What's New MPQ - January 2025 (Updated 01/17/25)

S0kun

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PVE BOSS EVENTS

1/2/2025 - 1/5/2025
[BOSS EVENT]
SYNDICATE SHOWDOWN: Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)

1/30/2025 - 2/2/2025
[BOSS EVENT]
TBA

PVE EVENTS

Required Characters are same as Progression Rewards unless otherwise indicated.

1/2/2025 - 1/9/2025
PUZZLE GAUNTLET

1/6/2025 - 1/10/2025
SIMULATOR
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
4 Star: Annihilus (Classic)
3 Star: Spider-Rex (Pter Ptarker)
2 Star: Black Widow (Original)
1 Star: Hawkeye (Classic)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: Arcade (Edward Acra)
4 Star: Luna Snow (Rivals)
3 Star: Elektra (Assassin)
2 Star: Bullseye (Dark Avengers)
1 Star: Venom (Dark Avengers)

1/9/2025 - 1/13/2025
COSMIC CHAOS
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Namor (Phoenix Five)
4 Star: Maximus (Inhuman Royal)
3 Star: Gorgon (Hand Leader)
2 Star: Ghost Rider (Alejandra Jones)
1 Star: Black Widow (Modern)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
4 Star: Annihilus (Classic)
3 Star: Spider-Rex (Pter Ptarker)
2 Star: Black Widow (Original)
1 Star: Iron Man (Model 35)

1/12/2025 - 1/17/2025
VENOM BOMB
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Agatha Harkness (Coven Leader)
4 Star: Kate Bishop (Hawkeye)
3 Star: Gambit (Modern)
2 Star: Ares (Dark Avengers)
1 Star: Iron Man (Model 35)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: Gorgon (X of Swords)
4 Star: Maximus (Inhuman Royal)
3 Star: Gorgon (Hand Leader)
2 Star: Ghost Rider (Alejandra Jones)
1 Star: Black Widow (Modern)"

1/16/2025 - 1/21/2025
OPERATION SPIDER SILK
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Mephisto (Lord of Hell)
4 Star: Hawkeye (Ronin)
3 Star: The Hood (Classic)
2 Star: Nightcrawler (Uncanny Spider-Man)
1 Star: Spider-Man (Original)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: Agatha Harkness (Coven Leader)
4 Star: Kate Bishop (Hawkeye)
3 Star: Gambit (Modern)
2 Star: Ares (Dark Avengers)
1 Star: Yelena Belova (Dark Avengers)

1/20/2025 - 1/24/2025
UNSTABLE ISO-8
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Havok (Classic)
4 Star: Ghost Rider 2099 (Zero Cochrane)
3 Star: Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
2 Star: Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel)
1 Star: Yelena Belova (Dark Avengers)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: Mephisto (Lord of Hell)
4 Star: Hawkeye (Ronin)
3 Star: The Hood (Classic)
2 Star: Nightcrawler (Uncanny Spider-Man)
1 Star: Spider-Man (Original)

1/23/2025 - 1/28/2025
THICK AS THIEVES
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Riri Williams (Ironheart 3.0)
4 Star: TBA
3 Star: Storm (Mohawk)
2 Star: Moonstone (Dark Avengers)
1 Star: Juggernaut (Classic)

Progression Rewards:
5 Star: Havok (Classic)
4 Star: Ghost Rider 2099 (Zero Cochrane)
3 Star: Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
2 Star: Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel)
1 Star: Storm (Modern)

1/26/2025 - 1/31/2025
WELCOME TO S.H.I.E.L.D.

