Witness the Great Revival! Act 6 Chapter 1 - Coming March 13th

BORN AGAIN
Carina has awoken. For ages she’s been trapped in her crystal prison, but with the support of Ægon, The Collector finally has his daughter back, but she’s not interested in standing still. Keen to find her place in The Battlerealm, Carina begins to understand her power and explore the fringes of the unknown, but Carina’s rebirth has reminded the Elders that the scars of their past have yet to fully heal. Taneleer Tivan and En Dwi Gast must jockey for Carina’s attention as they both attempt to mold her into the Elder they think she ought to be. Unfortunately for the both of them, Carina is as rebellious as she is powerful, and her defiant nature might just prove too much for the old Elders to handle…

Join Carina, Ægon, The Collector, and The Grandmaster when the final episode in the Elder Saga begins in ACT 6: REBIRTH!

RELEASE + LEGENDS
Act 6 Chapter 1: Great Revival releases on MARCH 13TH for all who have completed Act 5: ELDER’S WAR to enjoy.

Alongside this release, we’re happy to announce a Legends Run for Chapter 1! This Legends run will begin the moment you start Act 6 Chapter 1, and end the moment you 100% explore all Quests in the Chapter. You’ll have until April 13th at 10:00:00 AM PDT to log a time. The rewards for the Legends run of Act 6 Chapter 1 are:

Rank 1-5
10x Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystals (2% each of a random Tier 5 Class Catalyst)
22,500x Tier 5 Basic Catalyst Fragments
2x Tier 2 Alpha Catalysts

Rank 6-100
5x Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystals (2% each of a random Tier 5 Class Catalyst)
11,250x Tier 5 Basic Catalyst Fragments
1x Tier 2 Alpha Catalysts

In a new turn of events, we’ll also be featuring a Legends Run for all Chapters of Act 6, and a special Act Legends Reward throughout the release of Act 6! The top times for each Chapter’s Legends will be collected, and awarded with a new 6-Star Champion never before owned by any Summoner!

In order to win the Act Legends Reward, you’ll need to place in the top times of each Chapter, as follows:

Chapter 1 - Top 20 Times
Chapter 2 - Top 40 Times
Chapter 3 - Top 60 Times
Chapter 4 - Top 100 Times

If you happen to qualify for all 4 Chapters, you’ll receive the Champion 4 times, meaning you can Awaken them this way! We will have more to reveal about each Chapter’s and the Act Legends rewards in the future, but that’s all we have for you for now.

CHAMPION REQUIREMENTS
Act 6 is some of the most challenging content to date, and the perils within require only the strongest Champions of The Contest. Chapter 1 will contain CHAMPION REQUIREMENTS that will restrict the Champions you use to ONLY 5 and 6-Star Champions.

BUFFS
There are 7 new buffs making an appearance in Act 6 Chapter 1. Each Quest features one or more of these Buffs as Global effects, so you’ll need to bring your best. See below for each Buff and a little description of our intentions with it.

NO RETREAT! - When the Attacker dashes back, they gain Degen Timer for 1.2 seconds. Dashing back again while the Degen Timer is active causes a Passive Degen, dealing 200% of the Defender's Attack as direct damage over 6 seconds.
This Buff is meant to impose the mentality of its title: Do not retreat. While other similar Buffs like Caltrops can be easily countered with an Immunity, No Retreat requires careful planning and execution on playstyle to overcome. No Retreat was designed to be possible - but challenging - to avoid.

Special Delivery - The Attacker begins the fight with 15 Combo charges. Each landed basic attack decreases the Combo charges by 1, and launching a Special Attack will reset the charges. If all charges are removed, they are reset, and the Attacker suffers a Passive Degen equal to 100% of the Defender's Attack Rating over 4 seconds.
Similar to fighting Thor Ragnarok, this Buff will require you to make sure you have a Special Attack at the ready, but there are sure to be challenges to that strategy strewn throughout…

Combo Party - For every 10 hits of the Combo Meter, the Attacker gains a permanent Cruelty Buff, granting +500 Crit Damage Rating. When struck, the Attacker loses all Cruelty Buffs if their combo meter is lost and takes 40% of the Defender's attack as direct damage for each Buff removed this way.
This buff is generally quite simple, and is intended to create a “ride the line” feeling - you want to get your combo count up, but losing it will cost you dearly.

