Ascended Winners and Losers

bluewolf

I remain unconvinced that any 3 (save maybe May?) is going to be better as a 550 than a lot of 4s and 5s, and some 1s.

The best 3s are the 3/5 pairs and mostly the 5 version is superior. In cases where the 3 helps more I’m not sure those characters are meta enough to impact things on a consistent basis (aka unboosted).

3nos might be the best 3-5 over the 5.

For most players who are considering a 3-5 at 550 the 3 would probably be mostly lateral in terms of match speed/performance over existing tools.

But it can add some fun so why not try the shortest route? However: assuming the season vaults continue to offer 3-4s you might get a better option next month or the month after? And none of them will be fast in terms of ascending esp max/max. So waiting a little bit might be wise.

ThaRoadWarrior

i'm currently chasing 3* Scarlet Witch to 5*, but not to 550. I just want a good purple battery in the tier.

entrailbucket

I know I'm biased in favor of levelling everyone, but on this point I think it might be generically right. I'd MUCH rather have a handful of 3* at 450 than one of them at 550 -- because they're essential so often, and the difference a 5* essential makes is so big.

I really can't think of any 3* I'd want to use if they weren't essential. Maybe Aunt May, yeah. IM40 is useful, but taking him to 550 won't really improve his effectiveness.

dianetics

Most 3* kits are basic and boring. I would be interested to see how 3* arcade stacks up against the 5, but he still wont be useable.
May is an obvious choice and the only other I would even really think about using would probably be Daredevil. But, Echo would be a better choice across the board.

WhiteBomber

I don't think anyone has really played with Honeybadger...
3to5 Loki could be annoying.

KGB

I thought people wanted 3->5 Magik for her auto crit tile placement in her alternate form. I realize the crits don't need 5 star power to be useful but she needs 5 star health to last more than a turn or two.

KGB

Jinx

3* Emma, 3* Magik, and 3* May will all be a part of great 5* teams when ascended.

ViralCore

M’baku is a definite winner with 🔴 32322,
🟡 28730, and ⚫️ 25139, match damage

KGB

@Tony_Foot said:
So that's a 550 god boosted right? Is that normal levels of match damage for 4-5 ascended max boosted? That's insane. Surely that's beyond broken. 6x the damage of 672 juggs, I don't have a 672 5* in this event to compare it too.

If you look, he has 232K of 532K health which means he has 43% health. His Red passive says he gets 3% match damage boost per percent lost so 57*3=171%. That's on top of his 300%. So the total is 471% match damage boost.

If you divide the Red (32322) by 5.71 (4.71 + 1.0 base damage) you get a base Red damage of roughly 5660. That's probably right for a 670 character.

His boost can get a lot higher if he loses even more health.

KGB

ViralCore

With near or over 1 million health, no ascended character is a loser

Pantera236

Found this in Red Shift pvp

This too.

Both were 450 base. Wanda isn't all that impressive but Clea could get crazy. Especially at 672.

entrailbucket

This is at 450 base (unboosted). Obviously the AP cost is ridiculous, but it's actually not a terrible deal?

WhiteBomber

It cost Shang half the AP to do 5x that damage and they share red, I don't like it. Maybe if IM was fun to play. I suppose people still run him for his yella though.

entrailbucket

@WhiteBomber said:
It cost Shang half the AP to do 5x that damage and they share red, I don't like it. Maybe if IM was fun to play. I suppose people still run him for his yella though.

Oh, I can't see building around this, or (probably) ever even casting it. But it's a totally crazy number for an unboosted 450.

LavaManLee

@WhiteBomber said:
It cost Shang half the AP to do 5x that damage and they share red, I don't like it. Maybe if IM was fun to play. I suppose people still run him for his yella though.

Agree. Even with boosts, it can take a while to get 13. In that time, there are several better options that one could fire twice or almost twice (Aunt May, MT, Shang, OR just a few examples).

WhiteBomber

@entrailbucket said:

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@WhiteBomber said:
It cost Shang half the AP to do 5x that damage and they share red, I don't like it. Maybe if IM was fun to play. I suppose people still run him for his yella though.

Oh, I can't see building around this, or (probably) ever even casting it. But it's a totally crazy number for an unboosted 450.

True, if the game didn't have ridiculously unbalanced characters, that is a large single cast no special circumstances hit.

Is there any way to share ISO yet? You have sooooooo much and I think I need most of it.

WhiteBomber

Also, nerf Shang Chi? Eh, EH?

entrailbucket

@WhiteBomber said:

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@entrailbucket said:

@WhiteBomber said:
It cost Shang half the AP to do 5x that damage and they share red, I don't like it. Maybe if IM was fun to play. I suppose people still run him for his yella though.

Oh, I can't see building around this, or (probably) ever even casting it. But it's a totally crazy number for an unboosted 450.

True, if the game didn't have ridiculously unbalanced characters, that is a large single cast no special circumstances hit.

Is there any way to share ISO yet? You have sooooooo much and I think I need most of it.

I wish they gave us some way to get rid of the stuff...

LavaManLee

@entrailbucket said:

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@WhiteBomber said:

@entrailbucket said:

@WhiteBomber said:
It cost Shang half the AP to do 5x that damage and they share red, I don't like it. Maybe if IM was fun to play. I suppose people still run him for his yella though.

Oh, I can't see building around this, or (probably) ever even casting it. But it's a totally crazy number for an unboosted 450.

True, if the game didn't have ridiculously unbalanced characters, that is a large single cast no special circumstances hit.

Is there any way to share ISO yet? You have sooooooo much and I think I need most of it.

I wish they gave us some way to get rid of the stuff...

Agreed. Currency is so odd in this game. You tend to either not have enough or have way too much. There isn't much inbetween.

Borstock

@entrailbucket said:

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@WhiteBomber said:

@entrailbucket said:

@WhiteBomber said:
It cost Shang half the AP to do 5x that damage and they share red, I don't like it. Maybe if IM was fun to play. I suppose people still run him for his yella though.

Oh, I can't see building around this, or (probably) ever even casting it. But it's a totally crazy number for an unboosted 450.

True, if the game didn't have ridiculously unbalanced characters, that is a large single cast no special circumstances hit.

Is there any way to share ISO yet? You have sooooooo much and I think I need most of it.

I wish they gave us some way to get rid of the stuff...

43mil here. I'd accept almost anything they offered, no matter how ridiculous. It's just sitting there. One million iso for 5 CPs? Sure, whatever.