The Gauntlet - Ultron Edition (Sept. 07th- Sept. 14th, 2015)

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  • Unknown
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    shurak wrote:
    I finally pulled off a winfinte on dreaded 41. Level 114 Cyclops, Mystique and MagnetoMN against 256 XDP, Luke, Fist.
    I don't have Mr Fantastic so the top prize is locked out. Also my Blade purple is max covered so I could call it a day after getting wanda in 40. But from sheer gambling ardor I wanted to see if I can beat the only node that could stop me from completing - all the rest can be whaled. So this is one more gauntlet that I would complete if I had all essentials.
    Once again I realize how love-hate feeling I have to this game. Gauntlet is awesome idea but essentials locking out top progression is total tinykitty. It should be hard to get because nodes are challenging, not impossible because you are missing a character.
    I didn't realize 42 also had XDeadpool and can't be whaled. Just finished it with the same winfinite combo. It went a lot easier though than 41. 41 is a lot tougher 'cause you get hammered for 15-20% of your character health a turn from turn 1.
  • thisone
    thisone Posts: 655 Critical Contributor
    Finished 42, felt really anticlimactic for a final node. A fun event overall but the usual game crashes and cascades gifting the perfect AP combinations to the AI did threaten to sour it a little.

    That being said, I haven't done the essentials, planning to whalebomb the trickier ones just to finish season and starting on Hulk. So how does the scaling work in Gauntlet? Should I do system failure essentials, then go back and do corrupted memory? Or is corrupted memory and system failure not linked at all?
  • azmadu
    azmadu Posts: 63 Match Maker
    vinnygecko wrote:
    MarcusGraves wrote:
    Vhailorx wrote:
    MarcusGraves wrote:
    sim 41 is tiny kitty brutal, IF's attack tile is 990 damage per turn for me, I can't get going fast enough w/o the majority of my team being mauled by almost 1k damage per turn and then JJC going off doing 2k damage...

    How well is your hulk covered? He is a useful counter to over-leveled iron fist as anger will trigger every round.

    I thought the same thing and it didn't end well, I actually just finished it using 5/3/5 patch, 5/3/5 Loki and my current 4/5/4 doom.

    +2 green/black/purple/blue AP boost going in and having both doom and loki gave me more leeway in popping off zerk rage between trickery and the doom trap tiles taking up the purple. first round of BR I hit with a trickery, doom got off a techno strike and and I had enough black to put out my own attack tiles and was doing between 1-2k a turn myself.

    DPX down, IF downed, and cleaned up cage with a massive diabolical plot +strike tiles

    I tried Patch/Loki/Doom and was crushed pretty easily. Granted, my Doom is only at 136 so probably wasn't a good move for me, as Loki tanked both purple and black. Just couldn't get enough AP before XDP got going. IF strike tiles were 1060 per turn (ouch!)

    Went to Steve/Switch/Hood and did much better. Hood didn’t stay alive that long, but long enough for Steve to get his shields going and Wanda to get her Reality Crush off a few times. Just respecced her to 535 (from 445) and that 5 turn stun made a huge difference. Got Deadpool down first, and knocked out Cage and IF at the end with SWitch


    I just managed to beat this node using Steve Rogers (3/5/5 lvl 135), Grocket (5/3/5 lvl 130) and Shulk 4/5/4 lvl 121). All these guys were lvl 323 with 14k hp which is madness plus that 960 attack tile from Fist.

    Captain was down to 1k health by the time I'd wasted Xpool but I was stunning Fist whilst Shulk was keeping their application at bay. Also got yellow Shields out which made me win more comfortably.

    I can only dread what's coming up next......
  • Ouroboros9999
    Ouroboros9999 Posts: 139 Tile Toppler
    thisone wrote:
    Finished 42, felt really anticlimactic for a final node. A fun event overall but the usual game crashes and cascades gifting the perfect AP combinations to the AI did threaten to sour it a little.

    That being said, I haven't done the essentials, planning to whalebomb the trickier ones just to finish season and starting on Hulk. So how does the scaling work in Gauntlet? Should I do system failure essentials, then go back and do corrupted memory? Or is corrupted memory and system failure not linked at all?


    I wondered about this too, is it better for scaling to,complete all main missions in all 3 sections then go back for branches or can you complete side branches as soon as you finish main nodes?
  • bobbyfish
    bobbyfish Posts: 299
    optimus2861 wrote:
    Haetron wrote:
    So the gauntlet has taught me something.

    The team of Wolverine, OBW, and Loki punch WAAAAAAY above their weight class.

    My Wolv is maxed and boosted to 150, OBW is 94, and Loki is only 70 something, but has his passive to punish match 4-5s.

