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Which 4-star bot to rank up to R5?
Paoweepaopao
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Hi guys! Could use your expert advice on who to rank up to R5 as my resources are very limited. I don’t even have enough resources to rank anyone up to R5 yet except for Prowl or Barricade (only have the T3 scout spark) but I am willing to wait for other T3 class sparks to come by since I’ve waited so long anyway. My only 5-star bot is ROTF Megatron but he’d take even more resources up so I’m not considering him for now.
I use my bots pretty much all around. I use any of them for Story and Special Quests and Alliance Missions. My usual team for Raids consists of MV1, Drift, ROTF Megatron but even those, I change up sometimes.
Posted a pic of my roster but here they are listed down:
Drift (duped)
Wheeljack (duped)
ROTF Megatron (5*)
Grimlock (duped)
Prowl (duped)
Shockwave
Mixmaster (duped)
Ironhide
MV1 Optimus Prime
Barricade
Tantrum (not even at R4 right now)
Would appreciate your advice as this could well be my first (and probably last) time to rank anyone up to R5! Haha
Thank you in advance, guys! You’re all amazing!
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And also, just now, i got a 4-star G1 Megatron so i ranked him up to R3 but that’s it. Have to watch those T2alphas so he will sit at R3 for now while waiting for other comments. Haha
So yeah, updated list would be this.
Drift (duped)
Wheeljack (duped)
ROTF Megatron (5*)
Grimlock (duped)
Prowl (duped)
Shockwave
Mixmaster (duped)
Ironhide
MV1 Optimus Prime
Barricade
[just now] G1 Megatron (ranked him to R3)
Tantrum (also at R3)
Thank you, everyone.
If you run cons then shockwave is a must, however. It’s ridiculous how good he is even unduped, and is one of the few who for me go above class distadvantage and excellent against anyone. If it means anything, I’m praying the t3c from exploring expert dishes out a t3 tech for shockwave, although main team already has galv and g1 megs at r5 so he’s the standout option personally
MV1 has always been my go-to bot in raids so he was actually at the top of my list until i read so much love for prowl.
Appreciate your advice, man! You’re great!
Btw, can’t imagine how strong your team is with galvatron ang g1 megs at R5, man!
Wheeljack (duped) good choice
ROTF Megatron (5*) bad choice
Grimlock (duped) good choice
Prowl (duped) good choice
Shockwave good choice
Mixmaster (duped) are you crazy!!!
Ironhide bad choice because he is unduped
MV1 Optimus Prime good choice
Barricade bad choice
Tantrum (not even at R4 right now) bad choice.
Appreciate your input, man. Cheers!
Tantrum: he’s a good bot overall, his dupe is nice as it allows you to purify debuffs. I’m not a fan of the avoid backstepping play style though. He wouldn’t be my first pick but I certainly wouldn’t blame you for taking him up.
Shockwave: another one I find to be kind of meh. His damage and abilities are good for a tech, along with his synergies. My only gripe would be techs have low overall damage. He’s good to take up but I wouldn’t make him my first.
Mixmaster: don’t waste your resources here
Ironhide: a lot of his damage comes from that signature ability, so I would hold off for now. Otherwise he’s awesome.
Mv1: he’s a great bot, solid damage and can heal off of bleeds. He doesn’t need to be duped as his signature is fairly worthless in higher level play.
Megatron: I like him duped but that’s just me. He can get permanent debuffs off pretty quick making him a great choice either way.
Barricade: he’s actually a really good bot, backfires do good damage and his sp2 has power steal. Not sure you can argue him as a bad choice.
Grimlock: he’s really just a debuff counter, I would leave him at rank 4 and take someone who is more universal not situational.
Drift: great bot, I always liked how he synergized with the combo meter. If you can consistently keep combo’s over the 15 mark he’s a great choice, of not I would hold off.
Prowl: I love this guy, he was one of my first 4 stars and personally the first one I took to r5. I don’t regret it one bit. Amazing power control and solid damage.
Wheeljack: one of the best bots in the game easily. I know I said I wouldn’t take up techs first earlier, but this would be my one exception. Get power rate buffs and spam sp3s for healing and he’s a tough cookie for the ai to kill. Nano repair makes it all that much better.
Rotf megs: I would highly advise upgrading a 4 star first.
You can’t go wrong with any of the following if you were to upgrade them right now: Drift, Prowl, Barricade, Wheeljack, and MV1
Am so eager to dupe Ironhide but one can only wish. Lol
Nice clarification on MV1. Wasn’t sure if his sig is as groundbreaking as Ironhide’s, but am happy to hear from you that it isn’t, so then now he’s really a contender.
I love Barricade and I’d be ranking him up off the bat if he only had high health. Even his evades can’t save him from getting killed, thanks to my crappy skill level. Lol
Am slowly inching towards Prowl since he’s the only one I’ve duped twice. And his power control pretty much transcends class advantage.
But then there’s Wheeljack who has power control too, shock, stun, and regen. And his force shield has saved me countless times (from mixmaster’s/ironhide’s/rotf meg’s sp2, etc) so he’s one tough cookie.
Hey man, this is the most comprehensive advice I can get! Gathered so much insight. You’re wonderful, man, I’m so grateful.
gs megatron
You have to miss to get the bonus damage. So unless you somehow accidentally miss it’s a total wash in damage: