Worth it to ascend bad 5*?

[Gryphonknight]

Game of Duplicate Thrones, er Heroes

@Sylvin

I’ve started to get duplicates (Boldtusk, Caedmon and Wu Kong). Is it worth having 2 of any of these heroes (because they’re good), or do I just feed them and start fresh with new ones like Wilbur, Sonya, Buddy and Triton?

Quick answer:
Roster slots are cheap, hold on to at least 2 of any 4* you use. Just do not level them yet.

4* healers are really useful, especially now that classes let you take them to 4*+15 or +19. I personally hold onto 3- 5 depending on my play style at the time ( yes I have deleted 4* healers only to save them later. This game is built on duplicates ).

Hold onto 1 of each 4*. With “Raid” and other new features coming, you do not want to be caught without a particular 4* hero. I still don’t have Cyprian ( reflect damage is handy when attacking ) and the tales of accounts with no Wu Kong are legendary.

P.S. Congrats on Proteous “The Mini Hel with a few semesters of Wizard”. I prefer Kiril’s special skill for a Wizard, since they work well together. But Proteous’ Scar of the Depths is so incredibly powerful, I will be taking both Kiril and Proteus to 4*+1, then Proteus to 4*+19 just to increase Proteus’ base stats ( I just summoned Proteus a few hours ago. Still no Delilah ).

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@Kerridoc

But unless you’re really crunched for space and don’t want to spend the 50/100/150 gems to expand you inventory, I’d just hold them all.

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@Kerridoc

Grats on Proteus; clearly one of the best 4* in the game. My alt is giving all his Wizard emblems to Proteus.

Some heroes are worth holding doubles (or more). Mostly this is for wars, so keep those that are good war candidates. Of the three you mention, I’d definitely hold the Boldtusk and Caedmon and likely eat the Wu — Wu is mostly about titans. But unless you’re really crunched for space and don’t want to spend the 50/100/150 gems to expand you inventory, I’d just hold them all.

Re Owl—no. Isn’t his case I’d follow @Gryphonknight’s “no regrets” policy and hold off on ascending Owl until you have enough for Owl and the Joon that will pop out of your TC20 moments after you spend those rare darts on Owl.

Depends on his roster, Wu Kong 4* 4.70, and a second at 4* 3.60, were main parts of my war attack team until I summoned Guardian Jackal ( taking to 4* 4.70 ) and Joon ( taking to 5* 3.70 ). Even though Wu Kong is the glass cannon of Classic yellow 4* heroes, he is one of the tankier glass cannons. With the current meta, I would not use 3* ascension items to level two Wu Kong to 4* 4.1, or higher but I intend to build a 4*+19 team around Wu Kong 4*+19.

I agree that Fighter Boldtusk and Druid Caedmon are very nice.

I dream that one day the perfect center/ perfect flank heroes for a Guardian Owl team will be introduced to the game. Mainly because I am an ex-GM and amateur game designer. But this is most likely a dream that will be crushed.

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Both Wu Kong and Wilbur are worth building teams around. They are that good.

Notes

Tactics, and hero choices, for Wu Kong’s Cascade Squad

@Gryphonknight

Wu Kong- Tactics
([Play Style] The cascade squad or Wu Kong+ two healers )

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Fighter Boldtusk perfect

@Gryphonknight

Fighter

Boldtusk- Can substitute for Melendor on the Cascade Squad ( or swap in versus green/ red titan or boss ).

If whole team dies, chance of Revive. If Boldtusk revived with 1 HP, use Miracle scroll- they still suck- and then mana items to heal the whole team.

Boldtusk- Fighter- Perfect fit.

Druid Caedmon very nice

@Gryphonknight

Sniper Tank

Sonya- has a higher defense stat than green 4* piercing strike Caedmon. Her high defense lets her anchor a team while sniping moderately and heavily wounded enemies.

Sonya- Paladin- decent fit. Ranger might be more useful for non-dispellable enemy buffs. Druid would give Sonya more HP.

@Gryphonknight

Wilbur is like Wu Kong, a hero worth building a team around

Between a rock and a hard place!

Wilbur is just nice. Here is a good topic about Wilbur and Boldtusk:

Who to ascend next with my current line up? Wilbur or BoldTusk?

Exactly. Wilbur is strictly a utility hero—no direct damage—and one who doesn’t heal. Among 4* and 5* this is a small group: Wu Kong and Wilbur. They’re both great against titans, where tile damage is king, but less useful in raiding.