A fully heated 4* weapon does more damage than a new 5* weapon. Let's use the Faust as an example. How much do you have to heat the Gran Faust before it does more damage than the Faust?
4* and 5* weapon damage.
Thu, 06/02/2016 - 06:10
Thu, 06/02/2016 - 08:06
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It's not straightforward, and depends on depth. Which is better between a level 1 5* and a level 10 4* will differ on whether we're talking depth 19 or 28.
This was a big topic of discussion when the Radiant drought was at its worst. You can find a bunch of threads by searching Google for "star heat weapon damage site:forums.spiralknights.com" (without the quotation marks).
For most weapons, it seems to be heat level 7 or 8, that the 5-star version finally surpasses the 4-star version. For this reason, you might want to wait on your 5-star upgrade, until you have a few hundred Radiants stored up.
Of course, there are often other differences between the 4- and 5-star versions, that might make you upgrade early. For example, Iron Slug changes damage type and Divine Avenger gets more projectiles.