Insignia Guide

[Selene]

Insignia Guide

1. Main Stat
2. Sub Stats
3. Upgrade Cost
4. Cost-Benefit Analysis

TL;DR

Here are the final guidelines/recommendations:

• All players — do NOT upgrade Uncommons/Rares.
• Low levels/BSIs — upgrade Commons. You get more power per alloy/cash used, which are harder to come by for you.
• Mid levels/Hybrids — consider upgrading a mix of Commons and Epics.
• High levels/LSIs — if you have an ample supply of insignias, alloy, and cash, forget the Commons. Only upgrade Epics.

[Selene]

Main Stat

Main Stat Types
A given insignia type has a specific main stat. Infinity can have any one of the three main stats.

	LT Atk +	LT Def +	Health +
Fury	X
Blood	X
Aegis		X
Vanguard		X
Beast			X
Infinity	X	X	X

Main Stat Scaling
The primary attack, defense, or health bonus depends on insignia rarity and level. Level 9 is a turning point; every level before it increases the main stat by 1, and every level after it increases the main stat by 2 for non-epics, 3 for epics.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Common	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	17	19	21	23	25	27
Uncommon	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	21	23	25	27	29	31
Rare	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	22	24	26	28	30	32
Epic	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	24	27	30	33	36	39

[Selene]

Sub Stats

Sub Stat Types
A given insignia type has certain possible sub stats.

	LT Atk +	LT Def +	Health +	LT Atk %	LT Def %	Health %	Dmg %	Shield %	Crit %	Crit Dmg %
Fury	X		X	X					X
Blood	X		X	X						X
Aegis		X	X		X	X		X
Vanguard		X	X		X	X
Beast			X	X	X
Infinity	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Number of Sub Stats
The number of sub stats depends on insignia rarity and level. Every five levels grants additional sub stats.

	1	5	10	15
Common	0	1	2	3
Uncommon	0	1	2	4
Rare	1	2	3	5
Epic	2	3	4	7

Sub Stat Scaling
Neither insignia rarity nor level affects the strength of an individual sub stat. Instead, the sub stat value falls between a certain range. Because all sub stats are randomly generated, they will converge on averages.

	Minimum	Average	Maximum
LT Atk + LT Def + Health +	+1	+3	+5
LT Atk % LT Def %	1%	1.25%	1.5%
Health %	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Dmg % Shield % Crit %	0.2%	0.25%	0.3%
Crit Dmg %	0.5%	0.75%	1%

[Selene]

Upgrade Cost

Alloy Cost
These are the alloy costs required to upgrade an insignia to the displayed level.

	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Common	60	74	86	98	108	115	120	124	126	132	135	143	149	153
Uncommon	90	110	128	146	162	173	180	186	189	198	203	214	223	230
Rare	108	132	154	176	194	207	216	223	227	238	243	257	267	275
Epic	120	147	171	195	216	230	240	248	252	264	270	285	297	306

Cash Cost
These are the cash costs required to upgrade an insignia to the displayed level.

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Common

300k

366k

428k

489k

540k

574k

600k

619k

630k

660k

675k

713k

743k

765k

Uncommon

450k

548k

641k

728k

810k

861k

900k

923k

945k

990k

1.013M

1.069M

1.114M

1.148M

Rare

540k

658k

770k

874k

972k

1.033M

1.08M

1.114M

1.134M

1.188M

1.215M

1.283M

1.337M

1.377M

Epic

600k

731k

855k

971k

1.08M

1.148M

1.2M

1.238M

1.26M

1.32M

1.35M

1.425M

1.485M

1.53M

Cumulative/Relative Cost
These are the total rounded amounts of alloy and cash required to upgrade a level 1 insignia to the displayed level. Because there is a chance for an upgrade to fail at each level, the actual total cost will be higher. For each insignia rarity, there is a cost ratio to the highest (epic) cost.

