Temple Guard Ascension Cost Analysis

All it's cracked up to be?

An interesting note before we begin, the Temple Guard Ascension actually looks quite a bit different from the Cx-2 Ascension, which to me was arguably one of the highest value shard packs a player could possibly buy, should they really want to max out a character. Instead, this pack presents values more similarly to the Dark Clones Ascension pack that released at the same time as Scorch - Trading shards of Appo, Cx-2, and Disguised Clone Trooper, in favor of a ton of ability materials and gear.

However, while the Cx-2 provided more shards [85], and a higher overall price tag [$85], the cost per shard [not accounting for any other rewards], remains exactly the same.

While I wasn’t on Substack at the time of those pack releases, you can find my more low-fi cost analysis of both on Reddit:

• Cx-2 Ascension Analysis

• Dark Clones Ascension Analysis

So what exactly does the new pack look like?

Note:

• This is the first marquee ascension with a shard in the FREE pack, which is pretty damn cool.

• New Marquees are valued at 167c/s however I value brand new marquees at 139c/s to account for the discount volume packs a player whaling on the purchase may wish to purchase instead.

Analysis

• Ignoring the extra goodies, you’re paying roughly $1/shard [not accounting for the free shard as it’s not locked behind any paywall]. The “Temple Guard Bundle” has the same valuation.

• At the top tier you’re receiving 20,000 crystals worth of free goodies on top of the Temple Guard shards, which is kind of cool if you need all of those goodies.

• As an end game player I would break it down as:

  • Very little value: MK12 Armatek Holo Lens and Omegas

  • No Value: Kyrotech Shockprods, Battle Computers, Injector Head Salvage, and MK8 Neuro-Saav Electrobinoculars Components

    • It’s important to note that I recognize shock prods and battle computers are both gates for non end game players.

• If I wanted to spend $60? There are worse ways to do it. I see no value in doing so if you do not intend to earn Badass Motherfucker Mace Windu on his first run, which I don’t see myself doing without hefty donations.

• Reminder: Players who wish to max out a character by the end of their marquee event need to account for 145 [144 with free pack] shards being purchased.

Note: I do recommend players attempt to finish the marquee event at 58/65 so that they can maximize free shards from the first Era Battles run, this means purchasing a total of 33 shards [32 because of the 1 free here] on day 1. Spending $20 on the episode pass and an additional $15 on the first 2 tiers [35 total shards] is not a terrible idea, but I’d personally prefer to spend crystals at that point and buy 2-3 packs.