Well, I guess that's it, everyone. Luffy's been captured, and as the old adage goes, "Cut off the head and the body will die." With Luffy trapped behind bars, who's going to lead the army against Kaidou to success? Who will fight Kaidou? Who will rally the forces? Who will Morgans hype up as the 5th Emperor?
Hmm? What's this?
Ahem Dear audience, I've been handed a list that I'm informed I must read aloud to you all.
It is titled "Déjà vu - Why putting Luffy in prison is about as effective as using Splash with a Magikarp."
Buggy's Prison in Orange Town, The Execution Stand at Loguetown, Crocodile's Prison under Rainbase Casino in Alabasta, The Kuja's Prison in Amazon Lily, Impel Down, Mont-D'or's Book Prison, and that brings us to where we are in Wano.
Ahem Dear audience, I've been informed that there is no need to fear for Luffy's safety and you all should, while waiting for his rescue, place more bets here at B&B^TM Inc. because we have a lovely celebration starting in just a minute!

Links

• Chapter 924 Betting Thread
  
• Chapter 924 Results Thread
  
• Chapter 924 Highlights
  
• Overview Spreadsheet
  

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, and everybody in between, welcome to...

The 50th Edition Spectacular of Bets and Bravery!

Welcome one, welcome all, we're glad to have you here for this monumental occasion here at Bets and Bravery! Before I go off on my usual tirade, I feel it's only necessary to dive into the history of B&B when we're at such an important milestone in B&B's life which I'll inevitably repeat as we reach the 100th edition, the 150th, the 200th... So, to everyone out there, sit back, take some notes, and relive your high school history class for a brief moment more as we take a look back on what's brought us all here today!

Last time on OnePiece

Back in the summer of 2013, u/milkyjoe241 created a thread that came to be known under the name of Bets and Wagers where users on this sub would bet with fake currency on what would happen in upcoming chapters of the One Piece story. While the game didn't stick around too long, the seeds were planted, and three years later by fall 2016, those seeds had sprouted.
A user by the name u/ZeppelinCaptain, fond of milkyjoe241's short-lived series decided he would revive the series under the name you all know and love today: Bets and Bravery! However, just like milkyjoe before him, ZeppelinCaptain soon became too wrapped up in other endeavors of his and had to leave the project. However, an ambitious and young not so young anymore lad by the name of u/euphon22 took up the mantle and saved the show from another swift demise.
Euphon22 premiered his Bets and Bravery on Halloween of 2016 I promise the show isn't cursed just because all the previous hosts have mysteriously disappeared, leaving the reins in another young hopeful's hands only for them to suffer the same fate in due time. Oh. Oh, God. Somebody, anybody, help! to roaring success, where he stayed showrunner for nearly two years. While he attempted to keep the show going consistently, his own life also became more busy with time and he had to take breaks from his work, and like milkyjoe and Zeppelin before him, eventually could no longer run the show consistently.
I was approached by euphon with the opportunity to keep the show alive as its host. While 15 minutes of pacing may be excessive in retrospect, this decision was a big one for me. As an avid veteran player, I wanted to see the game continue to prosper and grow, but didn't know if I could handle the job. To make a long story short, I took the job. Euphon took me under his wing and taught me everything he knew, and I've been running this show since July of this year.
Now we all stand here, at the 50th Edition of Bets and Bravery, as one big gambling-addicted family! I'm truly thankful to everyone, whether you're new to this game, whether you've been a veteran for years, or if you're somewhere in the middle! Truly, thank you all; I couldn't keep running this show without your support!

My Usual Shtick

Welcome one, welcome all, we're glad to have you! If you're new to Bets and Bravery, B&B is a weekly thread on this subreddit where users bet with fake currency, the Beli from in-universe, on what they think will happen in each week's chapter in a series of bets made by yours truly. I keep track of everyone's money in a giant Google Sheet, which is available in the links above. So, if you're new, you are not allowed to leave until Simon Says so enjoy your time! But, if you're a regular on this thread, we're glad to see you back!
We've closed the curtain on the first act of the Wano Arc on a depressing yet hopeful note. Luffy may be imprisoned, but he's in there with another strong pirate with a grudge on Kaidou, Kid! Tama may be injured, but Inuarashi is taking her to help! Law may not be injured, but neither are the Strawhats at Oden's Castle! wait, is that a problem? We may not know what will happen in the next act of Wano, but we can sure as hell bet on it! So, let's get right into...

The Bets of the Week

Wowee, would you look at that! What is this pile of exactly 500,000 Beli doing right out in the open?
Yes, dear audience, you heard that right. For this edition only, you, yes you, get 500,000 Beli for free! We're bringing out all the big guns this week, so you better respond appropriately! Now, here's your first bet tonight...

