When do 5* become usable ?

D4Ni13
D4Ni13 Posts: 745 Critical Contributor
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Was curious, at what level or number of covers do 5* become usable, in general, and when should one increase their levels ?

My top 5* right now (and favored) is Black Panther (3-2-3), followed by Thanos. I was wondering at what point should I start leveling them more. (Have them both at 300, with my top 4* at 286).

How big is the impact in PvP ?

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  • Phumade
    Phumade Posts: 2,496 Chairperson of the Boards
    usable is a relative term.  8 covers is solid against 4* teams, but a kick me sign to 5* teams.  I'd level them to 345 and stop.  that will be fine for your mmr and not expose to dual 5* champs



  • Dormammu
    Dormammu Posts: 3,531 Chairperson of the Boards
    It's probably not wise to invest ISO into 5-stars until they are fully-covered or near-so, and even then its ideal to wait until you have a team of three ready to go. So, basically when you're ready to make the jump to that tier of play.

    Leveling them past your 4-stars will affect your PvP MMR (in other words, you'll start seeing more 5-star teams). This is guaranteed if they are higher than your boosted 4-stars.
  • Jarvind
    Jarvind Posts: 1,684 Chairperson of the Boards
    They aren't really useful in PVP until 400+, and at that point they'll skew your MMR so that all you see is other, better 5*s. I'm strictly a 4* player and I jump at the chance to fight an underleveled 5* as opposed to a boosted, champed 4*.

    That said, some powers are handy in PVE at lower levels: OML yellow, Black Bolt black, etc. can be handy even if they're only leveled to 350ish, at which point they won't shoot you into 5* MMR.

    At the levels you have them now they probably aren't good for much - their powers and match damage don't start to really take off until they're about halfway to maxed. If you aren't planning to get them to at least that point, I wouldn't bother spending ISO on them at all.
  • D4Ni13
    D4Ni13 Posts: 745 Critical Contributor
    Jarvind said:
    They aren't really useful in PVP until 400+, and at that point they'll skew your MMR so that all you see is other, better 5*s. I'm strictly a 4* player and I jump at the chance to fight an underleveled 5* as opposed to a boosted, champed 4*.

    That said, some powers are handy in PVE at lower levels: OML yellow, Black Bolt black, etc. can be handy even if they're only leveled to 350ish, at which point they won't shoot you into 5* MMR.

    At the levels you have them now they probably aren't good for much - their powers and match damage don't start to really take off until they're about halfway to maxed. If you aren't planning to get them to at least that point, I wouldn't bother spending ISO on them at all.
    So the general consensus is that 350ish is still safe, and would start to make an impact on match & power damage ?
  • byc
    byc Posts: 297 Mover and Shaker
    My Thanos is at 375 with 12 covers, and I'm doing fine in PvP.  I generally only shoot for 575 because I don't really have the patience to go higher.

    I also think that Thanos is an exception.  As long as you are of high level and HP, Thanos is usable.  C4rol also makes Thanos stronger since she can instantly complete his green for massive AoE damage.

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