You SHOULD be ignoring Dark Athel and Elhain, for one. lol

Pythion is going to be a huge help for your account. 

As far as saving your shards for 4 months.... the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. And the game will give you some lovely fusions to help with that (which you should do every one that you can) :)

Having "too much to do" in the game does make it easier not to pull. I've gone up to 18 sacreds, and don't regret it. There's a natural ebb and flow to playing the game, it's good to take time to consolidate your account.

That said, I'm not sure why you're putting apothecary that high on the list. He's one of the best rares, but still only a rare. He falls off in the late game IMO.

I don't think Fatherton is anywhere close to late game. Apo is a good pick to max early on, and even in later stages, he has some utility. High Elves fw healer, good champ for FK and Spider 20 teams.

I have a endless back log of Lego champs to build, I still pull during fusions because I have a problem and do every fusion. I always complete chase and summon rush to finish early and skip a few tournaments/events. I manage this 100% f2P btw. I did used to buy the monthly gem pack but probably not in the last six months or more at least.

My priorities of champs to build change a lot depending on strategy to pure whim. I do have what I would consider a fairly large roster of 111 fully built champions. So take my opinion for what it's worth. Checking now I have 45 Lego champs in my master vault, who knows when I will ever get to them.

Pulling shards for fusions or for guaranteed champions is good, and it feels good, and I will continue to do it.

PS I feel like I might get baited going for kymar this weekend, my mind says not again but my fingers might not listen.