5* Champion level or new cover

swordfox
swordfox Posts: 3 Just Dropped In
edited January 2017 in Roster and Level Help
I have had my 5* Thanos championed since the beginning of the new PVP season. Now the question for me is:

Should I keep pulling each and every hard-earned Latest Legend token with high chances to get another Thanos cover for champion level? in addition, I am also willing to draw more Dr. 5tranger covers if possible.

Or

Should I start hoarding until Thanos moves into Classic Legends? that probably will take long time since Thanos is the latest 5* just released.

My characters currently still in Latest Legend
- Black Widow is at 10 covers (1/4/5)
- Doctor Strange is at 10 covers (3/2/5)

Comments

  • Bowgentle
    Bowgentle Posts: 7,926 Chairperson of the Boards
    That depends on the level of your other 5s.

    I'd say it's a good idea to keep everyone around the same level - 6 chars at level 454 are much better than 2 at 470 and the rest at 450.

    Strange needs extra levels much more badly than Thanos, though.
  • Quebbster
    Quebbster Posts: 8,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    What's your need for Black Widow covers like? If you aren't interested in her, saving your tokens and CP until she moves out of Latest Legends is an option, that also gives you a greater chance to cover the next fivestar.
    Honestly though, if you want Thanos covers you have your best chance while he's still in Latest Legends with a 5% drop rate. He's the twelfth fivestar released, so by the time he moves into Classic Legends the draw rate for each individual fivestar will be about 1,25%, or a quarter of the drop rate from Latest Legends. (Assuming the model doesn't change of course). The 25% discount doesn't help if you need to buy four times as many tokens...
  • GrimSkald
    GrimSkald Posts: 2,660 Chairperson of the Boards
    I haven't made the leap into level maxed 5*s, but the way I see it if you've already Champed Thanos, there's no reason not to keep pulling from Latest until you've cover-maxed BW and/or Strange (hopefully and, possibly or.) They're both good characters, and your chance to max them goes way down after they leave Latest. Particularly since you're so close. To me, the only reason not to keep drawing is if you haven't level-maxed Thanos, and don't want to take the increased game difficulty by having a champed 5*.

    This is why I've stopped drawing. icon_e_smile.gif I've cover-maxed BW, but haven't leveled her, nor do I intend to until I get a better base among the 5*s (Bolt will probably be my first fully leveled 5* anyway.) But BW will probably go out in 1-3 weeks - Thanos won't go out for months.
  • FaustianDeal
    FaustianDeal Posts: 760 Critical Contributor
    The decision to hoard or not (when it comes to latest legends) should likely always be dictated by the character that is next to leave. The thought in the front of your mind right now is "what about Thanos?" But the truth here is that (assuming nothing else changes) Thanos will still be in latests after Black Widow rotates out. He will still be there when Strange rolls out as well. And the odds of drawing him will be the same for that entire window of time (again, assuming nothing changes).

    If you think your black widow is either; already big enough, or impossible to get fully covered before she migrates - then wait to open till she is gone.

    Let's hypothetically assume you will get 100 tokens between now and when thanos leaves the latest legends; it shouldn't matter if you open those tokens 1 at at time for the whole window, or if you wait until the day before he leaves and open 100 all at once. In either scenario, you *should* receive 15x 5* covers, 5 of which should be Thanos. Its a debate about whether or want to get another 1-2 covers for Widow before she rolls out. Its a debate about whether you want another 2-4 strange covers before he rolls out.

    It is unfortunate that you might not know who will replace Widow until it already has happened. It depends on whether or not the next new 5* gets a launch-token like Thanos did. If they do - then you can tell exactly what you are trading your widow draws for.