SawzAll

The old mech game:
https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/449591
I am suspicious that there's some sort of connection between SM and that old game.  But if I'm wrong please tell me.
As for SM, I was referring to shields in SM.  The other game was a side comment.

Here's a list of most to least bang for your buck in terms of divining certain items.  It's still a work in progress.  At the bottom, I will explain the long story.






SHORT STORY: This chart can help you decide what items to divine (but it's "on paper" so use your brain).
LONG STORY: So in my year+ of playing SM, sometimes I've wondered which items I should divine first.  So I set about doing some math to determine this, based on the difference that is made in the stats.
Basically, looking at what stat increases and by how much is used here to determine "bang for the buck," or statistically what factors increase the most.  There are some caveats to this but just hold on, I'm going to explain.  I am still looking for those who can help me with screenshots on these types of items (the page in SM that tells you what you gain by ascending an item).
The great players who have played / are playing SM usually recommend to divine torsos first.  If you look at this chart, you see this is confirmed.  This is because heat, energy, and HP of torsos are increased when you divine them.  Sure, this isn't rocket science, we know this.
But this is useful mainly for other circumstances.  For example, if you're a new player and you can divine either your malice beam or your lightning recoiler, you may not know which you want to divine first.  This chart tells you which item's difference in stats would be the greatest, i.e. which will receive the most benefit from being divined.  (I don't have malice beam yet but based on a 5% reduction from divine, it appears you should divine your malice beams before your lightning recoiler.)
Now note that this chart is pure math, nothing else.  Obviously this chart is a tool or guide, but it does not account for all factors.  It tries to account for how many times you use it in an arena battle by using the more or less "3-4 turns" concept, so unlimited use items receive a "4" here.  Face shocker receives a 3, etc.  This is just to, statistically, try to account for items with limited shots.  This seems to also match real world game knowledge, as most people don't recommend to newbies to divine their basalt dissolvers first, for example.
But what I mean is even looking at this chart, you need to determine what is more important to you.  You should still divine torsos first, but if you have 3 divine MPV and 3 divine LPV like me, your next move is usually not to divine HPV.  HPV is useful for some RAID, campaign, and titan stuff, but you don't use it as often as MPV and LPV in this game, so obviously HPV should not be your next divine if you just got your 5th legendary ascension relic.
So as you look at the chart, think, "what do I use the most?" and use that to decide among the items you use the most.
So for example, my 3v3 heat damage team I'm currently using.  I am using items like Abomination, Shadow Wolf, and Burning Shower.  Per this chart, burning shower receives the most benefit from being divined, so if I'm choosing between these 3 items, I should divine burning shower first, but of course assuming I've already divined more important items like torsos and such.
Statistically, modules tend to be towards the bottom, though platinums would be "most" important statistically, followed by defense matrices, combined engines, and quad cores.  Does that mean you should divine defense matrix?  In my opinion, no, because defense matrix, while very useful, is not an "end game" item.  Your "end game" builds are triple fortress.  I have made rank 1 using defense matrix, but barely.  I generally don't consider defense matrix a "rank 1" item.
I'm still trying to get more data, so this chart IS NOT COMPLETE.  But it's getting close.  There are many other factors to consider like efficiency (damage to weight for weapons, etc.) and build (for instance, Sorrow isn't that good on paper but it works very well in certain builds).
If you would like to help me with this data, contact me on discord.  Thanks!

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Here's a list of most to least bang for your buck in terms of divining certain items.  It's still a work in progress.  At the bottom, I will explain the long story.






