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Re: Who to Awaken with 7* Generic
Nick Fury 100 percent. He's not good without the awakening, and the awakening makes him one of the best skill champs.
Re: Epoch Gauntlet Hero team planning
I think your team looks pretty solid, I would keep Odin to make Heimdall stronger. My only concern would be if a r2 Heimdall can complete all those fights with minimal revives. I know he’s been incredible at higher ranks, so I’m sure he can, but I would recommend doing a test run of a couple fights to make sure he’s got good enough damage output.
In terms of who you should r5, if you want to r5 Jean only for this gauntlet then I would advise against it. My r4 is a much lower sig than yours, and did pretty well in all of the fights you have listed for her, and then some. Jean is still a solid r5 option, but if there’s someone else you’d rather take up I would go with them.
Re: Epoch Gauntlet Hero team planning
You will want a miss counter for the SPAM fight. Use Heimdall. Also, I think you stop doing damage to iDoom if you have too many buffs so you might want to use Photon for that one vs. Heimdall. Definitely R3 your Heimdall before the run.
Torch or Upgrade Materials for PVE focused player?
What are your thoughts? Is Torch really just that worth it, for someone who doesn't play that much battlegrounds and focuses on pushing act 9 + monthly EQ? I already have good science champs like Spider Woman, Silk, Photon, Sentry. I am FTP by the way.
Epoch Gauntlet Hero team planning

My epoch gauntlet hero team plan is Heimdall (R2, to be R3 by tomorrow), Jean Grey, Photon, Kushala (all R4s) and Odin (R1 for Heim synergy), I have a few questions:
1. I can get R5 by getting Apex Coll 70 pts and the completion of Elder EQ, should I rank up Jean to R5 or should I hold for some options in villains epoch? I would be ranking up Jean purely for epoch gauntlet at the moment for better survivability...
2. Odin is purely for synergy, is this fine or should I bring someone else?
Re: Torch or Upgrade Materials for PVE focused player?
If you're already so far away in Act progression that you're not already 100% on 9.1-9.3, and feel that R5 Gem is just out of reach, then focusing your Deadweights on 37,800 T5A shards (60% of a full T5A, the most you can get from the free deadlifts provided), then that low, incremental amount of T5A isn't really going to get you tht much closer to hitting Elder.
Re: Raid Rewards
100% terrible luck but it is what it is I ain't that bothered.
Just more the fact that shouldn't be possible, it only happens because Kabam leave subpar rewards and combining that with the actual rewards is just outdated by what
Re: Human Torch or Future Antman
I was only missing Red Guardian and Human Torch.
Now i've got both and HT is at R4