Upgrade Continental Mountain King?

Mentioned in another post that I've just bought a Boardman Pro 29" MTB which comes with Continental Mountain King 2.2 29" tyres and that I've decided to go tubeless (will be doing it myself). Being new to mountain biking I'm not sure whether the MK tyres are okay or whether I could get a much better tyre. If there are much better tyres out there I would probably upgrade now before I go tubeless.
As my technical ability isn't that great my main concern is grip both on wet trails and rocks.
Would appreciate some advice; should I upgrade to a better wider tyre or are the MK tyres worth keeping?
Thanks
As my technical ability isn't that great my main concern is grip both on wet trails and rocks.
Would appreciate some advice; should I upgrade to a better wider tyre or are the MK tyres worth keeping?
Thanks
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They are good tyres so go with them.
I'm running a MK 2.4 Black Chili tubeless on the back at the moment with a 2.35 Magic Mary Snakeskin up front.
I'm inflating them to 21-22psi front and 25-26psi rear.
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I've done this a couple of months ago the difference is massive, high roller 2 3c compound front and ardent rear 60a both EXO sidewall versions and running tubeless.
Tried loads of tyres but now settled on these, might get some minions later on.
In the winter time is a high roller 2 a good idea and do they drag a lot as a rear tyre?
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I don't like Ardents, probably just personal preference. High rollers were always my favourites when I raced downhill. You need to be aggressive in wet corners but once leant over they're really predictable. If it got really sloppy I'd sometimes use swamp things (old equivalent of shorty).
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Ardents are ok but I'm wondering to swap it out to a high roller on rear, do you use 3c compound on both wheels?