I bet everyone gets tired of this but..Help please? Who to level up?

[Gryphonknight]

Since you do not have a rainbow 4* team, I would level both to 4* 3.60 which takes the same Heroes XP as leveling one to 4* 4.80 but only needs 1*, 2* ascension items.

Since they both fill different niches and 4* 3.60 are the most powerful heroes with 1*, 2* ascension items, they will both improve your roster.

Once you have a rainbow 4* 3.60 team, you will have a better idea which yellow 4* in your roster to level to 4* 4.1 .

MY PERSONAL OPINION
I was leveling a Chao for War and raids ( I have 4* 4.70 Wu Kong, 4* 3.60 Wu Kong, Hu Tao, Li Xiu ) but then I got Joon ( taking to 5* 3.70 based on my situation and forum advice) and Guardian Jackal ( taking to 4* 4.70 ) so I need the Hero XP for them. But eventually I will level Chao to 4* 3.60.

I do think single target mana reduction needs to be increased to 3*= 40%, 4*= 50%, 5*= 60% to bring them in parity with Merlin/ Gretel/ Hansel but Chao’s fast mana speed snipe is still useful in a 4* yellow.

==Helping new players ==

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==Notes==

@Gryphonknight

I am a strong supporter of leveling a rainbow 3* 3.50 team and a rainbow 4* 3.60 team before spending any 3* ascension items on getting a 4* 4.1 hero. Especially useful after you learn color stacking ( see Notes).

4* 3.60 are the most powerful heroes in the game with only farmable ascension materials .

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They are powerful at 4* 3.60 and let you see how they work with the rest of your hero roster.

I currently have Rigard 4* 4.70 ( my favorite 4* purple) second Rigard 4* 3.60 for War and color stacking ( I like the option on two healers per team especially on auto play. But don’t use same color healers on auto play ) might level a third Rigard 4* 3.60 for war if I ever summon one.

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P.S. I love my Scarlett 4* 4.70 for use on my Wu Kong team and rare quests.

==Notes ==

@Gryphonknight

Strongest heroes with only farmable ascension materials

@Gryphonknight

==Double strong color, no weak color, teams==

Now that you have two rainbow teams ( one 3* 3.50 and one 4* 3.60 ) you can create double strong color, no weak color teams.

If you are attacking

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@Gryphonknight

4* 4.70 heroes take 50% of the 3* ascension items and 47% of the XP of a 5* 4.80 hero.

4* 4.70 heroes have better stats than 5* 3.70 heroes.

4* 3.60 heroes take 0% of the 3* ascension items and 24% of the XP of a 5* 4.80 hero.

4* 3.60 heroes are the strongest heroes in the game that use only farmable ascension materials, so you never regret using a 3*/4* ascension item on them.

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If you give in to calendar offers:

full ascension items for 4* heroes cost $12 USD [ $2 x ( 1+ 1+ 4 ) ]

full ascension items for 5* heroes cost $100 USD [ $2 x ( 1+ 1+ 4 ), $2 x 4, $10 x ( 1+ 1+ 6 ) ]

@Gryphonknight

==Alliance Chat==

Wu Kong, 4* team, with two healers

Rigard ( highly recommended )- high defense and HP healer in case team’s second healer dies- Average mana- Cleanse removes attack debuff from allies for high board damage and removes defense debuff from allies to keep Wu Kong, and team, alive.

Melendor- High attack stat for high board damage- Average mana- Healer keeps Wu Kong alive and the healing part of special skill is unaffected by Gambler’s Stance miss chance.
clone- Sabina
Similar- Boldtusk

Edit 2018-Nov

Rigard and Melendor also work incredibly well when you autoplay seasonal events with Wu Kong. They both have 42% heals, and because they are different colors, their mana bar fills at different rates. Rigard and Sabina do not work as well, since their mana bar fills up at the same rate. Boldtusk and Kiril do not work as well because they only have 27%/ 28% heals.

Grimm- High attack stat for high board damage- Average mana- 6 turn debuff enemy defense stat so board damage is increased.

similar- Tiburtus ( middle attack & defense stat )/ Gormek ( lower attack & higher defense stat )

Scarlett- High attack stat for high board damage- Fast mana- 6 turn debuff enemy attack stat so do less damage to keep Wu Kong, and team, alive.

similar role- Skittleskull/ Kiril

See “Cascade squad” post on forums:

[Play Style] The cascade squad or Wu Kong+ two healers- New Notes 2019-Mar