Back Issues #3: Polar Opposites

Once upon a time, a mutant of incredible power sought to shatter the Battlerealm and free his kin through any means necessary. Surprisingly, the one who opposed him most greatly was himself!

Introducing, Back Issues #3: Polar Opposites!

Available 10am PT, Wednesday August 14th!

As the Contest has grown and evolved we’ve introduced many Event Quests, each with their own unique stories, and many that have expanded on the mythos of The Battlerealm and The Contest of Champions. We want to give Veteran Summoners a way to relive those moments, and newer ones that weren’t with us at the time a chance to experience the stories of the Contest that they had missed out on!

This Event Quest is available in TWO difficulties:

CLASSIC difficulty is a recreation of the original quest. While not completely 1:1, the layouts, difficulty, and dialogue are all the same as you remember. Take a stroll down memory lane and see how far you've come, or experience a quest you never got the chance to play!

VARIANT difficulty is a new spin on the quest, available for Summoners level 45 and up. This version features more of a challenge, new opponents, updated map layouts, and new combat effects for the boss fights. This quest will test even the mightiest of Summoners, so be prepared! You can find out more about the challenges you will face in Variant Difficulty in our latest Dev Diary post here: https://playcontestofchampions.com/dev-diary-added-difficulty/

The Variant Challenges!

Variant Difficulty will test not only your skills, but your knowledge of Champion abilities, immunities, resistances, and counters! Those who rely on only a few Champions will find the need to diversify.

Like Back Issues #2, we’re going to be encouraging the use of certain Champions. This time, you’ll want to take advantage of the Composite Construction (All Tech Champions in this fight are immune to Ability Accuracy Modification) and Stack Overflow (Each Tech Champion on the Attacker's Team increase the Attacker's Debuffs Duration by X%.) Global Nodes to boost the power of your Tech Champions!

For even more of a power up, use the Mutant hunting Sentinel to take advantage of the brand new “Apex Manufacture” Global Node geared specifically to the Mutant hunting Sentinel! Apex Manufacture allows Sentinel to gain Analysis Charges even faster, and to deal bonus True Damage per Analysis Charge!

Take a look at the new Buffs you’ll be combating or benefiting from:

These are in addition to other nodes that you have already experienced.

Rewards:

This Back Issue Quest features 6 Individual Quests over 3 Chapters, unlike Back Issues #1 and #2, which featured 9. Quest Rewards reflect this.

For completing and exploring all of the Classic quests, you earn:
Tier 2 Generic ISO x3
Tier 3 Generic ISO x16
Tier 4 Generic ISO x9
Gold x9575
Units x150
Premium Hero Crystal Shards x8000
3-Star Hero Crystal Shards x2000
Stony Core x1

For completing and exploring all of the Variant quests, you earn:
5-Star Rank 2 → 3 Gem Crystal x3
5-Star Rank 3 → 4 Gem Crystal (2015/2016 Champs Only) x3
5-Star Rank 3 → 4 Gem Crystal x1
5-Star Rank 4 → 5 Gem Crystal x1
5-Star Awakening Gem Crystal x1
5-Star Crystal x2
Tier 5 Basic Catalyst Fragments x27000
6-Star Crystal Shards x2250
5-Star Signature Stone Crystal x42
Gold x2,100,000
Units x270

NOTE: Colossus is a Final Boss and Old Man Logan is a Mini-Boss encounter in this Variant Difficulty. We have tuned the difficulty of this Content to compensate for where we believe their rework will land them in terms of difficulty. They will be updated when their rework is complete. Summoners that complete this before the rework will have the chance to fight their current kit.

