Contemplating getting an ancile......

It helps in midrange, I just got on and am upgrading, it's nice on Lance.

Lancelot with Ancile Tarans are the best. 

Does this mean if I get passed diamond it's not as bad? Because right now I'm ready to lose my friggin mind facing 5/6 players with tridents every damn match.

I ran all version just to try things out. It seems at Silver the Lance is too squishy. Too many rockets flying around. It probably worsens as the tiers go higher

Pothead warrior is for squad play. I wouldn't recommend it for pugs. Plus the firing bug is annoying currently.

Plasma gives you range, but is nullified by other ancilots/lancelots/shield bots. Plasma destroys everything else.

For overall utility and your first go at it, I'd recommend orkans. They kill everything given time, which if you have just one squad mate with you, whatever it is you're pointing them at just dies. The 300m range is a downer, but one way or another, you're going to jump on a learning curve. Be patient.

And realise you are using an ancile for increased survivability, so your damage is going to go down. They don't do a lot of damage, but they win games.

The reduction in damage is why I'm seriously considering trying the Leo 1st. 3 aphids is still a huge threat to anything in range and the fact you're chucking over obstacles means survivability goes up even more.

I run an Ancilot in my current hanger. The thing I've noticed about it is that it's not terribly strong by itself if you're being aggressive. It's much more of a teamwork focused bot with a lot of durability. Bring an ally and it's game on. You should lead the charge whenever possible.

You can do decent damage when your Tarans cycle up but if you're charging in they'll more often than not be reloading when the enemy is mostly dead and still firing. Orkans would still be reloading all day.

I've found a lot more success with it as a defensive bot when soloing. On Shenzen or Dead City I use it with great success covering center. I pop from behind cover and unload until the Tarans run dry then get back behind cover and let them reload while the Ancile recharges. Red mid range support can mostly be ignored, and you might just get a Griffin bro to back you up, locking up center.

I've run the pothead Leo as well but I finally took it out of my lineup because it's so buggy. It's usage can be somewhat niche too. Certain maps it's great, but the same maps are usually great for a thunder carnage too and you're a bag of silver to them. It also requires much more teamwork. You don't have the advantage of range that other support bots have when your knifer bro gets popped and you're left alone.

IMO the Leo is less effective at knife fighter range because it's main armament is the heavy point, which is inconveniently positioned at the center of the torso. To fire it too much body would need to be exposed. Moving in and out of firing position also takes too long.

Better to use the Leo as a mid-range (500m) support bot, shooting a Trident and pins. It is easier to expose the torso and you last a lot longer.

Ancilot's defense is beastly. But you still can't hope to charge center of Shenzhen alone and survive it. You'll still have to use your head and use cover until opportunity presents itself.

Going against more than one PDB Griffin isn't in your favor either; you will come out dead or broken if you survive. However, you can take out a PDB one on one then go against another one and pull it off.

Going alongside another Lancelot is a force to be reckoned with too.

I have two Lancelots myself and I would always equip them with thunder/ork but always found myself getting destroyed by DB & RDB Griffins + the usual Trident Fury. So I decided to buy an Ancile and try it out.

Together with orkans it's really good against other shielded bots but you'll miss the damage of the thunder rather often.
So I put tarans insted and I had a tank in my hands strong against all bots except galahad I guess, and only suffer crushing defeat against a thunder/ork Lancelot...

Oh and btw you will be loved by your little teammates so much so that they'll stick to you all game long... literally...

It's great when team mates go with you - particularly plasma Griffins who can use the Ancile....and add huge firepower to my Tarans.

Yet I find many team mates simply ignore the benefits and I'm left fighting battle on own!.

Er no where does he say pot head? He ask's specifically about an Ancilot... Please consider what you are posting.


"I am following this thread closely. Would like everyone's feedback that runs Ancilot if possible. I have resisted the urge so far, and run Plasma Griff and Thunder Ork Lance instead, but really thinking about making Thunder/Ork Lance into Ancilot and turning Plasma Griff into another DB. Hate to bench a leveled up thunder though is what is holding me back..."

Oh I give up

You're wrong. He's not.

It was another poster that had a pothead, the quoted material (which was originally posted by heavypanda) is correct.