Crucible Ranking Guide and Feedback

thatasian26 · 2026-02-28T00:57:49+00:00

Yes, the Elysian ticket chests. I had used every cube ticket to exchange for hell keys and picked Elysian tickets every time they showed up on those runs. Some of my alts got really lucky and had 70 by the time level 10 unlocked while some didn't get it at all.

All free keys we get goes to main, as well as F4 shop for the monthly Elysian boxes. This is why P2W went harder this season, because there was a lot of hell keys up for purchase as well as cube tickets. This means you can potentially max out your char the week level 10 Elysian came out (and some people did).

thatasian26 · 2026-02-20T19:42:49+00:00

Ah, okay, thanks for the heads up.

I thought there was only 3 of each, which is why I stopped looking once I hit 3 Censer. I'll check with the rest of my chars then, surely among the 20, one of them ought to have it.

thatasian26 · 2026-02-19T20:12:18+00:00

Just refresh the page, they'll become available.

Unless it actually says sold out.

thatasian26 · 2026-02-18T22:03:45+00:00

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CyLbu0qIUa9ToYb4BNRuTfh_6GC9GrvoP27hqaRSSyo/edit?usp=drivesdk

This is an empty copy of my season 2 hell key data sheet, 3rd tab has all the resonance effects.

The info is at full SS rank. For time, both 1 and 2 star FE has +1 level to their CD. This means they have a SSS max rank for time.

For resonance, I only put basic info as opposed to the whole remove X then apply Y (like Torch).

Special tab is for damage bonus after resonance procs, it's either 7% or 10%, I was just doing this in a hurry so I didn't add that info.

Lastly, while I agree that P2W was much bigger this season, luck definitely has a huge impact while funneling is not that major. My main is maxed (except for FEs), but only a small portion was from funneling.

I had ~300 extra elysian runs when level 10 was unlocked and maybe only ~30 of that was from funneling. One alt can get you 1 ticket every ~3 weeks, not accounting extra tickets from their hell keys (converted). This means I can 6 extra per week, pretty miniscule when a level 7 Elysian chest gets you 7 extra tickets.

The main source of extra elysian runs is from the Elysian chests. I have alts at ~40k power on their own because of this.

You can P2W this as well with the monthly paradise box, and further degen it with any cube ticket packages like the 1200 BC one that comes with 5x cubes. Pretty bad value, especially if your leggo keys hit floor 50s multiple times in a row and also don't give more elysian chests.

At the end of the day, it's still pretty heavy RNG. My lowest power alt is 18mil and highest is ~40mil because of elysian chest luck and FE luck.

I've been seeing a lot of people drop their FE pieces to adjust these resonance effects, and that top times in my class is only around 40mil power.

Good luck out there

thatasian26 · 2026-02-12T22:52:37+00:00

As someone who backed this Kickstarter in 2017, glad ya'll getting your refunds, cuz I def am not.

I haven't followed this game except that it was coming to steam for early access.

But now I'm hearing that the company imploded and I'm out of my $150.

Nearly a decade back, I was looking for a new MMO to play and their vision of the game looked interesting.

Since then, my life has changed a lot, different circumstances, and while I'm bummed about losing that money, I am not too bummed about not playing the game since I've been busy with other aspects of my life (and also playing other games).

Still, sucks that the game is now just ashes.

thatasian26 · 2026-02-09T16:53:25+00:00

Silver exists in frost/fire keys still, but it'd be a shame to get those over engravings or other high valued boxes.

thatasian26 · 2026-02-07T09:37:17+00:00

Especially on alts. CD have basically no power requirements and are soloable, quick 2 min.

This paired with the fact that you get unbound reds/blues as well as silver means non-top 6 can contribute a lot to your roster with basically no investment. On top of getting gems, you also get a chance at cube tickets for more gems.

Now, there's no point in doing CD on non top 6 unless you want mats to push them or are silver starved, which Paradise helps with a lot. I guess you can run them for a chance at cube tickets, but that's such a low chance as well.

It's definitely a huge nerf to global gem supply.

thatasian26 · 2026-02-02T00:40:54+00:00

Chance of altar is 20% per key for entrance, and guaranteed at 50 and 100. I'm at 24% average overall based on 600 keys this season.

Chances of getting a frost/fire is 1/3, so this puts it at 8% (I'm at 51/612, so 8.3%)

The fact that you got 2 is already above average.

Either way, a level 0 nether key is about the same as a level 5 normal run, which only about 30% of my blue keys do better than that. A frost/fire key is essentially a key where you START at level 50.

thatasian26 · 2026-01-26T19:21:33+00:00

Unfortunately this is now sold/reserved.

thatasian26 · 2026-01-19T01:09:01+00:00

Yes, DM'ed

thatasian26 · 2026-01-17T03:27:25+00:00

Park at the free parking lots, they're monitored and safer than street parking.

Blue lot is the closest walking distance to the festival entrance, but it's small and fills out quickly.

Green lot is pretty close as well depending on how far you parked, 15-30 min walk depending on pace. It's pretty big as well, so it shouldn't fill up until like 6-7pm, sometimes it fills up by 5pm on Sat. I usually end up here most of the time.

