Barry Farmz Here -- Comprehensive data driven farming guide for Season 3, Season 2, Season 1, Elemental Chests, Atlantis Rises, Missions, and more

[Anonymous]

Hey @BarryWuzHere, wonderful spreadsheet, I use it a lot. I’m a bit confused tho (sorry if you answered it already- thread is long)- just moved onto the last Gad/Drone Missions and trying to pick the best to farm WHILE always needing recruits and not much else (as usual).

@BarryWuzHere

Looking at the number of waves as a proxy for drone counts and preliminary recruit numbers, here are the levels I’d recommend, despite what my spreadsheet’s data says today!

• 2:25-1N - 5 waves; .94 Recruits/WE is the worst of Gad/Drone stages; My SS currently identifies it as fastest to complete the mission.
• 2:27-3N - 5 waves, 1.67 Recruits/WE is way better; I expect with better data, WE to complete will be similar to 25-1
• 2:26-8N - 4 waves, 2.26 Recruits/WE appears to be the best of any stage that completes the Gad/Drone mission, but I’d expect it to take longer than either of the two above.
• All others - 4 waves, recruits vary between the extremes listed. I wouldn’t bother with any of them unless my preliminary data is badly wrong.

IF you’re thinking strictly recruits (according to your spreadsheet data):

26-8: 2772 WE, 6468R
vs
25-1: 2250 WE, 2250R, and the remaining energy on 8-7: 522 WE, 1566R (3.00R/WE) = 3816R, way less than going just straight 26-8. Granted, I do understand the 522 WE on 8-7 would produce other valuable mats.

All other posts (including your spreadsheet and Season 2 Missions Advice (Enemies, Bosses and Special Stages) seems to be promoting 25-1 though. Thoughts?