PVE: Prodigal Sun (2016-01-21 to 2016-01-28)

rainkingucd
rainkingucd Posts: 1,433 Chairperson of the Boards
Event Info
Episode 4.5: Prodigal Sun
Length of Event: 7 days
Sub-Events? Yes; Alliance Rewards in Sub-Events? Yes
Number of Sub-Events: 7 Length of Sub-Events: 24 hours
Main Bracket Size: 1000 Sub Bracket Size: 1000
Unique Reward(s): Sentry Red Cover - One node in the final sub-event (Thunderbolts Mountain) gives a red Sentry cover as a reward. This node is unlocked as soon as the player completes all other non-essential nodes in the sub-event.
Other Notes:
  • Sub-Event 1: Maggia Assault: Manhattan
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 11 Total. 7 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable); 1 One-Time Only (Team-Up with Sentry node)
    • Enemy Types: Bullseye (2*), Sentry, The Punisher, Hammer Goons, Maggia Goons
  • Sub-Event 2: ISO-8 Lab Assault: China
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable); 1 One-Time Only (Team-Up with Sentry node)
    • Enemy Types: Psylocke, Magneto (2*), Storm (2*), Venom, Yelena, ISO-8 Goons, Hammer Goons
  • Sub-Event 3: SHIELD Base: Los Angeles
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable); 1 One-Time Only (Team-Up with Sentry node)
    • Enemy Types: Hawkeye (2*), Captain America (2* & 3*), Thor (3*), Hammer Goons
  • Sub-Event 4: SHIELD Base: Wakanda
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable); 1 One-Time Only (Team-Up with Sentry node)
    • Enemy Types: Black Panther, Iron Man (3*), Hammer Goons
  • Sub-Event 5: SHIELD Base: Washington, D.C.
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable); 1 One-Time Only (Team-Up with Sentry node)
    • Enemy Types: Black Widow (3*), Falcon, Captain America (3*), Hammer Goons
  • Sub-Event 6: SHIELD Base: Hell's Kitchen
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 10 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable); 1 One-Time Only (Team-Up with Sentry node)
    • Enemy Types: Daredevil, Human Torch (3*), Spider-Man (3*), Hammer Goons
  • Sub-Event 7: Thunderbolts Mountain
    • Sub-Event Nodes: 15 Total. 6 Regular (repeatable); 3 Essential (repeatable); 6 One-Time Only (one of which is a Team-Up with Sentry node)
    • There are 3 paths after beating the opening node. From left to right, these paths have easy nodes, normal nodes, and hard nodes; the nodes in the normal path are one time only nodes; the nodes in the easy and hard paths are repeatable.
    • Enemy Types: Hawkeye (2*), Black Widow (3*), Black Panther, Captain America (3*), Falcon, Hulk, Iron Man (3*), Thor (3*), Wolverine (2*), Hammer Goons
Link to mags1587 PVE Format Guide

Powered Up
:star:star.pngstar.pngstar.png
icon_carnage.png (Essential)
icon_elektra.png
icon_invisiblewoman.png
(Editorial note: no "New" boosted characters in I don't know how long)

star.pngstar.pngstar.png
icon_mystique.png (Essential)
icon_cyclops.png
icon_squirrelgirl.png
icon_blade.png
icon_hood.png
icon_psylocke.png

star.pngstar.png
icon_ares.png (Essential)
icon_storm.png
icon_captainamerica.png

star.png
icon_yelena.png
icon_ironman.png

Progression awards:
100: token_standard.png
500: 100 iso8.png
1000: rainbow damage boost
1900: healthpack.png
3400: rainbow AP stockpile
5400: 250 iso8.png
7800: star.pngstar.pngicon_ares.pngredflag.png
10500: 250 iso8.png
13500: token_event.png
17000: 250 iso8.png
20500: star.pngstar.pngicon_storm.pngblueflag.png
24000: 500 iso8.png
28000: 50 imcoin.png
32000: 500 iso8.png
36500: star.pngstar.pngstar.pngicon_mystique.pngblackflag.png
43000: 1000 iso8.png
52000: 25 imcoin.png
62500: token_event.png
74000: 2000 iso8.png
86000: token_legendary.png

