Here’s my guide for Act 3.2.1 “The Doctor” in Marvel Contest of Champions.
General Thoughts:
We’re back to two paths for a quick and easy 100% exploration. Unfortunately, no major pulls or rank-ups to report from my time in Act 3.2.1.
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: Need 1 Tech and 1 Skill Champion
Global Node: None
Boss: Punisher
Boss Notes: Punisher is duped so his cheat death mechanic at the end of the fight is active.
Lane 1 – Left
Gate: None
Defenders: OG Vision, Winter Soldier, Skill Adaptoid, Hawkeye, Iron Man
Nodes: None
Team: 5-Star Captain America Infinity War, 5-Star Hulk, 4-Star Emma Frost, 4-Star Yondu, 3-Star Elsa Bloodstone
Tips: OG Vision is duped, so he will randomly gain power. Keep him just over 1 bar of power via your attacks and always bait his SP1 unless you have a Power Drain champion.
Lane 2 – Right
Gate: Need 1 Tech and 1 Skill Champion
Defenders: Star-Lord, Winter Soldier, Black Panther, Hawkeye, Rhino
Nodes: None
Team: 5-Star Captain America Infinity War, 5-Star Hulk, 4-Star Emma Frost, 4-Star Yondu, 3-Star Elsa Bloodstone
Tips: Other than Rhino, there isn’t anything here that will cause you any problems.
Cyber Weekend is almost upon us! These are the biggest deals of the year, and there will be a lot of hype and Crystal Openings on Youtube over the next few days. These are the best deals we’ll see until July 4th, 2021, so the excitement is understandable. However, with all the noise in the community, it’s important to go into Cyber Weekend with a plan so afterwards you feel any purchases were indeed worth it.
KEY DETAILS
Marvel Contest of Champions Cyber Weekend Deals run Friday, November 27 at 1pm EST through Tuesday, December 1 at 1pm EST. The deals that go live on Friday WILL NOT CHANGE during the Cyber Weekend sale.
Cyber Weekend 2020 In Game Message
However, if you move up a progression level during the event (for example Uncollected to Cavalier) the higher level deals should unlock for you. I say “should” because this is how it has worked in the past, but there is no guarantee that this will be the case for Cyber Weekend 2020. Here’s what Kabam Miike had to say on the matter.
Deals are tied to Progression Titles, and there will be 4 Levels of offers – Pre-Uncollected, Uncollected, Cavalier, and Thronebreaker.
In the past there have been real money deals where additional items were added to the regular Unit Store Packs. Expect to see purchase limits for the Cyber Weekend Unit Packs. Check out Seatin’s review of the July 4th Deals to see what happened last time Kabam released major offers.
Additionally there are usually Cache (or Bundle) Offers that can be purchased for Units, offering great value for Free-To-Play Summoners. These offers typically start with a 1K Unit Deal, then a 4K, and finally a 10K offer. Last July 4th there was also a choice between a 3k or a 6K offer after purchasing the 10K deal. All these Unit Deals can only be purchased once. See the Cyber Weekend 2019 and July 4th 2020 Cache Offers for information on past deals.
GET A PLAN TOGETHER
Don’t feel pressured to spend. You can never win Marvel Contest of Champions. You’re just paying to go faster. Don’t get caught up in all the hype and the crazy openings you’ll see this weekend.
If you are going to spend, set a budget before you see the deals, and stick to it. Buy a gift card or put money on your Apple ID in advance if it helps with impulse control.
Have a goal going in. What you would like to walk away from Cyber Weekend with? If you’re not a whale, you’re probably going to have to choose between multiple options.
For the unit bundles, know your personal value for shards, signature stones, catalysts, and rank-up gems. It’s easy to get wowed by the sheer quantity of resources in a bundle or a flashy endgame item and not realize it’s a value trap. Check out the updated Unit Deal Value Spreadsheet for my thoughts on Cache Offers.
Understand where your roster is at, and generally where you are going between now and July 4, which is the next time we’ll see this level of deals. Are you still focusing on 5-Stars or have you moved on to 6-Stars? Do you need to acquire champions, rank them up, or feed them Signature Stones?
