3* Iron Fist covers dying on the vine... Do I save them and how?

Quebbster

Here's the situation: My duplicate 3* Iron Fist has reached a 2/5/5 build, and I have 14 covers for him dying on the vine (9 black and 5 Purple). The oldest cover expires in just over a day, so I should make up a plan of action in case I don't get that third green cover Before then.

As I see it, I have Three options:

1. Sell the expiring covers. A waste of bonus hero covers is rough, but it doesn't deplete other Resources at least.

2. Spend 20 CP on a third green cover for the dupe. Not particularly appealing since it is almost a Latest Legends token, but it's certainly better than the 120 CP needed for a fourstar cover.

3. Spend HP on a roster spot for the expiring covers. This only buys me 6 Days Before I am back in the same seat again.

I am leaning towards the CP option since that at least resolves the problem once and for all - with either of the other options I am just delaying the problem. It's not something I am happy to do though so I would like to hear your thoughts and suggestions.

DAZ0273

Option 2 is the only definite solution and at least you start generating resources from doing it. It is also a trade-off - spend 20CP - get back an LT + 2CP (and iso and hero points and XP) straight away.

broll

Option 1.  Also don't BH them until you have them rechamped IMO.

Quebbster

DAZ0273 said:

Option 2 is the only definite solution and at least you start generating resources from doing it. It is also a trade-off - spend 20CP - get back an LT + 2CP (and iso and hero points and XP) straight away.

Well, it only moves up the timetable a bit since I will get those champion rewards sooner or later, just need that crucial green. So I refuse to consider any gains from the champion levels. I suppose the extra XP is a net gain though.

broll said:

Option 1.  Also don't BH them until you have them rechamped IMO.

When I put him as a bonus hero Iron Fist's build was 1/2/6, so it has definitely helped a bit... just not enough. Incidentally of the covers in queue two blacks and one Purple is not from bonus hero covers, so I would have had an excess anyway.

This is the first time I have not been able to cover a replacement threestar by putting it as a bonus hero, so I don't Think it is a bad practice. This is just a statistical outlier.

broll

Quebbster said:

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broll said:

Option 1.  Also don't BH them until you have them rechamped IMO.

When I put him as a bonus hero Iron Fist's build was 1/2/6, so it has definitely helped a bit... just not enough. Incidentally of the covers in queue two blacks and one Purple is not from bonus hero covers, so I would have had an excess anyway.

This is the first time I have not been able to cover a replacement threestar by putting it as a bonus hero, so I don't Think it is a bad practice. This is just a statistical outlier.

A better solution to that problem is next time start your dup sooner.  I start mine at 257 most of the time.  That way if I get odd distribution I have 9 covers of wiggle room.  So unless I end up with a 2/5/14 or something crazy like that nothing goes to waste.  Also it has the added benefit of if you hit 13 with a reasonable distro, then you have some buffer time to build up ISO / plan out when to champ your dup.

I do this on all dups, only exceptions are ones where I have a pressing need to get the 4* cover from 265 ASAP or I need the extra resources and am willing to risk cover loss to get it now.

Quebbster

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Quebbster said:

broll said:

Option 1.  Also don't BH them until you have them rechamped IMO.

When I put him as a bonus hero Iron Fist's build was 1/2/6, so it has definitely helped a bit... just not enough. Incidentally of the covers in queue two blacks and one Purple is not from bonus hero covers, so I would have had an excess anyway.

This is the first time I have not been able to cover a replacement threestar by putting it as a bonus hero, so I don't Think it is a bad practice. This is just a statistical outlier.

A better solution to that problem is next time start your dup sooner.  I start mine at 257 most of the time.  That way if I get odd distribution I have 9 covers of wiggle room.  So unless I end up with a 2/5/14 or something crazy like that nothing goes to waste.  Also it has the added benefit of if you hit 13 with a reasonable distro, then you have some buffer time to build up ISO / plan out when to champ your dup.

I do this on all dups, only exceptions are ones where I have a pressing need to get the 4* cover from 265 ASAP or I need the extra resources and am willing to risk cover loss to get it now.

Yeah, I used to do that, but when I got in a HP Crunch I decided it was better to wait as long as possible to buy new roster slots, so I finished the old one Before I started the new one. I have rerostered 27 threestar characters so far (Hood will be the 28th tomorrow when PvE rewards come in), and Iron Fist is the first one that has had this issue.

Quebbster

Got the third green as a bonus hero from a Heroic token 19½ hours Before the first cover was about to expire. That was Close!