Bet 230

Obviously, there was one portion of the chapter that will have the most effect on the future of this arc. No, I'm not talking about Kin'emon's eventual reunion with O-Tsuru. I'm talking about Luffy yet again ending up in prison (and we all know how well prison hinders Luffy's journey). However, while Luffy ending up in prison is all the rave this week, let's talk about who else is in prison with Luffy.
According to u/OharaLibrarianArtur, the silhouette we saw in Kaidou's prison who attacked the guards with the fish bones was not Captain Kid, and that this person was held in an entirely different section of the prison from Luffy and Kid. The question becomes, just who is this man and why does he warrant his own solitary confinement while Luffy sits next to Kid? Well, that's your question! Who is this mysterious silhouette in Kaidou's jail?

• A. Denjiro, Kawamatsu, or the missing hat-wearing retainer from Kin'emon's Wano flashback! Odds 1:2
  
• B. The "lurking legend" Oda teased! Odds 1:3
  
• C. Lady Toki or Kozuki Hiyori! bless their manners Odds 1:5
  
• D. Another member of the Strawhat Alliance! Odds 1:5
  
• E. Some character not mentioned above! Odds 1:2
  

Bet 231

Back to prison, there's another important piece of the puzzle we need to discuss: Kid. Last time we saw Kid, it was all the way back before Whole Cake Island, eons ago, when he was captured and thrown in a different prison than he's in now. This all happened after he, Hawkins, and Apoo were all in the wrong place at the wrong time when Kaidou, attempting to kill himself, happened to fall from a sky island onto the meeting place of the supernovas. After a brief scuffle, Hawkins pledged allegiance, Apoo's status is unknown, and Kid was thrown in jail for being disobedient.
Now, he's not the only supernova who has gone up against Kaidou, as Luffy has ended up in the same predicament he has. Not only that, but they both have Conqueror's Haki (and of course Oda just drops that information in casual dialogue like it's nothing)! So, with the both of them having fought against and lost to Kaidou, both conquerors, and both wanting to defeat a Yonkou, it's obvious that they'd team up against Kaidou. Or, is it obvious? Dear audience, will Kid team up with Luffy to defeat Kaidou?

• A. Yes! Odds 1:2
  
• B. He will team up to escape prison, but will then leave/become a neutral party! Odds 1:3
  
• C. He will not team up with Luffy at all! Odds 1:4
  
• D. He will initially remain neutral, but will team up as the battle shifts in Luffy's favor! Odds 1:2
  

Bet 232

Let me reiterate that old adage: "Cut off the head and the body will die." With Luffy out of commission, odds do not favor the Strawhat Alliance right now at all. Even if Ashura Douji, Denjiro, and Kawamatsu are all recruited, without Luffy the plan stands no chance of success. He's a key aspect, and you think he'd be needed back on the battlefield as soon as possible, right?
Perhaps. However, another problem would then arise. If Luffy, let alone Luffy, Kid, and the other prisoner, breaks out of prison, Kaidou will send an army or even chase them down himself to put an end to them. It's a dilemma for sure. If Luffy remains in prison, he won't know the plan and won't have time to train for his fight in the upcoming battle. If Luffy escapes prison, he'll be a wanted man even more so and the plan will be thrown into even more chaos.
This question isn't about if Luffy will escape, he will eventually one way or another, but it is about when this attempted prison break will go down. Will the Strawhat Alliance immediately rush to break Luffy out of prison?

• A. They will immediately rush to help, and the prison break will be successful! Odds 1:2
  
• B. They will immediately rush to help, but the prison break will be unsuccessful! Odds 1:4
  
• C. They will bide time and later attempt a prison rescue! Odds 1:3
  
• D. Luffy will break out on his own time without the Alliance's help! Odds 1:3
  

Bet 233

This bet is where you can bet how many pages Chapter 921 will feature!
Note: Shounen Jump covers, color spreads, or fan art pages from either Jaimini's Box or Mangastream are not counted here. Double page spreads are counted as two separate pages. Cover story serials or fan requests are counted as a page.

• A. 15 or less pages! Odds 1:3
  
• B. 16 pages! Odds 1:2
  
• C. 17 pages! Odds 1:2
  
• D. 18 pages! Odds 1:3
  
• E. 19 pages! Odds 1:3
  
• F. 20 or more pages! Odds 1:4
  

Bet 234

Our final bet this week is about the main focus of this week's chapter! The chapter may cover multiple storylines, in which case, the correct answer will be whichever storyline the chapter gave the most attention to in terms of pages or panels, should it get that close!

