Continuing on my new player onboarding guides, I wanted to put together a Tier List for Chaos Legion Rewards cards. In this article I look at the FIRST edition of Chaos Legion rewards (i.e. not the ones that were souldbound - I'll do those next!).
Buy Or Rent?
Very few of these cards are currently worth buying, largely because the rental prices are just so low, as you'll see from the image above. In general, if you see a rental ROA of <5%, you're generally better off simply renting a card. In this case there are some on the bottom (the Legendary cards) that I think ARE worth buying (and you'll see those ROAs are >10%).
For the Common/Rare/Epic cards unless you want the convenience and pride of owning (which, fwiw, IS worth it), then just begin by renting.
Of course if there are flash-sale level prices, you should consider scooping up some cards, but generally you'll find there are so many of these available on the rental market that you can get by with that (until the time comes when you just want to collect them all, which WILL happen!).
What About Gold Foils?
There are some cards worth buying in Gold Foil here. As usual, before buying, you should always check how much it costs to buy a Gold Foil over the Regular Foil. If the price is only ~10-20% more for a Gold Foil, it's generally a good idea to get that in order to pocket that 10% extra reward multiplier when using it in battle.
Renting Gold Foil versions of the Chaos Legion rewards cards varies in terms of cost-effectiveness, so if you're looking at GF maybe it's worth buying.
Legendary Units
A tier: Buy <$6 IF rental ROA >10%, otherwise rent
- Djinn Oshannus
- Countess Sinash
- Venator Kinjo
B tier: Rent, do not buy (unless it's <$3)
- Jared Scar
C tier: Rent, do not buy (unless it's <$2)
- Harklaw
- Djinn Biljka
Epic Units
A tier: Buy <$4 IF rental ROA >10%, otherwise rent
- Tide Biter
- Uraeus
B tier: Rent, do not buy (unless it's <$3)
- Revealer
- Djinn Renova
C tier: Rent, do not buy (unless it's <$2)
- Lava Launcher
D tier: Do not buy
- Djinn Chwala
Rare Units
S tier: Buy <$3 IF rental ROA >10%, otherwise rent
- Venari Crystalsmith
A tier: Buy <$2.50 IF rental ROA >10%, otherwise rent
- Dhampir Infiltrator
- Naga Assassin
B tier: Rent, do not buy (unless it's <$1.50)
- Vulguine
- Exploding Rats
C tier: Rent, do not buy (unless it's <$1)
- Venari Seedsmith
- Venari Bonesmith
- Venari Wavesmith
D tier: Do not buy
- Twilight Basilisk
- Gargoya Devil
- Vampiric Blossom
Common Units
A tier: Buy <$2 IF rental ROA >10%, otherwise rent
- Pelacor Bandit
- Pelacor Conjurer
- Merdhampir
B tier: Rent, do not buy (unless it's <$1)
- Pelacor Mercenary
- Ever-Hungry Skull
C tier: Rent, do not buy (unless it's <$0.50)
- Venari Heatsmith
- Vampire Bat
- Blood Maker
D tier: Do not buy
- Pelacor Deceiver
- Gargoya Lion