[thejeff]

But that's a banelord with constr 6 gear. How many gems worth of gear to make use of him? That's what you need to compare. Not just the chassis.

And the earlier the investment in research items, the better it is. You can have Skull Mentors long before Banelords and Constr 6 gear for them. Spending some gems on boosting research may get you those geared up Banelords faster than saving the gems would.