• A. Luffy's stay in prison! Odds 1:2
  
• B. The Strawhat Alliance at Oden's Castle! Odds 1:3
  
• C. The closing of the first act of Wano was a sign, we're going back to the Reverie! Odds 1:4
  
• D. Other storylines, such as Kin'emon and Ashura Douji, the Flower Capital Strawhats, Tama, or something outside of Wano! Odds 1:5
  

Weekly Mini-Game

Continuing our 50th Edition Spectacular, we're also spicing up this week's Mini-Game! We're increasing the prize amount, but that means we also need to make this WMG harder to reflect that larger possible reward. Dear audience, I want you to guess how many panels this chapter will have!

• Criteria for WMG: It's a panel. What else would the criteria be? Are you stupid or something?

Note: If there is a cover story serial or fan requested cover this week, it will count as a panel toward the total. A panel has to be completely separate from other panels to count toward the total.
Guess 100% correctly on this, and you'll receive a whopping 5,000,000 Beli! If nobody guesses correctly, the closest answer receives 750,000 Beli! If multiple people guess correctly or are evenly close to the correct answer, the bounty is evenly split among them to the nearest 1,000 Beli!

End of This Week's Bets

And with that, we've made it through not just another exciting week of Bets and Bravery, but the 50th Edition Spectacular! I hope you all enjoyed what we had this week, as I enjoyed making B&B for you! Now, please listen to the following tutorial:

Here's an example of a good comment:

So that's him... The man who went against u/MADKITTIEZ... and who went on a massive betting spree, destroying the leaderboard in the process...!!
That tiny kid!? I thought he'd at least be as big as an all-star with all those winnings...
50,000 on 230B!
500,000 on 231D!
50,000 on 232C!
5,000,000 on 233C!
50,000 on 234C!
You'll pay for this... u/MADKITTIEZ...!!!
Bets and Bravery - First Act FIN

Notes and Reminders

• Are you new to Bets and Bravery? If so, welcome, we're always glad to see newcomers! As a first login bonus, you'll get to start with 1,000,000 Beli to bet with however you want!
  
• Are all your bets ending up missing the mark? Have your bets and beli ended up frozen and left you penniless? It's ok, that was just the first act, look forward to the second act. To get you back on your feet, you'll get 10,000 Beli as a weekly login bonus to keep you in the game playing! And, for this 50th Edition Spectacular take a shot for every time I've said that this post only, you'll get a whopping 500,000 Beli as a bonus! Get out there and knock 'em dead, kid!
  
• Please bet in values starting with 5 for this edition!
  
• Please bet on only one outcome (A, B, C, etc.) per bet (170, 171, 172, etc.)!
  
• Place all bets before spoilers drop for the chapter, cheating is a big no-no!
  
• Have any questions, comments, concerns, or ideas for future bets? Send me a message and I'll get right back to you!
  

Thanks for Participating!

Thanks to everyone out there who dropped by to read this thread, whether all the way through, just skimming, or just dropping by to see what this thread was. I'm truly grateful you all come by and support my work here as much as you do, so thank you. I hope I can keep living up to your expectations as host!
I wish you all good luck on this week's bets, and I will see you all back later this week after the chapter drops and the results thread is out for you all to see how you did! Until next time!
-MADKITTIEZ

I'm trying to make a compilation of the Fyber / TapJoy rewards so that we can all have a better idea of which ones are worth the time. If anyone has any offers to add in the comments I'll put them in this post.
Note that gem/diamond amounts will vary from user to user, but the listed amount should be a decent approximation. It's recommended to check both Fyber and TapJoy before selecting an offer as one service may reward you better than the other.
 
Free Slots Casino - House of F (876 diamonds)
Reach level 20
Not worth imo. You can autoplay, but you will likely run out of coins well before level 20 so then you have to check the app every 2 hours to get small amounts of coins to play with.
 
Board Kings (409 diamonds)
Reach level 3
This one is super easy, it took about an hour play time. Roll your dice, build buildings whenever possible, and you should hit level 3 quite quickly.
 
Vegas Words - Downtown Slots & Word (409 diamonds)
Reach level 11
This one is very easy. Set the slot to autoplay, level 11 does not take long. You will need to click every now and then to close various prompts. The coins you start with should easily be enough to hit level 11 unless you have really bad luck.
 
First Kobo Audiobook for free (935 diamonds)
Start your free trial, download and play your free audiobook.
You need a CC for this one, and you will not be billed. You can cancel the subscription immediately and you will still keep all rewards. It took maybe 15 minutes, and I got my diamonds almost immediately after.
 
Poker Heat - Free Texas Holdem (351 diamonds)
Reach level 5
Not worth it unless you really like poker. It seems like this one would take a couple of hours as progress was quite slow. I know I would have run out of free coins long before level 5, but I'm not a great poker player.
 
