so only come out of ball to attack if you are catching an enemy while they are distracted or are in a guaranteed 1v1 scenario. Skyros out of ball form is pretty squishy so don't go fighting away with it as you will just die.
If you decide to play Skyros late game, don't expect to be coming out and fighting much as titans are at play. Your best bet is to run around and cap as many beacons as possible as fast as possible. If you can't kill em, out beacon em!
Choose your battles carefully and don't try to crowd control with Skyros, being in ball form makes you a big enough target so emerging at the wrong moment is certain to lead to your destruction
LP benefits: Thesus makes Skyros even better in ball form, the only enemies you have to worry about is dux and reaper crisis, anything else will have an extremely hard time getting through your durability. Focus on speed and durability here as Skyros wants to be able to take as much punishment as possible when capping beacons but also needs the speed to get to them
Counters: Dux and reaper crisis are obvious counters, Skyros will be eaten alive by these bots. Other bots that can teleport or rush in when Skyros emerges from ball form such as shenlou, scorpion, samjok, lynx, orochi etc will all be able to take one down. The key is patience, most Skyros players will try to fight you off beacons immediately without thinking so if you give it some time you will be able to catch them off guard
This post was again requested by my friends in Elysium and Ravenous Cannons, so feel free to share anything I haven't mentioned!