I checked the drop rates, and if they are accurate, there is a slightly advantage to farming 21 over 20 in terms of glyph quality and materials. However, it was quite small, and 21 is generally considerably harder/slower. If you can auto 21 in a reasonable time, do it, but if not it's probably not worth the extra time and effort.
During CvC it is worth considering however, since it's twice the CvC points to beat 21 over 20.
King N. Is correct.
First Half of what EGNIT said isn't true.
Glyph Drop Rates for 21 & 20 are even - Players did test on those 2 Stages.
Second Half of what EGNIT said is true.
Most farm 20 over 21 due to time & some Faction Bosses are hard to Auto.
Third Half of what EGNIT said is true.
C vs. C Stage 21 is better because it gives more points.
One Thing I will add is I found Stage 16 to be very good during C vs. C.
During C vs. C, the following score is given
- Stage 21 gives 1k points
- Stage 20 to 16 gives 500 points
If you can beat Stage 21, It can be worth it to your team score during CVC.
If you can't beat Stage 21, You have to consider what Stage to get points from.
Most people would go to Stage 20, but Stage 16 gives same points as 20.
It could be worth it to do Stage 16
For reference, this was my source: https://ayumilove.net/files/games/raid_shadow_legends/guide/droprate/FactionWar_LootTable_DropRates.jpg
I remembered wrong, the glyps have the same chances. Materials is slightly better though. Assuming of course that the table is accurate. The claims are not sourced from what I can tell.