Lords Mobile (2131 diamonds)
Beat a level 2 monster
(Note: it says beat, but you only need to attack a level 2 monster to get credit) This one is very much worthwhile. It takes about an hour of constant playing to finish. Level your main building (town hall or whatever its called) to 7 asap, and only level other buildings when required. Join a guild as soon as you can as guild members can reduce your build times. Use gems and the cooldown reduction tickets that you get for completing quests and you should be done in no time.
 
Legendary: Game of Heroes (2571 diamonds)
Reach rank 20
Suuuuuuper boring, but easy to do. Just play level 2 (1-2) over and over and over like 200 times and you will be rank 20. It takes maybe 2 hours of mind numbing repetition. This is worth it because of the number of gems, but do yourself a favor and have Netflix on or something while completing this one.
 
Pirate Kings (643 diamonds)
Finish Island Three
If you're going to do this one, try and do as much as possible in one session. With a little luck you might be able to finish with just the starting number of spins. When you leave game and let time pass other players can blow up your island, which will set you back. If possible try to take any breaks as soon as you get to a new island and when you have very little money on hand. This one won't time much in game time, but you will likely have to play for a few minutes several days as spins recharge slowly.
 
milkshaakes pointed out this post which shows the following offers (it's for a different game, so it shows cash instead of diamonds):
 
Final Fantasy XV 3528 cash -- Level 10 citadel
Strategy Build lots of stone producing buildings, and about 1/2 as many metal producing buildings. Also build a few banks to produce gil. Research instant building completion. Upgrade what's needed for the citadel, ignore the rest of the game unless it gives you free stuff (like casino and quests).
Time to complete A few days. You'll need to log in for a few minutes repeatedly to queue buildings.
Value High. That's a ton of cash.
 
Lords Mobile 1612 cash -- Level 11 Castle
Strategy Queue the buildings needed for the castle. Complete free quests and use instant resource items when needed for buildings. Research construction speed if you feel like it.
Time to complete A few days. You'll need to log in repeatedly to queue buildings.
Value High. A lot of cash. I actually played the rest of the game for fun while I was at it. One of the more entertaining ones.
 
Forge of Empires 336 cash -- Thatched House
Strategy Research the requirements for the thatched house.
Time to complete Go through the tutorial, then log off for half a day. When you log back in you should be able to immediately research and build the thatched house.
Value High. This one only requires two log ins, and is probably the best time-to-cash ratio one I've completed.
 
Idle Heroes 392 cash -- Player level 40
Strategy Progress until you're getting about 10 xp per 5 seconds. Log back in in about 24 hours and collect all the accumulated XP.
Time to complete Only requires a little bit of playing upfront, then just logging in once or twice a day or two later.
Value High. Very little active time required.
 
Portal Quest 280 cash -- Team Level 10
Strategy Level up your characters. Click on the buildings and quests for free stuff and equip items.
Time to complete One login, 30 minutes to an hour.
Value High. Pretty easy to complete for a bit of cash.
 
King of Avalon 196 cash -- Level 5
Strategy Follow the tutorial for a little while, then go straight for leveling up your castle.
Time to complete A few logins, not much active time.
Value Medium. Not too long to complete, not much cash.
 
Coin Master 616 cash -- Complete Village Level 2 (i.e. get to village level 3)
Strategy This game has no strategy.
Time to complete About a day. A few logins of grinding that big ol' lottery spinner.
Value Medium. Reasonable amount of cash, reasonable amount of time, but a really painful game to have to play.
 
Alliance: Heroes of the Spire 560 cash -- Level 10 Hero
Strategy Do the main quest until it gets too difficult, then do the extra stage areas, and back to main quest.
Time to complete A few hours of gameplay, a few log ins.
Value Medium. Good amount of cash, not too much effort.
 
Summoners War 1400 cash -- Beat Level 9 Faimon Volcano
Strategy You have to build a strong balanced team. Depends on what heroes you get.
Time to complete This game requires a lot of fighting and leveling up your characters and unlocking new areas.
Value Medium-low. A lot of cash, but takes a lot of time to complete. Game is relatively fun, until you realize it's disgustingly P2W like every game on this list (and JWA itself ...)
 
Legendary Game of Heroes 560 cash -- Player level 20
Strategy Get in an okay guild. Use the guild characters in your fights for a super-powered assist. Power up a bunch of characters in one or two colors and try to match massive matches of those colors.
Time to complete This game requires a few hours and a few log ins.
Value Medium-low. I enjoyed this one, or it wouldn't have been worth the time it took.
 
