5.3 First Run Through

Hello all -
Looking at rank up suggestions for 5.3.1. Is it even worth upgrading any four stars with my options? I also have a 5* mystic AG available.
Thanks all...

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Ajisdope

Thank you. I was leaning in that direction as well. Anyone else want to chime in?

Hamin

Peace be with you on your journey through hell.

Mathking13

I mean I only used mystic champs for half of the path for 5.3.1. For me, Spidergwen and WS (with KM synergy) also put in a ton of work. And Venom was a surprisingly decent option. Yeah mystic champs get it down a lot faster, but if you have a good option of any class, that's usually better than a fair few options of the relevant class for the quest.
Really the general idea is that champs with big furies really don't lose that much from the weakness. Like WS gets back to normal attack in 25 hits with 4* KM, or just 10 with the 5* version. And SG can get up to +150% attack with max spider sense charges, meaning even with the -50% detriment you still have double the normal attack. So they're also good options.
I just finished the 'easy path' for 5.3.1 the other day, and the biggest thing to worry about is probably that Spidergwen. You don't really have any good evade counters for spidergwen so you'll want to find someone else in another class who can shut her down. Again, I used SG and Venom. They're mad.

tl;dr, what does the rest of your roster look like? You might have some other great options in the other class. You don't need to use ONLY the relevant class to clear 5.3.

Mathking13

You don't NEED mystics to get through the first quest. Sure, they might get through the fights quicker, but you can still get through the whole of 5.3 with a single good 4/55 champ
I used SG (3/45), Venom (4/40, for SG synergy), WS (3/45), KM (4/40, for WS synergy) and Voodoo (5/50)
SG can get +150% attack with her spider sense charges, and even with the -50% attack penalty, that's still double the normal attack, and only -20% to her total damage when she's fully ramped up.
Similar case with Winter Soldier. 4* KM meant he got back up to normal attack in 25 hits, and then ramped up from there. And 5* KM would mean he gets back up to normal after 10 hits, and 550% attack when fully ramped up (meaning you only lose ~8% damage when fully ramped up from that penalty).

There are a lot of champs that will still be able to get through that content fairly well, despite that stupid -50% attack penalty. So my question is; what does the rest of your roster look like? You might have some champs in other classes that can still destroy 5.3. And maybe even do so better than those mystic champs you've got.

Mathking13

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BenQcSlayer

If I remember, all acts of 5.3 favors a class with a 50% attack penalty to the wrong class...

5.3.1 Mystic
5.3.2 Tech
5.3.3 Mutant
5.3.4 Cosmic
5.3.5 Skill
5.3.6 Science

I went in for every chapter with SM classic, Guillotine, Venum, this synergy gave me +12% attack for the whole team and a additional +4% attack for Venum.

I pop a champion 20% boost and chose 2 champions of the appropriate class.

The run is fairly easy, and Venum even with the 50% penalty is the MVP for this chapter. Took down a bunch of adversary and a few annoying spidey.

BrudixTree

Hello all -
Looking at rank up suggestions for 5.3.1. Is it even worth upgrading any four stars with my options? I also have a 5* mystic AG available.
Thanks all...

Hi there,
so in my opinion you should dupe Mornigstar, cuz that makes her so much stronger Overall!!!
If you take giulltine, Hood, MS, Magic and maybe a heimdal would be nice for synergys
But you cant go through act 5.3 with only mystical champs...

Ajisdope

Thanks for all the info! I am only showing mystics as to not clog up the pictures with my other champs.

Mathking13

Thanks for all the info! I am only showing mystics as to not clog up the pictures with my other champs.

so maybe just list your best champs in general?
Like I'd do it as such:
- r3 5* unduped Spidergwen (with Gwenom Rising synergy) (planning to 4/55)
- 4/40 unduped Venom
- r3 5* unduped Angela
- r3 5* WS (with 4* KM synergy)
- r2 5* unduped Hela
- 5/50 sig ~80 Void
- 5/50 sig 18 Doctor Voodoo
- 5/50 sig 19 Gwenpool
- 5/50 sig 29 Corvus Glaive
- 4/40 sig 40 Hulk
- 5/50 unduped OML
- 4/40 unduped Hawkeye

So those are all of my good champs, but I'd also recommend including champs you could see yourself using if you ranked them up. You might have a good enough roster as is...

Ajisdope

Here are my very top champs I usually use. All good, just one ranked mystic in Hood. I think I may just need to strategize the path more.

Mathking13

Here are my very top champs I usually use. All good, just one ranked mystic in Hood. I think I may just need to strategize the path more.

ooh you have a very nice roster there.
I think that if I had your roster, I'd find myself using the following most:
- Luke Cage
- Corvus (especially if you can get yourself some charges)
- Winter Soldier if you have at least a 4* KM to pair with him (ramp up doesn't care about the -50% weakness)
- Gwenpool (especially if she was awakened)
- Angela (raw damage and good furies)
- Archangel

I could see you using Hood, Ronan or Guillotine too. They're all good champions. Especialy with that r4 hood he'll just do a lot of damage just because he's r4.

BrudixTree

i'd say
Luke Cage
Corvus
Hood
Archangel
Gwenpool

The Wintersoldier is sweet af but i wouldnt use him, cuz his power loss he gains from dupe is random and not predictable!

Hamin

i'd say
Luke Cage
Corvus
Hood
Archangel
Gwenpool

The Wintersoldier is sweet af but i wouldnt use him, cuz his power loss he gains from dupe is random and not predictable!

WS is amazing. You don't use him for power control. It's just an added bonus.

Ajisdope

Does the node on 5.3.1 affect DOT damage such as bleed and incinerate? I don’t have KM unfortunately.

Mitchell35

Oh dude. You’re gonna destroy 5.3 and 5.4

Also really jealous of that dorm and gully

ẞlооd

GR kills it with his survivability. Fights longer than a marathon though..

Mathking13

i'd say
Luke Cage
Corvus
Hood
Archangel
Gwenpool

The Wintersoldier is sweet af but i wouldnt use him, cuz his power loss he gains from dupe is random and not predictable!
WS is amazing. You don't use him for power control. It's just an added bonus.

Well I'd generally say that for 90% of matchups, random power control would actually be a disadvantage... you take a lot of block damage so more opportunities to bait specials is very helpful...
but yeah you REALLY need the KM synergy (at least 4*) if you want to use Winter Soldier.

Zuro

I highly suggest angela I feel she is a bit underrated especially with the heimdall synergy so you can build to 4 furies and her damage becomes insane

Zuro

Basically I suggest DOT champs or any champ who doesn't rely on base stats for damage like Corvu and his cruelty

Ajisdope

I highly suggest angela I feel she is a bit underrated especially with the heimdall synergy so you can build to 4 furies and her damage becomes insane

Wish I had Heimdall :-/

SDP

Scarlet Witch. Max. All day.

Ezra7676

Morningstar is great if you can build up souls plus has synergy with guilly. I'd awaken and R4 her as she is also a great defender

JoeCool23

Archangel can win an amazing amount of fights in 5.3 and 5.4. Rank him up. I suggest Majik also as there are plenty of power gain paths. I did not pay much attention to the class damage reduction. Get some missions on Corvus it won't matter. Solid team BrudixTree posted above.