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

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Aleor

the worst thing is rng for 6* and 5*. there are people with 40-60 5* who might not have a champ of some specific class, not speaking of specific champ for synergy or whatever. every game I've seen that has restrictions like that always had a way to grind some specific champ guaranteed, not like those arena for people who have to many time to waste on game

DNA3000

At this pace whales and casuals will be the only ones left playing in the cinder.

Depending on how you define "whale" and "casual" that's probably already true, and has been true since the beginning of the game. The hardcore non-spenders have probably always been a roundoff error in the game's population.

Rotelly

I thought the point of champion rating was to encourage higher rarity champs and slightly punish lower rarity ones? Wasn’t that one of the points of 12.0?

Bikesh

I am one of those middle tier players still working on 4* roster to complete ACT5. I was really happy to see that recent offer to rank up my 4* Corvus and Spiderman (SE). Almost bought it before someone asked me to check the forum first. I guess I have to stop spending on my 4* and I guess rank up my 5* Iron Fist and Hawkeye now

NOOOOOOOOPEEEEE

So recently there's been alot of drama surrounding this as you all know but I want to ask. Is it really that bad? I mean think about it like this, when the Variant first came out we found it annoying but eventually figured it out. So what's to say this will be any different, but also there's one huge thing I think a lot of people are overlooking, it's that 4*s might not be able to cut it at all in act 6, these are gonna be buffed out 6* star champs like we've never seen before meaning Challenger Rating is gonna kick in. I mean there's a reason we no longer use 3*s in any content beyond 5.1. So even if you only have 1 4* Synergy you could still lose your other champs and then be stuck with a 4 star that's greatly outclassed by the difficulty level causing loads more frustration. And now about today's deal endgame players you realize not everything is supposed to cater to you right? This deal wasn't targeted to you guys but rather at people needing to expand their 4* Roster.

The one thing I will say is this, paths should not be locked behind the amount if 5 or 6*s you have that's just stupid and unnecessarily hinders progression.

EndymioN

I cant talk for everyone, but im seeing this as follow : scam ... After months of selling 4 star packs they turn around and say ok we have made enough money now were going to gate all that with 1 weeks notice. Dunno if my oppinion is going to be deleted but thats how im seeing this and i doubt im the only one, even today those new packs for 4 star showed up for absurd amounts of money, kabam just went from ridiculous to absurd

Rotelly

The issue I have is if I pay for a champ I should be able to use it. It might not be the right tool for the job but it is my choice. This takes the choice out of my hand and I will be asking for a refund of 95% of my purchases used to buy FGMC since that is the likelyhood of getting a champ that I cannot use on new content

FrankCYoung

If the 5* champs went down to 2000 shards instead of 10000 that would probably help, even if it’s like 5000 shards...would be easier to get a half decent 5* roster much quicker to tackle the change. Just a thought...and I know it’s not much of one. Lol.

FrankCYoung

Drop the shard requirement down a bit on the 6* champs to make them more reachable...most of them are rubbish anyway why not hand them off? Another thought fresh off the noodle lol.

DNA3000

If the 5* champs went down to 2000 shards instead of 10000 that would probably help, even if it’s like 5000 shards...would be easier to get a half decent 5* roster much quicker to tackle the change. Just a thought...and I know it’s not much of one. Lol.

Somehow I think allowing players like me to open one 5* crystal a day would actually not benefit other players as much as you think it would. There are huge unintended side effects of ripping the reward curve apart like that. The 5*/6* progress gate itself owes its existence in part to the fact that 5* champs are so easy to get now compared to in the past.

You allow players to gain 5* champs that fast, and you will create new content that would be difficult even for them to meet the prerequisites of.

