Veteran rosters should cross-reference updated F2P tier lists and build guides on LootBar afk(https://www.lootbar.com/top-up/afk-journey ) whenever a mid-season balance hotfix changes a carry’s value. A survey-informed roster is useful, but your own failure trigger—survival, energy, or boss damage—should decide the next upgrade. Resource Efficiency Rules to Avoid Wasting Progress Follow this store order before buying niche copies: Odie, Marilee, and Cecia first , then Koko, Thoran, and Rowan according to your mode bottleneck. Target Odie S+ , Marilee S+ , Cecia S+ , Koko M+ , Thoran M+ , and Rowan M+ ; stopping below these milestones can leave a carry functional but inefficient, while overspending on side heroes delays every mode.