Comments

bryndenrivers

oh and sentinel and imiw in 6*

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bryndenrivers

oh and starlord at 5* r5 too many to count now smh...

mughal96

So this 2015/2016 rank up gems. How does it work? If i'm not wrong the rank up gem can used on anyone of our choice between 2015/2016. Please confirm @Kabam Miike @Kabam Vydious

Lvernon15

So this 2015/2016 rank up gems. How does it work? If i'm not wrong the rank up gem can used on anyone of our choice between 2015/2016. Please confirm @Kabam Miike @Kabam Vydious

All 2015 and 2016 champs besides labtron thanos and kang

Jaded

As a Star-Lord, Sentinel, Vision, Sparky, and IMIW owner, this quest pleases me greatly.

And once I get Warlock, this quest oughta be a breeze.

Let's go.

Have you forgotten about King Groot?? Smh

RagamugginGunner

Nice. Looks like Ghost will crush this.

pound

Awesome. I can’t wait. No gates though right?
No gates.

Great, gates really suck, but will there be class restrictions like V1 or size restrictions like V2?

LeNoirFaineant

I was hoping Mutants were going to be good for this one. I've got fantastic mutants. Garbage tech and no sentinel.

Epistriatus

How isnt classic Ultron a 2016 champ as that's when he was as a reward in lab or am I missing other things????
He did not have a regular release, and as such is not considered for any of the Year Specific Rank Up Gems. This also applies to Kang and Thanos.

My 2015 tech rankup gem disagrees:

Werewrym

How isnt classic Ultron a 2016 champ as that's when he was as a reward in lab or am I missing other things????
He did not have a regular release, and as such is not considered for any of the Year Specific Rank Up Gems. This also applies to Kang and Thanos.
My 2015 tech rankup gem disagrees:

#getwrecked

Negritis

didnt see if anybody asked this already:
will the quests be the same "length" as the previous one on average? or will it be longer to make up for the missing one?

Webby72

Does heal block fall under regen rate modifications? It seems to me as if the argument could be made either way- it either reduces regen rate to 0% or prevents regen, rather than reducing it

spaceoctopus

Sounds like my 6/2 sentinel is going to be coming in very useful... Again.

Hedron

What is the summoner level requirement for this variant?

Lufaso

How many paths for each quest ? A lot like variant 1 or a few like variant 2 ?

Theoncomingstorm

I’m so ready for variant 3

EarthElite

Yes a 4-5 rank up gem, I can't wait!!

belli300

How isnt classic Ultron a 2016 champ as that's when he was as a reward in lab or am I missing other things????
He did not have a regular release, and as such is not considered for any of the Year Specific Rank Up Gems. This also applies to Kang and Thanos.
My 2015 tech rankup gem disagrees:

Well played sir well played

Weaver1983

Yes. Please add classic Ultron to the 2015/2016 gem list. It only makes sense.

ChubsWhite

I'm thinking the MVPs of this Variant will definitely be Stark Spidey, IMIW and Sentinel because all have Shock, and two have Incinerate!!!

An I just took my Sentinel to Rank 4, and awakened him, 🙏🏿😌

Lormif

I'm thinking the MVPs of this Variant will definitely be Stark Spidey, IMIW and Sentinel because all have Shock, and two have Incinerate!!!

An I just took my Sentinel to Rank 4, and awakened him, 🙏🏿😌

and maybe red skull.

Raganator

I’m so ready for variant 3

It's never not been her time.

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Kabam Miike

Kabam guys

Please check first your own game and then make anouncements

2015 tech gem says kang vision and even war machine (only as 4 star)

I'll report that bug. Kang should not be in there.

CFree

Kabam guys

Please check first your own game and then make anouncements

2015 tech gem says kang vision and even war machine (only as 4 star)

Good job. Now we’ll lose Kang.

Weaver1983

Kabam guys

Please check first your own game and then make anouncements

2015 tech gem says kang vision and even war machine (only as 4 star)
I'll report that bug. Kang should not be in there.

So, those that used it on Kang already, simply get the benefit while everyone else looses out? That is hardly fair.

MiStaLova

Darkhawk duped worth r4 on this variant?

TheTalents

I don't know what is the point of removing Kang from the list. I wouldn't rank him up outside of a rank gem anyway. lol