News From The Battlerealm
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Sunday, March 28, 2021.
Schedule Notes: Sunday Arenas begin at 1pm EST.
Kingslayer looks at Corvus’ damage with and without Suicides.
Karatemike crushes 7.1.5 Gwenperion with Black Bolt.
Kam has a full utility breakdown for Dragon Man.
-Dano357
Summoners!
Next week in Marvel Contest of Champions brings us Red Goblin’s first run in the 4-Star Basic Arena and the Rewards Eligibility Cut-off for Alliance War Season 25.
Alliance Wars Seasons
We are currently in Season 25. The Rewards Eligibility cut-off date is April 2 at 6pm EST, and the season ends on April 13.
For daily updates and the latest news, please follow @FrontlineMCOC on Twitter.
Full Roster Availability (No AW/AQ): 100% Champion Availability starting at 3pm EST on Tuesday, March 30 through Thursday, April 1 at 2pm EST.
Sunday, March 28: Sunday Arenas begin at 1pm EST.
Monday, March 29: The Summoner Sigil Solo Event, Gold Quest, items on a 7-day timer, and the Featured Crystals in the Black-ISO Market reset at 1pm EST. Round 2 of the 4-Star Basic Magneto and Odin Featured Arenas at 1pm EST. UMCOC Podcast, Live on Discord at 8pm EST.
Tuesday, March 30: 100% Roster Availability begins at 3pm EST, following the conclusion of the Alliance Quest Series. The Tier 4 Basic Arena begins at 6pm EST.
Wednesday, March 31: 100% Roster Availability all day!
Thursday, April 1: Round 1 of the 4-Star Basic Red Goblin Arena and To Be Announced Featured Arenas begin at 1pm EST. 100% Roster Availability ends at 2pm EST. Incursions Milestones reset at 2pm EST.
Friday, April 2: The Alliance Quest Series begins at 3pm EST. The Alliance War Season 25 Rewards Eligibility locks at 6pm EST. You must be in an Alliance for matchmaking and play 5 wars with the Alliance you end the season with to be eligible for rewards.
Saturday, April 3: No Schedule Updates.
Looking for more content from Frontline: MCOC?
100% Roster Availability Windows for April 2021
Chapter Guide – Act 4.2.5
Contest Realm Podcast Episode 54
How The March 2021 Side Quest Works – Odin’s Gauntlet
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Saturday, March 27, 2021.
Schedule Notes: Incursions Milestones reset at 2pm EST. The Alpha Arena begins at 6pm EST.
Kabam announced the AQ Season 8.5 update, which will go live on April 10.
-Dano357
Summoners –
If you plan on clearing some difficult content in Marvel Contest of Champions this April, you’ll need to know when all your champs will be available. Here is the full schedule of 100% Roster Availability Windows (no AQ/AW) for the month. All times are EST, 2pm is based off of the approximate end of AW attack.
Tuesday, March 30 at 3pm EST – Thursday, April 1 at 2pm EST
Wednesday, April 7 at 3pm EST – Thursday, April 8 at 2pm EST
Friday, April 9 at 2pm EST – Saturday, April 10 at 2pm EST
Friday, April 16 at 2pm EST – Saturday, April 17 at 2pm EST
Friday, April 23 at 3pm EST – Saturday, April 24 at 2pm EST
Sunday, April 25 at 2pm EST – Monday, April 26 at 2pm EST
Note: 2pm EST = 7pm GMT.
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Friday, March 26, 2021.
Schedule Notes: No Schedule Updates.
Kam showcases combat power manipulation by taking Hulkbuster vs Labyrinth Old Man Logan.
Kingslayer pits Groot vs King Groot in a Damage Race.
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Thursday, March 25, 2021.
Schedule Notes: Round 1 of the 4-Star Basic Magneto Arena and Odin Featured Arenas begin at 1pm EST. 100% Roster Availability ends at 2pm EST. The Alliance Quest Series begins at 3pm EST.