SHORT STORY: This chart can help you decide what items to divine (but it's "on paper" so use your brain).
LONG STORY: So in my year+ of playing SM, sometimes I've wondered which items I should divine first.  So I set about doing some math to determine this, based on the difference that is made in the stats.
Basically, looking at what stat increases and by how much is used here to determine "bang for the buck," or statistically what factors increase the most.  There are some caveats to this but just hold on, I'm going to explain.  I am still looking for those who can help me with screenshots on these types of items (the page in SM that tells you what you gain by ascending an item).
The great players who have played / are playing SM usually recommend to divine torsos first.  If you look at this chart, you see this is confirmed.  This is because heat, energy, and HP of torsos are increased when you divine them.  Sure, this isn't rocket science, we know this.
But this is useful mainly for other circumstances.  For example, if you're a new player and you can divine either your malice beam or your lightning recoiler, you may not know which you want to divine first.  This chart tells you which item's difference in stats would be the greatest, i.e. which will receive the most benefit from being divined.  (I don't have malice beam yet but based on a 5% reduction from divine, it appears you should divine your malice beams before your lightning recoiler.)
Now note that this chart is pure math, nothing else.  Obviously this chart is a tool or guide, but it does not account for all factors.  It tries to account for how many times you use it in an arena battle by using the more or less "3-4 turns" concept, so unlimited use items receive a "4" here.  Face shocker receives a 3, etc.  This is just to, statistically, try to account for items with limited shots.  This seems to also match real world game knowledge, as most people don't recommend to newbies to divine their basalt dissolvers first, for example.
But what I mean is even looking at this chart, you need to determine what is more important to you.  You should still divine torsos first, but if you have 3 divine MPV and 3 divine LPV like me, your next move is usually not to divine HPV.  HPV is useful for some RAID, campaign, and titan stuff, but you don't use it as often as MPV and LPV in this game, so obviously HPV should not be your next divine if you just got your 5th legendary ascension relic.
So as you look at the chart, think, "what do I use the most?" and use that to decide among the items you use the most.
So for example, my 3v3 heat damage team I'm currently using.  I am using items like Abomination, Shadow Wolf, and Burning Shower.  Per this chart, burning shower receives the most benefit from being divined, so if I'm choosing between these 3 items, I should divine burning shower first, but of course assuming I've already divined more important items like torsos and such.
Statistically, modules tend to be towards the bottom, though platinums would be "most" important statistically, followed by defense matrices, combined engines, and quad cores.  Does that mean you should divine defense matrix?  In my opinion, no, because defense matrix, while very useful, is not an "end game" item.  Your "end game" builds are triple fortress.  I have made rank 1 using defense matrix, but barely.  I generally don't consider defense matrix a "rank 1" item.
I'm still trying to get more data, so this chart IS NOT COMPLETE.  But it's getting close.  There are many other factors to consider like efficiency (damage to weight for weapons, etc.) and build (for instance, Sorrow isn't that good on paper but it works very well in certain builds).
If you would like to help me with this data, contact me on discord.  Thanks!

Here's a list of most to least bang for your buck in terms of divining certain items.  It's still a work in progress.  At the bottom, I will explain the long story.






SHORT STORY: This chart can help you decide what items to divine (but it's "on paper" so use your brain).
LONG STORY: So in my year+ of playing SM, sometimes I've wondered which items I should divine first.  So I set about doing some math to determine this, based on the difference that is made in the stats.
Basically, looking at what stat increases and by how much is used here to determine "bang for the buck," or statistically what factors increase the most.  There are some caveats to this but just hold on, I'm going to explain.  I am still looking for those who can help me with screenshots on these types of items (the page in SM that tells you what you gain by ascending an item).
The great players who have played / are playing SM usually recommend to divine torsos first.  If you look at this chart, you see this is confirmed.  This is because heat, energy, and HP of torsos are increased when you divine them.  Sure, this isn't rocket science, we know this.
But this is useful mainly for other circumstances.  For example, if you're a new player and you can divine either your malice beam or your lightning recoiler, you may not know which you want to divine first.  This chart tells you which item's difference in stats would be the greatest, i.e. which will receive the most benefit from being divined.  (I don't have malice beam yet but based on a 5% reduction from divine, it appears you should divine your malice beams before your lightning recoiler.)
Now note that this chart is pure math, nothing else.  Obviously this chart is a tool or guide, but it does not account for all factors.  It tries to account for how many times you use it in an arena battle by using the more or less "3-4 turns" concept, so unlimited use items receive a "4" here.  Face shocker receives a 3, etc.  This is just to, statistically, try to account for items with limited shots.  This seems to also match real world game knowledge, as most people don't recommend to newbies to divine their basalt dissolvers first, for example.
But what I mean is even looking at this chart, you need to determine what is more important to you.  You should still divine torsos first, but if you have 3 divine MPV and 3 divine LPV like me, your next move is usually not to divine HPV.  HPV is useful for some RAID, campaign, and titan stuff, but you don't use it as often as MPV and LPV in this game, so obviously HPV should not be your next divine if you just got your 5th legendary ascension relic.
So as you look at the chart, think, "what do I use the most?" and use that to decide among the items you use the most.
So for example, my 3v3 heat damage team I'm currently using.  I am using items like Abomination, Shadow Wolf, and Burning Shower.  Per this chart, burning shower receives the most benefit from being divined, so if I'm choosing between these 3 items, I should divine burning shower first, but of course assuming I've already divined more important items like torsos and such.
Statistically, modules tend to be towards the bottom, though platinums would be "most" important statistically, followed by defense matrices, combined engines, and quad cores.  Does that mean you should divine defense matrix?  In my opinion, no, because defense matrix, while very useful, is not an "end game" item.  Your "end game" builds are triple fortress.  I have made rank 1 using defense matrix, but barely.  I generally don't consider defense matrix a "rank 1" item.
I'm still trying to get more data, so this chart IS NOT COMPLETE.  But it's getting close.  There are many other factors to consider like efficiency (damage to weight for weapons, etc.) and build (for instance, Sorrow isn't that good on paper but it works very well in certain builds).
If you would like to help me with this data, contact me on discord.  Thanks!

