This is where her first big power spike comes into play, depending on how your Tech 1 went you want to get Combat Tech Marines, Douglas Rocket Launcher and Dispersion Nozzle
Tech 1 focus should be on maintaining your army and growing in numbers with Grenade Marines,Snipers, Flamers, Spartan and then instantly upgrading all of these on T2.ĭue to her R&D ability jack rabbits can play a role on larger maps such as Vault, Mirage and Ashes since her Support drone upgrade requires less power and is researched muchįaster than her opponents helping you win the early fights and snowball but this generally only works in a Scout vs Scout fight rather than vs Infantry with Grenade or Shrapnel Keeping your army alive until you can get T2 with Combat Tech, Dispersion Nozzle, Hero upgrade and infantry upgrades to make a well timed push to close out the game. The lack of active leader powers and stuns on tech 1 make alot of matchups difficult and normally you will find you have to play more passive and it's more about Always build choppers against UNSC and harass their starting units on power pickupsĪnders is very 1 dimensional in the way her tech 1 is played, her only real option is Infantry + Spartan or just mass infantry, the reason you want to mass units Tech 1 is becauseĭue to her R&D ability her tech 2 transition with upgrades is very strong due to the timing compared to your opponents but you only have limited windows to make the most of
Your units are uncontrollable in Vortex & Glassing beam so make sure your army is safe before using it by pre-splittingĨ.
If you are defending your base under a Cloaking Generator make sure you focus Enemy Detection units firstħ.
Using Paviums Ultra Mine’s and then Paviums Stand LP makes the mines invincible allowing you to do full damage to an enemy army.Ħ. Use the jump ability with Jump Pack Brutes one by one to stun an army or stun lock a leader, never All units jump.ĥ. Shipmasters Displace ability used in a choke or corner groups the enemy and allows you to do maximum damage with a glassing beam before they can splitĤ. Use Teleport to evade enemy leader powers and not just for the sake of movementģ. You can continue to repeat this and if timed correctly you will save your army and base from the attacking army.Ģ. If your base is being attacked que up another shield generator, when it’s close to being built recycle your current shield generator and the new one willīuild instantly buying you extra time. Always look to be doing something - collecting resources, building units, scouting, building on your base ( pads, turrets etc)ġ.
On PC you can set the cycle keys to whatever you like.ġ3. Make sure you use the D-pad on Xbox to cycle between your Units and your Bases / Mini Bases to make Macro and Microing easier and faster. Use the HOLD GROUND stance with 1 marine or grunt to cover your opponents possible Expansion positions so you can attack early and keep themġ2. Make sure to upgrade your Supply pads and generators throughout the gameġ1. Gather map resources in the early game to boost your economyġ0. Units do not gain Veterancy experience when moving or on hold ground stanceĩ. Always build turrets on your bases to deter enemy eco harassment and peace of mind when pushing outĨ. Infantry, Vehicle & Air upgrades do not Affect Heroes or units such as Decimus, Omega Team, Sentinel or Super UnitsĦ.
Power nodes provide 1.5 power per second per Power Node (unupgraded Generator 3/s, Upgraded 6/s)ĥ. Use Sentinels from the nodes to Vet up heroes quickly to add extra damage and armourĤ. Heroes are very strong and cost effectiveģ. Fortifications upgrade increases the damage mines doĢ. Use the tabs at the bottom to navigate through the guideġ. The guide is free, All i ask is that you support me by following me on twitch and subscribing on youtube :D
If you have any questions feel free to DM me on Discord, Twitch OR Twitter. This guide is not only for new people there are plenty of things that can help experienced players too, and with a bit of practice can help you In this guide I will do my best to help you learn the basics of multiplayer and also show you army compositions and explain them to help you. I stream regularly on twitch so drop by and feel free to watch, learn and ask as many questions as you like about the game. I’ve created this guide to store all of the information about leaders, maps, balance, the meta, all in one place for an easy access guide. Hello Guys my names L1am Wh1te, I’ve been playing Halo Wars 2 since release and learned alot over the years, one of the hardest parts when starting out was the lack of information and content to help new players improve quickly and efficiently.