I switch between mono and 3-2 depending on mood and the enemy. A few months ago I tried doing rainbow teams in the diamond league for about three days, and didn’t win once. I just don’t have the wide variety of 5* heroes needed for all the wonderful “synergy.”
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Playing mono has more risk of coming up short when the board kills you before you even make your first match.
But many people here advocate 3-2 as if it’s “easier” to win. It’s safer yes, not easier to win as both lineup are subject to the same brutal board RNG. Defenses nowadays would obliterate you if 2 synergized hero fires together, mono or otherwise.
I disagree with the mono=luck 3-2=skill concept.
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Although I do agree that in the long run, mono isn’t a good formation to run. Sure, if your hitting a team much more powerful then yours, it can level the field slightly, but at a huge risk. However, I do greatly advocate experimenting. Not much has been said of 4/1, but I think it’s WAY better then mono. I personally use 3/2, 3/1/1, 4/1, and occasionally 2/1/1/1. But yes mostly 3/2.
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There is literally no right or wrong way to play this.
Develop strategies and teams that work for you.
Personally I like to Mono with yellows in wars…I’ve spent a lot of time and energy getting 2 great teams of them.
But with Grimble and Skadi I will change out and play 2-1-1-1 or 2-2-1.
That’s because they work differently and I had to get to teams that I liked for that.
Telling people one way is bad is just another way of limiting there development.
Despite certain people telling you Mono is terrible and needs no thought it is exactly the opposite. You need to really build teams that synergise well and then you need to be able to play the board well.
Which is no different to 3-2 or 2-2-1 or even rainbow. I see plenty of 3-2 misses because of poor boards. It’s no magic bullet.
So TLDR - try all different builds and find what suits you and your roster. Ultimately find whatever works for you.
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And i will add - sometimes different configurations work for different gameplay modes
Like @e-man , I prefer to mono in raids / wars, but use 3/2 for PVE and quests.
Why? Well in my alliance I’m one of the tank busters, as we often get matched against much
Stronger defenses. So I’ve spent time developing 1-2 good mono teams per Color
In PVE and quests I often just need to complete the stage, and battle items are also available to charge up key heroes… so being able to “punch up” is less of an issue
Let people figure it out for themselves, that’s part of the fun.
I certainly wouldn’t judge anyone because of their playstyle, unlike some here 
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Thanks for the answer! Having this high percentage for victories makes it clear that it’s not (only) about luck 
And luck is also important in all play styles, even in rainbow
I completely agree with this.
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Pleanty of ways to skin a cat.
Mono.
3-2
2-2-1
4-1
Whatever works for you and fits your roster.
I generally run a 4-1 with an off colour healer.
Its what works with the heroes i have.
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Sorry but I have to disagree. You will see mono attacks even in top100 alliances.
There are two scenarios where you should avoid mono: VF war and cleanups.
Against top level hero teams there is no other chance. I do a lot of mono attacks, in raids I win more than 3 out of 4 and in wars more than 2 out of 3.
Mana troops are the key, I have 23-11-5 in most colors. But it is important to know your limit: I would never attack a BK team with red, because I have no red dispeller. Therefore I would use Purple, Yellow, Blue or Green, all teams with dispeller.
If you go mono, team composition matters a lot. You need resilience and ailment protection and/or mana control. There are as many play styles as there are players, what works for one mightn’t work for others. There is no need for rudeness, everybody has the right to choose his own style, but you have no right to condemn them.
After your crusade against SG are you now hunting down mono players?
Would love to meet you in a raid to show you some nice mono teams…
Happy gaming
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I have condemned mono since i started the game and have continued to do so till this day. I will never back up any MONO ONLY players sentiment nor do i need them to back up mine.
I gave valid reasons why MANY of us feel mono is detrimental for a player and you gave counter points to how you feel mono is a good style of play I have no porblem agreeing to disagree and will stand by how i feel and you can do the same.
