Who would you max next? Punisher, Hood, Daken?

kalex716

Need help deciding who I want to spend iso/gold on next.

Current Roster is a maxed Lcap, Hulk, and Psylocke...

I have 11 covers respectively with Punisher, Hood, and 3* Daken. Who should I focus on first given my above composition and power levels? I'm leaning more towards Hood or Daken, because Psylocke sort of occupies the Punisher role already, though his green is so good, so i'm not sure. I'm also not sure if Hood is all that great without sentry. Daken seems like a solid option as well, but I can imagine how strike tiles showing up on Red can't be that great due to how I usually prioritize red matches to get Cap's shield throws going. Its a tough decision...

I also have a 10 cover Daredevil, and more importantly, an 8 cover Black Panther that could easily find himself in the mix as well. 2 stars of note include obligatory OBW, Ares, and a Wolverine.

What would you guys do?

Thanks for the advice.

mags1587

I would say Hood. He'll pair really well with your LCap -- he'll speed up collecting red and blue, and Hood's black will speed up the countdown tiles once they're out. After Hood I'd say Daken. You're right that Psylocke kind of fills the Punisher role so I wouldn't prioritize him.

Really, you can't go wrong with either Hood or Daken, though.

Pwuz_

Hood is a great defensive character and overall the most threatening and worthy of a skip. Daken is a close 2nd, and pairs extremely well with Hulk.

How is your Blue Skill for Hood? That really does determine how useful of a deterrent Hood will be. Even if your opponent doesn't look at his levels, 5 Blue is sure to suck up so much more AP that it will net you a few more defensive wins than 3 would.

ronin_san

Daken+Sentry is a bit broken. So if you're even remotely close with Sentry, I'd go that route.

If you have someone that can feed Punisher blacks or greens, I'd level him instead.

I hate how squishy The Hood is, but he's epic with Colossus tanking.

over_clocked

Hood is good with everyone, especially strong characters with good actives. LC/Hood are the single strongest comp you can field with your roster (at least offensively). Hood really needs 5 blue to shine but at 4 he already empowers LC. Hope you have 4-5 blue for him. It's a little bit late to max Punisher but he's much better overall than Psyduck. Hood is your absolute best option, it's not really close. Daken while strong won't add anything meaningful to your comps outside of fueling more green for Hulk (and his green is subpar) or pve Psyduck comboing.
Edit: forgot we had Hood prizes in Trial. So unless your 11 covers for him are 5/1/5... take your cue.

kalex716

Thanks for all the tips guys!

My hood is 4/4/3 and I have the gold now to upgrade blue to 5. It looks like that is where I want to be!

About the psyduck... Yea I was committed to maxing psylocke long before i got lucky with an onslaught of punisher covers, so thats how that happend.

No sentry covers to speak of (only 1 i think).

over_clocked

kalex716 wrote:

Thanks for all the tips guys!

My hood is 4/4/3 and I have the gold now to upgrade blue to 5. It looks like that is where I want to be!

About the psyduck... Yea I was committed to maxing psylocke long before i got lucky with an onslaught of punisher covers, so thats how that happend.

No sentry covers to speak of (only 1 i think).

Why would you want to upgrade blue? It's the t25 cover in the current event.

GothicKratos

The Hood is your best bet currently. As mentioned, he plays really well with your best character (3* Capt) by fueling his powers and by making his CD tiles go off faster.

How is your 3* Daken coverage? He's a good match with Psylocke, by making free Strike Tiles that minimize the cost of her Red - this is, of course, as long as you have a Green user to compliment them. I mean, not to mention Daken basically is good with everyone. He is definitely option #2.

That being said, depending on the coverage, Black Panther is a viable #2 option, if you max The Hood.

kalex716

locked wrote:

kalex716 wrote:

Thanks for all the tips guys!

My hood is 4/4/3 and I have the gold now to upgrade blue to 5. It looks like that is where I want to be!

About the psyduck... Yea I was committed to maxing psylocke long before i got lucky with an onslaught of punisher covers, so thats how that happend.

No sentry covers to speak of (only 1 i think).

Why would you want to upgrade blue? It's the t25 cover in the current event.

Sorry, I should have clarified that i'd obviously be waiting to see if i top 25 it or not first.

My Daken is 4/4/3. I'll be considering him next in line after Hood for iso use.

over_clocked

kalex716 wrote:

locked wrote:

kalex716 wrote:

Thanks for all the tips guys!

My hood is 4/4/3 and I have the gold now to upgrade blue to 5. It looks like that is where I want to be!

About the psyduck... Yea I was committed to maxing psylocke long before i got lucky with an onslaught of punisher covers, so thats how that happend.

No sentry covers to speak of (only 1 i think).

Why would you want to upgrade blue? It's the t25 cover in the current event.

Sorry, I should have clarified that i'd obviously be waiting to see if i top 25 it or not first.

My Daken is 4/4/3. I'll be considering him next in line after Hood for iso use.

If you have to spend 2-4 shields to get t25 in the event (and you generally only really need 1-2 and a healthy score of 700-800+, really), it's much cheaper than buying the cover for 1250. Not to say that anything below 1250 HP is an adequate budget for a single cover, but when it's Hood blue, anything below 1250 is a really good proposition indeed. Not to mention that if you manage t5 for the yellow cover your Hood will be ready to take names.