Title. I’m relatively new to the game, only a few weeks in. I can see the power of Iridescent add-ons (silent bell as Wraith?? Woof!), but they are so expensive and rare I have no idea when to actually use them. I’d “save” them for an important game, but… it’s always just random opponents, so I have no idea if the Iri would be good or if I would stomp/get stomped either way and it’s a waste. Curious to hear from people who do use them, when do you decide to do it?
I’m in kind of the same boat as you, fairly new and hoarding atm. My take is that its best to stick to less powerfull add-ons until you’re very comfortable with the normal mechanics and then start using the ones that change up the mechanics more. That said, I don’t think there really is a right answer. Maybe throw them on for games where you are close to going up a grade, or for games where you’re running a good blood point offering like bloody party streamers. Just make sure you dont hoard them forever, it probably feels pretty bad to be a Billy with add-ons that were great before their changes, but only mediocre now
In general, using iri add-ons as well as other rarities are usually just to change up your gameplay. It’s not really meant to be used at a certain interval like higher rank but when you want to have fun with a unique play style/enhancement. The game doesn’t tell you whether or not the other side will bring overpowered tools or equipment so you cannot preemptively attach these add-ons to counter them. It’s best just to use these as a fun diversion over than to rely on these add ons to win!