alright first, one thing i’ve noticed and it irritates me greatly, why do heroes get stronger mid level as opposed to the actual level benchmarks? was this ever answered?
and second, i was wondering about getting help with my roster. I saw in another thread that many dont believe 1*'s to be worth keeping.
third, what are some tips for finding a decent alliance/scoring well with a limited roster.
General tips:
ps. sorry for making the sentences in a very imperative way - these are just nuggets of advise. You can take it or leave it 
Magic’s advice is pretty spot-on, but to expand on a couple of topics:
First, it’s hard to say anything certain since you haven’t put the levels in your roster. I assume that your 1* are maxed and that your 2* are on their way.
1* - Keep whichever 1* you like, but make sure that it’s one that is not in 2* land (Jugs, IM, Spider-Man, even Venom or Yelena); any of them can win the 1* DDQ node, which unlocks the 2* nodes, which you can beat assuming you have a 2* team you like. If you keep a second 2*, I recommend keeping Widow; your alliance will like getting 5* blue teamups from you even if you luck into a top-tier alliance.
Alliance - For a new player, you could even go with a public alliance; the main thing you’ll get is the daily ISO anyway. Make sure you join an alliance where everybody plays daily. You probably won’t get picked up by a top-tier alliance at this point, but either a public or casual private alliance will certainly help your progression.
The rest of his advice is spot-on; unless you spend significant cash, your progress will only be slow and steady; a couple of months to have workable 2* roster, a year to have a good 3* roster… I am on day 535 and am still using mostly 3* although I’ve started the 4* transition.
sorry about not posting my entire roster, thats why i had the roster thing put in my sig.
so i’ve got, in order of rarity,
1* : spiderman lvl 50 - 4 
5 
4 
(i like his move set over 2*)
ironman lvl 45 - 5
4 
4
(planning to drop for mk40 lack covers)
juggernautlvl 40 - 5 
5
(just so good)
storm lvl 37 - 5
4
4 
(prefer parts of this one)
B. Widow lvl 35 - 5
5
(love this ones stun over the heal on *2)
2*: C-daken lvl 97 - 4
5
4
A.XM wolvy lvl 71- 5 
4
1
moonstone lvl 70 - 2 
4
4
Cl. storm lvl 60 - 5 
4
4
ms marvel lvl 56 - 5 
1
3
Cl. B. Widow lvl 44 - 4
5
4
MN. Thor lvl 41 - 4 
3
4
W. Magneto lvl 40 - 3
2
2
johnnystorm lvl 39 - 1 
2
3
3*: Blade lvl 66 - 3
1
M. Thor lvl 65 - 2 
3
patch wolvy lvl 53 - 2 
1
Cl Magneto lvl 50 - 2 
doc otto lvl 43 - 1 
1
mk40 Iron lvl 43 - 1 
1
the hulk lvl 43 - 1 
1
GS Widow lvl 40 - 1 
rocket groot lvl 40 - 1
4*: lvl 70
G.Rider - 1
reed - 1
punisher - 1
goddess thor - 1
W.soldier - 1
5* steve rogers lvl 255 - 1
Thanks for posting this; You should be in a position to get through at least 4/5 rounds of DDQ every day at this point. While I was able to beat Big E with a similar roster when I was at your point, Big E is more random now than it was then, and many days it will be a challenge… Just today, the first wave of Big E was Sentry Fighter/Sentry Flyer and another goon, I don’t know if a non-champed 2* roster can manage that.
Anyway, given your roster, I would suggest the following:
The rest of Magic’s advice is still valid; HP on slots only, don’t spend CP until you have champed 3*, hoard any legendary tokens you pick up, etc. Your goals should all be around getting a solid champed 2* roster and accumulating 3* covers for now.
Hope this helps!
as for daken, i normally run daken and AXM wolverine with someone, normally someone who’s boosted in the current event. as for daily deadpools, i have no problem getting the basic 3 taken care of, but i can never get more than one token a day because i’m always lacking the needed characters. also, should i stockpile tacos and then just collect in bulk when i have a decent shot at a hero i want? i normally cash them in immediately for a chance at some free hero coins
Forgot about the required character, but you should be able to beat that node whenever you have it.
Generally, you should pull tokens when you can afford to get a good result, and if the good result will be useful. So don’t open tacos unless you can roster the 3* you might get from it (same applies to heroics). If you don’t mind spending the occasional $20, then pull away; getting 3* rostered is important from the DDQ and PVE essential perspective. If you don’t want to spend $$$, then wait until you have the CP to buy a slot then pull tokens until you have to spend the CP.
Same logic applies to why you shouldn’t pull legendaries for now; the 4/5* you get you can’t use for now, so save it for when it makes a difference.
You should be OK for now assuming you’re willing to sell off a few of your 1*, that will free up room for whatever 3* you pull.
Sell the 5 star Steve Rogers and stop opening legendary tokens.
while i’m not going to make the mistake of opening any more legendaries, i’m definetely not selling him any time soon. he’s made the difference a few too many times to just get rid of him.
No need to sell the lone 5* (even if it’s the lowest tier) - his match damage alone is great help in PvE - just don’t open other tokens and you will be fine. When you develop your roster the 1 cover 5* will slowly lose value but for now he can help for sure.