Homescapes / Gardenscapes etc. low amounts of cash -- Install and open or tutorial
Strategy I couldn't complete the tutorials, but u/Wolvenna said they didn't take long, so YMMV.
Value Medium-low. Good for a quick little cash boost.
 
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes! 111 cash -- Level 8
Strategy Follow the tutorial, do the main quest.
Time to complete This game took a few hours and a couple logins.
Value Low. The game was reasonably fun, but a bad time to cash ratio.

-Private Server Guide-
I have been playing the Idle Heroes Private Server for about a year. Players who just started, often have many questions about the game, many of which should be answered in this guide for beginners in the PS. Many thanks for Meh321’s work to keep this server running.

• Best heroes / the stones artifacts needed for them

This guide is made for S1 on the private server. Some things are different on the seasonal or official servers. A general tip would be to always keep an end-game team in mind. Try to make a good plan that you can build up and improve upon in the future. I’ll talk about 10 staenabled heroes, mainly. There is no point in talking about 5 or 6 star heroes. You are quickly over that point. Most heroes that are top tier as 10staenabled are also good as 5 star compared to other 5 star heroes.
PvP (Player vs Player, The three arena’s and guildwar) is all about CC (Crowd Control is: freeze, stun, petrify and silence) and high burst damage. Support heroes who buff your team can help with high burst damage (increase teams attack or other attribute). This also applies in the tower.

• PvP Heroes

Faith blade: considered to be the best hero in the game by most people. It is easy to see why. He is the fastest CC hero in the game with very high damage on two units. Speed stone fb seems less viable now. Versus full E3 teams he will do very little damage.
-Speed Stone with energy artifact / Crit stone with energy artifact or crit/att artifact.
Michelle: Second fastest CC hero in the game (Mihms base speed is faster but he is not considered a cc unit). Faster than Dark arthindol by 0.8 speed.
-Speed stone with a speed or energy artifact.
Asmodel: Durable tanky unit with aoe damage. 3rd best light hero. High AoE dmg. He is slow and will get CCed a lot in top arena battles. Fast CC heroes attack before him. However, his skill and high damage makes up for his low speed.
-Crit Stone with Crit/att artifact / He can be used in first slot with a damage reduce artifact.
Belrain: The new Light priest healebuffer. Her active ability gives Attack and speed buffs for backline units but belrains speed is very low. There is a good chance she is cc-ed before being able to use her active in pvp fights. Heals on basic attack and heals for a great amount when she dies. Making her a consistent healer, even when cced for 1 or 2 rounds and then killed she will heal your team a lot for 4 rounds. She is an amazing support/healer unit for in a light and dark team. Her skillset also looks good for pve.
-Attack stone and attack arti like antlers
Dark arthindol: Third fastest cc hero in the game. Good counter vs Faithblade. With the recent release of mage gear DA is an ever better cc unit, also capable of doing very high dmg. With mage gear she is now faster than michelle(meaning enemy michelle can’t cc da round 1 before she uses skill).
-Speed stone with energy or speed artifact
Das moge: High AoE damage dealer. Can use active ability round 1 when 4 heroes have an energy artifact in your team. Considered third best dark hero.
-Attack stone with attack or vs class dmg artifact
Amuvor: Good hero in PvP and PvE, will talk more about him in the PvE section.
Mihm: Newest dark hero with a great combination of skills. Great dmg dealer and thanks to him being cc immune also a very consistent dmg dealer. Steals energy from lowest hp enemy unit on basic attack, this seems like a strong combination with the Augustus Ball artifact on him. Making him faster than faithblade(without speed stone). His active skill targets one random unit and has strong debuffs and can petrify front line units. The high dmg comes from his active and last passive. When any hero dies all enemy units take dmg, this can cause a chain reaction effect. This is also the reason some players are running him in a cheese/suicide line up. For example a mihm and 5 lvl 100 destroyers/michelle’s/emily’s. I do not think this strategy is viable in endgame pvp, there are counters and (some) full e3 teams can easily beat these cheese line ups. In my own experience he shines the most in a full light and dark team, good vs evil aura.
-Attack stone and a damage reduction arti ideally magic sword. Attack stone and Augustus ball.
For max attack put the mage gear weapon on him and the other 3 pieces of normal gear.
Demon hunter: High CC chance, silence is not a hard CC (meaning a hero who is silenced can still do basic attack). DH is the best forest hero for pvp arena fights. She can CC heroes with her basic attack that targets 3 units. This makes a speed artifact a great choice on her. Many high level player prefer to use speed artifacts over energy.
-Speed stone with speed or energy artifact.
Vesa: Great hero to invest in early on as she can reach nightmare in the aspen dungeon. She will help you progress in basicly anything. Very high dmg on 4 targets, 6 round heals and a 100% silence when she get under 50% health (Granted the enemy isn’t CC immune or is using an item that grants CC immunity).
-Crit stone with a crit artifact for damage. Att stone with att artifact for healing, this can be usefull in PvE. In PvP it’s best to run a crit vesa.
Emily: Support/buffer hero. Gives all heroes 20% attack 20 speed and debuffs the enemy team for 20% precision on active skill. One of the better fortress heroes, usefull in both PvE and PvP. Emily doesn’t need the best gear as she increases your teams attack when she comes below 50% health. Don’t upgrade her further than c5 stone, she doesn’t need the 3% extra health.
-Speed stone with energy or speed artifact
Iceblink: He does decent damage as a tank/first spot hero. He has CC but many CC heroes are faster than him. He is very good in the tower where speeds doesn’t matter.
-Speed/hp or att stone with dmg reduction artifact for tank/first spot. Or backline with energy or speed artifact.
Valentino: Val is the newest fortress hero in idle heroes. He has very high speed and stuns with his active. He has a hard time fighting stun immune heroes like faith blade and michelle which are in the meta now(Meta=best and most used heroes). He gives each ally’s skill a 25% to stun a hero with extra damage vs 1 random hero. Note; Mage tech is not the best tree to start with.
-Speed stone with energy or speed artifact
Kamath: The best PvP shadow hero. Good to complete the rainbow aura. He adds cc to your team. He does high dmg vs pertified units, good combo with Dark arthindol.
-Speed stone with speed artifact
Jahra: Newest shadow mage. Chance to freeze and petrify with active skill and steals attack. She is slower than most top cc heroes and has no kind of cc immunity, making her an inconsistent hero. She is capable of doing high dmg crits.
-Speed stone and energy arti
Kroos: Weaken is 50% more damage to the weakened hero. 75% stun chance vs all units for 2 rounds when below 50% health. Do i need to say more? Great hero for both PvP and PvE.
-Speed stone with energy artifact at 10staenabled.
King Barton: Tanky and high dmg+cc on basic attack. He and kroos are the best abyss heroes. His cc immune% makes him perform well consistently. Putting the cc immune passive on him when enabled makes him even better.
-Attacks stone and Magic Sword/dmg reduc arti
Queen, barea, karim and skerei are all decent abyss heroes, but in my opinion less strong and usefull than the above heroes. I would not recommend to make them. Teams with enabled skerei do surprisingly well in arena lately.