Long Distance Relationship - While close to the Defender, the Attacker gains a Weakness Debuff every 3 seconds, reducing their attack by 10% permanently. Staying far away from the Defender causes these Weakness effects to fall off.
The goal here is to encourage you to find “openings” to deal as much damage as possible. Waste those openings, or just spend too long near the opponent, and you’ll need to back off in order to gain your damage back. If you’re pinned in a corner, you’ll want to use your abilities to create some space and start dealing damage again.

Close Encounters - While close to the Defender the Attacker Regenerates 1% of their Max Health every second. While far away from the Defender, the Attack Degenerates 3% of their Max Health every second.
Sort of the inverse of Long Distance Relationship, Close Encounters encourages you to stay as close to the Defender as possible, and being efficient as you bait specials or get out of the way of abilities that could cause trouble up close (like Mephisto or Omega Red).

Power Struggle - The Attacker cannot gain Power during the fight through normal means. Each time the Defender reaches a full bar of Power, the Attacker is granted one as well and whenever the Defender launches a Special Attack, the Attacker loses an equal amount of Power.
This one is all about a “use it or lose it” mentality - you’ll want to make sure you’re keeping an eye on your Opponent’s power and how it relates to your own. Characters who can control power using their specials, like Vision or Magik, will excel here.

Hurt Locker - Using the same type of Special Attack twice in a row gives the Attacker a Delayed Blast charge for 5 seconds which may be removed by landing a Heavy Attack. If the Blast expires, the Attacker takes 50% of their Health as direct damage.
This one is (as the name might suggest) focused on creating a “bomb defusal” moment while you play. If you make a mistake, you’ll have a small window to correct it before your mistake comes back to bite you. Rest assured there will be challenges that will threaten to trip you up…

PI RANGES
Keep in mind these are approximate - there is some variation around the values but in general, this is what you can expect:

Quest 1
Paths: ~22,500-28,000 PI
Boss: ~ 55,000 PI
Quest 2
Paths: ~23,000-30,500 PI
Boss: ~ 58,500 PI
Quest 3
Paths: ~23,500-30,500 PI
Boss: ~ 50,000 PI
Quest 4
Paths: ~23,500-35,500 PI
Boss: ~ 54,000 PI
Quest 5
Paths: ~27,000-31,000 PI
Boss: ~ 66,000 PI
Quest 6
Paths: ~28,000-39,000 PI
Boss: ~ 72,000 PI

ENERGY/PATHS
In general, quests in Chapter 1 have a consistent energy requirement the whole way through. On average, All quests in Chapter 1 will have:

3 Energy Per Step
~ 9-10 paths
~ 600 Energy for Quest Mastery

REWARDS
Of course, we know that any announcement of new Story content wouldn’t be complete without some nice rewards for your efforts. Here’s what you can expect:

Quest 1 - 6 (Completion + Exploration)

30x 5-Star Signature Stone Crystals
180,000x Gold
63,000x Tier 2 Alpha Catalyst Fragments
50x Units

Chapter 1 Completion
9,000x Tier 5 Basic Fragments
2,000x 6-Star Shards
5,000x 5-Star Shards
1x 5-Star Rank up Gem Crystal (2-3)
1x Tier 4 Basic Catalyst
1x Tier 4 Class Catalyst Crystal
500,000x Gold

Chapter 1 Mastery
1x Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystal (25%)
1x 5-Star Rank up Gem Crystal (3-4)
Tier 5 Basic Catalyst
4,000x 6-Star Shards
8,000x 5-Star Shards
3x Tier 4 Basic Catalysts
3x Tier 4 Class Catalyst Crystals
1,000,000x Gold

Chapter Total (all of the above)

1x Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystal (25%) (Note: This is a Special Crystal, and not the regular Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystal)
1x 5-Star Rank up Gem Crystal (2-3)
1x 5-Star Rank up Gem Crystal (3-4)
13,000x 5-Star Shards
30x 5-Star Signature Stone Crystals
6,000x 6-Star Shards
1,680,000x Gold
63,000x Tier 2 Alpha Catalyst Fragments
4x Tier 4 Basic Catalysts
4x Tier 4 Class Catalyst Crystals
1x Tier 5 Basic Catalysts
9,000 Tier 5 Basic Catalyst Fragments
540x Units

BECOME A CAVALIER
A new Act, a new Progression point! Summoners that complete Act 6 Chapter 1 will gain the new designation of “Cavalier”!