If 5-Stars still matter to you (Cavalier with less than 20 Rank 5 5-Star Champions) you’re going to see a lot more value in the 5-Star material deals. Prestige aside, 5-Stars are still totally viable for content. If you try to rush and skip a step, you’ll end up paying a premium for resources you may not be able to immediately utilize, and sacrificing roster depth, which is more important than ever.
I hope that was helpful. Be sure to check the Frontline MCOC homepage for reviews when the deals go live.
Here’s my guide for Act 3.1.6 “Twisted” in Marvel Contest of Champions.
General Thoughts:
Act 3.1 closes out with another 4-path quest, but you’ve seen all these defenders before so you shouldn’t have much trouble. The final right path fight is a duped Juggernaut, so that may be the one fight to look out for.
During my run through 3.1.6 I was able to Rank 4 my 4-Star Sentry, and Rank 3 my 4-Star King Groot.
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: Need 1 Science & 1 Mystic
Global Node: None
Boss: Captain Marvel Classic
Boss Notes: Easy boss, nothing to worry about!
Lane 1 – Left
Gate: Need 1 Science
Defenders: Gamora, Black Bolt, Iron Fist, Drax, Thor, Scarlet Witch
Nodes: None
Team: 5-Star Hulk, 5-Star Captain America Infinity War, 4-Star Emma Frost, 4-Star Yondu, 4-Star King Groot
If you aren’t familiar with this spreadsheet, it is my attempt to assign a unit value to various in-game items. This allows the user to help determine whether or not a Cache (or Bundle) Offer is worth the units Kabam is charging.
GAME ECONOMY UPDATE
The game economy has changed quite a bit over the past year, so the unit values for items needed to be updated to reflect those changes. With the increased availability of Tier 5 Basic, 5-Star Awakening Gems, and 5-Star Signature Stones, these resources have lost significant value, and therefore are not worth as many units.
Tier 2 Alpha, on the other hand, is holding strong, given the number required to rank-up 6-Star champions. Some Endgame Summoners are actually experiencing a T2A shortage.
With Book 2 on the way, the Thronebreaker Title now live, and the prestige race shifting to 6-Stars for Top AQ Alliances, 6-Star materials are now hugely important to advanced Cavaliers and Thronebreakers. In particular, the difficulty in forming a full Tier 5 Class Catalyst of a desired class has put a premium on T5CC Selectors. While we’ve seen a few in content, most T5CC Selectors have been in real money deals (usually valued around $50 US for a 10% Selector), so many are pinning their Rank 3 hopes on T5CC Selectors being a part of the Cache/Bundle offers on Cyber Weekend.
RESOURCE UNIT VALUE TABLE
PLEASE NOTE – These are my personal thoughts on the value of these items, based on my roster, experience, level of patience for grinding, and in-game goals. You may have a completely different value for certain items. My valuations are geared toward Cavalier/Thronebreaker Summoners.
You are welcome to download the spreadsheet and assign your own values to items. Furthermore, these values assume you already have the units on hand and are not buying units to get the deal.
Here’s my guide for Act 3.1.4 “Transcended” in Marvel Contest of Champions.
General Thoughts:
Another fairly straightforward map with no real difference in the path difficulty.
During my run through 3.1.4 I reached Level 30, and added a second point to the Perfect Block Mastery. I was also able to fully level-up my 5-Star Captain America Infinity War.
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: Need 1 Tech & 1 Science Champion
Global Node: None
Boss: Colossus
Boss Notes: Standard Colossus fight, bait either special attack for openings. Remember Colossus is immune to Bleed, Incinerate, Cold Snap, and Armor Break.
Tips: While not required, Heal Block or Heal Reversal champions will help with Wolverine and Deadpool, and a Poison-Immune champion will counter Abomination.
Tips: While not required, Heal Block or Heal Reversal champions will help with Wolverine and Deadpool, and a Poison-Immune champion will counter Abomination.
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Monday, November 23, 2020.
Schedule Notes: Round 2 of the 4-Star Basic Red Guardian and Falcon Featured Arenas at 1pm EST. Summoner Sigil Owners, your Solo Event, Gold Quest, and items on a 7-day timer and 5-Star Featured Crystal in the Black-ISO Market reset at 1pm EST. 100% Roster Availability ends at 2pm EST. UMCOC Podcast, Live on Discord at 8pm EST. Vote in Round 3 of the Summoner’s Choice Champion starting today! Hercules and Omega Sentinel are the finalists.
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