Placement rewards:
1-2: icon_jeangrey.pnggreenflag.png + rewards for 2-5
3-5: icon_jeangrey.pngpurpleflag.png + rewards for 6-10
6-10: icon_jeangrey.pngblueflag.png + rewards for 11-20
11-20: icon_blade.pngpurpleflag.pnggreenflag.pngblackflag.png , 3000 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png
21-50: icon_blade.pngpurpleflag.pnggreenflag.pngblackflag.png , 2500 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png
51-100: icon_blade.pnggreenflag.pngblackflag.png , 2000 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png
101-200: icon_blade.pngblackflag.png , 1500 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png
201-300: icon_ms_marvel.pngblackflag.png , 1000 iso8.png, 25 imcoin.png
301-400: icon_ms_marvel.pngblackflag.png , 500 iso8.png
401-500: token_standard.png x 3, 250 iso8.png
501-600: token_standard.png x 2, 250 iso8.png
601-800: token_standard.png, 250 iso8.png
801-1000: 250 iso8.png


Alliance rewards:
1-2: icon_blade.pngblackflag.png , 5000 iso8.png, 250 imcoin.png
3-10: icon_blade.pngblackflag.png , 5000 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png
11-25: icon_blade.pngblackflag.png , 3000 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png
26-50: icon_blade.pngblackflag.png , 2000 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png
51-100: icon_blade.pngblackflag.png , 1000 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png
101-250: 1000 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png
251-500: 500 iso8.png, 25 imcoin.png
501-1000: 500 iso8.png
1001-10000: 250 iso8.png

Sub-Event Placement Rewards
1-2: token_event.png x2, 1000 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png, 2 commandpoints.png
3-10: token_event.png , 1000 iso8.png, 100 imcoin.png, 1 commandpoints.png
11-50: token_event.png , 1000 iso8.png, 50 imcoin.png
51-100: token_event.png , 1000 iso8.png
101-200: token_event.png , 500 iso8.png
201-300: token_event.png , 250 iso8.png
301-400: token_heroic.png , 250 iso8.png
401-500: token_standard.png x3, 250 iso8.png
5ß1-600: token_standard.png x2, 250 iso8.png
601-800: token_standard.png , 250 iso8.png
801-900: 140 iso8.png
901-1000: 70 iso8.png

Alliance
1-10: token_event.png , 250 iso8.png
11-50: token_event.png , 100 iso8.png
51-100: token_heroic.png , 100 iso8.png
101-250: token_heroic.png ,70 iso8.png
251-1000: token_standard.png x3, 70 iso8.png
1001-2000: token_standard.png x2, 70 iso8.png
2001-5000: token_standard.png , 70 iso8.png
5001-10000: token_standard.png

Previous runs
PvE Prodigal Sun: November 5th - November 12th, 2015
PvE Prodigal Sun - August 27 - September 4th
PVE Prodigal Sun - June 11-19
Prodigal Sun Apr 8 - Apr 14
Prodigal Sun - Feb 24 - March 3
Prodigal Sun: Dec. 15 - Dec. 22
Prodigal Sun: Oct. 2 - Oct. 9
Don't have dates for previous time it was ran
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Comments

  • rainkingucd
    rainkingucd Posts: 1,433 Chairperson of the Boards
    Fun Fact: LT Progression points are identical to last time it was run.
  • pabasa130
    pabasa130 Posts: 208 Tile Toppler
    Jean Gray top 10 rewards. This will be a bloodbath.
  • Reminder that if you have the token vault for this one (I do), waiting until after the event for the stockpile vault will let you refresh it for free and pull for 3*/4* covers of choice. 100 HP for a 2.5% shot at needed 4* covers, plus a shot at an LT and 3* covers, is better than playing Invisible Woman roulette.

    (That is how it works, right? What you see in the stockpile vault is what you pull for, randomized every time? Last time I just pulled a fistful of Thors so I couldn't test it out.)
  • BlackSheep101
    BlackSheep101 Posts: 2,025 Chairperson of the Boards
    Excited I can finally use the guaranteed cover in the last sub again!
  • fmftint
    fmftint Posts: 3,653 Chairperson of the Boards
    Pokeytax wrote:
    Reminder that if you have the token vault for this one (I do), waiting until after the event for the stockpile vault will let you refresh it for free and pull for 3*/4* covers of choice. 100 HP for a 2.5% shot at needed 4* covers, plus a shot at an LT and 3* covers, is better than playing Invisible Woman roulette.

