Do we even bother ranking up 6* champs now?

Now that 7* are out and people are raving, is ranking up 6* a waste of time?

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StarSmasher2001

6* rankups are (at least for now) still worth it to me. There are lots of utility gaps in the 7* roster that haven't yet been filled, and 6*s remain basically the only way to fill these gaps. For example, BWCV isn't a 7* and yet I'd still rank one up if I got her as a 6* because she has a ton of utility.

Cvlr

What? 6* will be relevant for a lot of time even with 7* in game, and remember that (maybe) will be there a thing called ascension

Mackey

No it's not a waste at all, r5 6* herc or r2 7* Elsa, I know what I'd be picking

smdam38

Depends how you play the game.

If you’re all about getting as far as possible as fast as you can then probably no.
I’ve been playing off and on since before 4* champs.

I still plan on doing finishing Labyrinth and going into Abyss even though it doesn’t really help my roster.

Just playing for fun and slowly going through content.

If you’re an every day player that needs to do everything as soon as it comes out, then skip the sixes and do the sevens.

Jefechuta

We have 36 champs out of more than 200 as 7*, of course 6* are still worth

Sceptilemaniac2

The real question to be asked is "Are 5 stars still worth ranking up?" Say you have your favourite champion as a 5-star but is it worth ranking them up if they won't do well against the content you're facing?
6 star rank threes have become so common that 6* R2s and 5* R5s are (imo) pretty much obsolete now except for niche rank-ups like Herc (no-brainer), Magneto (shuts down metal completely) and Human Torch (for mystics)

Hickdog27

I wouldn't spend resources to rank up a 6* who is currently in the 7 star pool unless you have a specific need or have them at a high sig where it makes a difference (Overseer for example).

007Bishop

Short answer: 6 stars are still very much worth it.
Long answer: There's like only 36 7 star champs out of 200+ so far. The Titan crystal isn't even here yet. They'll add a few champs at a time. If they do it frequently, it might take a year or so to have most champs as 7 stars and I'm very certain its gonna take way more than a year to have the entire 6 star pool as 7 stars. 6 star Rank 5s are becoming more common now and they are equivalent to 7 star r2s and they are easier to obtain, awaken and sig up. 5 stars were valuable up until 6 star r3s and r4s became more common and I believe that 5*s are still usable in stuff like act 8, maintaining their relevancy in certain types of endgame content. 6 stars are going to be relevant. For a long time.

winterthur

The real question to be asked is "Are 5 stars still worth ranking up?" Say you have your favourite champion as a 5-star but is it worth ranking them up if they won't do well against the content you're facing?
6 star rank threes have become so common that 6* R2s and 5* R5s are (imo) pretty much obsolete now except for niche rank-ups like Herc (no-brainer), Magneto (shuts down metal completely) and Human Torch (for mystics)

I am ranking 3-Stars hoping game developer can give battlegrounds event with 3-Stars once in a while.

Manup456

Don’t forget this is coming so 6* will be relevant for a long time.

ReignkingTW

Yes

HSS75

Chill, it hasn't been a week since 7 stars got out and so far 6 stars are still usefull and are still going to be because of the ascension they will get. 7 stars are not easy to get at all so maybe when 7 stars get a rank 3 or 4

Hort4

You will have way more T5B, T3A and T5C than you could possible use if you just used on 7*. Might as well use on 6*.

The T6C will be the bottleneck for a long time for almost everyone.

pseudosane

of course they are still worth it. Plenty of them arent going to come anytime soon as 7*. They will keep their value for over a year.

Jeancrb

Bro I had already few 6r3 that I was still fully using human torch/archangel/Hercules 5r5, so definitely not the time to skip 6 stars!

Colinwhitworth69

I am going to r5 my 6s Apoc before I r2 my 7s Hulk. I just feel Apoc is useful in more places and unlikely to be released as a 7s for a while.

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GMAX77

Also consider that the vast majority of champions (at least for now) are not even avaliable as a 7 star.

NearJr

6 stars launched on January 31st, 2018
5 stars launched *roughly* in 2016-2017, maybe earlier, couldn't find accurate info.

My guess is 6 star champs will still be relevant for at least 2 years.

The current 7* pool is very good but still has gaps and I don't really see them updating it anytime soon.

If you have a 6* champ you really like, and it will help you with progression, go ahead and rank it up.
If you have a 7* champ you really like, and it will help you with progression, go ahead and rank it up.

As everything in this game, it will come down to your progression, personal preference amd resource availability.

No one has an absolute, correct answer, we all have opinions and you know how those can go.

HSS75

skip to 2 years later as well as detail it next time

GroundedWisdom

I've never sworn off Ranking any Rarity. I do the lower ones less, but I Rank everything.

LilMaddogHT

Now that 7* are out and people are raving, is ranking up 6* a waste of time?

What's a 6*?... 😆

Vance2_jr

My 6* r4 kingpin is more useful than my r1 7* surfer. And he’ll be even more so at r5.

noclutch

Before 7 stars , the 6 star rank up material was the resource to go for.

Now 6star shards seem a better resource to chase. as it speeds up the 7 star acquiring process and the 7 stars save the gold which one would otherwise spend on 6star rank ups.

So it does make 6star rank ups less valuable in long term.

The one case to rank up 6 stars will be the 5/65 max sig prestige play for AQ.

Qwerty12345

How long was (is?) quake relevant as a 5 start?

The top 5%-10% of 6 stars will be relevant (until eventually released if ever). Doom/BWCV/Nick/Appoc/Torch/Nimrod/Warlock/CGR/Hercules/Hulkling to name a few.

"Defenders" that require high sig... will also be relevant for a while.

but the meta is certainly shifting, and faster than it did when stars came out. I'd say by July 4th next year... people will have already R5'd champs they want / use gems from events for a few more... and it will be all about 7 stars... but for me...

Doctor Doom will be my next r5, and even though I have 4 science 7 stars, including a sig 60 Spiderman I'll be r5ing Scorpion for next science which is most likely the next t6cc class I'll have 3 of.

Chobbly

I think you're pretty safe ranking up 6* Ghost, Herc and Kitty. I think it'll be a while before they end up as 7*, if at all.