Is Aegon worth R5?

Wrathbert

I’m a mid-level player. I’m Cavalier and haven’t done LOL, Variants or the Abyss. I have very little experience with Aegon, and I have him as a 5* duped at R1. Would he be worth bringing to R5? Here is my roster for reference. *best champs are on bottom pic.

GrassKnuckles

rank him up only if you commit him to sig 200

13579rebel_

He's only good for LOL and AOL which you need sig 200 if you're talking about general questing and variants I'd go with someone better like Mole man

pseudosane

if you arent going to focus on AOL/LoL, no need to rank him yet. ANd he DOESNT need sig200, contrary to popular belief. I did AOL on my alt with a sig30 aegon, just took 3-4 more revives to build up.

Riptide

Yeah. He has some uses in act and variants

Squirrelguy

Here are some comments I have heard around the forums:
1. Aegon is only useful at sig 200
2. He is only useful for AOL/LOL
3. He isn't even that good anymore
4. He is only useful duped (probably the only one I agree with. He technically still has uses but starting every fight at 0 combo is just mind-numbingly slow)

Here are my thoughts/experiences:
1. I took him straight to R5 sig 200, because I took forever to finally pull him. In LOL/AOL content he is almost no different between the different sig levels. With fights lasting 200-300 hits, the ramp up difference is negligible. In shorter content you cannot take as much advantage as with higher sig, but he still can do a lot. I would dump sigs into him because they are very nice to have, but not entirely necessary.
2. Maybe to some people. Personally, He was my most used champ in Act 6.3-4 completion, I have used him often throughout Act 7, I have used him in Cav EQ, and even a number of side events. He is a great boss killer, and unless the nodes are ridiculous (even then , he has a lot of utility) then you can often use him as a main path clearer. The only place I have not used him often is lower content and Variants because they usually are super category-restrictive and he doesn't fit into a lot of groups.
3. He may not be flashy and new but his damage and utility are still top of the line.
4. Pretty much.

My advice specific to you: Do it. You don't have to rush it, but he can put in a ton of work for you. Sure, rank up other champs too, but he should at least be prominent n consideration. Put sigs if you can. Make sure you know his combo levels and what they mean.

Often, after one fight in Act 6.3+ content, he can be at around 60-80 combo if not more. That opens up a lot of his utility. He is great with suicides, just don't spam sp1. If no suicides, then spam the sp1. If you don't care about health and just want to nuke down a boss, learn the heavy-into-a-sp2 method. If you're not the best at keeping a combo, he has a synergy for that, or use the Nick-Quake evade synergy.

AverageDesi

Aegon is still great at lower sigs like sig 50-60. 200 is not at all required. His utility is also helpful in many situations where you might not have a good counter. Rank him up for sure and do labyrinth

Spurgeon14

If I were in your shoes, I would rank up Mole Man. I have Aegon max sig R5/65 and I never use him. I do use my maxed 5* and 6 R3 Mole Man though. He is a phenomenal champion who can cover so many different things. He is great with or without suicides, although I run them so he is great with that.

Daddrieda

https://youtube.com/channel/UCYp5HVlT-tt99GhbhFQzMvA

Don’t listen to them! This YouTube channel links proves otherwise that Aegon is useful everywhere!

DrZola

Squirrelguy said:

Here are some comments I have heard around the forums:
1. Aegon is only useful at sig 200
2. He is only useful for AOL/LOL
3. He isn't even that good anymore
4. He is only useful duped (probably the only one I agree with. He technically still has uses but starting every fight at 0 combo is just mind-numbingly slow)

Here are my thoughts/experiences:
1. I took him straight to R5 sig 200, because I took forever to finally pull him. In LOL/AOL content he is almost no different between the different sig levels. With fights lasting 200-300 hits, the ramp up difference is negligible. In shorter content you cannot take as much advantage as with higher sig, but he still can do a lot. I would dump sigs into him because they are very nice to have, but not entirely necessary.
2. Maybe to some people. Personally, He was my most used champ in Act 6.3-4 completion, I have used him often throughout Act 7, I have used him in Cav EQ, and even a number of side events. He is a great boss killer, and unless the nodes are ridiculous (even then , he has a lot of utility) then you can often use him as a main path clearer. The only place I have not used him often is lower content and Variants because they usually are super category-restrictive and he doesn't fit into a lot of groups.
3. He may not be flashy and new but his damage and utility are still top of the line.
4. Pretty much.

My advice specific to you: Do it. You don't have to rush it, but he can put in a ton of work for you. Sure, rank up other champs too, but he should at least be prominent n consideration. Put sigs if you can. Make sure you know his combo levels and what they mean.

Often, after one fight in Act 6.3+ content, he can be at around 60-80 combo if not more. That opens up a lot of his utility. He is great with suicides, just don't spam sp1. If no suicides, then spam the sp1. If you don't care about health and just want to nuke down a boss, learn the heavy-into-a-sp2 method. If you're not the best at keeping a combo, he has a synergy for that, or use the Nick-Quake evade synergy.

Terrific analysis. I cannot believe people say he is only good for LoL and AOL.

Dr. Zola

Reference

If you're looking for 1 standalone fight, you can't expect much from a ramp up type champ like Aegon. Yet for normal quest fight like Cav EQ, he is pretty useful and powerful even the combo range is just ~60.

Aegon is NOT just AOL/LOL champ, although he can reach sky high in this type of long quest.

Use him and feel it yourself.