Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well. This season has been a very challenging one for me since it's my first time to grind a full season in the gold league. Today, I'm going to share a secret that I use to maximize my rentals in order to cope with the lower DEC rewards.
How do I stack quests?
There are actually two options for this, you can either stack 2 or 3 quests with only 1 day of rental. To illustrate the method I use, I'll explain the mechanics between the loading time of quests and present an example.
It is important to remember that a once you are able to "load" your quest, it automatically starts the 23-hours countdown for the next quest. It is important that you take note of the exact time that you loaded the first quest.
Example:
- On the first day at 11:00 AM, you load your first quest. With this in mind, you already know that your second quest will load at 10:00 AM the next day. (Note: If you are confident enough that you can complete the first quest without, you can freely do so as long as you DON'T click claim reward yet, this is to make sure that you can get the rewards for the league that you want)
- On the second day before the second quest loads, if you weren't able to complete the first quest without rentals you may start renting at around 9:30 AM. You must be be able to complete your rentals within 15-20 minutes. (Note: If you were able to complete the first quest without rentals, you may now click the claim reward button AFTER renting)
- After you finish your rentals, you must finish your first quest BEFORE 9:30. The sooner the better, so that you can have a lot of leeway for your third quest. (Note: You can click skip battle and click the "battle" button in the top left to search for a new player immediately)
- If you were able to finish the first quest and load the second quest at 10:10 AM, the third quest will load at 9:10 AM the next day. You will have 20 minutes to finish the third quest before your one day rental expires. Good luck!
In summary:
- First day 11:00 AM - Load first quest
- Second day 9:30 AM - Rent needed cards (15 minutes) and finish first quest in (15 minutes)
- (ALTERNATIVE) Second day 9:50 AM - Rent needed cards (Use this if you were able to finish the first quest without rentals)
- Second day 10:00 AM - Load second quest
- Third day 9:00 AM - Start third quest before rental expires at 9:30 AM or 9:50 AM (ALTERNATIVE)
Two quest stack
This is the method with lesser pressure, you can rent anytime before the second quest loads. I usually do it 12 hours before the second quest loads so that I can have 12 more hours to complete it before my rentals expire.
Regenerating ECR
Your Energy Capture Rate (ECR) regenerates at a rate of 25% per day so you can keep grinding up to 25% remaining ECR if you choose the three quests stack.
How do you profit from this?
It is important that you stick to a specific budget for your rentals, this would enable you to earn a lot more DEC while spending the least amount of rentals. My personal rule of thumb is to spend only up to 50x the DEC reward at 50-60% ECR gives enough profit for my winrate. This is something that you learn as you keep playing, you will be able to flesh out your rentals the more you keep doing it and save more DEC in the process.
Key things to remember:
- Do this in a league that you are comfortable grinding in, the faster you can complete your quests the better.
- Keep a list of the cards that you want to rent for the splinter that you want to rent, this will help you rent faster.
- ALWAYS use peakmonsters when renting, if you aren't already, stop hurting yourself.
- Take note of the exact time the first quest loads.
- Have fun and enjoy the grind!
If you have any questions you can always send me a message in the discord!
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