Something is always going to be hard, even for the top players to achieve. The stuff that is hard for them to achieve will seem basically impossible for lower tier players to achieve. The long term solution to that problem is the game always slowly inflates the reward system over time, which devalues what the top players took a lot of effort to earn because lower players will then get those same things much easier. That's the ratchet that cranks the progress curve upward and allows the same game to target top players, middle players, and lower players. It does so by making everything difficult, and slowly lowering the difficulty while creating newer things at the top. Progress games like this are like an escalator: you can run against the escalator to the top to get rewards, or you can wait at the bottom for the rewards to descend automatically and come to you. Where you are in the game depends on how much effort you want to put into running uphill.

I think most players accept this when it comes to twitch skills. You can attack the content today, or you can wait to get a stronger roster which lowers the amount of twitch skill you need. People have to learn that roster-building is another one of those things that some people will be better at than others, and the people with the best ability to grow roster won't necessarily be the same people that can develop twitch skills quickly. That part is going to be a lot more difficult to accept.

CapWW2

Guys the 4 star Ban is ok. ACT 6 was a content specifically created for 5* and 6 stars.

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Doomsfist79

Guys the 4 star Ban is ok. ACT 6 was a content specifically created for 5* and 6 stars.

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whew.. good to know.. shame you didn't comment like 40 pages ago.. would have saved soo much time for everyone..

Cutless_X

Although i DO NOT agree witb the ban, i will stay optimistic until the real thing drops. We will see if this is a truely horrid thing or its just one of those "worse on paper" issues. In 48 hours i will make my decision and yall can make yours

Kinga8

With all Bugs and Problems connecting, the 4 Star ban seems to be too much for the Community and there was no offical ingame Apology from Kabam which includes a bit of Compensations. Although i am excited for new content, i get the Point why so many Players are very disappointed with this anouncement for Act 6 and Even more the explanations from Kabam employers. So far i really enjoy this Game and i think the Content Creators did a great Job.

CapWW2

I am ready for Act 6. Lets bring it on. This is going to be my team. What team will you most likely be using?

SparkAlot

Guys the 4 star Ban is ok. ACT 6 was a content specifically created for 5* and 6 stars.

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Yeah, you bring in your 5* rank 1 & rank 2 champs or even rank 3, and let me try with my maxed out 4* 5/50 and we will see who gets farther.

That is all we are asking.

CapWW2

Guys the 4 star Ban is ok. ACT 6 was a content specifically created for 5* and 6 stars.

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Yeah, you bring in your 5* rank 1 & rank 2 champs or even rank 3, and let me try with my maxed out 4* 5/50 and we will see who gets farther.

That is all we are asking.

Did you see my team above?

And That is my C team for fun. My A team is 5/65 SL, 5/65 Blade, 5/65 Iceman, 4/55 Rogue, 4/55 HE.

I wont wven tell you my B team 😂

So yes I do have champs. I do not care about the 4 star ban.

Step 1: get the champs
Step 2: rank the champs
Step 3: use the champs

How hard is this?

TheSquish671

Just to add, you're only looking at the first half of my reply. Read the second half as well.

It's EXACTLY because you can possibly do A6 with all your god tier 5/50s that the developers want to shift that reliance away from them and allow you to be creative to think of alternative methods to get past opponents.
But using god tier 4*s IS the alternative method to get past the opponents
That’s the issue imo. We are so fixated with “god tier” champs that if we don’t have a 5* variant of that particular, we look to use our 4* variant to clear that node.

And why is that a problem?
Weaker champions= longer fights= more room for error= more error= more items spent.
Is there something wrong with trying not to waste units?

xNig

Just to add, you're only looking at the first half of my reply. Read the second half as well.

It's EXACTLY because you can possibly do A6 with all your god tier 5/50s that the developers want to shift that reliance away from them and allow you to be creative to think of alternative methods to get past opponents.
But using god tier 4*s IS the alternative method to get past the opponents
That’s the issue imo. We are so fixated with “god tier” champs that if we don’t have a 5* variant of that particular, we look to use our 4* variant to clear that node.
And why is that a problem?
Weaker champions= longer fights= more room for error= more error= more items spent.
Is there something wrong with trying not to waste units?