The only people who get upset are the mono players yet you will never see me rant and rave at someone if they say they cant/ wont use 3-2 or 2 2 1. I simply know that they need to run with another crowd then the one i run with and life goes on.
The man asked a question and as a seasoned player i gave my take on it. However you are the forth person to come at me for what reason exactly? Is there not proof i have said this very same thing years before the power creep? My stance has remained the same for 4 years so why be mad at me about it now? Was there a statement i made about the detriment to mono that wasnt true?
I gave an answer with data to back up my statement and whether that person chooses to listen to it or not is up to them but having an opinion is not rude, being ticked off at someone just because they dont agree with your opinion is very rude however…huh go figure.
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Ask @Mr.Spock and/or @JekylandHyde
They know best.
Me …. I often go mono because I’m tired and lazy.
Each to their own.
I filled my raid (hero) chest today, using mostly blue and yellow mono teams.
Thats where I ended cupwise:
If it was such a „slot machine“ I would not reach and stay comfortably in the 2700+ cups region.
Try to reach the same cups with 3-2 or 2-2-1
Happy raiding
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I don’t mono as well. Always 4-1 with 2 healers, one off colour and i win way more than i lose.
Maybe mono is the easier way but to me it’s much more satisfying getting to global #1 multiple times by not playing mono.
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Three reds with a pair of fire heroes is 3-2.
TBH, I find using a 3-2 format for raids strategically more enjoyable! It allows me to leverage my roster to strategically attack a given defense for the desired result … to win! BUT, it doesn’t mean that every player will be in a position to use 3-2 format due to where they are in the game and how developed their roster is. For newer players, I can see using a mono format as the most viable option due to the lack of roster depth. But after you have been playing for a while (2 - 4 yrs or more) and your roster depth grows, you will find that a 3-2 formats adds more spice to this aspect of the game.
War format is a whole another story! To have 6 teams using a 3-2 format requires 18 heros of the dominate color of your opponent’s tanks. 18 leveled and emblemed 5* (and/or 4*) heros requires a well developed roster! To be able to comfortably complete on a weekly basis against all the different tank colors means you need 18 leveled 5* (and/or 4*) heros of every color to do a 3-2 format for 6 teams for each color! That is a challenge! Thus, I find I have to use 3-2, 2-2-1 and 2-3 formats for wars while I continue to develop my roster to where I can use a 3-2 format for all my teams!
For newer players, using 6 mono teams for wars (regardless of the colors) can be a very viable option due to your roster limitation. It allows you to be competitive against stronger opponents even if it’s solely based on the luck of the boards! It takes time. A lot of time and roster development to really be able to compete in wars at the intermediate and higher levels. So use whatever format works for you to compete until you have a roster that gives you more flexibility.
So let’s learn from each other and leverage that information where we can! If you use mono format because that’s what you roster or your style play demands, so be it! But leverage the insights of those who have played awhile and have a roster that allows for more strategic play! Good gaming all! Enjoy!
Note - Style of play will play a big part in your raid/war format decision regardless of your roster depth. Once again, it’s completely up to you!
I reach the same cups with 3-2 and 2 2 1 since the game started lol. Im glad you enjoy your mono teams and it fits your playstyle. Good luck in your gaming??!!
I love this debate so much! The passion on all sides is tangible! Anyway, My 2 pennies worth…
To Mono or Not to Mono 
In many ways I see this as similar to learning to drive in a Manual (stick shift) or automatic car. If you learn manual you’ll get to grips with an automatic quite easily if you need to. Learn to drive in an automatic shift car however and you might struggle a bit if you need to get into a manual car… But, as far as this game is concerned I really believe that depends on what you’re doing, what you goal is and what you have.
