I am a returning player that used to be a regular everyday player. I have a good amount of 3*'s and I would say that I am transitioning into a 4* team slowly. I do not understand the whole championing of lower star characters. I have a lot of the older characters and need to obtain many of the newer ones. Do you need covers to champion the 2* characters? What are the benefits of champing characters.
I am also looking for a steady alliance to join that is casual in point requirements.
Championing allows you to level 2* and up characters beyond their old level limit and get rewards for it. Up to 50 levels for 2* and 100 levels for 3* and up.
If you have an eligible character, you can pay a one time ISO cost in their character screen to turn them into a champion. Once they are a champion you can apply new covers you get for that character to them. This will net you a level for that a character and other rewards like ISO, CP, HP, Heroic/Legendary tokens and even covers for the next tier of characters.
As for a good alliance, I suggest looking in the Alliances forum and posting there.
Thanks for the tips and info I really appreciate it. Are the 2*'s worth championing or should I focus on my 3*'s? Are there specific characters that are worth champing vs others that are not?
to me any character that you’ve found enough value in to max - is worth championing. some benefit more from being able to respec at will - new version im40 comes to mind, depending on who you’re running him with. the championing iso fee is ultimately turned into tokens/cp/hp through the rewards, but for some, the 3* rewards will take so long, you may never get them to level 266 to realize all those rewards. however, for 7500iso and 1 cover, a guaranteed LT right off the bat helps a ton for those rosters ready to pull LTs (i.e. can handle 5s on their roster). for 2s anyone already maxed is worth it, even if you sell them later after you hit the max of 144. I would not want to champ someone who you might consider selling for a roster slot later. hope this helps and good luck.
edit: let me finish one sentence in there: I would not want to champ someone who you might consider selling for a roster slot later…before you’ve farmed all the rewards out of them
Just wanted to add, for the sake of completeness, that making a hero a champion allows you to respec their powers for free at will. You can’t downgrade a power below 3, but you can shift them around between battles to your heart’s content.