Hi all and merry xmas. I am on 4 land and ready to have my first 5 champion. Would like to know if having just one 5 champion, my pvp experience will be just seeing just 5’s. Most likely my second 5 champion will be ready in about 2 or 3 months. Better champion one now, or wait until I have more?. Open to suggestions because all this will be new for me, thks in advance.
I can’t give you an exact timeline on this but I’ve been playing with one 5* champion for quite awhile. I took Starlord to 451 when that cosmic store happened. You’ll pretty much have to use your 5* every match, unless your 4s are very strong. Mine topped out around 290, with most being 280 or lower. So, even with 4s boosted, I pretty much have to use Starlord.
Its very hard at first. The matches are longer, no doubt. But if you can quickly adapt, you don’t notice it after a few PvP as much. Give it a season and you don’t even think about it any more really because its the new normal. You’ve probably figured out the nuances (the easy ones!) of 5* PvP and you’re doing well. At that point, you can look back and realize you made a good decision.
I’m assuming dual 5* champions changes things yet again in its own ways so then you’ll get to take that adventure. But for now, I would definitely recommend champing your first 5*.
Good luck!
Don’t do it - for the love of God don’t. I was so impulsive, I got my 13th cover for Star Lord and got a bonus Phoenix (also 13th cover). OML came about a month later but with them 3 my PvP experience is now utter misery. If you have a champ 5* and it’s not Gambit…tantamount to purgatory.
One 5 champ is fine. Mine is Spidey. You see a mix of: leveled 5’s, one champ 5+ a 4 or 5, two 4’s. I might see 2 champ 5’s near 900, but still can skip and fight single champ 5 teams.
2+ champ 5’s, one must be Gambit or just settle for 575 max from now on.
From my experience, Gambit makes no difference in PvP if you only have one 5* champ. There are plenty of people out there that don’t have a champion Gambit. I see lots of OML, Phoenix, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Daredevil, and Thanos. Actually, I see all the 5* characters but those seem to be the ones I see the most.
Maybe that changes with dual 5* champions as those rosters are typically much more developed and can seemingly all throw a Gambit at you. I’m not there, so I can’t speak on that.
I suggest to wait. With 2 5champs you’ll be placed against roster with multi 5champs even if you don’t use them and your 4*champed are useless plenty of time because MMR is totally broken.
Same thought process applies for me - if you absolutely love that particular 5* and won’t mind having no choice but to use them every pvp match, go for it.
if you prefer to have varierty, wait until you can at least have a trio to choose from.
And as others have said, if it’s not Gambit as your first 5, it will not be an enjoyable experience.
Thks for your replies. From your suggestions, having one 5 champion is kind of safe because I will be playing mostly against similar rosters, two or more 5 champion will be chaos.
5* MMR is just different. If you champ quality, you’ll be fine.
It’s definitely more active overall - floating is more difficult than in 4* land, but climbing and especially hopping are easier/faster.
When I was single 5* (September-November this year), my MMR tended to be single 5s and big 4* teams. Both of which were largely beatable. The downside was that double 5* could often see me later in events as I climbed, so I had to be careful. As a double 5*, you’ll mainly be fighting other double 5* or single 5*. Most of these fights are winnable if you select with any degree of common sense.
It’s nothing to be afraid of - just a different gaming experience. And also, PVE becomes so much easier in general, especially when you have a boosted 5* champ.
I would also say this it will depend on who your 5* is. I didn’t see in your post who that is going to be. If your 1 5* is going to be Thanos, or gambit Thor go for it thry will be great for PVP. If it is banner for example I would definatly hold off. Knowing which 5* you ar thinking about championing will help as well. In PVE they will be great with match damage in PVP you really want the right 5*. You will fave a lot of Thanos and latest legendaries as the 1 5* so think about how your 5* will match up against them.
wymtime / Gambit will be my first 5 champion, followed by Thor in a month or two
Don’t bother with Thor, run Gambit with a 4 forevermore.
I’m not in 5 land, but I suspect if you don’t have a champ Gambit you’re digging your own grave.
That sounds so boring, I use different 4* every week with the boosted character. I can’t imagine playing the same 2 guys week after week.
That’s the danger of jumping into 5* land - if you want to reasonably compete, you have to run your 5s.
In PVE, it’s hard to not run 5’s for match damage alone. In PVP, you usually need your 5 to defeat the teams MMR gives you. But it’s still a lot of fun.
I have oml champed as my only 5. I almost never use him in pvp, except when I need to save on hp. I face mostly 2x champed 4’s or undercovered 5’s and hit 900 easy with 2 boosted 4’s and no shields.
Imo, champing 1 5* wont change your mmr if you’re already a 4* player, and you wont be forced to use your 5* all the time.
honestly 4s are still useful on 5 star land. u can use them in early climbin so 5 star teams cant q u. they also have a lot of useful synergies in pve tjat your single or double 5 doesnt have.
my first 5 was surfer and was still able to hit 1200 during the panthos meta
as long as your 5 isnt ock or banner, i say go for it and take the leap.
thks all for your suggestions, I will take the leap!!!
I’ll be the dissenting voice and say you might want to consider the possibility that Gambit might get nerfed again. At which point it’ll be a toss up. He could still be fine or he could become banner 2.0.