Can you talk me out of CR skill shard project?

[FlyingV]

At present, I have Holy Smoke and 4 toons maxed with skill shards (AG, SSD, Warrior Troll, & Assassin Golden Son for those curious). I quit Soldier Eddie midway as I was getting great returns, but it's only a matter of time before all those precious shards get diverted to Acrid Smoke :/

Anyway, CR is in my go-to Eddie team with HS and Soldier, so I have been leveling his talismans and considering whether I want to invest skill shards as well. There seems to be one major downside: I need 12 more (of 13) to complete him, which will take eons. This is a hard pill to swallow. The upside is that CR seems to be (one of) the most talked about Eddies here, and his usefulness is undisputed. If I stick to the project, I will have enhanced one of the most heavily-relied upon characters in the game.

The other issue seems to be the toons. I am happy with the team(s) I have leveled with shards at present, but to me my best remaining toons do not seem to be worth the investment. Either these 5* characters are not more significant/useful toons than those I have already leveled, or they are the type that require nearly as many shards as CR while not providing the same returns or being as useful.

While I am content to quit while fortune favors me (as in the case of my Soldier Eddie), I am not one to drop 3 or 4 shards into one character and move on to the next. I prefer maximizing those worthy of the investment. So, with that said, would you agree with this project or not (and if not, please state your reasoning/alternate suggestions).

EDIT: in case it helps your assessment or if you missed it, my 5* character roster is in my sig and those not mentioned above have not received skill shards yet,

TIA!

[Reeb99]

If he's your go-to Eddie and you already have skills maxed on the preferred allies, then go for it. I don't even have a CR Eddie, but I do know that he's the best magic Eddie by a long shot. The only concern is nerfs in the future, but you run that risk with any character.

I'm to the point where I'm debating whether to use skill shards on Soldier Eddie or rocket dog. Both have unpopular skills with huge level black holes. I actually do use acrid smoke on the gunner LoL boss though, makes him a lot less likely to steal your buffs it sure seems. Which is pretty handy, because I can use the AG buff without much worry.

[Painkiller]

My char to-go is Grim Reaper (before was SE) and I had like 29 skill shards ...would like to get CR but with my luck, who knows when it will happen. It took me 2 days to get courage and spend all skills shards on him ...but I did , so now I'm on the path of farming anything, in hope one day CR Eddie or why not, Cyborg guy will drop
Skill shards will come, I use trooper badges to buy them, playing all my 50 troopers daily ...so, YES, spend all on CR , I'm sure you will not be sorry

[Nifelheim]

I posted my experience with my max talismans, Max shard CR in the character discussion. I need to use him more to be familiar with his strategy, but damage output isn't special.

My max shard soldier Ed with less than ideal talismans hits harder most of the time.

[konstifik]

I consider putting my skill shards on him as well. The only reason I haven't is that my team is so powerful anyway, so I'm currently saving my skill shards in case I get/upgrade a cool toon where they would make more use.

[Ringe666-7406]

Do it... 12 skill shards is about a month of work and it will pass quickly, trust me Plus, you might get some in SL or through Acheivements

[Arcturus]

after avoiding putting any skill shards on Eddies for while, I'm working to max out CR. He's just so damn useful. I switched to GR for a while while he was new, but CR's just so useful (between his awesome heals and his fury which remove beneficials). So good at auto farming.

I'd say go for it. He doesn't take all that many (certainly compared to GR), and there are no big holes like Soldier's Acrid Smoke.

[Aristo4]

Never did regret spending 13 on my CR...and I had 2-3 months to regret it.

[FlyingV]

Never did regret spending 13 on my CR...and I had 2-3 months to regret it.

Good to hear. Looking back on his skill tree upgrades, I'm not terribly enthused about the mere 5% increments for a max of 15% on most skills, but I cannot think of a project that is more worthwhile to undertake, ATM.

[Witkacy]

Good to hear. Looking back on his skill tree upgrades, I'm not terribly enthused about the mere 5% increments for a max of 15% on most skills, but I cannot think of a project that is more worthwhile to undertake, ATM.

He's WORTH upgrading to the max - trust me - it's still my basic Eddie - if you'll max torch and black embrace - you'll see why everyone considering him as best of the best