Combo advice needed (and why)

Magic

Hello,
I've got a lot of help so far in this forum (both in terms of direct question and by just reading the guides). I've decided to ask for some tips in regard teams I can filed. My lineup below. I just need to see some improvement in my results as getting the 3* covers is super difficult for me now (the Alliance I am in scores in top 200 so hopefully I will benefit from that but I am here for a short time).
Roster:
Ares (lvl 94), 5-3-5 build
Storm (lvl 94), 5-5-3
Thor (lvl 94), 3-5-5
Wolverine (lvl 94), 5-5-3
Sentry (lvl 89), 2-3-2
Torch (lvl 78, cap 94), 5-5-3

The rest is "junk". My next 3* is Captain with 1-1-2 covers (capped at lvl 55, useful in PVE sometimes). I also have a good number of 3* with 1-3 covers in them but they are not reliable. I have 1* Storm and IM35. My OBW is at lvl 38 (2-0-3) now as I did not realise she is so useful. So for now she is not really part of my line-up but when i get the covers she will be. I might make some room (slot costs 350 HP and I struggle to expand) by cutting Captain 2* (so far lvl 45, 4-4-5 build). Second cover i can cut is IM35 but i will be left with only on 1* (not great for 1-2-3* events but they are rare i think).

Questions are:
1. Should I cut Captain and/or Iron Man?
2. What lineups would work best for PVP? How should I approach it so I get decent scores and decent defence? With this team I can now get to 600 points in terms of awards but i struggle to stay there. I would appreciate tips on who to pair in order to maximize each "attack" on the grid.

IlDuderino

I think you can comfortably cut IM35 and 2* Cap. With the characters you have at level 94 I doubt you will ever need either unless they are featured in an event (even then I would cut them).

I would prioritise building up OBW ASAP (look for in the Simulator, from tokens and as PVP awards). She covers all colours with Ares, Thor or Wolverine and remains useable well into the 3* transition (especially in PvE against goons). I would also put iso into 2* Torch. Throw everything at getting Sentry covers if the possibility arises as he is getting borderline better than your 2*s (though self damage is a big problem without a large roster)

At the moment your best team is probably Ares / Thor, Storm and Torch - use Ares / Thor for green and yellow powers, Torch for black and red and Storm for blue. This team used well can get good finishes in PvP. I would look at when you are pushing (are you grinding at the end when everyone else is playing?), what team you finish play with (as that is your defence team) and whether you should use shields when you see a cover you really want

Other good 2* teams would be

Ares, Thor, OBW
Ares/ Thor, Torch, OBW

You can sub Wolvie for Ares / Thor for prolonged play with his true healing on yellow and slot in 2* Storm for OBW from time to time for her blue (which is amazing)

These teams will be good on offence and ok on defence. You could build up 2* Mags as he combos really well with 2* Storm but that would be a lot more iso on 2*s and this team is bad on defence - I would leave this

EDIT: You could also try pushing with Sentry, Wolverine and OBW - Wolverine can heal Sentry damage from his yellow (OBW blue can also help keep you in the fight) and OBW purple can help power up Sentry. Playing with a 3* might affect your MMR though and lead to tougher battles

Magic

Thanks. OBW is my priority now but getting the covers is not simple. I am trying to grind as much as I can.

One thing i've noticed from what you said - Sentry influencing my MMR. How does that work? Should I avoid using him for now (at least for Defence battles - so using him on my last lineup?)? He is already good finisher with yellow strike tile on the board. That's why I often use him as my last attack (so I get the extra points and let the team heal) but he stays as a defender.

As for my time of play - the PVP normally ends at night for me so I don't think I will be able to push towards the end. I might use some shields but that is highly situational (to lower the costs i need to apply it 3h before end of event... which is probably 3 am my time).

IlDuderino

No-one really knows how MMR is worked out but using a 3* regularly might raise it - what teams are you seeing for your opponents regularly? If it is always teams of maxed 2*s I would be fairly relaxed but if you start seeing 3*s at level 100 plus then it may be having an impact and you need to rethink

Not sure what damage and health Sentry has at that level but I think a maxed Ares, Thor and OBW team is a good defensive team - a bad cascade can give OBW an AP steal and for 6 green Ares can hit for a ton of damage and his yellow is also nasty and he make make other 2*s and some 3*s think twice about attacking you. I have him at a 4/4/5 build which works well. If Thor pulls off his yellow then the enemy will take big damage if he follows up with green. No teams at 2* level are really scary on defence but you want opponents to think you are too much trouble to risk attacking (too much health to grind through or will take too much damage on the attack)

3am finish for PvP is bad luck - an 8 hour shield might be an option where you really want a cover

Magic

Well - i see 3* over lvl100 teams on regular basis in the later stage of PVP (later - would be above 400 points) so I guess my MMR is screwed. Would "not using" of Sentry for a while help it (you said I might need to rethink - is that it)?

Sentry at this lvl is about 5500 health. Ares is doing more match damage in all colours.

IlDuderino

Then I would leave off using Sentry for now and see what happens - Ares sounds better for the moment anyway. When I was at the 2* stage I rarely saw 3* rosters until I hit 600 points in PvP so it sounds like your MMR is up a bit