• Top PvE Heroes

Pve (guildbosses, marauders, broken space bosses and celestial island bosses)
Heartwatcher: Mandatory for marauders, broken space and to a lesser extent guildbosses. She increases your whole teams damage gradually up to 300%. Not the best hero for PvP as she only targets 2 units. This doesnt matter in marauders but does in arena.
-Dmg reduc artifact is best against high dmg bosses. Crit stone/arti for pvp and aspen
Sigmund: One of the best PvE boss dmg dealers in the game. He’s good as a main dmg dealer against marauders, broken space bosses and guildbosses. Not a great hero for PvP.
-Attack stone with a class dmg artifact
Barea: deals great dmg in pve. Better than sig is some cases, vs forest bosses for example.
-Crit stone and crit or vs class dmg arti
Aiden: One of the best dmg dealers vs kamath marauders. Aiden hearwatcher 3× 5star michelle lvl 50 kroos can do a billion+ dmg vs kamath marauders and also does well vs kamath guild/pray bosses. Aiden and flamestrike together in a suicide/cheese team can clear tower. They are both average for pvp.
-Attack or crit stone/arti vs kamath marauder use aidens fury arti
Amuvor: Close to sigmund in boss dmg. Can use active ability round 1 when 2 heroes in your team have an energy artifact. Great PvE and PvP hero. He is silence immune, a dh or vesa can’t stop him. I have seen him one shot a vesa round 1 multiple times.
-Crit stone with crit/att artifact
Walter and bb can do nice boss dmg. In most cases they don’t come close to sigmund. I would not recommend them for PvP. Usefull heroes but there are better choices.
Groo is very good for aspen. He can help clearing nighmare / hell aspen. Because of his low dmg he can not beat certain stages. He can also be used for certain guidbosses thanks to his high hp, dmg reduction and crit reduction.
Emily and rosa give your whole team a 20% attack boost. Rosa’s attack reduces enemies armor by 20% for 3 rounds. Emily gives your team more attack when she is under 50% health. Kroos is also a good buffer in PvE he reduces enemies armor and weakens them(50% more damage on weakened target). These are all good buffs and will help your dps heroes do more damage in PvE bosses.
In boss fights healing can be important. For this i would use vesa and a deer pet. Vesa can do a 200mil damage to a kamath marauder in 1 fight with a good team around her. She is a very good PvE hero.