    (That is how it works, right? What you see in the stockpile vault is what you pull for, randomized every time? Last time I just pulled a fistful of Thors so I couldn't test it out.)
    As someone who had the Unstable Iso vault, the vault disappeared and the final token rolled into a standard expired token
  • BlackSheep101
    BlackSheep101 Posts: 2,025 Chairperson of the Boards
    That happened to me too with the token placement reward for the last sub.
  • lukewin
    lukewin Posts: 1,356 Chairperson of the Boards
    fmftint wrote:
    As someone who had the Unstable Iso vault, the vault disappeared and the final token rolled into a standard expired token

    Strange, I had the Unstable vault too, and the token I got from sub rewards after the event was over was put into a Vault. It was after my taco token vault, so I just decided to pull it. Of course, I got a 2*.
  • I had the Unstable vault (iOS) and my tokens rolled over to a Post-Event vault, just like the Deadpool off-week vault. Very weird that people are seeing different behavior here! Maybe go easy on buying tokens then.
  • for the placement rewards you wrote 1-2 and 2-5, thats double rewards for 2nd place.
    and for the boosted 4 stars you only typed 3 star icons.
  • rainkingucd
    rainkingucd Posts: 1,433 Chairperson of the Boards
    Frasaria wrote:
    for the placement rewards you wrote 1-2 and 2-5, thats double rewards for 2nd place.
    and for the boosted 4 stars you only typed 3 star icons.

    Good catch! Corrected.

    I've been doing that since the reward structure changed and never caught it. Thanks!
  • Quebbster
    Quebbster Posts: 8,070 Chairperson of the Boards
    Carnage essentials were a lot more fun when I didn't have any black covers...
  • Bren86
    Bren86 Posts: 8
    The nodes "Enter the Dark Avengers", "Rooftop Brawl" and "Flex Your Muscles" in the main story node.

    Are they repeatable till the story ends or they are only repeatable till sub 1 ends?
  • Cousin Simpson
    Cousin Simpson Posts: 1,086 Chairperson of the Boards
    Quebbster wrote:
    Carnage essentials were a lot more fun when I didn't have any black covers...

    Yeah, I was considering sitting out this whole PVE because I didn't want to deal with Carnage killing me, but he's not so bad when you pair him with true healers! (I guess kinda obvious but I'd never used him much before.)
  • SirLanik
    SirLanik Posts: 345 Mover and Shaker
    I think this is the first time I've seen the essential characters scaling less than the weekly buffs. My classic Storm is boosted from 108 to 173, and my Ares is boosted from 101 to 157. Uh, what?

    And the 3* boost feels weird too. My Mystique is boosted from 120 to 214, and my Blade is boosted from 120 to 169.

    I don't remember there normally being such a huge difference.

    Anyone else notice weird boosting?
  • BlackSheep101
    BlackSheep101 Posts: 2,025 Chairperson of the Boards
    Just saw a post about this...

    *rummages around*

    Here we go!
    viewtopic.php?f=7&t=38403&p=473392&hilit=Boost+level#p473392
  • Inarius
    Inarius Posts: 141 Tile Toppler
    Used a combo of 3* Cyclops/Iron Fist/Scarlet Witch to down the Punnisher nodes. He went down really fast

    what chars did you guys used?
  • madok
    madok Posts: 905 Critical Contributor
    Inarius wrote:
    Used a combo of 3* Cyclops/Iron Fist/Scarlet Witch to down the Punnisher nodes. He went down really fast

    what chars did you guys used?

    That is my go to group for most of the hard nodes. They just kill everything.
  • TxMoose
    TxMoose Posts: 4,319 Chairperson of the Boards
    anyone else having issues with the loaner node 'rooftop brawl' with carnage/mystique/ares? I've wiped several times over the last couple of days - maybe 20-30% of the time. I think carnage needs better (more synergy) teammates than ares and mystique. haven't really had major issues with any of the other nodes - only other wipe was a higher scaled node and a ridiculous cascade, but that happens. these wipes are usually dry boards that give you a little bit of a lot of different colors. if you don't get enough yellow, black, or blue, the attack tiles whittle away at your health and if im gets an ability off or if a pyro cd goes off, that's basically all it takes. and there's no cd management or good management in the team other than a 1 turn stun from mystique. really frustrating.
  • madok
    madok Posts: 905 Critical Contributor
    Yeah, I've wiped on that node more than once this go around.
  • Wolfspwn
    Wolfspwn Posts: 12 Just Dropped In
    Haven't wiped yet but came close few times. Synergy really sucks I absolutely agree