This designation is not as game changing as Uncollected, and is a step up similar in scope to becoming Contender, Proven or Conqueror.

Cavaliers will have access to a brand new Cavalier Crystal that guarantees at least a 3-Star Champion with a 38% chance at a 4-Star Champion, an 11% chance at a 5-Star Champions, and a rare 1% chance of a 6 Star Champion! These Crystals will be available for 200 units each.

Cavaliers will also have access to:

- A 25 Unit Discount on Grandmaster Crystals
- A new Cavalier Calendar in place of the Grandmaster Calendar that will grant a Grandmaster Crystal over 7 days, instead of 14
- An upgraded Daily Crystal that contains a rare chance of T5B Fragments, 5-Star Shards, or 6-Star Shards, and double the amount of - T2A Fragments, T4CC Fragments, and T4B Fragments!
- A slightly upgraded Free (4-hour) Crystal with more Gold!

This is the next step after becoming Uncollected, and we plan to continue to add more as the Story progresses!

Comments

Mirage_Turtle

I'm not saying I disagree with the majority here, but I can't help but wonder...

Why wasn't there the same level of outrage when the requirements for Variant difficulty were released?

When looking at Act 6 and Variant, both are permanent, both have requirements that would only allow the use of roughly 1/3 of your whole roster, and both inherently contain significant synergy disadvantages (in fact, Variant was possibly MORE restrictive as Act 6's restriction can be overcome with luck).

Not looking to start a debate, but I am curious what people have to say about this.

ManGlitter

I never called for rank down tickets until now. If I had known 4*s weren’t aloud in Act6 I would not have ranked up 2 of them.

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EndymioN

variant vs act 6 is more like fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me, it just keeps getting shadyer and shadyer the contant 4 star sells without warning to one week new content restriction feels like a last drop to many

CFree

I never called for rank down tickets until now. If I had known 4*s weren’t aloud in Act6 I would not have ranked up 2 of them.

Really. You ranked them just for an unreleased chapter?

(Also, I agree. 4* should be more quiet.)

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Incitatus666

So just to confirm, as of act 6 going forward, you have phased out those champions you refuse to release in 5* or 6* versions?

You know who I'm talking about.. Thor, Scarlett Witch, Wolverine, etc.

I read these forums daily, and have yet to see anything from a mod stating a reason why you won't release them.. it's almost laughable how blatantly the topic is ignored. But that's another topic, for another day, and I'm done holding my breath waiting for a reason.

How about a nod or a wink in reply to this one? Are the original fan favorite gods of old (post nerf obviously) being phased out? Leaving us hanging is much worse than just responding.

We've started slowly rolling out some of these Champions, and are always looking to see if we're in a place where those Champions can safely be released. We don't currently have plans to release these Champions, but as you can see from the release of Black Widow, Electro, etc., this could change.

Hey @Kabam Miike this is one of my first time commenting on one of these long strings, I never usually do, I have only been playing for a year and have been progressing very well, I don't have my sights on Act 6 at the moment but the move to making 4* completely irrelevant is something that is expected, similarly to how 3* became irrelevant. What really bothers me though is that even though 3* are irrelevant for the most part, all of them are available in higher star forms. Whenever this topic is brought up (regarding 4* that are not released in higher star forms) the mods always speak about "safely" releasing them. It is clear that we are completely moving away from the 4* now, which essentially kills those aforementioned champs.

Many people made use of those champions to become Uncollected and attain Elders Bane, essentially beating everything until now. Now they are utterly useless. Likewise, we will soon see R3 6*, and I don't believe that a maxed SW, going up against an R3 6* on crazy nodes will break the game, and I think many of my fellow summoners would agree (the same goes for the other 4*s not released in higher star forms). If it comes to be that she is still way to too OP even after patch 12.0 (which I was not around for but hear an awful much about), maybe she needs to be revisited and tweaked a bit. I don't know, I just don't like seeing great champions becoming completely irrelevant (particularly OG wolverine which I gain a great amount of usage out of).