	5	10	15	Ratio
Common	318 alloy $1.6M	911 alloy $4.5M	1623 alloy $8.1M	50%
Uncommon	474 alloy $2.4M	1364 alloy $6.8M	2432 alloy $12.1M	75%
Rare	570 alloy $2.8M	1637 alloy $8.2M	2917 alloy $14.6M	90%
Epic	633 alloy $3.2M	1819 alloy $9.1M	3241 alloy $16.2M	100%

Special thanks to analytical for providing data.

Important Note: These tables have not been finalized. Due to missing data, rounding, extrapolation, and the 25% cash discount, some of these values may not be precise. If you see anything incorrect, or can verify the accuracy of a cell/row/table, please let me know.

[Selene]

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Investing Wisely
Your personal build/class should determine the type of insignia to pursue (Fury/Blood/Aegis/Vanguard/Beast/Infinity). However, the question remains: which rarity should you upgrade? To answer this, we must calculate the cost effectiveness of each insignia rarity. Ideally, you want the greatest stat boost for the smallest amount of alloy/cash possible.


Power Index, Cost Ratio, and Cost Effectiveness
There are three core attributes we define to perform a cost-benefit analysis.

• Power Index — A rough approximation of the strength of a level 15 Common/Uncommon/Rare/Epic insignia. Calculated by (Level 15 Main Stat) + (3x Max # of Sub Stats). We multiply the sub stat by 3 because this is the average # of SPs added per sub stat, excluding percent boosts.
• Cost Ratio — Expresses how much an insignia of any rarity costs to upgrade, relative to an epic insignia.
• Cost Effectiveness — Power index divided by cost, with epic defined as 100% cost effectiveness. Higher means better.

	Power Calculation	Power Index	Cost Ratio	Cost Effectiveness
Common	27 + (3x3)	36	50%	120%
Uncommon	31 + (3x4)	43	75%	96%
Rare	32 + (3x5)	47	90%	87%
Epic	39 + (3x7)	60	100%	100%

Upgrade Commons and Epics
The conclusion we reach is that Common insignias are most cost effective. 120% means you gain about 20% more stats (both main and sub combined) when you upgrade Commons instead of Epics, with the same amount of alloy/cash spent.

Of course the ultimate goal is always epics, because in the end you should try have to have the best insignias equipped on your core LTs. Epics are still the strongest—they're just more expensive per stat than Commons are.

Here are the final guidelines/recommendations:

• All players — do NOT upgrade Uncommons/Rares.
• Low levels/BSIs — upgrade Commons. You get more power per alloy/cash used, which are harder to come by for you.
• Mid levels/Hybrids — consider upgrading a mix of Commons and Epics.
• High levels/LSIs — if you have an ample supply of insignias, alloy, and cash, forget the Commons. Only upgrade Epics.

[analytical]

Re: Insignia Guide

I made a list of the gold and alloy costs, but before I could finish the table, they changed the costs. The one Epic that I got to Lv15 was $18 mil.

I've seen a sub-stat repeat - like if it's LT Attack for the first one, it might also be LT Attack again later. If I'm reading the chart right, Selene, it's inevitable sometimes. There are only 4 different possible sub-stats for a Fury insignia. The Rares have 5 and the Epics have 7, so they are bound to double up at least some stats for a non-infinity insignia.

Nice setup, Selene. Thanks!

[Mist]

Re: Insignia Guide

Good work. ������

[Selene]

Re: Insignia Guide

I made a list of the gold and alloy costs, but before I could finish the table, they changed the costs. The one Epic that I got to Lv15 was $18 mil

Could you send me that list if you still have it? They could still be useful because according to the devs, the cash costs dropped by 25% across the board, while the alloy costs stayed the same.

I've seen a sub-stat repeat - like if it's LT Attack for the first one, it might also be LT Attack again later. If I'm reading the chart right, Selene, it's inevitable sometimes. There are only 4 different possible sub-stats for a Fury insignia. The Rares have 5 and the Epics have 7, so they are bound to double up at least some stats for a non-infinity insignia.

