I currently have 57 combined heroes that is either 4* with 18 or more emblems or fully levelled 5* (some also with emblems)
My biggest block with quintis is not the fact that he is a S1 hero or that he is slow.
It is the simple fact that other than direct damage he does nothing.
All the other S1 slow heroes at least add something, def down, attack down, blind, something
Thought it’d take forever to ascend another legendary blue after I final ascended Isarnia, but in the past month, I’ve gotten four scopes - two from MV, one from a war win (not the chest, just a regular win, which I didn’t even know was possible), and one from Frostmarch. That brought me back to six, and then I realized that I don’t really want to ascend Richard or Russula, my only two options. I already use Thorne regularly on my blue mono team, so I don’t really need Richard, and although both Richard and Russula seem OK on defense, Krampus has my blue spot on defense on lockdown - like, forever! I’ve always been one to play with who you have, not who you want, but I’ve decided to just level Frank (and costume), Zila Lei, and one or both of my Valerias from Halloween and see what else shakes out by then. Maybe my HA 10 will deliver, or I’ll hit gold during the Challenge Festival.
I tend to agree with this. You could max him and still have enough tabards for 3 and a half more purples.
I know Thorne isn’t slow, but he’s the same way, and I use him a lot. Since I usually go mono, I’ve got a significant attack boost with Krampus, and multiple options for def down (Isarnia, Grimm, and C. Kiril), so doing damage is all I really need him to do. Emblem him along the attack path and let him drop the hammer. Doing the same thing with my Quintus now. Granted, I’m FTP, with all that entails, so my perspective is probably different from most.
My first Guardians event, while pulling for Jackal, I scored Guardian Panther instead; such a happy accident I was thrilled! & I pulled Jackal two events later anyway, so nevermind him
However, two years later, I attempted to pull someone new [in that portal]. So, while trying for Gazelle (or literally any other Guardian 5*) who pops outta the portal? Panther
*Sigh* Well, she makes a great dupe I suppose…
So then, last Guardians, I, again, attempted to pull anyone not named Panther, and who do I pull?
Quintus was my first 5* Purple. I didn’t really know a lot back then so I ascended him as he was a 5*. Then I came to the forum and saw everyone trashing Quintus and felt 100% deflated.
Well…what was done was done so I figured I had to try and make him work. I maxed his emblems (slowly, this was back “in the day” where emblems were scarcer and they cost more food and iron to do). Then costumes came along and I got Tibs and Rigard early so did them. Quintus starts to feel a bit better.
Then I got very lucky…Guardian Panther appears…I had 6 Tabbards again by then so my second Purple 5* gets ascended.
Then when Quintus fires it was game over. The damage output was crazy.
Time has moved on and he’s now sadly been replaced but for I think maybe 1 year he was used in everything…I got through S2 using him, I used him in wars and I got a team together that helped him to fire. I learnt how to use a slow hero.
So sure, there’s a lot of very amazing Purple 5* out there but I don’t regret ascending him and tbh if I ever got his costume I’d level that and I’d probably load him with emblems again for rush wars.
If you have over 20 Tabbards and he’s sat there you are missing out. Fire him after C.Rigard and either version of Tibs (Costume is better but let’s not assume everyone has Kissburtis) and look at the damage output. It’s still pretty awesome.
That was the situation I was in. No legendary heroes to level. Plenty of tabards. F2p so no plan to get a new dark hero. Leveled quintus. He only gets used in rush war and not even every time then.
Through strange luck I got two victors and a kage. I now don’t have enough mats for dup victor. I wish I could take them away from quintus.
But I’m glad I made the decision when I did. I don’t “need” a second victor so I can wait. I’ll keep using quintus from time to time. You gotta work with what you’ve got.