Which Mastery Points Do You Recommend Getting First?

Is it just me, or does Essence of Resilience Tier 4 seem more impactful/helpful than United Legions Way station Synchronization?

I always go for the new shiny first. Also, 6 MP total gets you full mastery in it and Saga MP are the ones I'm not swimming in. It'll take 9 more MP to max out Resiliences.

But I'm no theorycrafter or min-maxer. There may be cold hard facts dictating a different approach :)

well, I went for the waystation first. Maxing the essence of whatevers is nice to have, but.. not really that impactful.

Is maxing out the waystations impactful though? Limited to one map? Limited uses?

Waystation EMP does quite a bit of damage to structures and AoE bar breaking. Get that at least.

Also the T4 Essence is worth it being able to hurt everything with action spam and gain that extra protection and CC against the mobs.

I would also recommend that, of the three essence masteries, you train Eagle/Blue first.

I've charged up Blue several times by accident in the new map, but try as I might I just can't find enough Red/Green mobs fast enough to get a full charge. I can come close with Red, but not quite, and Green is nowhere near enough.