Yes, sub stats definitely repeat, especially on a maxed epic. For example, here is a level 15 epic insignia I saw on a level 2000 player:



First thing I noticed was the five health % boosts. As you can see these 5 sub stats are combined under one number—2.72%. If you divide 2.72% by 5 you get 0.54%, which is higher than the average (0.5%). So this insignia is somewhat strong in terms of health %.

However, the other two sub stats are very weak. 0.21% shield is close to the minimum possible shield, 0.2%. And +1 LT Defense is the absolute lowest possible value for an LT Defense + sub stat.

Overall this defensive insignia has pretty bad sub stats, unless you have a lot of player health. Of course it's still an excellent insignia to have (+39 defense main stat), but it's not the best, so you may not want to equip it on your top LT.

[Selene]

Re: Insignia Guide

Because the main stat and number of sub stats depend on insignia rarity and level—both of which you can control—the only random factor is the strength and type of each individual sub stat.

Obviously if you have empty insignia slots you'll want to fill those up first. But once you get to optimizing your inner circle, you should aim for
1) the right types of sub stats (e.g. maybe you want crit chance, or damage %)
2) strong sub stats (above average/leaning toward the maximum).

By analyzing your insignias according to this table…

Sub Stat Scaling
Neither insignia rarity nor level affects the strength of an individual sub stat. Instead, the sub stat value falls between a certain range. Because all sub stats are randomly generated, they will converge on averages.

	Minimum	Average	Maximum
LT Attack + LT Defense + Health +	+1	+3	+5
LT Attack % LT Defense %	1%	1.25%	1.5%
Health %	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Damage % Shield % Crit Chance %	0.2%	0.25%	0.3%
Crit Damage %	0.5%	0.75%	1%

…you will be able to determine which insignias to sell, keep, or equip. Here is another example that illustrates how to use the table:



This insignia is very strong for an enforcer. It has five LT Defense + sub stats, which average to +4 each (fairly high). The Health + sub stat is maxed at +5, which is exceptional. And the 0.23% shield is just below average (0.25%). Overall this Level 15 Epic Aegis is definitely a keeper.

[Muppet]

Re: Insignia Guide

Yep, good work Selene .

After a little muddling the first couple of days with a few refills and drops I saw the way I wanted to go, this post makes it so I don't have to think so much so thanks.

Damage % then the two crit abilitys is what I hope to have eventually! infinity insignias baby! he'll yeah!

What's the best site you lot use for uploading screenshots? As I'd happily share a screen if I get my favourite stats.

[Selene]

Re: Insignia Guide

Yep, good work Selene .

After a little muddling the first couple of days with a few refills and drops I saw the way I wanted to go, this post makes it so I don't have to think so much so thanks.

Damage % then the two crit abilitys is what I hope to have eventually! infinity insignias baby! he'll yeah!

What's the best site you lot use for uploading screenshots? As I'd happily share a screen if I get my favourite stats.

Imgur.com works well for me. Use [img][/img] tags to insert without having to do an attachment.

[Selene]

Re: Insignia Guide

http://underworldempireforums.com/showthread.php?33282-Insignia-Guide&p=131876#post131876

Added an Upgrade Cost section with tentative table values.

Because I didn't have data for everything, I used surrounding data to fill in missing cells, which produces inaccuracies. So if you see anything wrong, please shoot me a PM or post here.

[alexian]

Re: Insignia Guide

OMG, such an awesome guide. Thanks ✌️

Sticky it would be helpful

[Selene]

Re: Insignia Guide

Can someone double check if the cost to go from level 2 epic insignia --> level 3 epic is $731k?

I have a feeling it might be $735k instead, but I all my epics are above level 5 :/

[Squiffle]

Re: Insignia Guide

Can someone double check if the cost to go from level 2 epic insignia --> level 3 epic is $731k?

I have a feeling it might be $735k instead, but I all my epics are above level 5 :/

I'm seeing $731,250 (plus 147 alloy).