Read Kabam’s announcement regarding changes to Odin.
Check out the official Deep Dive for Mangog.
Simula67 pairs Professor X with Reed Richards for some fantastic results.
Lizer and 4Loki battle PBT in Alliance War.
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Wednesday, March 24, 2021.
Schedule Notes: 100% Roster Availability all day!
Lagacy and 4Loki battle NEWN in Alliance War.”
Kam breaks down the new Featured 6-Star Crystal.
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Tuesday, March 23, 2021.
Schedule Notes: Immortal Hulk is scheduled to enter the Basic Pool at 1pm EST. Please confirm via the in-game banner. The new 6-Star Featured Crystal debuts at 1pm EST. The Featured Champions are Immortal Abomination, Spider-Ham, Stryfe, Jubilee, Psycho-Man, and Super-Skrull. The following champions will be added to the 6-Star Basic Pool: Dragon Man, Professor X, Apocalypse, Red Goblin, Cosmic Ghost-Rider, Immortal Hulk, Vision (Age of Ultron), Ronan, and Daredevil (Hell’s Kitchen). 100% Roster Availability begins at 2pm EST.
RichTheMan does big damage with his Cosmic Ghost-Rider.
Karatemike and 4Loki battle ISO8A in Alliance War.
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Monday, March 22, 2021.
Schedule Notes: The Summoner Sigil Solo Event, Gold Quest, items on a 7-day timer, and the Legendary Crystal in the Black-ISO Market reset at 1pm EST. The International Women’s Day Boss Rush ends at 1pm EST. Round 2 of the 4-Star Basic Apocalypse and Angela Featured Arenas at 1pm EST. Incursions Milestones reset at 2pm EST. The Alliance Quest Series ends at 3pm EST. UMCOC Podcast, Live on Discord at 8pm EST.
MetalSonicDude solos Abyss Old Man Logan with Apocalypse.
Simula67 takes down Cavalier Mangog with Guillotine 2099.
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s my guide for Act 4.2.5 “Dark Presence” in Marvel Contest of Champions.
General Thoughts:
For this chapter you have Gambler’s Fate to deal with as a Global Node. This isn’t a terribly difficult node, but it’s random so you never know what is going to happen. It’s good to have Willpower active so you can heal from the random Debuffs.
During my run through Act 4.2.5 I reached Level 45 and unlocked Lesser Precision.
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: Gambler’s Fate (Captain America)
Boss: Scarlet Witch
Boss Notes:
Resonance Cascade
Shatter
Critical
Health
Personally I used a 5-Star Rank 4 Captain America Infinity War for this fight. I recommend a heavy-hitter to end it quickly or a Poison-Immune champion if you don’t have a brute force option. Thing is immune to Nullify, making him another great choice.
Lane 1 – Far Left
Gate: None
Defenders: Rocket Raccoon, Captain Marvel Classic, Elektra, Hawkeye, Spider-Man, Juggernaut, Star-Lord, Unstoppable Colossus, Daredevil, War Machine, Captain America, Magik, Iron Man, Captain America
Nodes: Stun, +25% Attack & Health (Captain America, Magik, Iron Man), +50% Attack & Health, +100% Attack, +100% Health, Stun, +25% Attack & Health (Captain America)
Team: 6-Star Red Skull, 4-Star Man-Thing, 4-Star Sorcerer Supreme, 4-Star Killmonger, 4-Star Aarkus
Tips: The hidden Spider-Man is duped.
Lane 2 – Left Twice then Right
Gate: None
Defenders: Rocket Raccoon, Captain Marvel Classic, Elektra, Ronan, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Unstoppable Colossus, Daredevil, War Machine, Captain America, Magik, Iron Man, Captain America
Nodes: Stun, +25% Attack & Health (Captain America, Magik, Iron Man), +50% Attack & Health, +100% Attack, +100% Health, Stun, +25% Attack & Health (Captain America)
Team: 6-Star Red Skull, 5-Star Captain America Infinity War, 4-Star Black Widow Deadly Origin, 4-Star Aarkus, 4-Star Man-Thing
Tips: Pretty straightforward lane. None of the hidden fights are tricky.
