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Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Thursday, July 23, 2020.
Schedule Notes: Round 1 of the 4 Star Basic Annihilus and Sasquatch Featured Arenas begin at 1pm EST.
Katy Candy asks “Does MCOC Have ‘God Tier’ Champs?”
KT1 and ASR take on WMSH in Alliance War.
Karatemike shocks Thunderstruck King Groot with Hulkbuster.
RichTheMan shares his counters for Week 4 of Canadian Difficulty.
Brian Grant posted his footage from 4Loki’s wars against NewN & TN3M.
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s my guide for Act 1.2.5 “Confrontation” in Marvel Contest of Champions.
General Thoughts:
This is the first map with 4 paths on it. The gated paths contain the two hardest fights on this map, but they aren’t a big step up in difficulty.
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 Cosmic & 1 Tech Champion
Global Node: None
Boss: Winter Solider
Lane 1 – Left
Gate: Left
Defenders: Skill Adaptoid, Mystic Adaptoid, Mystic Adaptoid, Winter Soldier, Black Panther
Nodes: None
Team: 3-Star Gamora, 3-Star Stark Spider-Man, 3-Star Ronan
Tips: Nothing new to worry about here.
Lane 2 – Left Center
Gate: 1 Cosmic Champion
Defenders: Skill Adaptoid, Mystic Adaptoid, Mystic Adaptoid, Doctor Strange, Black Panther
Nodes: None
Team: 3-Star Gamora, 3-Star Stark Spider-Man, 3-Star Ronan
Tips: Doctor Strange has his SP2 active, and learning to dodge it takes time, so bait the SP1 or use a power control champion. Also, avoid buff heavy champions such as Cosmic characters in this match-up.
Lane 3 – Right Center
Gate: None
Defenders: Skill Adaptoid, Mystic Adaptoid, Venompool, Gwenpool, Skill Adaptoid
Nodes: None
Team: 3-Star Gamora, 3-Star Stark Spider-Man, 3-Star Ronan
Tips: Nothing new to worry about here.
Lane 4 – Right
Gate: 1 Tech Champion
Defenders: Skill Adaptoid, Mystic Adaptoid, Venompool, Agent Venom, Skill Adaptoid
Nodes: None
Team: 3-Star Gamora, 3-Star Stark Spider-Man, 3-Star Ronan
Tips: Agent Venom is a shrug-off champion. This means he can clear debuffs much quicker than usual. You will see the word “Tenacity” appear on screen near him when he shrugs a debuff. If you are relying on stunning him to then counter-attack, sometimes he will clear the stun debuff before you can begin your attack and you’ll be on the receiving end of his combo. It can be safer to play Agent Venom as stun-immune. Also be aware of his projectile special attacks.
My Roster:
Jump To:
Act 1.1.6 – “Unraveling” 100% Rewards & Joining An Alliance
Act 1.2.1 – “Threats” – Third 3-Star Champion
Act 1.2.2 – “Hostilities” – Testing Ronan and Stark Spider-Man
Act 1.2.3 – “Extinction” – Unlocking Dexterity & The Summoner Sigil
Act 1.2.4 – “Rage” – Level 11
Act 1.2.5 – “Confrontation” – Level 13
Act 1.2.6 – “Secrets” – Guardian Testing & First 4-Star Hero
Act 1.3.1 – “The Mystery” – 4-Star Sentry is OP
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Wednesday, July 22, 2020.
Schedule Notes: Northern Expeditions Week 4 opens at 1pm EST. Incursions Milestones reset at 2pm EST.
RichTheMan examines the comic book history of Dragon Man.
Kam and Starr review Sasquatch and Guardian on the latest Podcast of Champions.
Brian Grant preps for the Sasquatch grind with a round of rank-ups.
Katy Candy shares her take on ranking 5-Stars vs 6-Stars.
Lagacy upgrades his 6-Star Guillotine 2099 to Rank 3 on the CCP Beta and takes on Abyss Iron Man Infinity War.
Simula67 released Part Two of his Labyrinth of Legends guide.
KT1 & ASR battle SENSU in Alliance War.
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s my guide for Act 1.2.4 “Rage” in Marvel Contest of Champions.
General Thoughts: From a game-play standpoint, there isn’t anything new here, but the PI of the opponents is creeping above that of an unranked 2-Star champion. Of course, if you have a 3-Star by now you should be fine.