For Titans my goal is high damge and a high score so I tend to go 4-1 Using Miki or Ranivr as my 1…Unless it is a red titan (Miki fills out a mono blue team nicely) or a purple titan (Ranvir’s chance of increased damage and his +46% Def against Dark can work a treat)…Or a yellow titan (Sergi is actually surprisingly useful if a bit awkward to line everything up right). I also have the on colour heroes to work well with those, such as: a Def Down hero, Elemental Def Down hero, Tile enhance hero, High Attack Hero and/or additional Attack Boost hero. If I were to nab myself a Tarlak then I could maybe put together a Mono Green team…
For Quest/Map stages I tend to test heroes I’m considering to see how they work with heroes I already have, espeically if we’re talking Season 1 and standard quests. Which still will depend on the enemies I will be facing. So up against all blue enemies I might go Mono green to test how a new green hero works or if it’s a green, Yellow, Purple mix I might go 2-2-1 with the same intention
Events are as above really unless I’m trying for a high finish. If so, a quick battle is my goal and 4-1 or mono will usually do for me here
Raids/Tournaments/Alliance Wars/W3K Wars. I want to wipe out the other team. I tend to go either 3-1-1, 2-2-1 or 3-2 but this will depend heavily on the line up and formation I’m facing as well as the type of battle (Rush, Bloody battle, Minions, Ally War, W3K war etc). If I can only use a hero once I need to choose the right moment.
The most important aspect of all of this? I believe I have the heroes to make the above work. What works best for you will start and end there really… Or at least it does for me…
Anyway, I’ll take my popcorn and go back to my seat 
Happy gaming 
I really, really, really dislike mono personally, and will only use it on titans or “welp, I’m screwed anyway, desperation attack” scenarios.
The biggest reason to me–even everything else being equal–is the obvious swinginess: mono leaves one a lot more vulnerable to the whimsy of the boards. (I personally still find 3-2 more swingy than I would like.)
However, everything else often isn’t equal, i.e. roster depth considerations: mono becomes increasingly viable if
- your roster is so deep that your “5th best” hero in a color isn’t that much weaker than your best or 2nd best hero in another color and
- similarly for your “5th best” troop in a color and
- you have a similar degree of abilities and/or synergies (direct damage, DD, buffing, healing, etc) within any given color as you do across colors and
- you even have a viable EDD hero in the color you are planning to go mono in (and possibly, an elemental link ability that you can get to work within a certain color only, but not across all heroes because you don’t have the right family bonus, sort of thing)
For a player with sufficient depth of roster that pretty much all of the above points are true, then mono is a more workable option, as long as the board/tiles issues are okay by you.
I feel like for many players, especially f2p and many c2p, going mono is, under most circumstances, likely to increase risk without commensurately increasing reward.
That doesn’t mean mono is badwrongfun, or never viable under any circumstances, and certainly some folks do have deeper rosters than others and mono can be one way to flex that roster depth – but it’s certainly not for me when I can avoid it.
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LOL, THAT’S your argument? Well, case closed! You went on a good run once! The 3-2 and 4-1 and 2-2-1 players can’t match that godliness!
I just hit over 3300 the other day on cups going 3-2 with the same team the entire way. I guess your measly sub-3k cups against that means that mono sucks! I mean, that’s your reasoning. See how dumb that sounds?
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No, you did not get it or i was not clear enough. The op stated that mono is a kind of slot machine, not able to give consistent results.
I wanted to show him that its possible. You know, with every loss you loose way more cups than you get with a win. So the cups were meant as a proof of winning consistently.
I did not try to reach top100, I only filled my chest. Depending on the starting point, I often got into the high 2800 or low 2900 region. As I stated in my posts I do not say mono is the only or best style. I opposed the ops crusade against it. Its one of several playstyles and everybody should choose the style they like, and no one has the right to look down on them.
I sometimes use 3-2 or 2-2-1 too.
Happy gaming
Whoa! I’m stunned that people are so passionate about a question as insignificant as “If you had 5 colors and 5 slots available, how many colors would you use to fill those slots?”
To the point that some of them would literally ostracize or refuse to be around those who don’t give the same answer as they do.
It’s a game, guys. Not political warfare.
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