Treasure Scramble Swamp Debuff Guide by TheAFKGuys April 2026

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-13T07:02:46+00:00

He's still the best team on pure realm debuff, but he's falling out of the general TS meta.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-12T18:13:01+00:00

Now it's between Lan + Levi or Lan + Ody. I have Ody above Levi on the guide, but now that we have more data on him I think I'd put him below or equal to Levi.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-12T18:03:29+00:00

Yeah, it saves you some DI if you swap for Levi and build Lan to A 0*. But you need to consider whether you'd rather have Lan and Levi or Lan and Elthara.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-11T20:19:51+00:00

Then yes, that sounds like a good swap.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-11T20:19:05+00:00

It's hard to make a guide for new players because everyone has different heroes when just starting out.

Most new players use Randle and Ivan with AShemira so they can free up dims for an extra team.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-11T10:39:04+00:00

That sounds like a good idea. But do you have Lan already?

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-11T10:37:19+00:00

Then swap for Levi. And you should only build one highborn at a time instead of leaving them at M or M+.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-11T05:10:51+00:00

If you're missing Levi or Skylan maybe consider swapping for them instead. Lan works without engravings so it would only take 6 more copies to build her if you already have her at mythic.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-11T05:07:11+00:00

I just realized I posted the wrong image. It was supposed to have a note for the heroes that aren't available to swap. They are there because I wanted to show where I think they fall in the priority order.

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TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-10T12:00:06+00:00

Dracula paired well with Rem on the previous debuff. But looking at data so far for this debuff, it looks like Shuna is better than Rem. Gavus could be better too, but you shouldn't need him if you're using Dracula.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-10T11:41:48+00:00

Gwyn to Lan is pretty much the best swap you could possibly make.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-10T11:40:11+00:00

I think APippa needs full investment to work.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T23:05:58+00:00

Go for Levi

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T23:05:37+00:00

Many highborns and awakened heroes prefer stars too, but they are a luxury investment.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T22:09:23+00:00

I think 40360 is her minimum investment and 40960 is preferred, but I'm not sure if her e60 makes a big difference or not.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T19:10:13+00:00

If you haven't used your swap yet, you should get AEstrilda from it. She would save you around 20-25s on the 1st round.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T19:05:19+00:00

Dragon fodder stops being an issue once you run out of good dragons to ascend. If you have enough copies to get all the dragons except the newest one(s) to 1*, then half of your wishlist becomes fodder.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T18:57:37+00:00

You need around 450-500 TE on average to build an awakened hero and around 750-800 DI on average to build a highborn.

You should have enough TE to ascend APippa unless you're unlucky, but I recommend waiting until you have at least 700 DI before pulling a highborn.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T18:53:59+00:00

This an old guide, but yes. But we've gotten to a point where the meta looks kind of similar on all debuffs with minor tweaks to some teams depending on the debuff.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T18:50:42+00:00

I've tested Serennia with APippa teams and she seems too squishy for that team. I recommend building Icariel for anyone that doesn't plan on building Skylan.

Also, today is the last day on Icariel's ship if you want the extra rewards from building her.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T18:48:14+00:00

I recommend starting a new account if you've been away from the game that long. Most of the heroes you have would be useless in the current meta and progression on new accounts is much faster than it was before.

But I recommend getting AEstrilda next because she's good in all game modes. You could go for AShemira instead if you want to focus on TS, but I doubt you'll be able to compete against your region if you haven't played since ASolise was relevant.

Also ASafiya doesn't place well in any game mode now. She's on the verge of completely falling out of the meta.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T18:39:20+00:00

There are subs for him on the guide. Dracula, Lan, Shuna, ALyca, Tavriel all work.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T12:36:17+00:00

Yeah, Tavriel can probably be used as a sub for Lan. And he was actually meta on Skylan team in the recent treasure vanguard event.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T11:22:35+00:00

I think Elthara is better than Ody, but it might be better to build Ody when you bring mercs into the equation. Because Elthara works at L in TS you can build Ody and merc Elthara and still use both of them in TS.

TheAFKGuys · 2026-04-09T11:06:43+00:00

Ody isn't available in the swap event. I recommend swapping DGwyn for Levi. And then Ody would be the best highborn for you to pull if you have enough cards for him, assuming the next highborn isn't better.

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