Here's a list of most to least bang for your buck in terms of divining certain items.  It's still a work in progress.  At the bottom, I will explain the long story.






SHORT STORY: This chart can help you decide what items to divine (but it's "on paper" so use your brain).
LONG STORY: So in my year+ of playing SM, sometimes I've wondered which items I should divine first.  So I set about doing some math to determine this, based on the difference that is made in the stats.
Basically, looking at what stat increases and by how much is used here to determine "bang for the buck," or statistically what factors increase the most.  There are some caveats to this but just hold on, I'm going to explain.  I am still looking for those who can help me with screenshots on these types of items (the page in SM that tells you what you gain by ascending an item).
The great players who have played / are playing SM usually recommend to divine torsos first.  If you look at this chart, you see this is confirmed.  This is because heat, energy, and HP of torsos are increased when you divine them.  Sure, this isn't rocket science, we know this.
But this is useful mainly for other circumstances.  For example, if you're a new player and you can divine either your malice beam or your lightning recoiler, you may not know which you want to divine first.  This chart tells you which item's difference in stats would be the greatest, i.e. which will receive the most benefit from being divined.  (I don't have malice beam yet but based on a 5% reduction from divine, it appears you should divine your malice beams before your lightning recoiler.)
Now note that this chart is pure math, nothing else.  Obviously this chart is a tool or guide, but it does not account for all factors.  It tries to account for how many times you use it in an arena battle by using the more or less "3-4 turns" concept, so unlimited use items receive a "4" here.  Face shocker receives a 3, etc.  This is just to, statistically, try to account for items with limited shots.  This seems to also match real world game knowledge, as most people don't recommend to newbies to divine their basalt dissolvers first, for example.
But what I mean is even looking at this chart, you need to determine what is more important to you.  You should still divine torsos first, but if you have 3 divine MPV and 3 divine LPV like me, your next move is usually not to divine HPV.  HPV is useful for some RAID, campaign, and titan stuff, but you don't use it as often as MPV and LPV in this game, so obviously HPV should not be your next divine if you just got your 5th legendary ascension relic.
So as you look at the chart, think, "what do I use the most?" and use that to decide among the items you use the most.
So for example, my 3v3 heat damage team I'm currently using.  I am using items like Abomination, Shadow Wolf, and Burning Shower.  Per this chart, burning shower receives the most benefit from being divined, so if I'm choosing between these 3 items, I should divine burning shower first, but of course assuming I've already divined more important items like torsos and such.
Statistically, modules tend to be towards the bottom, though platinums would be "most" important statistically, followed by defense matrices, combined engines, and quad cores.  Does that mean you should divine defense matrix?  In my opinion, no, because defense matrix, while very useful, is not an "end game" item.  Your "end game" builds are triple fortress.  I have made rank 1 using defense matrix, but barely.  I generally don't consider defense matrix a "rank 1" item.
I'm still trying to get more data, so this chart IS NOT COMPLETE.  But it's getting close.  There are many other factors to consider like efficiency (damage to weight for weapons, etc.) and build (for instance, Sorrow isn't that good on paper but it works very well in certain builds).
If you would like to help me with this data, contact me on discord.  Thanks!

Everyone has their own opinions

Old stuff from legacy.  We don't do that any more.

Yes they are worth upgrading.  All the way to divine.  They make a great supplementary weapon, and can be a main weapon (for example, magma recoiler, dawn blaze, and supreme cannon is a great combo with 2 res drainers).