Lane 3 – Center Left
Gate: None
Defenders: Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Black Panther, Hulk, Black Bolt, Ronan, Unstoppable Colossus, Black Bolt, Black Panther, Captain America, Magik, Hulk, Captain America
Nodes: +100% Health, +100% Attack, +100% Health (Captain America)
Team: 6-Star Red Skull, 5-Star Captain America Infinity War, 4-Star Emma Frost, 4-Star Aarkus, 4-Star Black Widow Deadly Origin
Tips: Nothing notable to worry about on this lane.
Lane 4 – Center
Gate: None
Defenders: Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Black Panther, Hulk, Magik, Storm, Black Panther, Captain America, Magik, Hulk, Captain America
Nodes: +100% Health, +100% Attack, +100% Health (Captain America)
Team: 6-Star Red Skull, 5-Star Captain America Infinity War, 4-Star Black Widow Deadly Origin, 4-Star Sentry, 4-Star Yondu
Tips: Nothing tricky to worry about here.
Lane 5 – Center Right
Gate: None
Defenders: Iron Man, Wolverine, Black Panther, Hulk, Magneto, Scarlet Witch, OG Vision, Black Panther, Daredevil, Scarlet Witch, Hulk, Captain America
Nodes: +100% Health, +100% Attack, +100% Attack (Captain America)
Team: 6-Star Red Skull, 5-Star Captain America Infinity War, 4-Star Black Widow Deadly Origin, 4-Star Sentry, 4-Star Yondu
Tips: Nothing tricky to worry about here.
Lane 6 – Right Twice Then Left
Gate: None
Defenders: Iron Man, Hawkeye, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Magneto, Captain Marvel Classic, Spider-Man, Black Bolt, Elektra, Juggernaut, Daredevil, Scarlet Witch, OG Vision, Captain America
Nodes: Stun, +50% Attack & Health (Daredevil, Scarlet Witch, OG Vision), +100% Health, +100% Attack, +50% Attack & Health, Stun, +50% Attack & Health (Captain America)
Team: 6-Star Red Skull, 5-Star Captain America Infinity War, 4-Star Black Widow Deadly Origin, 4-Star Aarkus, 4-Star Man-Thing
Tips: There is a hidden Magneto and duped Spider-Man on this lane. Juggernaut is also duped so you may want a Slow or Power Drain champ to counter the Unstoppable.
Lane 7 – Far Right
Gate: None
Defenders: Iron Man, Hawkeye, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Unstoppable Colossus, Ronan, Iron Patriot, Deadpool, Black Bolt, Elektra, Juggernaut, Daredevil, Scarlet Witch, OG Vision, Captain America
Nodes: Stun, +50% Attack & Health (Daredevil, Scarlet Witch, OG Vision), +100% Health, +100% Attack, +50% Attack & Health, Stun, +50% Attack & Health (Captain America)
Team: 6-Star Red Skull, 5-Star Captain America Infinity War, 4-Star Black Widow Deadly Origin, 4-Star Aarkus, 4-Star Man-Thing
Tips: There is a hidden duped Unstoppable Colossus.
My Roster:
Jump To:
Act 4.1.6 – “Trust” – Level 41
Act 4.2.1 – “Linked Might” – Level 42
Act 4.2.2 – “The Guillotine Drops” – Level 43
Act 4.2.3 – “Straight Outta Queens” – Global Nodes
Act 4.2.4 – “Asgard’s Champion” – Level 44
Act 4.2.5 – “Dark Presence” – Level 45
Act 4.2.6 – “Defiance” – Hidden Roadblock
Act 4.3.1 – “Triumphant Return” – Level 46
-Dano357
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