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

CFree

I recommend everyone go check out lagacy’s channel for some of this. Lots of hard fights indeed and it a shame we can’t use our 4* champions(looks possible with skill).

His roster is better than most but he said he used one revive.

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Gamer

Will auto evade champs be effected by "No Retreat"? Or is it only dexterity and manual dash backs. Just curious for tomorrow.

If you take a look at Lagacy's video right here, you'll see him take that node on! He starts off with a Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced) that repeatedly evades Elektra's attacks on his own, not causing No Retreat to activate.

Yeah if you just giv all a sparky wild be nice. Hav over 60 5 star and I’m don’t felling confident in act6. For now but can’t said much. For now.

CFree

Act 6 will be very difficult and losing synergies will hurt badly. It’s really that simple. I don’t need to watch a video tutorial or wait and see how much losing any benefit will hurt.

That makes zero sense. You have to see the content or play the content to know how much losing 4* will hurt.

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SeanFlik

Lagacy's preview of Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1 is up now! Take a look at his preview video for tips on how to avoid damage from No Retreat, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dQlf0zU90

wait so one of the content creators who has played through part of act 6 says 4*s should be allowed... and you're advertising that??

LeNoirFaineant

Lagacy's preview of Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1 is up now! Take a look at his preview video for tips on how to avoid damage from No Retreat, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dQlf0zU90
After seeing this video I have to say: You have to be kidding me! You expect us to have so many specific champions (some that cause bleed, power control champs, ones that generate fury buffs) and don´t allow 4* champions so we do not get the utility? That´s just such a bad move, Kabam!

They don't expect everyone to have all the champs they need. They expect that some will, some will power through it, and most will work at it.

CFree

Lagacy's preview of Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1 is up now! Take a look at his preview video for tips on how to avoid damage from No Retreat, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dQlf0zU90
After seeing this video I have to say: You have to be kidding me! You expect us to have so many specific champions (some that cause bleed, power control champs, ones that generate fury buffs) and don´t allow 4* champions so we do not get the utility? That´s just such a bad move, Kabam!

Funny. After seeing the video I actually think I’ll be giving it a shot instead of ignoring it like I planned.

CeresCPH

This act 6 strategy combined with no listening to our customers strategy is an awesome approach! Or is it!

Roboct1

I think the issue is that players take this too seriously. Kabam created a GAME. It was not created to be a lifestyle, while some choose to make it one, that was not the point. As people continue to figure out ways to beat the content Kabam needs to figure out how to make it more challenging.

Yes, Kabam does need to figure out how to make more and more challenging content, but that shouldn't include restricting players from using lower tiered forms of their favorite characters. By restricting the characters allowed, all Kabam is doing is actively punishing the skilled free-to-play players that could beat Act 6 with only 4-stars. Shouldn't skill be more important in a "GAME" than how much cash you can drop? Especially considering the drop chance of a 5-star out of a grandmaster crystal is only 3% it should be very clear that Kabam is just trying to milk us dry.

Personally I think it is great business for Kabam and a great opportunity for players. Kabam increases revenue with new and challenging content and players get to spread their wings and learn how to use new champs that You Tubers tell t hem they shouldn't use or upgrade.

Well, it is definitely great business for Kabam, but I'll let you be the first one to rank up your 5-star Colossus since you seem to be into that sorta thing.

Thanks Vyrus, very cool.

IsItthough

Will auto evade champs be effected by "No Retreat"? Or is it only dexterity and manual dash backs. Just curious for tomorrow.

If you take a look at Lagacy's video right here, you'll see him take that node on! He starts off with a Spider-Man (Stark Enhanced) that repeatedly evades Elektra's attacks on his own, not causing No Retreat to activate.

Great my sig 99 4* would do the same. Once again, no reason not to allow people to try it.

Kabam Miike

Lagacy's preview of Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1 is up now! Take a look at his preview video for tips on how to avoid damage from No Retreat, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dQlf0zU90
wait so one of the content creators who has played through part of act 6 says 4*s should be allowed... and you're advertising that??

Absolutely. Lagacy and all of the Content Creators are welcome (and even asked) to share their true opinions and their thoughts, as long as they follow the Code of Conduct. He's made some great content for you all here, and we want to share it.

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Kabam Miike

Lagacy's preview of Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1 is up now! Take a look at his preview video for tips on how to avoid damage from No Retreat, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dQlf0zU90
After seeing this video I have to say: You have to be kidding me! You expect us to have so many specific champions (some that cause bleed, power control champs, ones that generate fury buffs) and don´t allow 4* champions so we do not get the utility? That´s just such a bad move, Kabam!

Answers to specific challenges? Yes. Specific Champions? Not so much.

Act 6 will require counters to certain challenges, but there are more than just a handful of Champions with these abilities. There are many Champions that cause Bleed and are immune to it, many Champions that can manipulate and control power, and many Champions that can generate Fury Buffs (lots of Cosmic Champions fit that bill!).

Roster exploration will be important in Act 6.

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Akhilxcx

Lagacy's preview of Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1 is up now! Take a look at his preview video for tips on how to avoid damage from No Retreat, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dQlf0zU90
wait so one of the content creators who has played through part of act 6 says 4*s should be allowed... and you're advertising that??

Absolutely. Lagacy and all of the Content Creators are welcome (and even asked) to share their true opinions and their thoughts, as long as they follow the Code of Conduct. He's made some great content for you all here, and we want to share it.

