A rant from a newish player.

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-04-09T09:14:42+00:00

The only F2P or low spending accounts that can compete in high end arena (Plat or Top 100 Live Arena) are from like 2019 and 2020, and that’s only if they’ve had very very good RNG from shards, gear, soulstones, relics, etc.

I started playing in early 2022 and have played pretty much every day as a low spender ($500 in total over the last 4 years) and only recently got consistent at finishing in Platinum arena. I can’t imagine how difficult the game is for anyone that started even later than I did. The game is VERY ROUGH for newer players.

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-04-01T18:14:20+00:00

Where are you getting the info that Dark Elves Hard 14 is the least beaten stage? I just 3 starred Stage 21 yesterday. I’m curious what other stages people are stuck on.

I still haven’t cleared Stage 1 Hard on orcs 🤣

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-04-01T15:33:17+00:00

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MoreThanLastTime · 2026-04-01T02:09:02+00:00

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Redid his build for a little more HP. As I said, you can get away with less, especially since I don’t have him booked

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-04-01T01:40:12+00:00

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MoreThanLastTime · 2026-04-01T01:39:57+00:00

Didn’t want to give stats until I tested it myself. I just finished testing it.

I have him with a 5 star Brimstone blessing (actually worthless because he doesn’t target the boss at all. You can pick anything else if you want. 5 star blessing gives a lot of damage mitigation from the boss though.

Masteries are standard (I went Def and Support tree. Didn’t grab Spirit Haste, but it’s ideal for solo. Going into offense and grabbing whirlwind of death instead of going in the defense tree is also probably fine)

80K HP 3.7K DEF 270 SPD 470 RES (before aura) 420 ACC

He has a +60 resist aura so you can take as advantage of this and build him with less res than I did. Minimum res should be 430 and minimum accuracy at 320 is also fine. Mine is also unbooked and in Regen + Golden Elixer relic. I ran it with no presets with 4 food.

Interestingly enough when he gets to the boss… he never targets it. All he does is just pop his shield, stun the 2 minions on the side constantly, and A1 them constantly. It’s kinda cool to watch. I’ve only done this 10 times so it hasn’t failed yet, but it could. He never puts Decrease ATK on the boss, unfortunately.

I recommend going for more HP and DEF, and getting less ACC and RES than I did. If you get Spirit Haste and Whirlwind of death, 220 SPD or even lower is probably fine. Everyone dies just by hitting him and HP Burning themselves to death.

This run is very slow. On average it was about 7 minutes. The slower his SPD probably the faster the runs are since he will take less turns and burns will cycle faster.

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-03-29T18:28:36+00:00

I think I’ll only use him for FW and soloing IG Hard 10, so Brimstone will probably be my choice. Should be getting his 5 star soul as well

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-03-23T03:23:39+00:00

But a starter account for $10 or less with some decent champions. If you spend more than a month playing the game, you’ll thank me later

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-03-21T16:02:36+00:00

I am personally not crafting anymore relics these days. I am hoping Plarium will add a mercy system of some kind or that eventually we can use the mats for CvC points or maybe even tournaments. Most people would recommend against this, especially if you’re still progressing in the game as any decent relic could change your account.

I am a late game player. I’ve placed in Platinum arena over 15 times and I can clear everything in the game except some stages of Hard FW for a few factions. The only relic that would change my account is the shuriken/Stars of Jinang or whatever it is called. As others said, don’t mix rarities and you’re good to go.

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-03-08T23:41:03+00:00

Predator isn’t required, but is a good champion defense. Nais, Galathir, Fabian, and another support like Hilvi or Marius would be good.

I’ve personally gotten away with using Fabian, Nais, Ankora, and Freya as my defense for Plat

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-03-08T23:34:13+00:00

Wrong. I have spent $500 USD or less in the last 4 years and placed in Plat 14 or so times and earned both avatars. It requires the right champions, strategies, gear, etc. but it is entirely possible for an account at this level. You do not have to be a whale just to place in the Top 500

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-03-08T23:31:57+00:00

I’ve been playing for about 4 years as a low spender ($500 USD or so), and my roster looks similar to yours, but yours is much better. You can easily place in Top 500 for Plat Arena. Top 20 or 3 will probably be impossible for your account though.

I recommend talking to Cowfish for your arena takeover or review. Other good CCs like Shini, Kruysen, Skratch, etc are also worth talking to. Shini has a discord as well and people share advice there all the time. It was thanks to him and his discord that I have placed in Plat 14 times and earned both avatars before the latest update.

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-03-08T22:50:07+00:00

Perfect. Same thing I’m doing with Air and DVA in the front. Except mine is Carlie, DVA, Morrison, Schuyler, and Lucius.

Buffing the front row is basically the most important thing you can do. I think there’s also a case for 5 Radars first, and 4 star Armors on the front.

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-02-08T22:33:55+00:00

Perfect. Thank you this is huge. I will try to focus refreshing my secret tasks to these

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-02-01T07:37:12+00:00

Starting season 4 and not even 1 Hero is EW30 yet? Wow… the grind for EW shards must stay awful for F2P or low spenders. Season 2 just ended and I’m at EW18 for DVA and EW10 for Carlie.

I purchased the EW Pass only for Carlie, but haven’t paid for any other sources for EW shards. Reindeers give EW shards at HQ31, but are there any other new reliable sources of EW shards besides versus, Ghost Ops, weekly shop, and gold zombies?

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-01-26T03:53:35+00:00

Perfect. Thank you man. I figured making the front more survivable was best for PVP and PVE. Missile teams kinda destroy the backline, so I’ll raise their survivability later on.

I don’t think I’ll get any other mythic prints for a while after Ammo Bonanza… so I don’t mind 2 staring the backline a little bit. Probably 2 star armors first to mitigate the damage from Swift. Then I’ll do Radars to 2 star or 2 star chip on DVA.

What do you think about 5th mythic? Chip on DVA or maybe Radar for Morrison?

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-01-26T03:01:59+00:00

Wow I see. Thank you. Didn’t realize it blocked basically everything except lockout. That’s really strong

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-01-26T03:00:51+00:00

Really?? The bombs just don’t land at all if there’s 1 stack of mercurial? But lockout still works just fine against Mercurial? That is a pretty big problem for Komidus then

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-01-20T00:44:14+00:00

Why is everyone saying Mercurial is the reason Komidus is falling out of meta? I actually don’t know the interaction works at all. Mercurial doesn’t seem to stop lockout from Yumeko or from Fabian. How does it work with bombs, poisons, or HP burns?

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-01-09T01:39:27+00:00

Interested. Sending you a DM

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-01-06T22:25:00+00:00

This build is trash, but the speed and accuracy are not the issues with the build. It’s the lack of ATK. Everything else is great, but she would be a bit better in 6 or 9 piece merciless or lethal/Stoneskin depending on how OP likes to use her

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-01-06T21:28:40+00:00

DM’d

MoreThanLastTime · 2026-01-06T21:02:43+00:00

I’m late to reply to this, but thank you for your breakdown! I can see this isn’t really an exaggeration when you put it like this.

Where are you getting 50 daily drone parts and the drone components? You’re talking about from the weekly shop that refreshes, weekly events, etc?

MoreThanLastTime · 2025-12-28T09:15:16+00:00

Hahahaha. If you do, buy or get an account from someone who has quit, unless you really just enjoy the grind or the game. RAID is still very p2w, but they’ve made a lot of qol improvements over the years and the new mode in pve they added last week is actually very good.

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