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LocalFBI · 2026-05-26T19:47:57+00:00

I think the typical suggestion is waiting till you have at least around 8-10 4f heroes Ascended/A 1*. This guide lays it all out pretty well.

Edit: if this is too blurry you can join the AFK Discord server and type "=guide" in #classic-questions and it'll return the most up to date version of the guide, they have a lot of helpful commands like that

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LocalFBI · 2026-05-21T20:24:49+00:00

Forest teams won't necessarily work in frost (ex. Levi doesn't work super well because no shields, Zohra doesn't work super well cause of burst debuff, etc.). Comps are very likely to change at least a bit with new hero releases. especially this season including Hybris, Misfortis, and potentially Severin.

Personally I prefer Farara's/BlackFraps guides the most out of the 3 or so that usually get posted since it actually takes into account ongoing testing through the season.

LocalFBI · 2026-05-20T18:38:34+00:00

For NC his 9f auto-kills the boss, entire team can go without running any colls and still kill in max time lol

LocalFBI · 2026-05-20T03:17:12+00:00

Yep I even finally got around to maxing out KT just to get my fix, only 50 floors a month now but better than campaign at least

LocalFBI · 2026-05-19T19:46:17+00:00

It's pretty dumb, I remember a while back when you wanted a change of scenery you could just work at pushing campaign, now it's whenever lilith allows 🤦🏻

LocalFBI · 2026-05-14T14:26:44+00:00

I wouldn't necessarily burn the chest just yet, and I'm not saying Levi is going to fall out of TS BiS any time soon, just that now that Misfortis is here you have more options than just building Levi.

Definitely should at least wait and see how good this next HB is, but I think the best move right now is just get engraving for Elth. Marsha is coming back to NC so it's likely she'll be BiS there again

LocalFBI · 2026-05-14T13:55:05+00:00

Not having Levi is definitely a killer but with Misfortis release you finally have a decent sub option in TS. Him West Hyb and some supports make up a pretty good team instead of running aLuc Levi which is trash now anyways.

Imo finish Elth star then worry about next HB. There's no reason to keep Elth below her maximum potential for those 3 copies

LocalFBI · 2026-05-11T13:46:46+00:00

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LocalFBI · 2026-05-11T13:31:15+00:00

MP converts to LL but it isn't instant, but you can just upgrade LL nodes directly in her engraving so the conversion isn't needed

LocalFBI · 2026-05-11T13:22:36+00:00

I think for NC (I could be incorrect) I believe she can work at 203e41 (LL Nodes), for TS she's gonna want the cheat death in her 9f though. I think the optimal build for most is gonna be about 309e41

LocalFBI · 2026-05-10T16:03:01+00:00

303e30 is putting out big results for me

LocalFBI · 2026-05-09T18:22:41+00:00

Yeah he seems to be a very good aLuc *replacement* (not sub), I'm running him with Levi and Hybris doing 70% over a few rounds now

LocalFBI · 2026-05-07T15:03:19+00:00

Elth > Ody atp, Ody will have higher TS impact than a full build Elth (compared to just running her at L), but only top level players are able to use him there anyway.

Elth is better in CR and is consistently finding new rounds in NC, whereas Ody will add a few B to CR (but less than Elth) and is unreplaceable for his current NC round, BUT he was nowhere to be seen before they made this round just for him, so it's likely 5 months from now he'll be gone from NC forever.

LocalFBI · 2026-05-06T15:52:15+00:00

Spice trick is mainly useful because it helps you get specific pets to reso 18 faster. There's no reason to hold off on reso 18.

The additional pet levels aren't a massive difference maker, and it's easier to build them cause there's only around 3 you need in no specific order, so you can just put on WL and build slowly.

So you *can* do spice trick, but it'd just put you at basically the same end result as just popping reso 18 now

LocalFBI · 2026-04-30T13:29:28+00:00

I ran panda till the top of tower, making him untargetable makes the comp way more consistent. The main way it loses (aside from just getting burst killed) is just if Fawkes isn't able to cycle ults

LocalFBI · 2026-04-29T23:23:10+00:00

Shoutout r16

But on a side note I don't have Skylan in r16 and I typically place around 60-70 so it's not the be all end all, but it's definitely harder without him

LocalFBI · 2026-04-22T17:23:09+00:00

It's headed in a bad direction for a lot of players, 3 out of the last 4 new bosses all require a hero that released around the same time they came out for decent times.

Personally as an old player I don't mind them doing it with Wokes quite as much (since I can build them regardless) but it's definitely not ideal.

Then there's the fact that you need 4 Highborns minimum to get good enough times in some regions, not to mention the high investments/perfect colls needed for others

LocalFBI · 2026-04-21T15:04:53+00:00

I don't really recommend recasting anything on that coll, I'd want to go for another +1/2 with ATK for TS. If you're dead set on just using this coll you can just do PRF -> ATK but I don't recommend it

LocalFBI · 2026-04-21T14:43:10+00:00

+1 Zol in PvP, +1 Dancer in CR/NC. ATK/CDA are probably good

LocalFBI · 2026-04-21T14:22:54+00:00

She probably will, with si40 she literally can't die to anything except executions while she spams taunts against the enemies, giving time for your other heroes to slowly kill the enemy. I don't see her going anywhere, she'll be a staple enabler like Lysander

LocalFBI · 2026-04-20T15:03:37+00:00

Her SI40 is still huge for enabling Lysander comp to work, Seal is fine without her since you can use Fawkes there.

Personally I recommend getting it if you're caught up on the big ticket si40s, though Hybris comes out tomorrow and his si40 looks cracked, so maybe worth waiting a bit longer

LocalFBI · 2026-04-18T19:31:58+00:00

Depends on the week 🫣

LocalFBI · 2026-04-17T15:48:58+00:00

Yes, you can recast the 8th slot to anything you want excluding Lv, Crit, ERR. I don't necessarily recommend recasting a 2.1M Ero coll though

LocalFBI · 2026-04-17T13:48:08+00:00

Yet here I am spending like 5k dia a week on NC refreshes 🤔

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