The other concern I have, and I wont spend much time on it because others have already, is synergy purposes.

Thank you for reading, I don't do this much, I love this game and am a very, very active and dedicated summoner, I just felt the need to comment and speak my mind and I believe I did so in an appropriate manner.

Thank you.

Starkiller_KE2_0

Got a better idea since everyone seems so adamant about their 4s they should ban 5s and 6s instead.

I have an idea, lets post comments that are actually constructive and on-point with the discussion.
Like overreacting to losing synergies?
You mean Kabam destroying a key mechanic when it comes to team building? And don´t underrestimate the power of 4* R5 champions, they can easily one-shot uncollected EQ bosses
You mean exactly like aw defense where kabam turned synergies off?
Because using champions as an attacker is the same as placing them as defenders...
Lol so synergies should only work to benefit you got it. Sorry but turn them on for all events or none. Imo.
Sorry but synergies are not needed for any chanp to beat content. They make it easier. That's all

Why are they adding synergies to the game just to tell us we can’t use them? That would be like adding Vision as a 5* but only make him available for hundreds of dollars! (Oh wait...)

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NightCracker

Got a better idea since everyone seems so adamant about their 4s they should ban 5s and 6s instead.

I have an idea, lets post comments that are actually constructive and on-point with the discussion.
Like overreacting to losing synergies?
You mean Kabam destroying a key mechanic when it comes to team building? And don´t underrestimate the power of 4* R5 champions, they can easily one-shot uncollected EQ bosses
You mean exactly like aw defense where kabam turned synergies off?
Because using champions as an attacker is the same as placing them as defenders...
Lol so synergies should only work to benefit you got it. Sorry but turn them on for all events or none. Imo.
Sorry but synergies are not needed for any chanp to beat content. They make it easier. That's all
Tell me which champion gets a benefit from a synergy as a defender that´s better than the same synergy as an attacker. I´ll wait

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Starkiller_KE2_0

Got a better idea since everyone seems so adamant about their 4s they should ban 5s and 6s instead.

I have an idea, lets post comments that are actually constructive and on-point with the discussion.
Like overreacting to losing synergies?
You mean Kabam destroying a key mechanic when it comes to team building? And don´t underrestimate the power of 4* R5 champions, they can easily one-shot uncollected EQ bosses
You mean exactly like aw defense where kabam turned synergies off?
Because using champions as an attacker is the same as placing them as defenders...
Lol so synergies should only work to benefit you got it. Sorry but turn them on for all events or none. Imo.
Sorry but synergies are not needed for any chanp to beat content. They make it easier. That's all
Tell me which champion gets a benefit from a synergy as a defender that´s better than the same synergy as an attacker. I´ll wait

Heimdall synergies would be everywhere in AW if synergies worked for defense. Indestructible and unstoppable on every champ in the map?

JRock808

As someone who relies on 4*s like AA, Medusa, and a few others for specific encounters, even in the highest end content as of today, this move is just nonsense.

Either make champions more available or rethink this change.

You created all these champions and all the synergies yet the players are the one punished for it. It just comes of as greedy. Spend enough for a 5* heimdall and you are okay.. grind for a 4* or waste a slot on a 3* and you can't even play, despite it being inherently more difficult for you already.

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Dshu

I'm not saying I disagree with the majority here, but I can't help but wonder...

Why wasn't there the same level of outrage when the requirements for Variant difficulty were released?

When looking at Act 6 and Variant, both are permanent, both have requirements that would only allow the use of roughly 1/3 of your whole roster, and both inherently contain significant synergy disadvantages (in fact, Variant was possibly MORE restrictive as Act 6's restriction can be overcome with luck).

Not looking to start a debate, but I am curious what people have to say about this.

To me the big difference is the number of options available with class restrictions and the ability to obtain the champs in lower values for those class restrictions. Yes they both have restrictions that limit synergies but the restrictions on act 6 go beyond limiting you to a class where you may have lower level options that require more skill to reducing your account to what am I willing to spend to gain that champ ability I need in 5 or 6*. Remember all champs are available in phc which can be obtained reasonably by grinding arena or from content rewards. 5 and 6*a are only obtained from specific * crystals or grand master crystals with a lot of rng luck.

Starkiller_KE2_0

Got a better idea since everyone seems so adamant about their 4s they should ban 5s and 6s instead.