    This carried me from the SW/She Hulk/Cyclops node up to the IF/Luke/4Pool node, so now ap denial is no longer a viable tactic, because their attack tile and protect tile damage don't require AP.
    Just tried this on Sim-32.

    I died so fast it was funny. As soon as enough special tiles spammed to trigger the first Core Meltdown, BLAM! Match-5. Master Plan. One dead character. BLAM! Jean's purple. Second dead character. Third down to 100 health. One match-3. Game over.

    I lasted about 5 turns.

    Back to the drawing board.

    This team worked first time for me on this and the 3 before it, great tip! No boosts either. Got wiped out stupidly quick against lthor and rags in the next one though, so many special tiles and Loki was gone before he could steal anything
  • SnagglePuss
    SnagglePuss Posts: 702 Critical Contributor
    Ouroboros9999 wrote:

    I wondered about this too, is it better for scaling to,complete all main missions in all 3 sections then go back for branches or can you complete side branches as soon as you finish main nodes?

    Run through the main nodes in a straight line. Leave the essentials for when to finish our give up. Work backwoods through the essentials from hardest to easiest.
    I have the essentials in the first area left to do. Looking at system failure, the last area, now. Lvls have jumped by 20 - 30 lvls and are now deadly instead of hard.
  • slowej25
    slowej25 Posts: 52
    Gauntlet complete! Only used one super whale on the Mr. Fantastic essential. I really enjoyed this gauntlet, challenging but not impossible. And I have no usable 4*s.

    LazyCap, DP, and SW were great and we're my primary team. And mine aren't even fully covered. Every node is beatable (except that Mr. Fantastic essential)
  • mouser
    mouser Posts: 529 Critical Contributor
    I got through Sim 41 with Steve Rogers, Loki and a pretty low level AntMan with just one blue cover. All about getting AntMan blue going so you can steal some of the IF and Cage tiles, Loki black as well to convert a Cage tile. If you can steal enough tiles earlier in the match to stabilize the incoming damage then it becomes a pretty easy mop up with Rogers red.

    Yeah, I know not everyone has Antman, but even a low level Antman with a single blue cover can go a long way in this fight if you're careful. Doesn't need to be anywhere near fully covered.
  • Arctic_One
    Arctic_One Posts: 133 Tile Toppler
    On my last node and my last nerve.
    Ultron Prime/Antman/Carnage vs Mr NotSoFantastic at one cover(black)/??/???

    Ive tried Doc Ock and everyone, Hulk & Hood, Hulk & KK, LCap & etc..
    Im out of whales points for a few days. I have no 4* worth attempting.
    There's gotta be something good to try.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Has anyone completed The Gauntlet yet?
  • lymang
    lymang Posts: 97 Match Maker
    All right, would love some advice on Simulation 39. For me, that's Kingpin250/Sam Wilson251/Thoress251.
    I've tried a few combos and am not having any luck. Sam WIlson seems pretty harmless but THoress and Kingpin.. ugh.

    Advice I've received here so far today has all been awesome, so I'd just like to say thanks in advance.

    Edit: someone replied but deleted their reply. I got to read it first. Thor was suggested which doesn't work because of thoress, but I tried the backup team of Spider-Man and gsbw with 3 star cap America and that did it. For some reason I have trouble seeing these strategies. Once I try them I see almost immediately "oh of course that will work great" but I am just terrible at the team selection.
  • Ouroboros9999
    Ouroboros9999 Posts: 139 Tile Toppler
    32 completed with 2wolverine, Loki and obw. Wonder why I had failed this node after 7-8 tries before with more "powerful" characters.

    Targeted SWitch first, then X then the robot. I had 2 failed attempts where prof X went invisible and was unable to be damaged, and about 4 unlucky 5-match that killed a character.
  • azmadu
    azmadu Posts: 63 Match Maker
    So I get to the end nodes and fight my way through to meet Pym, Ultron and Carnage and this is my last node. I always do the very last one as soon as it's available due to past experience.

    Anyway, I don't have Mr Fantastic in my roster so I can't complete the tournament. Did they tell us he was a requirement to complete it?

    They provide him to us in the very first node so why not here???????
  • Xyren
    Xyren Posts: 30
    Arctic_One wrote:
    On my last node and my last nerve.
    Ultron Prime/Antman/Carnage vs Mr NotSoFantastic at one cover(black)/??/???

    Ive tried Doc Ock and everyone, Hulk & Hood, Hulk & KK, LCap & etc..
    Im out of whales points for a few days. I have no 4* worth attempting.
    There's gotta be something good to try.

    I used Lazy Cap and Hood. Try and get the red and blue AP for Cap before using any abilities. Stun Carnage, shield him down. If you can, save up 9 black first to push the cooldowns down by a turn. Yes, it's slow, but you need to stun Carnage before you damage him and there's no reason to use it before then. Prioritizing red also helps since it denies his AoE of death. After Carnage it gets easier, but you do need to drop Ant-Man as soon as possible or he'll take your shields and drop nasty strike/attack tiles. Ultron last.