1/27/2025 - 1/31/2025
STRANGE SIGHTS

1/30/2025 - 2/6/2025
PUZZLE GAUNTLET

PVP SEASON

1/9/2025 - 2/3/2025
PVP SEASON: SOUL STONE

PVP EVENTS

1/2/2025 - 1/6/2025
SMASH HIT: The Hulk (Indestructible)
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Beta Ray Bill (Korbinite Cyborg)
4 Star: Valkyrie (Asgardian Warrior)
3 Star: Sentry (Dark Avengers)
2 Star: Iron Patriot (James Rhodes)

1/5/2025 - 1/8/2025
STARFALL: Sentry (Dark Avengers)
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Big Wheel (Jackson Weele)
4 Star: Venom (Eddie Brock)
3 Star: Honey Badger (Gabby Kinney)
2 Star: Human Torch (Johnny Storm)

1/7/2025 - 1/11/2025
GOGGLES: ON!: Honey Badger (Gabby Kinney)
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Black Bolt (Inhuman King)
4 Star: Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
3 Star: Gorgon (Hand Leader)
2 Star: Iron Patriot (James Rhodes)

1/9/2025 - 1/13/2025
BLIND BUSINESS: Gorgon (Hand Leader)
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Gorgon (X of Swords)
4 Star: War Machine (James Rhodes)
3 Star: Hawkeye (Hawkguy)
2 Star: Headpool (UndHead)

1/12/2025 - 1/15/2025
JUST ONE GAZE: Gorgon (X of Swords)
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Black Panther (Civil War)
4 Star: Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
3 Star: Mystique (Raven Darkholme)
2 Star: Iron Patriot (James Rhodes)

1/14/2025 - 1/18/2025
IDENTITY THEFT: Mystique (Raven Darkholme)
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff)
4 Star: Wiccan (Billy Kaplan)
3 Star: Luke Cage (Hero for Hire)
2 Star: Moonstone (Dark Avengers)

1/16/2025 - 1/20/2025
STICKS AND STONES: Luke Cage (Hero for Hire)
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Cable (Nathan Summers)
4 Star: Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes)
3 Star: Blade (Daywalker)
2 Star: Magneto (Marvel NOW!)

1/19/2025 - 1/22/2025
HIGH STAKES: Blade (Daywalker)
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Captain America (Infinity War)
4 Star: Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair)
3 Star: Sam Wilson (Falcon)
2 Star: Moonstone (Dark Avengers)

1/21/2025 - 1/25/2025
TOP GUN: Sam Wilson (Falcon)
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Captain America (First Avenger)
4 Star: Wolverine (X-Force)
3 Star: Miles Morales (Spider-Fit)
2 Star: Magneto (Marvel NOW!)

1/23/2025 - 1/27/2025
BRAND NEW KICKS: Miles Morales (Spider-Fit)
Placement Rewards:
5 Star: Captain Marvel (Galactic Warrior)
4 Star: TBA
3 Star: Gambit (Modern)
2 Star: Bob (Agent of H.Y.D.R.A.)

1/26/2025 - 1/29/2025
TBA

1/28/2025 - 2/1/2025
TRIAL BY COMBAT: She-Hulk (Modern)

1/30/2025 - 2/3/2025
COSMIC CRASH: Phyla-Vell (Captain Marvel)

DEADPOOL'S DAILY QUEST

1/6/2025 - 1/13/2025
Required Characters:
4 Star: Abomination (Emil Blonsky)
4 Star: Thanos (Endgame)
4 Star: Ikaris (Eternals)
4 Star: Juggernaut (Fear Itself)
4 Star: Sandman (Flint Marko)
4 Star: Thor (Goddess of Thunder)
4 Star: Puck (Eugene Judd)
3 Star: Doctor Doom (Classic)
3 Star: The Hood (Classic)
3 Star: Loki (Dark Reign)
3 Star: Magneto (Classic)
3 Star: Ragnarok (Dark Avengers)
3 Star: Spider-Man (Classic)
3 Star: Iron Man (Model 40)

Crash:
4 Star: Throg (Puddlegulp)

