Summoners!
I’ve finally taken down The Grandmaster, let’s see if it was worth the effort.
-Dano357
Contest Realm Podcast – Episode 25 – Variant 5 Predictions & Community Survey
Summoners!
It’s Episode 25 of the Contest Realm Podcast! This week Rich and I discuss some results from the community survey, and make predictions for Variant 5 rewards and difficulty.
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-Dano357
Around The Battlerealm – July 12, 2020
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Sunday, July 12, 2020.
Schedule Notes: Sunday Arenas begin at 1pm EST. Incursions Milestones reset at 2pm EST. The Alliance Quest Series, with the new 45 minute timers, increased starting energy, and the Mid-Season Update to the maps, begins at 3pm EST. The Tier 4 Basic Arena begins at 6pm EST.
Episode #133 of the UMCOC Podcast is now streaming on Soundcloud.
KT1 gives his picks for the Top 5 Mystic Champs.
Lagacy shares his war footage from 4Loki vs OMNI.
Thanks to the Sasquatch synergy, Sabretooth is now able to take down Labyrinth Maestro in 3 minutes.
-Dano357
The Week Ahead in MCOC – July 12-18, 2020
Summoners!
Next week in Marvel Contest of Champions Nova gets his first run as a Basic Arena champion, Northern Expeditions Week 3 releases, and Terrax enters the Basic Pool.
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 3pm EST on Friday, July 17 through Saturday, July 18 at 2pm EST.
Sunday, July 12: Sunday Arenas begin at 1pm EST. Incursions Milestones reset at 2pm EST. The Alliance Quest Series, with the new 45 minute timers and increased starting energy begins at 3pm EST. The Tier 4 Basic Arena begins at 6pm EST.
Monday, July 13: Round 2 of the 4 Star Darkhawk and Guardian Featured Arenas at 1pm EST. Summoner Sigil Owners, your Solo Event, Gold Quest, and items on a 7-day timer and the Legendary Crystal in the Black-ISO Market reset at 1pm EST. UMCOC Podcast, Live on Discord at 8pm EST.
Tuesday, July 14: Terrax enters the Basic Pool at 1pm EST.
Wednesday, July 15: Northern Expeditions Week 3 opens at 1pm EST. Northern Expeditions Objectives expire at 1pm EST.
Thursday, July 16: Round 1 of the 4 Star Basic Nova and To Be Announced Featured Arenas begin at 1pm EST.
Friday, July 17: Incursions Milestones reset at 2pm EST. 100% Roster Availability beginning at 3pm EST following the conclusion of the Alliance Quest Series.
Saturday, July 18: 100% Roster Availability ends at 2pm EST. The Alpha Arena begins at 6pm EST.
Looking for more content from Frontline: MCOC?
Northern Expeditions – How the Side Quest Works
100% Roster Availability Schedule for July
Diss Track Counters
MCOC Survey – Game-Mode & Prestige Analysis
Contest Realm Podcast Episode 24 – Dev Diaries and The Future of MCOC
-Dano357
Around The Battlerealm – July 11, 2020
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Saturday, July 11, 2020.
Schedule Notes: 100% Roster Availability ends at 2pm EST.
Seatin has released his July 2020 Tier List update.
KT1 solos Labyrinth X-23 with Sorcerer Supreme.
Simula67 claims Luke Cage is the best Sasquatch counter, while Karatemike prefers Human Torch.
Brian Grant and 4Loki take on OMNI in their first war of Season 19.
-Dano357
Chapter Guide – Act 1.1.5 – Pathways – Learning to Parry
Summoners!
Here’s my guide for Act 1.1.5 “Pathways” in Marvel Contest of Champions.
General Thoughts: This is the first quest where you can actually switch paths. While I am listing the paths as left and right, there are no rules that say you can’t mix things up. So if you’re just looking for initial completion and you want to skip the first left path, but then take the second left path, go for it!
This is the first opportunity I had on this account to utilize the Parry Mastery. You’ll have at least 1 Mastery Point available by now, so make sure it is allocated to Parry. Practice your well-timed blocks. Once you learn to consistently Parry-Stun your opponent, the game will get a lot easier.
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: Iron Man
Lane 1 – Left
Gate: None
Defenders: Hulkbuster, Carnage, The Hood, Venom, Gamora
Nodes: None
Team: 2 Star Scarlet Witch, 2 Star Black Bolt, 2 Star Yellowjacket
Tips: This path has 1 extra fight on it, so if you are still struggling, you should do the Right side for initial completion.
Lane 2 – Right
Gate: None
Defenders: Carnage, The Hood, Captain Marvel Classic, Gamora
Nodes: None
Team: 2 Star Scarlet Witch, 2 Star Rhino, 2 Star Black Panther
Tips: Continue to practice your Parry and learn the different attack animations of champs. Think about which champions in your roster best suit your play-style and are the most fun for you to play.
