Based on the current information, Iāve ironed out my plan for my first 5 legendary troops.
The biggest thing driving my decision for now is going to be available feeder xp based on the updated buff.
Need is a secondary criteria.
Hereās how much potential xp I have in feeders by element (not including the colorless trainers):
| Element | XP | Troops I have (mana unless otherwise stated) |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 136K | 29, 17, 17, 12 (crit), 5 |
| Red | 80K | 29, 23 (magic), 17, 13 (crit), 11 |
| Purple | 74K | 29, 23 (magic), 17, 11, 10 (ninja) |
| Blue | 67K | 29, 18 (magic), 17, 17, 12 (crit) |
| Yellow | 40K | 29, 23 (magic), 20 (crit), 17, 11 (magic) |
Based on xp: green is far ahead (because I havenāt leveled a magic troop up to 23 yet)
Based on need: blue and yellow are the biggest needs to support more fast heroes
Based on desire to get rid of crit troops: Holy is the winner here to finally get something back for that level 20 crit troop I rarely use
My plan is to save my level 29 mana troops (and well all mana based troops for now), and convert all of my crit troops. So the first thing I have to do is level my crit troops up. Here is how much xp I have, xp it takes to level the crit/ninja troop up (factoring in increased conversion), and then how much leftover xp Iāll have to acutally level the legendary troop.
I then factored in how much leftover xp Iād have after getting the troop to levels 25 and 50. If I calculated correctly that should cost 19K and 69K respectively.
| Element | Green | Blue | Red | Purple | Yellow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XP I have | 136,265 | 67,080 | 79,730 | 73,740 | 39,630 |
| XP needed for Crit/Ninja to convert | 40,500 | 26,100 | 46,200 | 51,300 | 26,100 |
| Leftover XP | 95,765 | 40,980 | 33,530 | 22,440 | 13,530 |
| Leftover after level 25 | 77,165 | 22,380 | 14,930 | 3,840 | -5,070 |
| Leftover after level 50 | 27,165 | -27,620 | -35,070 | -46,160 | -55,070 |
Green is a big winner for me. I can take a troop to level 50, and still have leftover xp.
After that, I can pretty much get legendary troops up to level 25 for each element (I figure Iāll have Holy covered by the time these things rollout and I go to do it). But no other element can get up to level 50.
I figure the food cost will slow me down so the once a month conversion doesnāt bother me.
I also donāt expect to use legendary troops until they get to the 10% mana bonus. 5% can help in some situations, but not enough to prioritize it. 10% I can replace current situations and get the added stat bonus.
So green is going first. Holy second. Then blue. Red and purple are in a similar situation in terms of current troops and xp so I can decide that later.
Iām starting to store up food. Iām not feeding troops for now. Iām building up a supply of mana pots so I donāt need to make more in the future. Iām stocking up training camps to horde food. Alchemy lab is almost maxed out.
At the start, food will be the biggest bottleneck. Over time it will return to feeders. Leveling my current āBadā troops is also a bottleneck.
I think Iām in a good situation. Looks like I can get a level 25 in each color which is solid, but in many cases not better than the level 29 mana troop for fast heroes.