This week's Shadowland clears in order:
Tier 1
1 - Combat Relay - Wiccan/Vision/Hulkling
2 - Combat Rumble - Iron Man/Nico/Moon Girl (Iron Man could have done this solo)
3 - Universal Relay - Singularity/Ultron/Ghost Rider
4 - AoU Waves - Lincoln/Daisy/Lash (Lash was unnecessary here, I should save him for his leadership on later floors)
5 - Combat Rumble - Kaecilius/Mordo
6 - Universal Relay - Medusa/Karnak
7 - Villain Rumble - Titania/Absorbing Man/Sandman (Sandman or Titania could probably do this solo, I need to figure out how to split this team up effectively, I think Sandman is probably better saved for later floors)
8 - Fire Relay - Anti-Venom
9 - Villain Waves - Loki (This was a real struggle against time)
Tier 2
10 - Hulk Rumble - Wasp (She seems a lot less effective for this rumble after the latest update past floor 10 for some reason, couldn't get it done on floor 14 last week)
11 - Electric Relay - Gwenpool/Modok/Black Cat
12 - Loki Boss - Elsa/Wong/Angela (The team bonuses don't seem to make a meaningful difference here)
13 - Fire Relay - Shang Chi(L)/Luke Cage/Iron Fist
14 - Speed Rumble - Gorgon(L)/Black Panther/Daredevil (Panther could not get this done without Gorgon's leadership)
15 - Avengers Entry - Carol/Thor/Coulson & Spidey/Widow(T1)/Kate (Spider-Man and Kate went to waste here but there's not enough time to get this done with just the first team)
16 - She-Hulk & Jessica Jones Relay - Starlord(L)/Songbird (Starlord's leadership even only at 4 stars is just enough to make this doable so long as I keep Songbird shielded)
17 - Destroyer Boss - Kraven
18 - Combat Rumble - Mantis (I keep trying to save Mantis for later and later floors and it always feels like she goes to waste, but I'm afraid of saving her for too long)
19 - Aou Waves - Satana/Dormammu
20 - X-Men Entry - Cyclops/Beast/Storm (press Optic Barrage to win)
21 - Speed Relay - Rogue (This was a mistake, but it worked, should have tried Moon Knight, White Tiger, and Cap)
22 - Kingpin Boss - Red Hulk(L)/Hellstorm
23 - Universal Villain Rumble - Ronan(L)/Proxima
24 - Iron Fist Boss - Sharon Rogers (The lone option for this floor, this battle is unplayable garbage and I hate that I had to use Sharon here)
25 - X-Men Entry - Ancient One/Strange (Strange alone couldn't get it done for some reason and ordinarily I'd use Ancient One solo against the Hulks but didn't have the opportunity)
26 - Iron Fist Boss - She-Hulk(L)/Wolverine (The lone option once again, and still only passable through brute force)
Here's the problem: I have a dozen Tier 2 characters left over that are unusable at this point - Robbie, Crystal, White Tiger, Moon Knight, Jane, Silk, Yellowjacket, Ant-Man, Hulkbuster, Black Bolt, Captain America. Floor 27 is the Doctor Strange Entry and it's brutal against any combination of these remaining characters.
I still have Tier 1 Hela and Warwolf I can use for leaderships. I usually don't find use for Squirrel Girl, Kamala, Miles, Cho, Nebula, and Sif on the early floors.
It feels counterintuitive to save certain T1 characters like Loki, Sandman, and Lincoln for later floors, but it looks like that might be required to take this further. Moon Knight, Panther, and White Tiger, even at T2 are so fucking useless on later floors, it hurts, but I guess I have to use them on 1-10 where possible. I used to use Hulkbuster against Venom Boss, but I haven't seen that option since the update and he's terrible for relays and rumbles. Black Bolt, Robbie, and Yellowjacket seem increasingly useless on later floors after the update.
There's also the issue of deciding who to take to T2 next and how that affects floor choices. I really love Anti-Venom, Titania, and Sandman, I know Miles shreds villains, and Medusa and Loki would be cool too.