• How to get copies of the best heroes

You can search for a specific hero in the normal casino. Most heroes are available in the super casino except dark and light. Top tier heroes can be a reward for completing events. Keep good heroes and don’t use them as fodder! (fodder=heroes used to upgrade a hero in the creation circle or awakening). When you play for a couple weeks or months you start pulling good heroes from summons, orbs and replacements in the prophet tree. Luck is a big factor is this.

• How to build a team for PvP/PvE. +Hero positioning

As said earlier PvP is mostly about CC and burst damage. You will see this in the team examples.

• Rainbow team

Dark Arthindol Faithblade Kroos Valentino Kamath Demon hunter
Emily Vesa Kroos Michelle Kamath Amuvor

• Redemption team

Asmo Demon hunter Michelle Emily valentino Demon hunter

• PvE

Sigmund Vesa Heartwatcher rosa emily sigmund
Sigmund Bloodblade Vesa Heartwatcher Amuvor Kroos
Combinations like this will do great in marauders and other boss fights. Try to test different set ups with artifacts, heroes and positioning to get max damage.
Some heroes get an advantage from being hit. Like Kroos who stuns when under 50% health. Other examples are Emily, Dark Arthindol or Iceblink. These heroes are good for first spot. Second spot is best for your top dmg dealer. Heroes that hit the back line can’t damage or cc your second spot hero.

• Enabling!

A new way to upgrade 10 star heroes. On the private server for every enable level (E1,E2,E3) you can choose one passive out of list of different passives. Always try to prioritize E3 l/d before regular faction because it takes a lot of resources to do so, notable E3 heroes in the regular factions are vesa sigmund skerei heartwatcher demon hunter kamath val jahra barton. After faction type in terms of hero types prioritize dmg dealers and/or cc units than supports for e3. Do not immediately e3 support heroes like emily kroos, you wont get much out of it. Getting 7 faithblade copies isn’t easy so i recommend relativly newer players to focus on making an E3 hero that is good for aspen and boss damage. This will help you progressing faster. This applies for everyone that can’t compete in top pvp.

• How often do you need to login to get max resources

The Campaign stops gathering exp and resources after 8hours. It is ideal to log in every 8 hours and claim your campaign, mines and guildmill. You can attack a guildboss every 16h. Celestial island mines stop gathering gems, gold and dust after 6hours. Guild mill is done every 8 hours.

• Celestial island

The tower in celestial island is maxed at level 20 and the mines and other buildings at level 40. From the islands that you can attack 20 times you have a chance to get gems and orange artifact shards. Killing celestial bosses has a chance to give skin shards. The higher bosses have a higher chance to give skin shards. The last boss gives a guaranteed skin shard. I don’t recommend anyone to spend gems on the purple daffodils used to attack islands and bosses. The attack(Tyrant) towers are good to invest in early to boost your attack in the celestial islands. The Vitality and Harvest relic are also good to invest in, same for the gold, dust and gem mines.

• Marketplace/Casino shop/Brave trail shop/Aspen

In the marketplace i suggest to buy chips, arena tickets, dust and 4star heroes for gold. You can buy scrolls for 150 gems. Don’t spend gems refreshing the marketplace. Casino shop is good for completing gear sets. You can buy a missing piece to complete the set. Or buy fodder heroes. The brave trail shop doesn’t have much for good value, i suggest to buy monster materials or dust.
The Aspen dungeon is very important. This is your main source of resources. With heroes like Vesa, Groo and Faithblade with max tech you can reach nightmare. Scrolls for 1250 gems and every casino chip, arena ticket and 4star hero for gold is a good deal. Aspen is the place where you should spend most of your gems. This way you prepare for a summon event.

• saving for events

Events usually come once a month. Best is to save untill you have enough of a resource to finish an event. You can see all the different events on the event calendar on reddit. Summon event is the hardest event to complete early on. Try to progress in aspen to gather more scrolls. If you just started like a week it is okay to use scrolls to get a full 5 star team asap. After that never use any scrolls outside of a summon event (summon event has double the odds). Finishing fusion events is very important for dust and monster upgrade materials. Buying the max amount of event raid 4/3 star shards every day will help you complete fusion events. I think this is a crucial part in progressing fast on the private server. On the official server this would be vip lvl locked. You can save heroes as shards for a miracle event (miracle event= summon 3 5star heroes from the 4 normal factions, and 2 from light and dark). In special events with a special resource you collect in campaign, the campagin cap is 24hours instead of 8hours.

