Who to R5 and ascend?

Have on final 4-5 gem from 8.4 and I’ve got some options to rank up.

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Have on final 4-5 gem from 8.4 and I’ve got some options to rank up.

You decide whoever works best for you and your account, and who you like to use. If you've gotten this far in the game, you should know who to rank up.

ChiefGoat

Onslaught is great for offense and defense

Repto23

Herc is almost guaranteed to never be a 7*, might as well take him to max and use him before they make him obsolete like Quake

Avnish

Go for Hercules. For others you can wait. My first R5 ascended was Hercules. You will not regret this.

Nacho98

I just don’t like Herc. And they’re designing content around him now. Would rather take up someone who can help me in BGs and AW

Ourobøros

I r4 my Herc, almost ascended him, and now he just collects dust, I will use anyone but him. Onslaught is more fun to use

jdschw

I didn't vote because I don't have much experience with the other champs, but I agree you should pick someone other than Herc.

I actually think he's fun to use, and I enjoy playing with him when it makes sense. But he's really not that good on D, and I think there are plenty of better offensive options as long as you're not trying to cheese fights with immortality. I have him in my battlegrounds deck, and honestly, I find myself drafting him less and less because he's not that fast, and he depends on risky intercepts for good damage.

So I don't actually know what the compelling reason would be to rank him up nowadays.

DerpyEagle

Everyone should have a maxed a herc.......I did onslaught yesterday and yes he’s great but you should just always invest in herc before anyone else imo

ItsClobberinTime

Everyone should have a maxed a herc.......I did onslaught yesterday and yes he’s great but you should just always invest in herc before anyone else imo

I have 12 ascended champs, 11 r5s and none of them are Herc. I can guarantee you most of us can walk just fine without crutches lol.

Rayven5220

Herc was my first ascension, yet still sits at r4 because I hate using him.
I decided to get better at the game and quite honestly, I only use herc in incursions, and the rare time in war if I'm worried about messing up

ItsClobberinTime

Herc was my first ascension, yet still sits at r4 because I hate using him.
I decided to get better at the game and quite honestly, I only use herc in incursions, and the rare time in war if I'm worried about messing up

Same thought process for me. It's like using a cheat code, it takes the fun out of the game almost completely.

BigPoppaCBONE

Herc was my first ascension, yet still sits at r4 because I hate using him.
I decided to get better at the game and quite honestly, I only use herc in incursions, and the rare time in war if I'm worried about messing up
Same thought process for me. It's like using a cheat code, it takes the fun out of the game almost completely.

Sometimes it's fun to Herc Up, Wreck Everyone & Leave.

How many CCP and YouTubers don't have him ascended? Using Hercules doesn't automatically mean you suck and there's no reason you can't be good at the game and use him still on some Overkill is A-OK mentality. I fully endorse putting laser wings and flame decals on tigers.

If people aren't using Psycho-Man, Ronin, or Sentry for everything, they should calm down.

ItsClobberinTime

Herc was my first ascension, yet still sits at r4 because I hate using him.
I decided to get better at the game and quite honestly, I only use herc in incursions, and the rare time in war if I'm worried about messing up
Same thought process for me. It's like using a cheat code, it takes the fun out of the game almost completely.
Sometimes it's fun to Herc Up, Wreck Everyone & Leave.

How many CCP and YouTubers don't have him ascended? Using Hercules doesn't automatically mean you suck and there's no reason you can't be good at the game and use him still on some Overkill is A-OK mentality. I fully endorse putting laser wings and flame decals on tigers.

If people aren't using Psycho-Man, Ronin, or Sentry for everything, they should calm down.

Not for me lol.

When's the last time you saw those same ccp members and ccs making videos on Herc? Do they even have him in their BGs decks? Do they use him in AW all the time?

BeastDad

Hulkling is a close 2nd

PantherusNZ

The questions needs to be: What content are you looking to do next, and will any of these rankups directly aid you in that? Are you exploring Act 8? Necropolis? Focussing more on Alliance War? Battlegrounds?

Herc's the default, sure. There's a lot he can do, Incursions is a big one, general questing is another. But is that something you'll need him for?

Polygon

People still rank Herc?

captain_rogers

Herc is my fav counter for shuri and future antman. Not the best for bgs, but certainly not the wordt

DerpyEagle

Y’all saying herc takes the fun out of the game are stupid. There’s like 40% of the game where he can’t cheese thru. And sometimes there’s nothing more fun than absolutely destroying content with herc. And wth you mean by crutches? I literally have 8 r5s and An r3 7* og spidey and silk lmao. Just cuz you have an r5 herc doesn’t make you anything less lol

DerpyEagle

I have cbones and colossus at r5 so it’s not like I rank mainstream champs 100% of the time. Herc is just an awesome champ and one of if not the best r5 ascension candidates!

ItsClobberinTime

Y’all saying herc takes the fun out of the game are stupid. There’s like 40% of the game where he can’t cheese thru. And sometimes there’s nothing more fun than absolutely destroying content with herc. And wth you mean by crutches? I literally have 8 r5s and An r3 7* og spidey and silk lmao. Just cuz you have an r5 herc doesn’t make you anything less lol

He takes the fun out of the game for me because he makes almost any fight too easy. If that doesn't make the game boring and stale for you well then good for you, that's not the case for a lot of us. Anything is more fun than destroying content with Herc with zero effort.

You can rank up ascend and use whoever you want. I only replied to you cause you said "everyone should have a maxed Herc". No, I don't need one and neither do other players lol speak for yourself.

DawsMan

Herc is just free revives and health pots. Great for gmg, great for annoying sq bosses, great for many things even their trying to play around him

Polygon

You guys are forgetting the post by Kabam that future content would be designed around Herc

BigPoppaCBONE

You guys are forgetting the post by Kabam that future content would be designed around Herc

That would (and has) been limited to nerfing immortality. Part of what makes him the best in the game is that a Herc minus immortality would still be at worst tied for the best champ in the game. He's got too many tools that are op useful. If they go for nerfing other aspects of his kit, they'll end up nerfing most of the champs in the game.

Repto23

I just don’t like Herc. And they’re designing content around him now. Would rather take up someone who can help me in BGs and AW

Then why put him in the pole if you don’t want to use him

Nacho98

I just don’t like Herc. And they’re designing content around him now. Would rather take up someone who can help me in BGs and AW
Then why put him in the pole if you don’t want to use him

Because those are all my current rank 4s.

Kingering_King

Perculres is not worth the ascension. Onslaught 1000%!