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[Ruskin505]

Stats comparison (at 4/80):
Blossom 980
Frond 980
Jett 954
Ignazio 953
Februus 952
Boom & Fang 949
Xavier 940
Luna 938
Aradia 936
Amethyst 867
Camilla 867
Oniwakamaru 866
Erlang Shen 860
Sobek 858
Furdinand 835

Definitely a large disparity that folks may want to keep in mind with their selections.

[Ruskin505]

So who do I want? 4 of the 5 toon costumes I have are dark, so dark heroes are out given my backlog. Otherwise Luna would be a strong contender. That knocks out Jett, Luna, and Amethyst.

I also have a green backlog and don’t think any of these would bump my next few leveling priorities. That knocks out Boom & Fang, Frond, and Februus.

Blue is my next strongest element. I’m not interested in Camilla. Sobek is way too weak (he’d need a costume to be considered). Oniwakamaru is unique, but stats are a bit dated. I’ll at least put him in the early consideration.

Holy is my fourth strongest element. However, I have plenty of healers, so Furdinand is out (I also don’t want HoT). Xavier and Erlang Shen are both interesting.

Then red is where I have the biggest need to upgrade. Unfortunately two of my stronger reds are healers so that knocks out Blossom and Ignazio. Although Ignazio is tempting. But I’m not interested in Aradia.

So I’ll have to think more about the following three: Xavier, Oniwakamaru, and Erlang Shen.

Xavier is probably the most interesting to me. But I’m not super excited in the way I was about getting Constance (power 929). I’m much more excited about the idea of costume outfitter.

Edit: Xavier is out. He’s a rogue and that’s the only class I don’t have emblems for. Oh boy.

[2puttshaqur]

@BobTheSnark

Blossom also seems like an excellent budget deal.

I’m in the same boat… Blossom really feels like a solid 20 tier given at a severe discount. My only reason i am not interested in her is that i really like my Phenexa and I’m currently waiting to take her to 4.90. so blossom would have a long wait.

[2puttshaqur]

Aww … Now i don’t get to see what you wrote in response.

[2puttshaqur]

I have februus… i don’t use him often. He’s a bit too slow normally and his damage isn’t significant enough to start him in rush wars. If you like him… I won’t begrudge you that… But he’s not a favorite of mine.

[Ufeel]

Here are the graphic version.

10 tier

15 tier

20 tier

I am a value investor and card collector, so I am usually interested in the most valuable deal in 10 tier so that I can have enough souls on most SE.
Februruus looks best to me on 10, Blossom is next. If I have too many souls, perhaps Aradia or Luna.

But perhaps I will just skip this SE, no favorite choice to me like Ulius last time

[2puttshaqur]

So for me … Luna is a hero i have had problems with… So much so i avoid her… So i want to pair her with phenexa so her special refreshes… I do not have a 5* dark for her class… So that is my reservation about her. The pets family is kinda lame… But i do have waddles and chomper …

Erlang was nerfed … But… I have the journey family bear… So his special along with the journey bear seem like it could be extended… Especially if i get another journey next time. And … I do have a matching 5* troop.

[Math-Teacher]

I have this duo in my best team. It doesn’t always work but is great synergy when it does. Luna alone is a powerhouse and buys you so much time. I’d have her on every team if I could.

I too love my Phen but am considering Blossom, probably for the dispell more than anything.

[NoRecesso]

This is really interesting

I’m between Luna, Blossom or Ignazio

Luna would be great with the mana cut. I’m finishing leveling Rochefort from last SE so I could work on her

And Blossom or Ignazio a red healer is never enough

[Rogan33]

Luna? You have my attention… can be a pest to go against on a bad board. I might have to get me one.

[ASpoone]

Oniwakamaru ist Great against Bernadette.

[Bobblez]

Imo Blossom is a great choice at 10 souls. I use mine regularly for both her dispel and heal.

I’ll probably splurge for Luna unless some fancy costume for Erlag comes out abd is included in the SE. I have a copy of him at 1/1 but not boosting him atm bc his power level makes him seem too weak compared to my other options.

Frond can be a killer if not cateful.

Ignazia never seems to heal enough to keep an enely team alive, so idk about him.

[2puttshaqur]

I remembered my rule… Hitters age poorly. So Luna it is.

[BobTheSnark]

Bob’s Brief Bizarro Budget Breakdown… returns! (Nov 2024 edition)

A lot of attention gets focused on the high-end choices, especially for folks who want to clear a whole bunch of roster space even first and foremost, but once again I’m looking to the 10-soul choices, offering a few thoughts about each of them: why folks on a budget and trying to decide “take a cheap option” or “pass” might lean toward the former… or the latter.

