Premature Transition to the End Game Pt.2: The Hunt for Gambit

So in my last thread I chronicled my first ever attempt at chasing a 5* character. With my favorite super hero (Daredevil) set to leave tokens I figured now or never. I had a lower than expected pull rate but half of my pulls were Daredevil and I got him max-covered!
With Gambit at 9 covers I knew I wanted to try and finish him before he left tokens and with me only needing 2 more covers to get Chavez 209-able for her SHIELD event, I figured why not pull for her now, and if I get some Gambits, then cool!
For reference my Chavez is currently 4/2/2 and my Gambit is 4/2/3.
The results:
4* Sandman (Green): Champ level.
4* Hulk (Purple): Mine is max-covered, only L94, so unusable.
4* Nico (Purple): Mine is 5/2/5 with a Blue Set to expire. So anything other than a Yellow is unusable.
4* Hulk (Purple): See above. Unusable.
This is where it gets better...
5* Gambit (Purple)
5* Gambit (Purple) **BONUS HERO**
4* Rocket and Groot (Blue): Champ level.
5* Archangel (Blue)
5* Gambit (Purple)
4* Eddie Venom (Green): Mine is 5/3/4, Green is the only unusable cover.
4* Gamora (Black): Champ level.
5* Gambit (Purple)
So in only 11 pulls there were a lot of unusable 4s... potentially 4/7. But that waste is well worth it for getting FIVE 5* and FOUR Gambits in on 11 pulls.
So, Gambit is miraculously 8/2/3, and with some customer service magic will be 5/3/5 (that's the best way to spec him given my covers right?). Should I apply the fifth Purple before submitting my ticket and then ask for 2 Black/1 Red? I've never done this before. Or would they let me ask for 2 Red/ 2 Black if I don't apply any covers?
I also have no idea what to do with my mess on the vine. With Thing at 140 and only 8 Chavez covers I'm skipping SHIELD training. I think Kraven is underwhelming anyway.
I have the Yellow Nico offer HFH but it expires in 38 hours and I only have 1900 HP. Oh well.
With Gambit at 9 covers I knew I wanted to try and finish him before he left tokens and with me only needing 2 more covers to get Chavez 209-able for her SHIELD event, I figured why not pull for her now, and if I get some Gambits, then cool!
For reference my Chavez is currently 4/2/2 and my Gambit is 4/2/3.
The results:
4* Sandman (Green): Champ level.
4* Hulk (Purple): Mine is max-covered, only L94, so unusable.
4* Nico (Purple): Mine is 5/2/5 with a Blue Set to expire. So anything other than a Yellow is unusable.
4* Hulk (Purple): See above. Unusable.
This is where it gets better...
5* Gambit (Purple)
5* Gambit (Purple) **BONUS HERO**
4* Rocket and Groot (Blue): Champ level.
5* Archangel (Blue)
5* Gambit (Purple)
4* Eddie Venom (Green): Mine is 5/3/4, Green is the only unusable cover.
4* Gamora (Black): Champ level.
5* Gambit (Purple)
So in only 11 pulls there were a lot of unusable 4s... potentially 4/7. But that waste is well worth it for getting FIVE 5* and FOUR Gambits in on 11 pulls.
So, Gambit is miraculously 8/2/3, and with some customer service magic will be 5/3/5 (that's the best way to spec him given my covers right?). Should I apply the fifth Purple before submitting my ticket and then ask for 2 Black/1 Red? I've never done this before. Or would they let me ask for 2 Red/ 2 Black if I don't apply any covers?
I also have no idea what to do with my mess on the vine. With Thing at 140 and only 8 Chavez covers I'm skipping SHIELD training. I think Kraven is underwhelming anyway.
I have the Yellow Nico offer HFH but it expires in 38 hours and I only have 1900 HP. Oh well.
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Comments
Apply the purple, then email CS.
At champ level, 3/5/5 is best, imo. Could see 4/4/5 being viable with Bolt. But if you were to match his level with your 4* characters, I could definitely see 5/3/5 being good. So many great things you can do with cd's at that tier. Though I don't know the damage values at lower levels my gut still says 3/5/5 but keep in mind red will do much less damage when paired with 4s.
If I get the 13th cover I will hoard until he leaves Latest, then try to finish Thor before he leaves. I’m not sure how viable this all is but here’s hoping.
Only have 20 HP left though. No shielding for me!
Congrats on your run of good luck, dude
That extra CD tile from purple feeds back into the AP battery providing more red/blue AP
Hawkeye can also provide charge tiles but its the 3rd blue arrow. If you hoard all the generated red till this, you can really light up the board.
Throw in Coulson for laughs
I pull tokens as I get enough CP, so no hoard to rely on. Even if I get to 13 covers, I wouldn't champ him right away (probably park him around 390-420)