Chapter Guide – Act 2.1.3 – Evolution – 1st 5-Star

Summoners!

Here’s my guide for Act 2.1.3 “Evolution” in Marvel Contest of Champions.

General Thoughts:

Note: Defenders for Act 2 have been updated. King Groot has the same shrug-off issue that Kingpin and Agent Venom had in the preceding chapters. The left path has Old Man Logan and Sabretooth, so you may want to bring a Bleed-Immune Champion

The one thing to watch out for in this Chapter is the awakened Juggernaut on Paths 2 and 3. Previously, Juggernaut appeared in his unawakened form, so he would only go Unstoppable at the beginning of the fight. He will now also go Unstoppable following every special attack. Your choices are to run out the Unstoppable timer without Parrying him, power drain him so he can’t use specials, or to use a champion that can place the Slow Debuff to prevent the Unstoppable.

I opened a number of crystals following my 2.1.3 run thanks to Mutant Treasure Island and Alliance War Season 20 rewards. My haul included an awakening of my 4-Star Killmonger (I guess I’ll have to use him after all), 4-Star Hulk, 4-Star Old Man Logan (excited to have a reason to use him) and finally, my first 5-Star on this account, 5-Star Hulk.

If you have questions about the basic attack moves and combos in Marvel Contest of Champions, please check out my MCOC 101: Combos guide.

Best Champs: Any

Restrictions: None

Global Node: None

Boss: Deadpool

Boss Notes: He’ll regenerate a lot of health, but Deadpool is a very simple fight. Just bring a big damage dealer.

Lane 1 – Left

Gate: None

Defenders: Cosmic Adaptoid, Storm, Cyclops, Wolverine, Mystic Adaptoid

Nodes: None

Team: Yondu (4-Star Rank 2 Sig 0), Emma Frost (4-Star Rank 1 Sig 0), Elsa Bloodstone (3-Star Rank 3 Sig 0), Colossus (3-Star Rank 3 Sig 8)

Tips: Nothing to worry about here!

Lane 2 – Center

Gate: None

Defenders: Cosmic Adaptoid, Juggernaut, Thor, Storm, Mystic Adaptoid

Nodes: None

Team: Yondu (4-Star Rank 2 Sig 0), Emma Frost (4-Star Rank 1 Sig 0), Elsa Bloodstone (3-Star Rank 3 Sig 0), Colossus (3-Star Rank 3 Sig 8)

Tips: See Juggernaut notes in General Thoughts.

Lane 3 – Right

Gate: None

Defenders: Cosmic Adaptoid, Scarlet Witch, Cyclops New Xavier School, Juggernaut, Mystic Adaptoid

Nodes: None

Team: Yondu (4-Star Rank 2 Sig 0), Emma Frost (4-Star Rank 1 Sig 0), Elsa Bloodstone (3-Star Rank 3 Sig 0), Colossus (3-Star Rank 3 Sig 8)

Tips: See Juggernaut notes in General Thoughts.

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