It’s not a problem. But it sure is an issue when people are clearing the same path with the exact same champs (be it 4/5/6*) without thinking of alternatives that they currently have.

Sorry. Just curious. Are you at that level to do A6 yet? Cause I was looking through your posts and saw that you were looking for a D4 Dungeon partner less than a month ago.

Snizzbar

I am ready for Act 6. Lets bring it on. This is going to be my team. What team will you most likely be using?

You'll probably need 6* Skill champs. Bad luck

Snizzbar

Guys the 4 star Ban is ok. ACT 6 was a content specifically created for 5* and 6 stars.

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And would you look at that - we're still talking about it.

DON'T SAY DUMB THINGS IN ALL CAPS

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CapWW2

I am ready for Act 6. Lets bring it on. This is going to be my team. What team will you most likely be using?
You'll probably need 6* Skill champs. Bad luck

I got 5/65 Blade. That covers for it

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Snizzbar

I am ready for Act 6. Lets bring it on. This is going to be my team. What team will you most likely be using?
You'll probably need 6* Skill champs. Bad luck
I got 5/65 Blade. That covers for it

Uh, not if it's limited to 6* Skill champs like I said. Hate to break it to you pal but a 5/65 Blade isn't a 6*...

ẞlооd

Guys the 4 star Ban is ok. ACT 6 was a content specifically created for 5* and 6 stars.

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Yeah, you bring in your 5* rank 1 & rank 2 champs or even rank 3, and let me try with my maxed out 4* 5/50 and we will see who gets farther.

That is all we are asking.
Did you see my team above?

And That is my C team for fun. My A team is 5/65 SL, 5/65 Blade, 5/65 Iceman, 4/55 Rogue, 4/55 HE.

I wont wven tell you my B team 😂

So yes I do have champs. I do not care about the 4 star ban.

Step 1: get the champs
Step 2: rank the champs
Step 3: use the champs

How hard is this?

You lost me at step one lol

Reflex116

It’s crazy to me that rather than bring value back to 1*-3*s they’ve devalued yet another tier. Two thirds or the champion tiers are now useless. Champion gates are one thing. It brings in a need for a certain champ or even a certain tier. For example, the gwenpool goes to the movies event we needed a certain champ to pass a gate, potentially bringing value to champs that may not have been seen as desirable. Potentially bringing value to every tier in the game. I happily grinded the 1v1 arenas for 2 star champs excited for a new exclusive champ but also a piece to the puzzle I needed to continue exploring content. But now act 6 will do the opposite. Only 5 and 6 stars will work because kabam would rather charge ridiculous amounts of money rather than listen to the community and give us entertaining content. This game epitomizes everything that’s wrong with video games and why mobile games have been and always will be a joke. Now excuse me while I happily copy and paste this to the App Store in form of a 1 star rating. See irony there kabam mike?

Stellar

Hi Kabam,

Don't know if it has already been said, but why do you care if someone wants to use its 4 stars to do the Act 6 ?

I mean there are people around here, youtubers or not, that can do some uncollected parts, even uncollected boss with 2 stars ! You, Kabam, even gave praises to Seatin for finishing a master difficulty with only 3 stars !

By limiting the rank of champions you just take the challenge from those who have the skill to try really difficult challenge with low rank champions.

restricting paths to some type of champions is ok, even restricting it to one champion in particular (whatever the stars) is ok. you can even restrict some paths ton team that have at least a six star or even a six star cosmic ! But at least someone with meme six star cosmic will be abel to open that path and try it with its 4-5 stars and their synergy !

Remove the limit on 4 stars and you will show you have concern for your player base, you will see tons of videos from youtuber able to do some path with 4 stars and even if it's difficult, people will be aware of it and will have to spend units (even money for some) to finish the Act 6

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