Rank Up Advice + next endgame content goal

ToxicBlade

Hey everyone, this is my current roster and I have done all story content. I am looking to dive into some of the harder endgame content like Necro, EOP, Crucible and Ordeal, but am not sure about the order in which to do so.

In the images below, only Shang and Juggs are R3 but I have the resources to take one champ to R4 and 2 more to R3. I have heard some very good things about Serpent's viability for necropolis and was wondering if he is worth R4 for it? (Doesn't matter too much outside of this he would always be banned in BG anyway) Are there paths that he can't take or any roadblocks I should be aware of, or other champs I have who would be useful to bring along?

Thanks in advance

Ercarret

I'll start with the order that I think the content should be done in.

EOP is the oldest. If you still find those rewards worthwhile, I think it can be a good starting point in terms of getting a feel for how endgame content plays. It's a pretty distinct jump up from the difficulty in Story content, which is geared more so as to offer a challenge but not needlessly roadblock people. The endgame content doesn't have that same scruples about roadblocking people for at least a little while.

If you have Hercules, he's an absolute cheat code in there. You can't use him for the entire quest, but he pretty much smokes the first half of both lanes if I remember things correctly.

The Crucible is the easiest content by far, though. It's just the Act 7 bosses but with higher health and more attack. The challenge lies in the fact that you can't use the same champion twice and have to switch to another one after each fight. That makes it very roster intensive.

Simula had a great planning tool that I used myself before doing my run. It helps a lot to plan everything out in order to make sure that you don't get stuck without a counter somewhere far down the line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA4J2xTnIoQ&t

There is a second Crucible-esque quest coming out next month, so trying out the Crucible might be a good indicator to see if you're ready to take on next month's quest. It's the same basic idea, just with (if I recall correctly) all of the Act 8 bosses instead.

What you'll think of the Ordeal will depend on whether or not you've run through the Grandmaster's Gauntlet previously, since it's just an updated version of it with higher HP/attack values as well as a 7* lock. It's a lot of fun and if you're already acquainted with the quest then it's not that hard. If you're going in for the first time, however, it presents a bigger challenge.

Finally, the Necropolis. The toughest content in the game by far. I wouldn't recommend starting with it. However, when you do decide to tackle it, keep in mind that there are a ton of Carina's Challenges in there that you can do. Normally I wouldn't recommend adding on additional challenges for an initial run, but the teams that the challenges require you to take in are very well-rounded for the most part, which helps a lot with the planning. It was basically an attempt (and a rather successful one at that) by Kabam to make people revisit the Necropolis without just brute-forcing their way through it with just Aegon. He is fantastic in there.

I wouldn't make a decision about who to r4 before you decide what content you want to do. What I will say is that the Serpent is great in Necropolis and is part of a Carina's Challenge in there, so he could be a very solid choice. The only thing is that I just don't remember if he was part of one of the two CCs that required you to complete the entire Necropolis or if he was part of the ones that only asked you to complete half of it. I think he might have been among the latter, which means I don't know how well he'd work in the back half of the quest. But he should work.

ToxicBlade

Thanks man this is super detailed and helpful. Forgot that they have the same acronym but I was meaning Epoch instead of Eternity, looking at its difficulty though it seems like one of the last things to attempt.

I think it makes sense to start with crucible though and then maybe GG/Ordeal. I'll have to look deeper into the specific nodes and defenders in necro to see if it's worth doing with Serpent but the Carina challenge was also on my mind.