I have an idea, lets post comments that are actually constructive and on-point with the discussion.
Like overreacting to losing synergies?
You mean Kabam destroying a key mechanic when it comes to team building? And don´t underrestimate the power of 4* R5 champions, they can easily one-shot uncollected EQ bosses
You mean exactly like aw defense where kabam turned synergies off?
Because using champions as an attacker is the same as placing them as defenders...
Lol so synergies should only work to benefit you got it. Sorry but turn them on for all events or none. Imo.
Sorry but synergies are not needed for any chanp to beat content. They make it easier. That's all
Tell me which champion gets a benefit from a synergy as a defender that´s better than the same synergy as an attacker. I´ll wait
Heimdall synergies would be everywhere in AW if synergies worked for defense. Indestructible and unstoppable on every champ in the map?
Still, the synergy does make more sense as an attacker as it can save you countless of units. But whether synergies for AW defence should be enabled or not is not the topic here

I agree, I’m just saying that wasn’t the best argument.

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JRock808

Letting the synergies work if you have the right star chanp is just a cheap move.

Why is someone with a 5* heimdall better than someone who can't pull him or pay for him?

If this truly is about the synergies, it's not balancing content, it's creating a barrier.. one that is most easily overcome with cash.

Csutton

Rewards look like ****.
-No awakening gems? Class or generic
-Not enough 5 or 6 shards
-No one needs 2-3 rank gems. Only 3-4 or 4-5 make any sense to work for.
-540 units...... nuff said lol. Wow
-add on the items it’s going to take for some of the paths.

Just does not add up. I think I speak for many..... We were expecting much more from the game team.

VanillaCoke

Rewards look like ****.
-No awakening gems? Class or generic
-Not enough 5 or 6 shards
-No one needs 2-3 rank gems. Only 3-4 or 4-5 make any sense to work for.
-540 units...... nuff said lol. Wow
-add on the items it’s going to take for some of the paths.

Just does not add up. I think I speak for many..... We were expecting much more from the game team.

Bro this is chapter 1, relax lol. Compare Act 6 Ch1 rewards to Act 5 Ch1, it’s much better. Then compare Act 5 Ch1 rewards to Act 4 Ch1, much better.

ManGlitter

I never called for rank down tickets until now. If I had known 4*s weren’t aloud in Act6 I would not have ranked up 2 of them.
Really. You ranked them just for an unreleased chapter?

(Also, I agree. 4* should be more quiet.)

I did not rank them specifically for Act 6. But if I had known they could not be used in Act 6 I would have made a different choice.

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CFree

I never called for rank down tickets until now. If I had known 4*s weren’t aloud in Act6 I would not have ranked up 2 of them.
Really. You ranked them just for an unreleased chapter?

(Also, I agree. 4* should be more quiet.)
I did not rank them specifically for Act 6. But if I had known they could not be used in Act 6 I would have made a different choice.

That makes little sense to me, but to each his own.

EndymioN

I never called for rank down tickets until now. If I had known 4*s weren’t aloud in Act6 I would not have ranked up 2 of them.
Really. You ranked them just for an unreleased chapter?

(Also, I agree. 4* should be more quiet.)
I did not rank them specifically for Act 6. But if I had known they could not be used in Act 6 I would have made a different choice.
That makes little sense to me, but to each his own.

Makes to me, would have kept the resources instead of flushing them down the toilet

CFree

You just said you didn’t rank them specifically for Act 6, so it’s not flushed down the toilet. You ranked them for a non-Act 6 purpose. How are Act 6 restrictions affecting that rationale?

Kobster84

You just said you didn’t rank them specifically for Act 6, so it’s not flushed down the toilet. You ranked them for a non-Act 6 purpose. How are Act 6 restrictions affecting that rationale?

Your not getting it if he had known act 6 had the restrictions he wouldn’t have ranked them it’s quite simple

CFree

You just said you didn’t rank them specifically for Act 6, so it’s not flushed down the toilet. You ranked them for a non-Act 6 purpose. How are Act 6 restrictions affecting that rationale?
Your not getting it if he had known act 6 had the restrictions he wouldn’t have ranked them it’s quite simple

You’re not getting it. He ranked them for a purpose that can still be served regardless of Act 6.