I reached Level 11 during this map, which allowed me to unlock Stupefy for increased Stun Debuff duration. Also, don’t forget to trade in Premium Hero Crystal shards at the Black ISO-Market for a better crystal!
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 Mutant
Global Node: None
Boss: Storm
Lane 1 – Left
Gate: None
Defenders: Adaptoid (Mutant), Adaptoid (Skill), Adaptoid (Mutant), Taskmaster, Cyclops New Xavier School
Nodes: None
Team: 3-Star Stark Spider-Man, 3-Star Ronan, 2-Star Winter Solider
Tips: Nothing to worry about here, keep practicing!
Lane 2 – Right-Center
Gate: 1 Mutant
Defenders: Adaptoid (Mutant), X-23, Adaptoid (Mutant), Colossus, Cyclops New Xavier School
Nodes: None
Team: 3-Star Stark Spider-Man, 2-Star Beast, 2-Star Hulk
Tips: Nothing to worry about here, keep practicing!
Lane 3 – Right
Gate: 1 Science
Defenders: Adaptoid (Mutant), Black Panther, X-23, Adaptoid (Mutant), Taskmaster, Cyclops New Xavier School
Nodes: None
Team: 3-Star Stark Spider-Man, 2-Star Beast, 2-Star Hulk
Tips: Nothing to worry about here, keep practicing!
My Roster:
Jump To:
Act 1.1.6 – “Unraveling” 100% Rewards & Joining An Alliance
Act 1.2.1 – “Threats” – Third 3-Star Champion
Act 1.2.2 – “Hostilities” – Testing Ronan and Stark Spider-Man
Act 1.2.3 – “Extinction” – Unlocking Dexterity & The Summoner Sigil
Act 1.2.4 – “Rage” – Level 11
Act 1.2.5 – “Confrontation” – Level 13
Act 1.2.6 – “Secrets” – Guardian Testing & First 4-Star Hero
Act 1.3.1 – “The Mystery” – 4-Star Sentry is OP
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Tuesday, July 21, 2020.
Schedule Notes: Alliance Quest will restart with Day 1 of the cycle at 3pm EST. The Tier 4 Basic Arena begins at 6pm EST. Server Maintenance begins at 11pm EST and will last up to 2 hours.
RichTheMan recaps our Incursions testing with Bishop.
Lagacy and 4Loki take on TN3M in Alliance War.
Karatemike solos the 6.2. Champion thanks to one massive special attack from Proxima Midnight.
Jason Voorhees has a guide to Red Guardian.
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s my guide for Act 1.2.3 “Extinction” in Marvel Contest of Champions.
General Thoughts:
There isn’t anything new here as far as challenging content, but by this point in the game you’ll be able unlock two big milestones by reaching Level 10. The first is the ability to purchase Dexterity in the Mastery tree. The second is the Summoner Sigil 7-day free trial. Make sure to buy the reduced cost Stony Core from the Black ISO-Market when you are unlocking Dexterity, and run the Gold Quest for an easy 20K Gold.
Here’s how your Mastery Build should look at Level 10.
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 (Need 1 Skill)
Restrictions: None
Global Node: None
Boss: Captain Marvel Classic
Lane 1 – Left
Gate: None
Defenders: Adaptoid (Tech), Drax, Nebula, Ronan, Groot
Nodes: None
Team: 3-Star Stark Spider-Man, 3-Star Ronan, 2-Star Winter Soldier
Tips: Nothing tricky here, just keep practicing your combos!
Lane 2 – Center
Gate: None
Defenders: Adaptoid (Tech), Star-Lord, Ronan, Groot
Nodes: None
Team: 3-Star Stark Spider-Man, 3-Star Ronan, 2-Star Winter Soldier
Tips: Nothing tricky here, just keep practicing your combos!
Lane 3 – Right
Gate: 1 Skill
Defenders: Adaptoid (Tech), Adaptoid (Skill), Rocket Racoon, Ronan, Gamora
Nodes: None
Team: 3-Star Stark Spider-Man, 3 Star-Ronan, 2-Star Winter Soldier
Tips: Nothing tricky here, just keep practicing your combos!
