The Black Friday summon portal in Empires & Puzzles: Match-3 RPG is worth pulling on if you need to build wide roster depth across multiple rarities. Its main advantage is the total removal of classic Season 1 heroes (such as Bane, Tyrum, and Quintus) from the summon pool, replacing them with past event, seasonal, and challenge heroes.
However, because the available hero pool contains hundreds of past characters, you should not pull in this portal to chase a specific individual hero.
Odds and 20-Pull Expectations
A batch of 20 summons frequently yields non-classic 3-star and 4-star heroes that strengthen Tournaments, Challenge Events, and Alliance War benches. Securing two 5-star legendary heroes in a single 20-pull batch is an exceptional, high-variance outcome rather than a normal result.
| Rarity Tier | Portal Pull Rate | Practical 20-Pull Yield | Roster Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Star Rare | ~70% – 71% | 13–15 heroes | Raid Tournaments, Rare Challenge Event tiers |
| 4-Star Epic | ~25% – 26% | 4–6 heroes | Epic Challenge Event tiers, Titans, War depth |
| 5-Star Legendary | ~2.5% – 3.8% | 0–1 heroes | Core defense, primary Raid offense, War teams |
Because standard combined legendary rates sit between 2.5% and 3.8%, baseline your expectations around acquiring solid 4-star support units and feeder material rather than multiple 5-stars per multi-summon.
Portal Strengths and Drawbacks
Before spending your saved gems, weigh the structure of the portal against your account's current stage:
- High Floor for Developing Rosters: Since Season 1 base units are excluded, even 3-star and 4-star pulls grant event heroes with modernized passives, ailments, and stat distributions.
- Extreme Pool Dilution: The massive number of past heroes sharing the portal odds makes sniping a specific counter-meta hero virtually impossible.
- Soul Exchange Fuel: Any duplicate or unneeded non-Season 1 legendary heroes you pull should be saved in your roster for future Soul Exchange events rather than used as leveling feeders.
Next Steps After Summoning
If you pull a new 5-star legendary hero from the Black Friday portal, audit your inventory before spending food and trainer heroes:
- Verify Ascension Items: Confirm you have a Tome of Tactics, a Damascus Blade, and at least six 4-star elemental ascension materials (such as Mystic Rings or Poison Darts) to avoid stranding the hero at Ascension 3, Level 70.
- Review Class Emblems: Check that your emblem inventory matches the hero's class (such as Paladin, Cleric, or Wizard) to ensure you can fill their talent grid.
- Assess Roster Roles: Prioritize heroes that fulfill an unaddressed combat role—such as a dedicated dispeller, defense debuffer, or tank—over units that duplicate your existing maxed options.
For gem management, save exclusively for 10-pull or 20-pull batches to maximize summon efficiency. Alongside the mid-year Summer Solstice event, which also excludes Season 1 heroes, the Black Friday portal represents one of the two most efficient opportunities for non-spenders to expand overall roster utility.
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Good guide for Empires & Puzzles: Match-3 RPG players. The heroes part was useful.
The explanation is clear, especially for beginners.
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