Jexman said: Good thread. I wanted to ask about my case also, since I'm not 100% sure of the replies here. I have Phoenix at 5-4-3 and I'd love to begin leveling her (at 345 now) but it sounds like it'll mess up my PVP. I *don't* want to have to use her every match. My next highest 5 stars are Strange at 5-1-4 (at 255 still) and Surfer at 3-3-3 (at 360). It's annoying bc I have every 5 star save Daredevil, most with several covers, & I never use them. Just scrolling past them as I choose who to level is annoying. Plus I get a rush when I draw a 5 star & yet, you're not supposed to level them if you want the game to be fun, apparently. Bleh. But maybe I'm wrong about that, hence my post.
BlackBoltRocks said: @Jexman well, PvE has definitely become more fun. My 452 Surfer and 360 Thanos helped greatly in SCL8 Simulator, especially against that pesky Rogue and 5* Gambit.Since none of your 5* are at 13 covers, if you really want to level them up, I recommend no higher than lv360 for them. Your Surfer is there, so no worries, leave him. You can take both Phoenix and Strange up to lv360, and it shouldn't affect your PvP MMR. The only times you should take a 5* above lv360 (375 at most, depending on the levels of your 4*): a) a top-tier* one like Bolt, Thanos, Gambit, Peter Parker, Surfer (bias heh) is at 13 covers, or b) you have at least three solid ones at 13 covers, so you can champ all three at once. Provided you have 1.7million iso of course.*It doesn't necessarily have to be a top-tier though. As long as that 5* can help you hold your own in PvP, it should be fine. Examples include Steve Rogers, IM40, Goblin, Hawkeye. @Beer40 made Starlord his first 5* champ; you can check with him about his experiences.