Hero Backup Stick Season 7 (Jul-Sep 2021)

The Hero Backup Stick Season 7 is here!

18 Jul 2021 5am to 12 Sep 2021 5am

TLDR:
Purple stick: CANNOT get Lv200, max of Lv160+ (slightly higher if you complete 18 Jul week quests on the day).
You will need to buy 40+ levels with funds to get to Lv200 – if you have double funds recharge then this will be slightly cheaper than the orange stick.

Orange stick: Able to hit Lv200 quite easily as long as you finish most of the quests every week.

Things to Note:

You CANNOT reset the weekly quests to a different quality. Green will always be green now. You only get 1 blue and 1 purple (if you buy the stick). However the weekly quests can be repeated, until you reach your weekly cap of 650
The uncompleted quest points will be carried over to the following week, so you can continue grinding then if you couldn’t play much this week
You can save the wristbands as they will carry over the next season, and you can exchange them for other LSSR shards or even KS!
You can only get Lv200 by hitting most of the daily/weekly quests limits (see calculation below) + you need to either buy the Expensive backup stick OR buy the rest of the levels with funds
You now cannot hit Lv200 with basic backup stick due to the XP caps

REWARDS

The rewards are quite lackluster and nothing special. The LC speed rune is only 33, and at Lv200 we don’t have any costumes or character figures, unlike the previous one with Chut Thai Fubuki. HOWEVER, you do get a Class S2 badge at lv150 so that’s not too bad (better if it’s S1 though). S2 can be used for ZBM himself, or the upcoming ATT.

ZBM shards
ZBM figurine
ZBM badge
SPD 33 LC Rune (lv199)
Class S2 badge (lv150)
SSR wristbands, which is a currency for you to exchange LSSR shards and awaken materials

WORTH IT?

I would say that this is more for new server players who have not even seen ZBM before (no chance to pull debut/comeback banner at all), and especially so if you don’t have Gyoro core. For the price point, it’s a great price to get a guaranteed LSSR (if you buy the more expensive one), plus don’t forget all the extra rewards you’ll get along the way.

ZBM is one of those units who are ‘always useful’. With 5 stars, he can revive up to 6x, which can be useful for certain situations both PVE and PVP. In fact today he’s still used in PVE Club Bosses more for his injury debuff (which is currently the highest %!) and revive. For PVP, he’s used even as a pseudo RMG counter in the backline to keep her busy.

Overall he may not be super meta but he still has his uses, and definitely a great addition to your team.

If you’re a Day1 player, you would probably already have a 5* ZBM by now, so getting him or his shards would be irrelevant for you. Hence, feel free to skip this one, or just buy the cheap one to get the Shining rewards and extra bracelets!

As usual, don’t forget to exchange your backup coins for Omnis and Ascend tickets!

GUIDE FOR BACKUP STICK

Credits to Mikha, inactive, Lance, BosAyam

IF THERE’S ANY WRONG CALCULATIONS DO LET ME KNOW.

IF YOU BUY CHEAP BACKUP STICK

For low/mid spender Exp daily limit

Total cost of diamonds weekly : 4795 gems (with stamina and vitality bought per week)

105 – Daily activity reaches 100 (Do 7x)
150 – Consume 240 Stamina (Do 10x)
150 – Complete CC 10x (Do 10x)
150 – Complete Talent Perfection 10x (Do 10x)
60 – Replenish Gear Materials 3x (Do 3x) – 190 gems/wk; buy extra 2 tix
150 – Win 5x in Arena (Do 10x) – 900gems/wk; buy 3x extra 5wins
135 – Complete Club Challenge 3x (Do 9x) – 600gems/wk; buy one extra ticket daily for 6 days
60 – Replenish Research Materials x3 (Do 3x) – 190 gems/wk; buy extra 2 tix
200 – Win in Tournament 5x (Do 10x) – 500gems/wk; do extra Hero (50) + Monster (50) daily x5 days
200 – Spend 300 gems (Do 10x)
Total XP :1360 XP
Total diamonds: 2380, or 2000 if you have spare gear/research tix

Stam and Vit Cost:
- Stamina spend for per day : 0 25 25 50 50
- Vitality spend for per day : 35 65 95
- Total of stamina and vitality bought per week :2415 diamonds
- CC Normal needed to get the max XP per week
  - Solo CC – 800 vit
  - Team CC – 600 vit
- Talent needed to get the max exp per week – 800 vit
- Total vitality used : 1400 to 1600 vitality

A: Total XP 1 week = 1360, Total XP 8 weeks = 10,880
B: Weekly Quest XP = 650 *8 = 5200
C: First week (28 Mar) get 1000 XP
D: May 22 get at least 10 lvls (1000 XP)
Total XP = A+B+C+D = 18,080 (180 lvls)
Top up to hit Lv 200 – about 128 funds = 10usd+ if you have double funds

IF YOU BUY EXPENSIVE BACKUP STICK

Total cost of diamonds weekly : 3565 gems (with stamina and vitality bought per week)

105 – Daily activity reaches 100 (Do 7x)
150 – Consume 240 Stamina (Do 10x)
150 – Complete CC 10x (Do 10x)
150 – Complete Talent Perfection 10x (Do 10x)
40 – Replenish Gear Materials 3x (Do 2x)
150 – Win 5x in Arena (Do 10x) – 900gems/wk; buy 3x extra 5wins
105 – Complete Club Challenge 3x (Do 7x)
40 – Replenish Research Materials x3 (Do 3x)
180 – Win in Tournament 5x (Do 9x) – 250gems/wk; do extra (50) daily x5 days
200 – Spend 300 gems (Do 10x)
Total XP :1270 XP
Total diamonds: 1150

Stam and Vit Cost:
- Stamina spend for per day : 0 25 25 50 50
- Vitality spend for per day : 35 65 95
- Total of stamina and vitality bought per week :2415 diamonds
- CC Normal needed to get the max XP per week
  - Solo CC – 800 vit
  - Team CC – 600 vit
- Talent needed to get the max exp per week – 800 vit
- Total vitality used : 1400 to 1600 vitality

A: Total XP 1 week = 1270, Total XP 8 weeks = 10,160
B: Weekly Quest XP = 650 *8 = 5200
C: First week (28 Mar) get 1000 XP
Total XP = A+B+C = 16,360 (163 lvls)
Plus your 40 levels from purchase = Lv 203

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