Originally Posted by AcedPhoenix

Quick, and probably stupid, question:
By clear reliably, do we mean 3 medal clear every time? Or is just making it to the end sufficient for farming. I'm at 12-5 atm.

I don't know the answer so this is just a thought but i guess its better if you are able to get all the chests since u loose otherwise a chance to obtain an ampy. And since 12-3 and 12-5 have the same amount of chests it would be a loss in that category.
Another thing ofc is if ur squads are dying before the end then u'll get less money (dunno out of my head if the bosses drop a significant amount of gold). But I'd just compare if the money u get after 12-5 is then still more than 12-3 or not