Prologue
But that problem can be calculated! I thought about it a little, and came up with a rating system that I'd like to present. And a plot, of course.
Tier Values
BT uses S, A, B, C, D/F as tiers. I assigned each one a number, while giving the S tier a lot more value than the D/F Tier.
| Tier | Numeric Value |
|---|---|
| S | 11 |
| A | 7 |
| B | 4 |
| C | 2 |
| D/F | 1 |
It's simple. Add one, add two, add three, add four. The idea is to balance out the game play value of a S-Tier card, in comparison to an D/F Tier card.
Let's take common as an example:
That tiering would lead too this chart:
| Tier | Cards | Numeric Value | Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| A | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| B | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| D/F | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 12 | 59 |
So, the value of the common set is 59 Points. Since each rarity has different numbers of cards, I standardize them to Points/Card, which in this case is 4.9 (59/12).
Now, the four rarities are somewhat comparable in their game play worth based on BT's pre-eliminary results and thoughts.
| Rarity | Total points | Total Cards | Points per card |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common | 59 | 12 | 4.9 |
| Rare | 61 | 12 | 5.1 |
| Epic | 34 | 7 | 4.9 |
| Legendary | 82 | 12 | 6.8 |
Legendary wins in utility! But there is one more part to consider:
The Cost
Legendary cards are the most useful, but they're also the most expensive ones. One CC costs 70,000 Glint. With a total of 12 Legendary Cards, maxed out at 11 CC, we're looking at 770,000 Glint per maxed card and 9,240,000 for the whole set - if you're super lucky and get exactly what you needed.
| Rarity | Glint/CC | CC/Max | CC/Set | Glint/Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | 300 | 400 | 4,800 | 1,440,000 |
| Rare | 1,500 | 115 | 1,380 | 2,070,000 |
| Epic | 15,000 | 46 | 322 | 4,830,000 |
| Legendary | 70,000 | 11 | 132 | 9,240,000 |
Is it still worth it? What I calculated now is the cost of utility points, dividing the utility points by the cost, and then multiplied by 1,000,000 so it's visible.
| Rarity | Points per card | Utility Point per Glint |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 4.9 | 3.41 |
| Rare | 5.1 | 2.46 |
| Epic | 4.9 | 1.01 |
| Legendary | 6.8 | 0.74 |
Although Common is not the winner in the Utility/Card, it clearly is in the cost structure - mainly because the cost is just so much lower.
And now, since you've all been waiting so patiently:
Yes, I could've lead with this, but where's the fun in that? 😜
Conclusion
First, huge thanks to BT for putting out these lists always. They have given me so much value in my deck building. Warning to smaller players - the lists work only for max level. Sometimes cards that are really powerful at max, are not powerful at all at Bronze/Silver level. Or the other way around, a card that is useless in max, is incredibly useful in Bronze.
My strategy will probably be to get the legendaries to level 2, and then start with commons. I already have one of almost every card in the Reward set, so that helps a little. And I have to play. That's the most important part, I haven't integrated any into my game play yet - based on that, we'll see, as I mainly play Gold League.
Former posts:
Calculating Land part 1 - How to get your ROI
Calculating Land part 2 - Are pools worth it?
Calculating Land part 3 - Organic Growth
Land Plot Efficiency for non-whales
Card-Production-Coefficient - Combining LPE and ROI
Renting for Land - at what cost?
Risks to my strategy
What do refined resources cost?
Real cost of Wagons
Calculating Totem and Title boosts
Calculating Plot Rarity Boost
Setting up a Rare Stone Plot
My perfect plot - Conclusion of my calculations
Thank you very much for reading, I hope you enjoyed it at least as much as I enjoyed writing :-D If you have any comments or feedback - please let me know! And don't forget to leave your own posts for me to curate. Thank you very much!
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