The Black ISO that has been gathered by Fixit and his minions resonates through the area, crippling all Champions, except for Villains!! Those of dark intent can take advantage of the powers in play to cripple their opponents and bring their evil schemes to fruition! Introducing Back Issues #6: Contamination! Available December 16th at 10 am PT!
Back Issues returns with another trip down memory lane in Classic, and another Variant difficulty remix to conquer. This time it features the Quest Contamination, in which Jessica Jones and the Summoner uncover an underground fighting ring, powered by a mysterious and corrupt ISO substance.
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 extreme challenges, new opponents, some map layout updates, and enhancements to your #Villain Champions. The Variant Challenge
New global buffs in Variant difficulty will limit the power of Champions who aren’t tagged as #Villain, for only those with a wicked spirit are able to handle the power of Black ISO.
Bring your most evil team and take advantage of several new buffs that will give an edge to Villains capable of activating corresponding abilities such as Fury, Armor Break, or Unstoppable. Heroes, Mercs, and others will be able to enter the Quest, but be warned: The corrupting aura of Black ISO Resonance will limit their impact in combat! Global Buffs
The Following 3 Buffs will be active in all fights throughout the Quest:
Black ISO Resonance: Corrupt ISO energy radiates from the earth. Attacking Champions are immune to all damage, and receive 100% bonus attack, but will KO'd after 20 seconds via an unavoidable degen. #Villain Champions ignore these effects.
Malevolence: All non-#Villain Attackers are unable to gain power.
Malignance: All non-#Villain Attackers are unable to heal through any means.
A few of the following Buffs will be found throughout each Quest and on Boss Fights:
Mastermind: #Villain Attackers increase the duration of Bleed, Incinerate, and Shock Debuffs on their Opponent by 100%
Henchman: When triggering a Fury Buff #Villain Attackers will Passively Purify all Debuffs
Monster: When triggering an Unstoppable or Unblockable, Buff or Passive, #Villain Attackers will grant themselves a non-stacking Passive Regeneration granting 10% of their Max Health over 5 seconds.
Beast: Activating an Unstoppable or Unblockable buff or passive on an Attacking #Villain Champion reverses the Defender’s healing for 5 seconds.
Genius: While under the effect of an Armor Up Buff an Attacking #Villain Champions Burn 10% of the Defender's Max Power on Hit or when Blocked.
Madness: When triggering an Armor Break Debuff #Villain Attackers will also apply a Passive Powerlock to the Defender which will last until the last Armor Break end.
Overlord: When a Defender’s buffs are nullified, #Villain Attackers gain a permanent +10% precision passive, to a max of 10.
Tyrant: #Villain Attackers cause 50% of their Attack as bonus Energy Damage each time they Hit their Opponent or their Block, as long as the Defender suffers from a Weakness Debuff. Rewards
Classic Difficulty
For Total Completion and Mastery of Classic Difficulty, you will receive: Tier 3 Generic ISO x5 Tier 4 Generic ISO x7 Tier 3 Skill ISO x4 Tier 3 Science ISO x4 Tier 3 Tech ISO x4 Tier 3 Cosmic ISO x4 Tier 3 Mystic ISO x4 Tier 3 Mutant ISO x4 Tier 2 Basic Catalyst x3 Gold x9575 Units x150 Premium Hero Crystal Shards x6000 3-Star Hero Crystal Shards x2000
Variant Difficulty
For Total Completion and Mastery of Variant Difficulty, you will receive: 5-Star Rank 2 → 3 Gem x3 5-Star Rank 3 → 4 Gem (2015, 2016, 2017 Champions) x3 5-Star Rank 4 → 5 Gem Crystal x1 5-Star Awakening Gem Crystal x1 5-Star Crystal Shards x25000 Tier 5 Basic Catalysts x3 Tier 5 Class Catalyst Fragment Crystal (25%) x1 6-Star Crystal Shards x5000 5-Star Signature Stone Crystal x48 Gold x4,000,000 Units x360