Ben Grimm wrote: I've used Patch plus Lazy Daken for a while now as my sustained push team. The featured is the weak link in this scenario - but if you avoid the colors they're tanking (which you can't, always) you can go for a while.
Cragger wrote: No one ever believes me when I say it, but Spiderman. 5 Purple is really very good at preventing incoming damage. A turn one purple match gives a 100 protect tile that mostly negates incoming match damage. Even if you never put a web tile on the board, one or two protect tiles will negate all but the worst cascades and criticals. Add to that good defensive play (by which I mean actually playing the puzzle) and Spiderman can last well over a dozen matches before requiring a heal, if he ever really needs one to begin with. His new healing rate works very well and can heal most of the damage taken in a match (-1 at a time...) between selecting opponents. I use LThor/Spidey at 3/5/5 for each with the required character. They don't cover black, but most opposing teams don't either. I give Thor +3 Red/Yellow and finish most matches in under 4 minutes having taken around 500-1000 to Thor and negligible damage to Spidey and the required. This team gets me to 800 points easy, at which point it becomes tactics, boosts, timing, shields, and a healthy does of Sentry. But that is ok, because I usually enter this phase with at least 4 health packs. And I usually do it in under two hours. Sustained play over 900 points is not a realistic concept. You will become a high value target for everyone over 700 and it doesn't matter who your team consists of at that point. The best defenses are, as previously described, high health characters like Hulk. I used to attempt runs on 1100 unshielded with Hulk/Thor/Sentry, but the results are not consistent enough to be a viable strategy for Alliance play.
Trisul wrote: Ben Grimm wrote: I've used Patch plus Lazy Daken for a while now as my sustained push team. The featured is the weak link in this scenario - but if you avoid the colors they're tanking (which you can't, always) you can go for a while. If featured, you can just use the loaner version, no?
Malcoran wrote: Daken with Human Torch, not only sustain thanks to Daken tanking but also fun (at least for me). I wasnt using Patchneto but this combo is awesome for, even in pve its great. Ok, forgot bout color change so nvm