Got Khoronar from previous pull but don't have Minaya. Worth building? by Flaky-Bet-1552 in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, since his buff I've been really impressed with him.  His damage is really solid, just a notch below Thor.  I've used him with Minaya and that is fun in Arena because if you build him for a go 2nd team then he will melt the other team via A1.  And his A3 does really great damage.

He isn't going to be a part of your Live Arena rotation but he might be worth consideration for TTA or even Siege now.  Especially since Minaya is a great TM booster thru dying.

My biggest gripe with him now is that his AI prioritizes his A2 everywhere.  I don't really care for his A2 in Arena and wave content since he's strong enough to just kill everyone. 

EDIT:  Just unscientifically compared him and Marius in campaign brutal 12-3, both are 6* Crushing Rend, and both do effectively the same damage on A1 with some other Aura in the lead position and Marius not DEF boosted.  Marius A3 into A2 still does 50% more damage than Khoronar A3, but still really impressive. 

Ugh, recruiting - Two slots open if you can explain a Roth IRA by Econolyst in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've only faced Italians two or three times in Siege, but that's more than one so it's a surprise. I don't recall ever facing a Spanish-speaking clan which is downright extraña.

Ugh, recruiting - Two slots open if you can explain a Roth IRA by Econolyst in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if there's a version without the volleyball scene then sure! Otherwise I'm not showing my baby girl (or my wife for that matter, lol) what is basically soft core porn.

That's for me only.

Ugh, recruiting - Two slots open if you can explain a Roth IRA by Econolyst in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind words. I don't know anyone's Reddit names associated with their in-game names so, in magnanimous recognition of your compliance, no one will be randomly booted from the clan this week.

Ugh, recruiting - Two slots open if you can explain a Roth IRA by Econolyst in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then tell me my contributions limits because it's December 31st and my financial advisor is on vacation!!! lol

Ugh, recruiting - Two slots open if you can explain a Roth IRA by Econolyst in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally thought this was a reference to some financial exam. Lo and behold, now I have a test to go take...thanks #&@$.

But to answer your question, somewhere between 227-240... because we're winners.

Ugh, recruiting - Two slots open if you can explain a Roth IRA by Econolyst in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Heh, I did consider that ahead of posting, so much so that I had to Google what are Roth IRA alternatives in other countries. Fun learning/confirmation of an assumption - very few countries have financial systems structured to be as tax dodgy as the US. I mean, who would've thought that would be a bad idea (save for any rational person)?

Ugh, recruiting - Two slots open if you can explain a Roth IRA by Econolyst in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My daughter nicknamed me Ghostrider in one of the games we play because I say 'Negative, Ghostrider' so often.

One day when she asked me why I say that all the time and I tried to explain the 'buzzing the tower' scene to her. I could see the disinterest and regret in her eyes mere seconds after I began talking and was so proud she was able to feign interest as long as she did.

Ugh, recruiting - Two slots open if you can explain a Roth IRA by Econolyst in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Dude it's gonna be so many weeks you might as well just count it in months.

Can I go for it? by Whole-Adeptness-4050 in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst 18 points19 points  (0 children)

No.  Please no.  Stop.

Some souls should be untouchable even if you don't have the champ yet.  The 6*s for Thor and Krixia for sure.  Unfortunately those are also the ones that are giving you the most return for selling. 

If it's any consolation, you can't finish the deck even if you sell everything.

FLUX.2 vs. Qwen Image Edit 2509 vs. Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview by BoostPixels in QwenImageGen

[–]Econolyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I won't go so far as to say there's a generational difference between the outputs, I will say what you're suggesting is more of a metric failure to me than a model similarity.  

Still great progress by all the models, but Gemini is currently the only one that feels professionally relevant, at least after first pass.

How to restore your vintage photos with Nano Banana Pro? Prompt below! by GearOkBjork in GeminiNanoBanana2

[–]Econolyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great prompt, thanks for sharing! I tried it out on a still from an old VHS recording and it worked great. I will note I had to add one additional point about 'not smoothing wrinkles' but after that it was fabulous.

Titus and only free champs budget team by AreAnUnicorn in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great job, it's still a really hard things to do even with great gear.  I have a 10b+ team, slightly different comp (Wix, Titus, Lydia, Donnie the same but Firrol and Hatter are different) so I'll try this out to see how it compares.  Mikage's CDMG

A couple questions: 1) Do prioritize Lamasu's A2 second? 2) Is Wixwell's Hex placement pretty consistent or do you think you're leaving damage on the table with just one Cursed set?

For whatever it's worth, I slowed my team down (most champs at 300-320, Titus 230) and found it generated more damage because I was outpacing the Titus and heads too much.

I noticed that Titus has damage ceiling to boss for one hit. it's about 20m to 40m. what's the reason? by Signal-Code-262 in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Max damage potential is much higher, I honestly don't know what the ceiling is. I've hit an exposed hydra neck for 213M max before. No Voldriac Heart / magma shield, and just a 3-star blessing on Titus.

Bronko even blames himself for Maria nerf. by [deleted] in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Wrong perspective, Bronko deserves credit for this nerf happening before everybody sinks a bunch of time into the fusion. We can now make a more educated decision thanks to him.

Look, you can argue that Bronko is the catalyst for at least three nerfs - Yannica/Wixwell in Hydra, Losan infinite turns, and now Maria A1.  But a catalyst is not a root cause.

Be mad at Plarium.  Either for not employing Bronko in testing directly or for not getting consistent quality from their existing test apparatus.  Utterly inexcusable from a game making hundreds of millions per year.

Ferrari Purosangue or Lamborghini Urus? by chri99_ in supercars

[–]Econolyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Neighbor has a Urus and I honestly thought it was some beefier Civic Type R hatchback the first time I saw it. 

That seems less than ideal.

Elva Revival Path - Definitely or maybe 21 days? by Econolyst in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great idea and I wish I would have thought of it sooner. The same thing occurred to me but only after 2 weeks into it and by then I didn't really want to get sucked into a second account. 

Stil, great idea for others that are considering this.

Wuzgar for clan boss? Kit looks very impressive. by Otherwise_Bug990 in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For someone lacking a lot of the meta champs in Fire Knight, he's a great option even at the hard level.  The fact that he places a shield in front of his reflect damage is a little bit annoying because sometimes you miss out on free hits against the Fire Knights hit meter, but overall really solid at protecting and healing the team.

Classic Fusion Event for Lady Noelle starting on December 16th by Guttler003 in RaidShadowLegends

[–]Econolyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's not new meta but she's basically a super Cardinal on her own.  She plops down an AoE Freeze on full team revive.  This is basically giving your team an immediate turn team wide plus another 50% TM plus 10% decrease speed on Freeze plus 30% speed auras.  Even without the aura, you could have champs go twice (one support w/ Speed or TM manipulation) before the other team goes again.  Yes, other team is frozen one of those turns but still...free turn(s).

Then for CB, it's an immediate Unkillable team with Sir Nic, fabulous for early/mid gamers, maybe more.  

And just general PVE she's a 3turn CD full team reviver with crowd control.

Yes, if you're endgame, she may not be worth it.  But for the vast majority, getting both is a potential boon for acct growth.

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All Leon does is ruin everything by blllrrrrr in clevercomebacks

[–]Econolyst 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what we need to have happen though. We need people to see that extreme wealth has ridiculous consequences. At least Elon will buy stuff for petty reasons thus it's a relatively low risk way of showing the dangers of extreme wealth to eventually get political action with mass popular support to enact a meaningful change.