Team composition help

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Hey, Relatively new to the game and was looking for advice on where I should be focusing to build my team based on what I have. Had a few people in the alliance commenting that I had a good start, but seemed to skip a step, so looking on the general advice of this community.

Please give advice on where my iso should be going, if I should be changing the build of the characters that are at or near max covers (would mainly be 2*s) and any other tips you can give. I am doing well in PVE events, but can't do anything in PVP which some is team build and other is just being so new I do not have the iso to get them leveled.

Here is my team:

4*s
Star-Lord (lvl 70, 0/1/1)
Electra (lvl 70, 0/0/1)
Nick Fury (lvl 70, 1/0/0)
Thor (lvl 70, 1/0/0)

3*s
Doctor Doom (lvl 53 0/2/1)
Loki (lvl 50, 2/0/0)
Hulk (lvl 50 2/0/0)
Human Torch ( lvl 45 1/1/2)
Storm (lvl 45 1/1/1)
Squirrel Girl (lvl 43 (1/1/0)
Thor (lvl 43 1/1/0)
Daredevil (lvl 40 1/2/0)
Blade (lvl 40 2/0/0)
Sentry (lvl 40 0/0/2)
Rocket and Groot (lvl 40 0/1/1)
Punisher (lvl 40 1/0/1)
Captain Marvel (lvl 40 0/0/1)
Falcon (lvl 40 1/0/0)
Mystique (lvl 40 1/0/0)
Spiderman (lvl 40 0/0/1)

2*s (This is likely where my focus should be an looking for the most advice)
Wolverine (lvl 94 3/5/5) *I know I need to get the 5/5/3 build, just never got the green covers yet
oBW (lvl 79 1/5/5)
Captain America (lvl 55 5/3/2)
Human Torch (lvl 50 4/2/5)
Magneto (lvl 38 1/3/2)
Ares (lvl 23 4/5/3)
Captain Marvel (lvl 3/3/1)
Storm (lvl 18 3/5/5)
Thor (lvl 18 4/1/3)
Daken (lvl 15 5/5/0)
Hawkeye (lvl 15 3/2/3)
Moonstone (lvl 15 3/2/2)
Bullseye (lvl 15 1/2)
Obw (lvl 15 0/2/0) *Figured I would need a second one

1*s
Iron Man (lvl 50 5/5/3)
BW (lvl 40 5/5)
Storm (lvl 1 5/5/3)
Hawkeye (lvl 1 5/5)
Jugg (lvl 1 5/5)
Venom (lvl 1 5/5)
Belova (lvl 1 5/5)

Unknown

your focus on 2* should be on: OBW, Ares, Storm, CMags and Thor

if i remember correctly the builds are something like
OBW 355 (Espionage for damage and the healing/countdown negation skill over purple which already has a decent steal rate at 3)
Ares 535 (red is too situational)
Storm 553 (yellow is too situational)
CMags 355 (purple generates blue for Storm and red collects ap as it deals high damage, blue isn't such a damage dealer)
Thor: 355 (yellow builds green which deals high damage)

The pairings go something like this:
OBW+Ares
OBW+Thor
CMags + Storm

Of the new 2* like Torch, Ms Marvel and so i never see them being such useful like the other are on pvp and pve, so i would focus on the couple you prefer but at least to consider one of those teams, you would need at least 10 covers on a 3* to consider it for transition from 2 to 3*

Unknown

I preface this by saying my opinions differ from the majority in many areas.
PVP: I would concentrate on Ares, OBW, Magneto, Storm, Thor, Daken, in that order, or in order you get covers. Can you hit 300 to get the token, or is that out of range for you?
PVE: Cap: Once you get 5 covers in either red or blue, level him. Cap + OBW + 1*Storm make an amazing team against goons. Most forum goers don't recommend Cap, but most are focused purely on PVP where Cap** is mediocre.

OBW: is best 2/5/5 at your point: you really don't need any black AP. She pairs best with Ares, but is great with Thor, and decent with Wolverine and even IM35.
Wolverine: I personally use 3/5/5 with Daken**, as his extra healing helps him take bigger hits and recover, and I use his strikes more for Daken Blue fodder.

spatenfloot

For PvP, all you need to start is cStorm and Magneto. Magneto needs 5 purple though.
Ares or Thor and OBW are also a good combo.
Wolverine is fine at 355. Mine is that build and I use him in almost every fight (PvE and PvP).