And what about our feedback it doesn't matter or what?? btw that video lagacy just posted nothing short of a joke for people who are getting screwed over by rng everytime. so there's ghost, blade, corvus, stark spidey and every other god tier champ used by him means you not only get disappointment over 4* but if you don't have specific 5* or 6* then also you get disappointment only.pls show us one video where a 6* sentry or storm is taking on a korg like that so we can all understand that this content is meant for all 5* and 6* and not some specific champs

WC303

Lagacy's preview of Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1 is up now! Take a look at his preview video for tips on how to avoid damage from No Retreat, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dQlf0zU90
wait so one of the content creators who has played through part of act 6 says 4*s should be allowed... and you're advertising that??

Absolutely. Lagacy and all of the Content Creators are welcome (and even asked) to share their true opinions and their thoughts, as long as they follow the Code of Conduct. He's made some great content for you all here, and we want to share it.

Doesn’t matter. He’s saying we should be allowed to bring 4* champs to cover himself. He doesn’t want to alienate his subscribers. Look at his lineup. It’s ridiculously good BECAUSE HE’S A WHALE. He recommends bringing Blade/Sparky/GR. That would be awesome if I had a 5* Sparky and GR to go with my 5/65 Blade. Nope. I only have the 4* versions. Oh, I also don’t have Omega or Corvus. Over 70 5* champs, but not them.

Furion17

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MattMan

Lagacy's preview of Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1 is up now! Take a look at his preview video for tips on how to avoid damage from No Retreat, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dQlf0zU90
After seeing this video I have to say: You have to be kidding me! You expect us to have so many specific champions (some that cause bleed, power control champs, ones that generate fury buffs) and don´t allow 4* champions so we do not get the utility? That´s just such a bad move, Kabam!

Roster exploration will be important in Act 6.

And yet you’ve made the vast majority of our rosters absolete. Do you even hear yourself?

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Kabam Miike

Lagacy's preview of Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1 is up now! Take a look at his preview video for tips on how to avoid damage from No Retreat, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dQlf0zU90
After seeing this video I have to say: You have to be kidding me! You expect us to have so many specific champions (some that cause bleed, power control champs, ones that generate fury buffs) and don´t allow 4* champions so we do not get the utility? That´s just such a bad move, Kabam!

Answers to specific challenges? Yes. Specific Champions? Not so much.

Act 6 will require counters to certain challenges, but there are more than just a handful of Champions with these abilities. There are many Champions that cause Bleed and are immune to it, many Champions that can manipulate and control power, and many Champions that can generate Fury Buffs (lots of Cosmic Champions fit that bill!).

Roster exploration will be important in Act 6.
Bad choice of words from me, but I hoped you get what I meant. I was wrong.
Why exactly can 4* champions not take on these challenges? They can easily one-shot every single one of these enemies in the hands of a skilled player. So don´t give me the usual "We want to protect you" speech, that´s just not true.
You want us to explore our roster and make over 70% of it unuseable. Do you even hear what you are saying?

We have already talked about our reasons behind that decision. You can find it here.

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IsItthough

@Kabam Miike Just curious as to why you didn't let him run chapter 2.

Amonthir

@Kabam Miike Just curious as to why you didn't let him run chapter 2.

Chapter 2 will probably not be out for a few months, so the focus now is Ch1. Ch2 is likely not ready for testing/beta.

IsItthough

@Kabam Miike Just curious as to why you didn't let him run chapter 2.
Chapter 2 will probably not be out for a few months, so the focus now is Ch1. Ch2 is likely not ready for testing/beta.

Sorry I meant the 6.1.2 not actually chapter 2. @Kabam Miike

DrZola

Lagacy's preview of Act 6 Ch1 Quest 1 is up now! Take a look at his preview video for tips on how to avoid damage from No Retreat, and more!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56dQlf0zU90
After seeing this video I have to say: You have to be kidding me! You expect us to have so many specific champions (some that cause bleed, power control champs, ones that generate fury buffs) and don´t allow 4* champions so we do not get the utility? That´s just such a bad move, Kabam!

Answers to specific challenges? Yes. Specific Champions? Not so much.

Act 6 will require counters to certain challenges, but there are more than just a handful of Champions with these abilities. There are many Champions that cause Bleed and are immune to it, many Champions that can manipulate and control power, and many Champions that can generate Fury Buffs (lots of Cosmic Champions fit that bill!).

Roster exploration will be important in Act 6.

Constructive criticism: why not ask the Content Creators to explore their rosters for the Act 6 videos they produce?

I’m reasonable. For example, I’m willing to grant them a 5/65 Psylocke for power control, maybe a 5/65 Nightcrawler for evade, a 5/65 poison immune with Fury not named Medusa or Hyperion (maybe KG?), a 5/65 Falcon for a bleed champ and a 5/65 Groot for bleed immune. No 6*’s. But that’s negotiable if you’d like to add a 6* Red Mags to the team. Not saying it can’t be done, but that would be a more relatable resource in my opinion.

Absent that, I’m not sure how watching a skilled driver rush around the track in a Ferrari is supposed to help those of us still driving Celicas, though it is fun to see.

Dr. Zola

Cjt782

Requiring [X] number of 5* or even 6* champions is complete garbage. I've been playing this game for 4+ years, so I have a pretty decent roster, but my 6* champs aren't good and I often NEED to bring a 4* for synergy purposes. Complete cash grab, there's no valid reason to have this type of restriction!

Kabam Miike

@Kabam Miike Just curious as to why you didn't let him run chapter 2.

We wanted to give you all a preview of Act 6, but didn't want to give away everything that's coming in the Chapter!