Best 7* to rank up for 9.1 exploration?

Hello, looking for advice on which of these 7* is most useful for 9.1 exploration to rank them up. They could be all-around strong or particularly good for certain nodes/bosses. (Note: all are unawakened)

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ItsClobberinTime

I used Beta Ray Bill multiple times, him and Serpent were probably my most used champs for exploration.

Polygon

I used Beta Ray Bill multiple times, him and Serpent were probably my most used champs for exploration.

Havent started, is it BrBs utility/kit or just the generic damage dealing aspect that makes him good for it?

Riptide

Plus you can use him on defence!

ItsClobberinTime

I used Beta Ray Bill multiple times, him and Serpent were probably my most used champs for exploration.
Havent started, is it BrBs utility/kit or just the generic damage dealing aspect that makes him good for it?

Mostly the damage, the utility wasn't really that useful. I just thought he was perfect for it cause every single fight was over after sp2 sp1 sp1 so it made the chapter lot more palatable for me since I already found the whole aspect of it quite boring.

Polygon

I used Beta Ray Bill multiple times, him and Serpent were probably my most used champs for exploration.
Havent started, is it BrBs utility/kit or just the generic damage dealing aspect that makes him good for it?
Mostly the damage, the utility wasn't really that useful. I just thought he was perfect for it cause every single fight was over after sp2 sp1 sp1 so it made the chapter lot more palatable for me since I already found the whole aspect of it quite boring.

I see. Glad to hear that you dont have to bring specific counters for the nodes, ill just run through it with my r3 juggs then

TP33

As someone who has all but bishop ranked up i can tell you that beta ray Bill was probably my second most used champion after silk. Guardian was also up there as was Titania. Lots of people voting for hulk but really he didn’t have the utility you really needed. Not buff immune, not really easy access to buffs/debuff etc. buckets of damage sure but BRB or guardian will be your best friends here.

PT_99

There's a whole path where it's all made to be cheese by Titana and her heavy
And one more where her light attack debuffs give you unstoppable buff 🤣

simpsonstv

Thanks for responses. Looking back after completing exploration, Titania has been the most useful so glad ranked her up.

Also shoutout to the free Chee'ilth, that reward came in clutch towards the end of 9.1 including clearing one of the 9.1.6 paths.

Herbal_Taxman

I wouldn’t recommend ranking anyone specifically for 9.1. You have 18 paths, each with a different RNG demand. Some champs like Serpent got used more than others, but for the most part you can run everything with champs at medium ranks. I have a large roster but I still dropped down to some 6r4s for certain lanes and they did fine…

SirGamesBond

Read the nodes and took the champs what were needed. Even r4 6*s without relics on them were able to clear this. No rankups required.
Just upgrade some BG champs. They all help.