davecazz wrote: yea, I'm at the point where I have a strong 2* team and need 3* covers. the only reliable way to get 3* characters is to place top 5 in tournaments and in order to do it consistently (because your opponent's strength scales with you) is to develop good shield tactics. you might notice that 90% of the top 10 are shielded in the last couple hours of the event and 40% are shielding in the last day so you don't lose ground overnight. the process is, shield, fight 3-4 opponents quickly, then shield before anyone can retaliate, rinse and repeat. I think once you get a strong 3* team it gets easier to get HP by winning tournaments but they just nerfed that out by not giving HP when you sell a 3*/4* cover. in the high leveled opponents, it's great when I can win 5 in a row without getting beaten, but if you accidentally get decimated in the last hour, it's pretty temping to use a health pack. I also don't sell my old characters so my earned HP mainly goes toward cover slots.