If you use a MK 3 rare core (worth 20 units) as material for this upgrade, the extra 15 units are wasted. For example, upgrading a common core from MK 1 to MK 2 costs 5 units. If you use a core with a higher value than the upgrade cost to perform an upgrade, any excess units will be lost. Epic cores cost three times as much as common cores to upgrade and have triple the value. Rare cores cost twice as much as common cores to upgrade and also have double the value.

A common MK 1 core is defined as having a value of 1 unit which is used as the baseline. Upgrade Costs and Core ValuesThe following tables show the upgrade costs and values of armor cores of different rarities. This also marks the first time I've seen the Indomitable core appear in-game since I started playing, the only other time it was available in this time was during a giveaway on the Facebook page. Since Core Bundles are still pretty new, it's unclear how frequently these cores will appear. I have seen the following cores in Core Bundles: I have seen the following cores as rewards in Community Events, but they require you to pay money: The following cores frequently appear in Bonus Events and can be obtained for free relatively easily: I have been playing since September 2019. Berserker Rage (one given for free to new accounts).I own all cores and have them fully upgraded.Įvent-Only CoresSome cores can only be earned from events.I own all classes, but I have not played Support, X1-Morph, or Marauder extensively.Some cores which I do not find useful might be good for other game modes. A few points you should be aware of with respect to my comments: In each section, I also include some remarks on the usefulness of the core. If there are any discrepancies, please let me know. I play Modern Combat 5 on iOS, but most of this information should be the same for the PC version. The final sections of the guide include tier lists ranking the usefulness of the different cores as well as some armor core combinations that I recommend. Mistakes in the in-game descriptions have been corrected and unstated effects have been documented. It also has a full list of armor cores and their effects at each level. This guide provides an explanation of the mechanics of the armor core system. This is a comprehensive guide to armor cores in Modern Combat 5.

Modern combat 5 wont let me past tier 6