I think Artifact swapping/sharing is required for Faction Wars.
(At least in the beginning when you are trying to get all the stars for Lydia.)
- 13 Faction Crypts
- 5 Heros per Faction Crypt Team
You are looking at using a minimum of 65 Hero's in all.
- 6 Gear Pieces per Hero
You are looking at using a minimum of 390 Gear Pieces in all.
- 1 to 2 Mil Silver per Max Upgrade
You are looking at using a minmum of 390 Mil Silver to 780 Mil Silver
This Silver amount isn't factoring in Accessories.
This Silver amount isn't factoring in any 6th hero's you might need to build.
What often happens is you will have a core of 5 heros which help you go from Stage 1 to 20.
Than you might need a 6th hero which has a very specific skill set to help you deal with Final Stage.
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Lets say for agrument sake, You decided to gear swap.
Lets say you have 1 Full Suit - 4 Piece Shield set + 2 Piece Immortal set
This 1 Full Suit will cost you 6 mil to 12 mil Silver.
Ideally, you would want this suit to be used on an HP hero's in each Faction Crypts.
Your plan is to upgrade it to max the first time.
Than swap it from Faction hero to Faction hero.
The Upfront Cost to max gear will be around 6 mil to 12 mil Silver.
The Gear Cost removal will be 600k if all 6 items are 6 star gear (Lets Assume it is)
Swapping this 1 set of gear 13 different times = 7.8 mil Silver.
You are looking at a total Silver Expense of 13.8 mil to 19.8 mil Silver.
It is a massive difference.
It is a massive time savor.
Keep in mind, This is for 1 hero.
You will most likely do the same process for 4 other heros.
It will cost you a total of around 100 mil Silver vs. 780 mil Silver.