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If I were to pick cStorm or Ares (since they are at 13 and 12 covers) which should I dedicate ISO to first? oBW will get the ISO when I get the covers

morph3us

jordano_6 wrote:

If I were to pick cStorm or Ares (since they are at 13 and 12 covers) which should I dedicate ISO to first? oBW will get the ISO when I get the covers

Storm and Mags are best levelled together. Given that your Mags isn't ready to go yet, really, I'd level Ares first.

Edited for clarity.

GothicKratos

if you have 5 Blue in Daken, Wolverine is definitely better with 5 Green, since you can setup an easy, efficient blast from Chemical Reaction from just one Feral Claws (+ the Strike Tiles from Daken) normally. He's arguably better with 5 Green anyways, since his heal is more than enough at 3 covers for most of your matches you're going to use them on (i.e. matches on your level or lower).

Honestly, 2* Captian America just scales poorly. Most people don't use him, though he has some merit for PvE, I suppose. I wouldn't put any ISO-8 into him.

Human Torch is mid-tier imo. I maxed his Black and his Red for less conflict with Ares/Thor/Wolerine (because I consider his Green much worse than theirs and his Red is about on Par with Wolverine/Thor and better than Ares' in most cases). He works really well with Daken, since Daken can cover Black for him, and then just True Heal the damage away. He works well with oBW also, since she can tank Black for him as well as steal extra AP with Espionage - as well, she can steal green/red AP with Recon.

Magneto is arguably the best 2* character, because of how strong he is with Storm (and to a lesser extent; Hawkeye). Maxing Purple is non-negotiable. I had Blue maxed for quite awhile, because I thought Wolverine's Red was better and the board shake was nice (and my Storm was poorly covered), but as my 2* roster has increased, I have switched over to maxing Red.

Ares is pretty much a mainstay. His Green and Yellow are just full of pain and he's got tons of HP. I like to play him with oBW or Daken for color coverage and sustainability.

Captain Marvel seems pretty good. I don't have her covered or leveled, so I can say much. She should play well with Daken/Wolverine because of her Black double dipping on their strike tiles. She should work well with Hawkeye because of her Yellow. She's nothing to write home about herself, though, she basically fills in holes.

Storm is arguably the second best 2* - with Magneto and some boosts, you can easily tear down some 3* teams. Max Blue is non-negotiable. I've played some with max Yellow, and it's good for some funny defensive wins, but overall, max Green is definitely better. The board shake and AP are just suburb for a 2*.

Thor is Thor. He's got a lot of oomph and his two abilities feed into his Green. Not much to say about him though. I usually play him with oBW/Daken.

I played Daken 5/5/3 for awhile. I'm running 4/4/5 now and I'm not looking back. The increase in damage on Blue is amazing, and you won't even notice the difference in the other two.

Hawkeye is a great, but he's not good enough to be a priority. That being said, my go to team for difficult nodes is Hawkeye/Magneto/Storm - with Blue/Purple AP Boosts, +3 All AP Boosts, and Crit Damage Boosts it's just wow. One Purple match and the game is practically over. The Catch-22 is, of course, that Hawkeye is completely an extra in this - he just makes the combo faster and more efficient.

Moonstone is someone I used to use - her Purple is pretty good and while her Black is expensive, is can be nice (like to steal an X-Force Healing Tile! ). That being said, she kind of falls into the 2* Captain America boat; her power scales very poorly compared to other champions. Can't suggest putting ISO-8 into her.

Bullseye is kind of cute, I played around with him for awhile (I even regrettably maxed him ) but no. Keep him if you enjoy playing him, but he's not good as he is.

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tl;dr verson; I would aim for the following: Ares and/or Thor as a bruiser. oBW for utility. Mags/Storm for mutilating synergy. Wolverine/Daken for sustainability. Hawkeye and Torch are good, but not mandatory. Moonstone, Bullseye, and Captain America are not worth an ISO-8 investment in the long haul. Save your ISO-8 until you have enough covers in someone to use them effectively, or level your useful guys (a.k.a. everyone but Moonstone, Bullseye, and Captain America) evenly.

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Thanks everyone for the input. I am very open to listening to more people's inputs if they have them.