I don't do temporary joins.  We have a padawan clan for those who are under rank 10: N0ble Padawans.  The only rules in this clan are no hacking, smurfing, or boosting (but otherwise no requirements).

Please bring black paint to the shop so we can choose to paint our mechs black any time we want.

Good day pilots, 
As with all clans, the are rules you need to obey, and our clan is no execption.
Our requirements are:
- Rank 10 and above
- Mandatory clan wars
- 35 weekly arena wins
Players must be:
- Chivalrous, fight fairly ( NO smurfing, hacking and boosting ) 
We are allied with Reign Reforge or Reign Forever
We also have a Padawan program where rank 10 and below looking to improve your mecha! the only requirement is that you're willing to learn.

The central rank in this game is 12.  I think you meant average.
Our average rank is 9.
Minimum # tickets people have to farm to fight the titan is 50.  
We always unlock every titan.
Our minimum wins per day is 5 but we have some motivated players who go over.
Currently we have 19 players.
Our clan has made it into top 50 but not top 40.
We do not have rank requirements, we have involvement requirements.  But our alliance with Reign means that you could have access to a top clan IF you want to join and IF they accept you.  They have their own requirements.
My clan does not exist to recruit for Reign: some day we will be a top 10 clan on our own.  But we do tell people about Reign, and the alliance exists.
Feel free to DM me if you're interested.
Our clan was formed in 2001 (yes, because we are a multi-game clan) and we stand for chivalry and fairness.  We stand against boosting, hacking, and smurfing.

The central rank in this game is 12.  I think you meant average.
Our average rank is 9.
Minimum # tickets people have to farm to fight the titan is 50.  
We always unlock every titan.
Our minimum wins per day is 5 but we have some motivated players who go over.
Currently we have 19 players.
Our clan has made it into top 50 but not top 40.
We do not have rank requirements, we have involvement requirements.  But our alliance with Reign means that you could have access to a top clan IF you want to join and IF they accept you.  They have their own requirements.
My clan does not exist to recruit for Reign: some day we will be a top 10 clan on our own.  But we do tell people about Reign, and the alliance exists.
Feel free to DM me if you're interested.
Our clan was formed in 2001 (yes, because we are a multi-game clan) and we stand for chivalry and fairness.  We stand against boosting, hacking, and smurfing.

No, I figured I'd run 60 missions 100 times by myself and then not release the results. </sarcasm>
He hasn't replied.

You can help me farm 1v1/2v2/3v3 bosses in normal and hard modes if you are able.  DM me if interested.
I'm looking for people who can help me gather data, not give me an opinion.  As such, anyone can help.

All,
     I am currently running some research into the rate of Fortune Box drops per different campaign boss levels.  I would like to get some volunteers.  If you are interested, DM me on Discord: SawzAll#4078 

All,
     Here is what I currently have for FB chances per campaign boss missions.  More research is being done, but this is what we have done so far.  So far Lost Valley 2V2 Insane is the best FB rate.  And it just happens to be the 2V2 mission that gives you titan tickets....

 

All,
     Here is what I currently have for FB chances per campaign boss missions.  More research is being done, but this is what we have done so far.  So far Lost Valley 2V2 Insane is the best FB rate.  And it just happens to be the 2V2 mission that gives you titan tickets....

 

Fight me in the arena some time. I'll change your mind.

Nope.  Multiple problems:
1) You should go with energy drainer.  Ultra bright isn't going to be as helpful.
2) Your heat needs to be at least 625 capacity and 325 cooling.  350+ would be even better cooling.
3) There's no reason to use The Claw on a mech like this, it's pointless and all the HP in the world isn't going to matter when a heat mech finds you with that low a cooling.
4) Nightmare is not a good torso for energy mechs unless you have lots of combined modules.  So, no, use energy monkey or lightning platinum vest.
5) Don't bother using rock recoiler on an energy mech.  Use lightning recoiler.  You need synergy.
6) Resistance needs to be higher.  Do you have any premium resistance?
Here, in my opinion, is a better way to do this type of build:

 
But even then, this build won't go far due to the stats that top rank players have.  So here's an even better build if you don't have premium resistance:

(You can use Naga torso if you don't have rusty energy armor)
Or if you want to be able to at least survive top ranks (i.e. premium version),

On we go, though enemies attack us.
On we go, though the battle rages.
On we go, through hell and back.
On we go, with our honor intact.
We are Noble Warriors.