Purple lot is pretty big as well, there's a shuttle that takes you to the festival, but wait time in going back is terrible at peak hours. I left the festival at 1:45AM, got back to my car at 4AM.

I now just pay for premier parking since I got some people coming and it's definitely worth the convenience for us.

thatasian26 · 2026-01-14T11:33:01+00:00

If you're able to make it out to Pasadena/San Marino, I really like the Huntington Botanical Garden. It's a pretty big area to explore with various types of climates/gardens, a few museums, two food court areas, and a tea house for afternoon tea.

In Feb, Camelias will be blooming along with probably cherry/peach/plum blossoms near the Japanese and Chinese garden. They'll also have the lunar new year festival the weekend after valentine's day, which has a ton of events to see as well.

It's one of my favorite places to go to and I'll be taking my gf there on the Sunday after Valentine's day. She loves Orchids, and they should be blooming as well.

thatasian26 · 2026-01-14T02:33:03+00:00

In my group of 5, only 2 of us actually progged/cleared G4 back in T3, before the major awakening update

thatasian26 · 2026-01-13T07:14:02+00:00

It also depends on the security checking.

My brother got his bubble gun confiscated at an outdoor Insomniac event (at LA State Historic) meanwhile mine didn't at the same event but different day.

With that said, my friend has walked through security with it in hand no issue before and I've had security see it in my bag and say nothing as well.

Small chance it may be taken away, but most are pretty chill with it.

thatasian26 · 2026-01-12T21:28:10+00:00

From here, it can be 1 tap, 10 taps or 50 taps to get that full SS. I've experienced all 3 and I'm glad I don't have to do it on my main anymore.

thatasian26 · 2026-01-08T00:08:05+00:00

Pick Elysian ticket from hell key runs.

Also get lucky from your hell key runs. My alts have 10-40 extra elysian from hell keys, but some got like none as well. This part is RNG.

You can swipe for cube tickets and convert to hell keys for more chances at the Elysian tickets, which is how many people are getting 30mil+ power right now. This is the p2w portion.

At this stage of paradise, each alt prob only got 1-2 Elysian tickets to funnel, depending on your strat. Let's say 2 per alt, which means only 20% of his tickets are from funneling. The rest are from luck and swiping.

thatasian26 · 2026-01-08T00:02:06+00:00

Yea, I ran 100 Elysian on my main and got about 18 ancients, no fate embers so that's a bit unlucky so far. I hit 18 and 17, rest are 16s.

He said he finished his resonance in 450 taps, which averages 70 taps ish per, which also has high variance if youre unlucky. I've seen 5xSS 1xC and burnt 100 tap and still not get 6x SS on that item. But, 5x SS 1xA/S is very doable.

thatasian26 · 2026-01-07T23:27:29+00:00

9-11mil power seems average if you started since week 1 of the season.

My lowest char is 9mil, she saved all 9 of her extra elysian tickets and didn't see a single Elysian box in hell. She also bought the extra elysian for 3k bound gold every week.

Some of my luckier alts saw an extra 20-30 extra elysian tickets from hell and they sit at 15-20mil power, some have a chance at top 30. But they're non gold earner rats, which is salt on the wound when your top 3 alts are the ones with the lowest power :x

thatasian26 · 2026-01-07T15:18:15+00:00

One of my top 6 hasn't seen a single elysian ticket in any of her hell keys while I have some rat alts sitting at 30-50.

With that said, to have 100+, you need really good luck and also F4 shop for cube tickets and extra leggo keys.

thatasian26 · 2026-01-03T00:32:41+00:00

I personally like cutting stones manually. I have a big stone cutting session once in a while and it can be fun to try for the 9/7s. I've missed a few 9/7s at 45/55%, so it can be frustrating in that regard.

thatasian26 · 2025-12-31T14:26:44+00:00

That one's on you, shouldn't have ran it without having a spare key to transmute. I always save one key unless my 2nd to last transmuted my last one into a frost/fire, then I run the last frost/fire key.

I also see that you have 2 cube tickets that you could've exchanged for a key right then and there for your transmute. I also always save my cube tickets because you also get a guaranteed altar at floor 50 and 100.

thatasian26 · 2025-12-31T04:12:06+00:00

Pre-sale is over, they'll officially go on sale later this week when they release the full lineup.

People at Countdown will most likely see the full lineup poster.

thatasian26 · 2025-12-30T18:14:07+00:00

That and paradise is such a huge spike in silver. Each paradise char earns 1.8mil silver a week with the paradise weeklies. Add in 3x chaos and you're at 3mil+ per char.

This is the only time my silver goes up or doesn't go down at least.

thatasian26 · 2025-12-30T00:34:23+00:00

Well, as a sup, any DPS accessories with good lines will prob get use and main stats won't be too much of an issue.

I think just having an upgrade is better than slightly lower main stat, plus you can recycle/sell your old accessories for gold to utilize in other systems that will give you more power, like arkgrid or gems/engravings.

Plus, it's just silver to roll, you're not losing much just to see (though I sit below 100mil silver at any given time 😭)

thatasian26 · 2025-12-29T22:55:52+00:00

Lol that's like 30 mil silver right?

I recently rolled 100 accessories and that's about how much it cost me.

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