    That's how I did it anyway. As for the QS essential above 41 with HB, IF, and Hood: I used Lazy Cap, QS, and Cage. I also wiped three times before getting a favorable board with decent red and little black, but I didn't use whales. It probably isn't the best choice, though. I really liked whoever's idea it was to use Cap Marvel for constant red/black generation, but mine isn't high enough to tank colors and only has 3 yellow anyway. If yours is tanking, she and any strong red user would work, including Lazy Cap. The black can go for her stun or Idle Hands for more AP.
  • Quebbster
    Quebbster Posts: 8,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    Xyren wrote:
    Arctic_One wrote:
    On my last node and my last nerve.
    Ultron Prime/Antman/Carnage vs Mr NotSoFantastic at one cover(black)/??/???

    Ive tried Doc Ock and everyone, Hulk & Hood, Hulk & KK, LCap & etc..
    Im out of whales points for a few days. I have no 4* worth attempting.
    There's gotta be something good to try.

    I used Lazy Cap and Hood. Try and get the red and blue AP for Cap before using any abilities. Stun Carnage, shield him down. If you can, save up 9 black first to push the cooldowns down by a turn. Yes, it's slow, but you need to stun Carnage before you damage him and there's no reason to use it before then. Prioritizing red also helps since it denies his AoE of death. After Carnage it gets easier, but you do need to drop Ant-Man as soon as possible or he'll take your shields and drop nasty strike/attack tiles. Ultron last.

    That's how I did it anyway. As for the QS essential above 41 with HB, IF, and Hood: I used Lazy Cap, QS, and Cage. I also wiped three times before getting a favorable board with decent red and little black, but I didn't use whales. It probably isn't the best choice, though. I really liked whoever's idea it was to use Cap Marvel for constant red/black generation, but mine isn't high enough to tank colors and only has 3 yellow anyway. If yours is tanking, she and any strong red user would work, including Lazy Cap. The black can go for her stun or Idle Hands for more AP.
    I used X-force Wolverine and Daredevil. Stunning Carnage is the key.
  • ESN91
    ESN91 Posts: 71 Match Maker
    Hi,

    I read all your posts. It helped me a lot... Thanks !
    I'm stuck with this fight against IF/RH/HB (QuickSilver essential)... Tried every combination you gave... Doesn't work... So frustrating ! And I don't have whales to throw at them.

    Any other idea to give me ?
    My 3 stars characters are level 135-145.
    Don't have any 4 stars.

    Thanks again.
  • Quebbster
    Quebbster Posts: 8,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    ESN91 wrote:
    Hi,

    I read all your posts. It helped me a lot... Thanks !
    I'm stuck with this fight against IF/RH/HB (QuickSilver essential)... Tried every combination you gave... Doesn't work... So frustrating ! And I don't have whales to throw at them.

    Any other idea to give me ?
    My 3 stars characters are level 135-145.
    Don't have any 4 stars.

    Thanks again.
    Hulk or Captain Marvel is probably a good start. If you are going to take damage every turn from Iron Fist's attack tile, might as well make it count. Defense tiles might help mitigate the damage. And then there's outright stealing the tile.
    With Hood there you probably want fast powers too...
  • Ouroboros9999
    Ouroboros9999 Posts: 139 Tile Toppler
    How are people managing node 34?

    I've tried 3cap/obw/hood but haven't managed to get th blues to stun carnage.
  • SnagglePuss
    SnagglePuss Posts: 702 Critical Contributor
    ESN91 wrote:
    Hi,

    I read all your posts. It helped me a lot... Thanks !
    I'm stuck with this fight against IF/RH/HB (QuickSilver essential)... Tried every combination you gave... Doesn't work... So frustrating ! And I don't have whales to throw at them.

    Any other idea to give me ?
    My 3 stars characters are level 135-145.

    Went through this and the last few essentials with
    Steve / Essential / Hood or Loki
    Works fairly well though it might take 1/2 times to get going.
    You need to hit Hood and then Stun IF while taking out his attack tile.

    I think sometimes you just have to try your strongest team a few times until you get a good/lucky board
  • wgasadude
    wgasadude Posts: 24 Just Dropped In
    Wanted to thank those posting solutions - have been passing on to the alliance, thank you!

    I especially want to thank those that suggested shulk, kk, hood for node 41 (xfdp, cage, fist). After a few tries finally downed that one. Also worked on first try for last node #41 (xf, xfdp, ultron prime)!

    Many Thanks!
    _wgasadude

    Edit:
    http://mpq.gamependium.com/rosters/wgasadude/

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