• PvP and PvE

Arena fights, toc, fta and guildwar are the PvP side of the game. This is a lot fun but doesn’t give much resources. I recommend new players on the private server to make a PvE team first. Try to gather gems by killing marauders and compete for the top dmg dealer in guildbosses. This way you will progress much faster. After guildboss 60 your guild unlocks the pray of fire. Here your guild summons a guildboss after praying 360 times. Everyone in the guild can pray one time for free, once for 40 gems and for 80 gems every day. The best thing is to beat all guildbosses 1-60 with a decent PvE team. As a beginner, try to join a guild that is on a low guildboss. Try to complete your mill quest every 8 hours. With a max level mill you can get between 1000 and 1500 guildcoins per day. It is not worth it to spend gems on upgrading guild mill quests. IMPORTANT TIP: The guild shop is a trap. You need all your guild coild for guild tech. Guild tech doesn’t only work in guild it applies everywhere.

• Pets

The dragon pet is the best choice all round in the current meta. The crit% with crit dmg plus the 60% holy dmg after pet attack is a good comination with burst heroes. Dragon is also very good for marauders and guildbosses. Wolf works well with heroes who have extra dmg vs bleed like Bloodblade. This is strong for marauders and guildbosses. This works the same for the Snake pet with poisen heroes. Deer is useful for brave trails, high lvl guildbosses and lvl 500 broken space bosses. I do not have much to say about fox, frost and golem. All three are very situational, but dragon does their job better generally.
Thanks to Omar aka SpicyBaghdaddy, Sleepy, Aetherflux and Thal for helping me write this guild. And everyone else who gave me feedback.

Ok so first I just want to say that I'm completely F2P, that might change later on if this game keeps my interest but it's too early for me to feel like spending money.
That being said, I just want to check in with the community here and see if I'm playing this game "right" so far.
This is a screenshot of my current best heroes: https://imgur.com/a/5j0JAqm
I have a bunch of 3-star and 4-star heroes as well, since I read that I should be saving 4 copies of 3-star heroes for fusing 4-star into 5-star or something along those lines.
I've already thoroughly read both the archived FAQ post (https://www.reddit.com/IdleHeroes/comments/6iw1b2/idle_heroes_faq_and_newbie_guide/) and the Tavern refreshing thread (https://www.reddit.com/IdleHeroes/comments/8o41sj/tavern_refreshing_the_best_gem_investiment_on/)
So here's where I stand so far...
I have 598 Anniversary Carnival Coins and have been using them to cash in Prophet Orbs for Forest or Fortress heroes. I know that I should be saving these for events, but since I still don't have a full team of natural 5-star heroes I was still trying my luck. It seems that since the event lasts so long I might save up the 3200 required to get one of the 5-star heroes directly from the event.
In Brave Trial I have around 10k scales, furthest I've gotten is 13 but even when I unequip all my heroes and send in my Norma with the best gear I have, it's still not enough. Not sure what to spend/save these for. Maybe one of the 5-stars at the top?
I've been buying the Arena Tickets, Casino Chips, and Heroic Scrolls from the Market. I know that I should be saving these up for events aside from the ones I use to complete the daily Quests.
For Tavern I've been refreshing as mentioned in the thread I linked earlier, practicing situation 8. I don't have a lot of heroes so I can't really stockpile these quests in anticipation of an event, but I do my best.
In Tower of Oblivion I'm on the 66th layer. Not much to get into there.
Celestial Island I invested in a Gold Mine and Vitality Relic which are both currently level 2 along with the Watch Tower. I typically can't clear an island node unless I have 12 or 13 Daffodils.
In Campaign I'm at 5-9.
My Guild is currently level 4 and we're on the 4th Raid Boss. Haven't invested in any Guild Tech or spent anything in the Store. I imagine I should keep saving these for Faceless or the tech when I get stronger.
I complete all my daily Quests, as mentioned earlier, with the exception of the Heroic Summon quest, unless it's a day where I receive a free one. So that should cover that I complete all my Event Raids, Casino Spins, free Arena Battles, etc.
As far as anything I haven't already mentioned, I have 2 Prophet Orbs from login, 32 Casino Chips, and most of my gear sets are green with a few pieces of red, and one green artifact. About 1900 Magic Dust which I haven't done anything with, and not enough Branches, Glory Coins, or Soul Stone Shards to do anything with.
My current team, if it's not obvious from the image link at the top is as follows:

1. Fegan 2. Norma 3. Iceblink 4. Thale 5. Aleria 6. Miki

I know this was a long read but basically I wanna know if I'm doing this right, and if not, what I should be doing?
Specifically in regards to my Prophet Orbs and how to spend my Anniversary Carnival Coins.
Any replies appreciated.