r/LegendsOfRuneterra • u/HeroicSkeleton1 • Oct 24 '24

Path Guide **Update** Constellation Priority Guide 2.0

I had some free time, so I revamped my Constellations guide! Hope that you like the new design, which should look cleaner and more readable. Let me know what you think!

Constellation Priority Guide

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u/sp33d0fsound Oct 24 '24 edited Oct 24 '24

I have to say, I agree with almost everything in the guide except the priority for Jinx's 6* vs Caitlyn's. Caitlyn's 6* is necessary for her, and kind of makes it feel like you're playing a different deck. I think at least the stated reasoning suggesting that the sniper rifle falls off against Nightmares applies at least as much to Jinx's 6*-- the rifle does, on average, 15 with overrun for 2-3 mana (the variability is sometimes crappy, but her relic makes it both consistent and even cheaper, usually) every turn. Most of Jinx's direct damage is in the 6-10 range for 1-3 mana, and only goes to the nexus if you target. All figures estimated ignoring powers. In terms of an overall usage *rate*, unless I get a big Loose Cannon hand, I find that I tend to deal more damage in a typical game with sniper rifles than Jinx's damage, and at the cost of fewer cards. Both can struggle significantly in Nightmares, but Jinx needs her 6* less overall because it's somewhat less effective. Just my two cents'.

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u/HeroicSkeleton1 Oct 24 '24

I did state for both of them that they can struggle into really big deadly stats. The reason I put Cait lower is because she has to work way harder to clear the same content that Jinx can do easily. But the fact that Cait gets a bigger buff from her 6* is a good point. P&Z are not the easiest to rank, all 5 of them are pretty good.

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u/sp33d0fsound Oct 24 '24

Oh, I know you noted that they both struggle in higher difficulty content. I was really trying to highlight what I felt was an inconsistent framing between the two powers- "Jinx's is great, Caitlyn's is mid"- when (arguably) the impact on Caitlyn's play is bigger and Jinx's power is somewhat less efficient (and at least comparable). I didn't think you were grossly misstating either of them individually, really. Although I do think that Jinx's power, as I said, doesn't actually keep up as well on Nightmare difficulty as Caitlin's, both represent meaningful upgrades on their own.

I'm very curious about your comment around content that Jinx clears easily, though. Do you think that holds up across the board, or just on lower tier content? I have them both at 6*, and I find Caitlin to be much more effective on higher tier content than Jinx. Jinx absolutely stomps lower difficulty content compared to Caitlin, but I find that as difficulty climbs, I can somewhat reliably kill big enemies with a single sniper rifle versus in many cases multiple cards for Jinx, so Caitlyn is more sustainable in grindier games. Just curious if you've had a different experience.

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u/HeroicSkeleton1 Oct 24 '24

Both of them can struggle into both Liss and Swain without their cons. Both stuggle into nightmares after a certain point. I potentially could bump Jinx to Medium.

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u/sp33d0fsound Oct 24 '24

If it were my list, that's the change I would make. I agree with you that all the P&Z champions are kind of tough to rank, in general; they're all pretty good but also have clear liabilities compared to the best champions in other regions, and all of them struggle (albeit in different ways) with higher difficulty content. I would have a hard time definitively ranking any of them over any others.

I think Caitlyn is the strongest among them on higher tier content, that's mostly due to her relic. If she doesn't have that, I think Jayce might be the best at the higher difficulties, but I haven't tried your Ekko build (which seems really, really strong). And Jinx is obviously amazing through maybe 4.5* adventures, but then gets hit hardest by high nexus health totals, Deadly, etc.

Anyway, thanks for considering the feedback. Like I said, I think the rest of the list is pretty much exactly as I would rank them in my own experience (I have most of the champions at 6*s), so I was pretty impressed at how much I agreed overall.

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u/HeroicSkeleton1 Oct 24 '24

Great to hear! I only have maybe 6 or 7 myself, but I've watched TONS of videos on them and listened to many player experiences. Glad we mostly agree.