My Roster:
Jump To:
Act 1.1.6 – “Unraveling” 100% Rewards & Joining An Alliance
Act 1.2.1 – “Threats” – Third 3-Star Champion
Act 1.2.2 – “Hostilities” – Testing Ronan and Stark Spider-Man
Act 1.2.3 – “Extinction” – Unlocking Dexterity & The Summoner Sigil
Act 1.2.4 – “Rage” – Level 11
Act 1.2.5 – “Confrontation” – Level 13
Act 1.2.6 – “Secrets” – Guardian Testing & First 4-Star Hero
Act 1.3.1 – “The Mystery” – 4-Star Sentry is OP
-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Monday, July 20, 2020.
Schedule Notes: Round 2 of the 4 Star Nova and X-Force Deadpool Featured Arenas at 1pm EST. Summoner Sigil Owners, your Solo Event, Gold Quest, and items on a 7-day timer and the 5-Star Featured Crystal in the Black-ISO Market reset at 1pm EST. 100% Roster Availability until Alliance War attack resumes at 2pm EST. The Alliance Quest Series begins at 3pm EST, with revised Epic Modifiers. UMCOC Podcast, Live on Discord at 8pm EST.
Episode 26 of the Contest Realm Podcast with RichTheMan is now available.
Lagacy shows of his 6-Star Rank 2 Hulkbuster in Variant 2.
Swedeah takes down 6.3 Havok with Civil Warrior.
MetalSonicDude melts Abyss Thing with She-Hulk.
Dark Zodiac tests Hulkbuster’s damage output vs Wolverine’s regeneration in Realm of Legends.
-Dano357
Summoners!
It’s Episode 26 of the Contest Realm Podcast! This week Rich and I discuss Alliance War matchmaking, the Sabretooth synergy drama, and Alliance Quest Epic Modifiers.
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-Dano357
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Sunday, July 19, 2020.
Schedule Notes: Sunday Arenas begin at 1pm EST. 100% Roster Availability beginning at 2pm EST.
Karatemike defeats the 6.3 Do You Bleed Medusa Boss with Gwenpool.
RichTheMan reviews the value of the Summoner Sigil.
Lagacy and 4Loki take on NEWN in Alliance War.
INK MCOC takes on the Map 6 Aarkus mini with Colossus.
-Dano357
Summoners!
Next week in Marvel Contest of Champions Sasquatch officially enters The Contest as the Featured Arena Champion!
I hope you and your family are staying safe during these difficult times.
Alliance Wars Seasons
We are currently in Alliance Season 19. Rewards eligibility for Season 19 locks on Friday, July 24 at 6pm EST, and the Season ends on Tuesday, August 4.
For daily updates and the latest news, please follow @FrontlineMCOC on Twitter or join the Frontline: MCOC LINE Group.
Full Roster Availability (No AW/AQ): 100% champion availability starting at 2pm EST on Sunday, July 19 through Monday, July 20 at 2pm EST.
Sunday, July 19: Sunday Arenas begin at 1pm EST. 100% Roster Availability beginning at 2pm EST.
Monday, July 20: Round 2 of the 4 Star Nova and X-Force Deadpool Featured Arenas at 1pm EST. Summoner Sigil Owners, your Solo Event, Gold Quest, and items on a 7-day timer and the 5-Star Featured Crystal in the Black-ISO Market reset at 1pm EST. 100% Roster Availability until Alliance War attack resumes at 2pm EST. The Alliance Quest Series begins at 3pm EST, with revised Epic Modifiers. UMCOC Podcast, Live on Discord at 8pm EST.
Tuesday, July 21: The Tier 4 Basic Arena begins at 6pm EST. Server Maintenance begins at 11pm EST and will last up to 2 hours.
Wednesday, July 22: Northern Expeditions Week 4 opens at 1pm EST. Incursions Milestones reset at 2pm EST.
Thursday, July 23: Round 1 of the 4 Star Basic Annihilus and Sasquatch Featured Arenas begin at 1pm EST.
Friday, July 24: Eligibility for Alliance War Season 19 rewards locks at 6pm EST. You must be in an alliance by this deadline, and play five wars with your alliance to be eligible for Season Rewards.
Saturday, July 25: The Alliance Quest Series concludes at 3pm EST.
Looking for more content from Frontline: MCOC?
Northern Expeditions – How the Side Quest Works
100% Roster Availability Schedule for July
Sasquatch Champion Review
Contest Realm Podcast Episode 25
-Dano357
Frontline: MCOC