Sobek

• take: you’re hurting for S5 heroes at all; you want no-fuss bypass hit-all, with a chance to juice up with extra damage and DoT
• pass: bugs you that this Sobek comes without costume (though possibly you could get it via Outfitter, if you wait til Jan 2026 and the gem cost isn’t too high); one of the lowest total Power ratings and the actual lowest defense score of this SE’s choices; “just” damage (and from a hero currently 2.5 years old)

Jett

• take: you want variable-speed Uthragan with Magic family bonus and passives (damage plus poison DoT which heals self or all; passive can throw a light heal atop poison DoT/HoT); a damage/healing hybrid can be a useful add to many teams
• pass: if it’s a problem for you that poison doesn’t work on Toons, Astral Elves, Gargoyles, jerk enemies who keep spewing out ailment block (unless you have quick/persistent dispel and/or buff block); you are not enamored of a jack-of-all-trades even where poison is potentially useful

Februus

• take: you could really use some fiendbusting; you have a place for heal-over-time done actually fairly well, between priority cleanse and undispellable HoT; you’d like a green hybrid, as it also throws uncleansable poison (and heal-over-time can be underrated, given the growing prevalence of boost-healing counters)
• pass: if Slow is too slow for your use cases; enemy poison resistances (see Jett, above) bug you, or you don’t particularly want heal-over-time or a hybrid

Xavier

• take: you like to stack yellows, at least 3 (or especially mono); you want a hit-all, mana-cut-all hero that fires at Average; you want fair damage for this tier of choices (semi-recent hero, attack focused)
• pass: you don’t plan to stack yellows (note that Xavier’s number of hit targets depends on the number of yellow allies alive, so he needs at least two really sturdy yellow buddies or mono to keep hitting everyone); you face a lot of mana-cut-resistant foes; you want full-throated modern hero damage

Blossom

• take: you want a red healer (obviously)… who also dispels and throws extra healing based on that and boost-heals as a passive after the regular heal…and she is fairly sturdy still (high Power rating for all SE choices, never mind just the 10 tier, well-tilted toward defense/health)
• pass: if you don’t need (another) red healer, or prefer a healer with cleanse or buffing or something other than dispel

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[nodrog]

I dont get the love for Blossom, can someone explain?

She arguably looks worse than 4* Toon Melandor to me. They have the same % healing and dispel, but Melandor’s defence boost is much better than the extra healing.

Yeah she has better stats but only if youre willing to actually commit 5"* aethers and alpha aehers and master emblems to her, which seems a bit dubious for an out of date hero. Whereas with Toon Melandor the 2lb cost is pretty cheap.

I have no idea how her core works tbf

[milodemoray]

Thanks for this review. Personally i rarely get a chance at 20 souls, and i have “visited” the 15 tier a few times but my best bet is 10 souls.

Firstly, i look at whether the hero is on the HA10 list. If not, then i look at whether the hero has a costume.

Then i look at what is missing from my lineups, and what the heroes do. Do they fill an empty space? If so it goes on the list of “i need this.”

I have long needed 5* healers. Yes, i do have some, but more are always welcome, and this time round Blossom fits perfectly.

My purples could do with some help, and Jett is just the one for the job.

My yellows are already strong, and i do stack yellow because i have enough for 2 to 3 teams, so Xavier may actually increase the damage output. Plus he is an elemental hero so his tile damage passive makes him even more useful.

Sobeck is interesting simply for his hit all, and bypass of defense buffs. If i pair him with Fizzcoil, I’m sure I’d have some fun.

Februus, is a very very interesting green, and may well serve alongside costume Zhuge Liang, and some or other healer like Vanya…

[Ufeel]

@nodrog

I have no idea how her core works tbf

Yeah, basically she got hit and the core is charged. Then after 10 tiles and many hits, her core is almost or full you get another 25% heal

so with her 45+25 , you often get 70% heal and with further heal from dispel, 80-90% heal is very possible. So she is quite a strong healer similar to Cleopatthra.

@nodrog

She arguably looks worse than 4* Toon Melandor to me. They have the same % healing and dispel

so it can be x2 heal compared to ToonMelendor

[Domdom]

Jett - can dish a lot of damage potential, but charge heroes generally don’t age well, Jett is no exception
Xavier - ok hitter, if you have a yellow stack and you desperately want another yellow hitter
Blossom - probably the bargain of the portal, big percentage healer, chance to overheal, and dispells. Very useful hero, and will be for quite some time
Sobek - dated hitter, weak stats
Februus - slow dot, similar to Jett, can’t recommend

Amethyst - weakish hit all with extremely fast fiend potential, pretty niche now, but could be useful for some
Furdinand - not great in current meta, reflect and shared damage is great, but the healing is very weak
Aradia - strong max health reduction and decent dot, bit dated but can still work on an average speed red stack
Camilla - v fast overheal / large max health reduction with negative mana stacks. Not as useful in legendary troops meta, but still a solid hero
Boom & fang - One of the newest heroes on the list so decent stats, but generally a weak goblin. Only choose if you’re desperate for a goblin/mega minion

Luna - was a dominant defensive hero a year ago, still very solid on offense and defence. Will be a popular pick
Erlang shen - suffered since being nerfed, but still an ok sniper and can synergise still with Christine daae, and still good for equaliser war
Ignazio - fast percentage healer with cleanse and attack up, very useful hero
Oniwakamaru - but dated stats but unique skill of undispellable taunt, effective counter for some of the recent meta heroes like xie zi Jing and bearnadette
Frond - still a very strong and effective fast hit3, great at handling overhealers

[Patrick09]

That’s a very good subsumption - thank you. For me it will be Oniwa. Imo currently the best counter for Bernadette. But 20 souls is a bit expensive. I think they know exactly how useful he is a the moment.

[Patrick09]

Blossom is an awesome choice at 10 souls.