My Roster:
Jump To:
Act 1.1.1 – “Surrender” – A New Beginning
Act 1.1.2 – “The Prize” – Naming My Account
Act 1.1.3 – “Pursuit” – My First 2 Star
Act 1.1.4 – “Sneak Attack” – Unlocking Masteries & Solo Objectives
Act 1.1.5 – “Pathways” – Learning to Parry
Act 1.1.6 – “Unraveling” 100% Rewards & Joining An Alliance
Act 1.2.1 – “Threats” – Third 3-Star Champion
-Dano357
Around The Battlerealm – July 10, 2020
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Friday, July 10, 2020.
Schedule Notes: 100% Roster Availability beginning at 2pm EST.
Katy Candy gave her picks for the Top 5 Cosmic Champions, as did KT1.
Brian Grant breaks down the Top 10 Updates he’s excited to see come to MCOC.
Seatin shared 6 Star Rank 3 Guardian Game-Play.
Lagacy takes down The Grandmaster with his Rank 3 6 Star Hit Monkey.
Karatemike solos 6.3 Havok with Colossus.
Swedeah can’t be stopped! This time he solos The Champion with Iron Fist.
MCOC DroidDoes relies on Warlock for the Poison/Caltrops path in Canadian Difficulty.
DTMelodicMetal takes down Abyss Masacre with his 999 Combo Aegon.
Jason Voorhees has a guide for the newly buffed Hulkbuster.
-Dano357
MCOC Survey: Should Corvus Be Able to Survive a Time-Out?
Summoners!
One of the big questions on the survey was “Should Corvus Glaive Be Able to Survive a Time-Out”. This was a hot topic at the time, because there was a change that accidentally went live during Alliance Quest which prevented champions from surviving a time-out when they were at low health. This change particularly impacted Corvus users, as he has always been able to survive a time-out, even at 1 HP, if he has Glaive Charges. Here is the breakdown of answers by map played most often.
As you can see, the higher the map you play, the more likely you think Corvus should be able to survive a time-out. This is likely because this method is used more often, and is viewed as almost necessary at the highest level of AQ. What some Summoners playing lower-level maps see as an “Endgame Cheat” is viewed as a needed tool to defeat over-tuned nodes and save valuable potions by the Summoners actually running Maps 6 & 7.
-Dano357
Northern Expeditions Canadian Difficulty – Diss Track Counters
Summoners!
In week two of the Northern Expeditions (Canadian Difficulty), there is a node called Diss Track. This node requires the defender to have 3 Debuffs on them before you can do any damage. This can be 3 of the same Debuff, or can be a combination of different Debuffs. Passive effects do not count as Debuffs.
All of the defenders on the Diss Track lane are from the Mystic Class, so keep that in mind when putting together your team. Furthermore, Dormammu is immune to Bleed and Poison, so those Debuffs won’t help you in that fight.
Here’s a list of some champions that can get you through Diss Track. There may be some that I’ve missed, but this will give you some options if you are new to this node. The more Debuffs the champion spams, and the longer the Debuffs last, the easier the fight.
I think the top picks for this path include Human Torch, Void, and Sunspot. Human Torch and Void also counter the other node on the lane, Buffet, by reversing healing, while Sunspot is a Debuff-producing machine.
Diss Track Counters
Human Torch (Don’t Use Pre-Fight Ability)
Void
Mr. Fantastic
Quake
Blade
Black Widow Deadly Origin
Elsa Bloodstone
Gwenpool
Nick Fury
Night Thrasher
Squirrel Girl
Archangel
Iceman
Sunspot
Sentinel
Hyperion
Medusa
Vision Aarkus
Claire Voyant
Doctor Voodoo
Additions:
Havok
Captain America Infinity War
Who did I leave out? Leave your picks in the comments below.
-Dano357
Around The Battlerealm – July 9, 2020
Summoners!
Here’s your Marvel Contest of Champions news brief for Thursday, July 9, 2020.
Schedule Notes: Round 1 of the 4 Star Basic Darkhawk and Guardian Featured Arenas begin at 1pm EST. The Alliance Quest Series concludes at 3pm EST. The Alpha Arena begins at 6pm EST.
Content Creator Program videos for Guardian are now live. Check out reviews from Katy Candy, RichTheMan, Seatin, Lagacy, Karatemike, and CaptainBayeee.
KT1 gives his Top 5 picks from the Skill Class.
Swedeah solos The Champion with Rogue.
Check out the latest episode of Podcast of Champions, where Kam and Starr discuss the Road Map and the CCP Test Server.
-Dano357
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