1/13/2025 - 1/20/2025
Required Characters:
4 Star: Doop (Green One)
4 Star: Mantis (Guardians of the Galaxy)
4 Star: Gwenpool (Gwen Poole)
4 Star: Spider-Gwen (Gwen Stacy)
4 Star: Kate Bishop (Hawkeye)
4 Star: Moondragon (Heather Douglas)
4 Star: Colleen Wing (Heroes for Hire)
3 Star: The Punisher (Dark Reign)
3 Star: The Hulk (Indestructible)
3 Star: Wolverine (Patch)
3 Star: Daredevil (Man Without Fear)
3 Star: Psylocke (Classic)
3 Star: Thor (Modern)
3 Star: Captain America (Super Soldier)

Crash:
4 Star: Ghost (Quantum Thief)

1/20/2025 - 1/27/2025
Required Characters:
4 Star: Misty Knight (Heroes for Hire)
4 Star: Iron Man (Hulkbuster)
4 Star: Reptil (Humberto Lopez)
4 Star: Doctor Doom (Infamous Iron Man)
4 Star: Nebula (Infinity War)
4 Star: Black Widow (Infinity War)
4 Star: Spider-Man (Infinity War)
3 Star: Human Torch (Classic)
3 Star: Sam Wilson (Falcon)
3 Star: Daken (Classic)
3 Star: Sentry (Dark Avengers)
3 Star: Storm (Mohawk)
3 Star: She-Hulk (Modern)
3 Star: Captain Marvel (Modern)

Crash:
4 Star: Mysterio (Quentin Beck)

1/27/2025 - 2/3/2025
Required Characters:
4 Star: Medusa (Inhuman Queen)
4 Star: Maximus (Inhuman Royal)
4 Star: Riri Williams (Ironheart)
4 Star: M'Baku (Jabari Chieftain)
4 Star: War Machine (James Rhodes)
4 Star: Multiple Man (Jaime Madrox)
4 Star: Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
3 Star: Deadpool (It's Me, Deadpool!)
3 Star: Beast (Classic)
3 Star: Colossus (Classic)
3 Star: Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
3 Star: Blade (Daywalker)
3 Star: Mystique (Raven Darkholme)
3 Star: Rocket & Groot (Most Wanted)

Crash:
4 Star: Wolfsbane (Rahne Sinclair)

WEEKLY BUFF LIST

1/2/2025 - 1/9/2025
5 Star: Captain Marvel (Galactic Warrior)
5 Star: Killmonger (Erik Stevens)
5 Star: Victor Mancha (Victorious)
5 Star: Wolverine (Samurai Daken)
4 Star: Elektra (Unkillable)
4 Star: Mister Negative (Martin Li)
4 Star: Nick Fury (Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
4 Star: Polaris (Lorna Dane)
4 Star: Silver Samurai (Keniuchio Harada)
3 Star: Gamora (Guardians of the Galaxy)
3 Star: Honey Badger (Gabby Kinney)
3 Star: Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel)
3 Star: Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
3 Star: Vision (Android Avenger)
2 Star: Bullseye (Dark Avengers)
2 Star: Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
1 Star: Hawkeye (Classic)
1 Star: Venom (Dark Avengers)

New Characters:
4 Star: Maximus (Inhuman Royal)

1/9/2025 - 1/16/2025
5 Star: Apocalypse (Classic)
5 Star: Onslaught (Psionic Entity)
5 Star: Rescue (Pepper Potts)
5 Star: Yelena Belova (Black Widow)
4 Star: Carnage (Cletus Kasady)
4 Star: Deathlok (Michael Collins)
4 Star: Quake (Daisy Johnson)
4 Star: Silk (Cindy Moon)
4 Star: Thor (Goddess of Thunder)
3 Star: Bullseye (Classic)
3 Star: Hawkeye (Hawkguy)
3 Star: Jubilee (Vampire)
3 Star: Nova (Richard Rider)
3 Star: Thanos (Modern)
2 Star: Headpool (UndHead)
2 Star: Captain Marvel (Ms. Marvel)
1 Star: Black Widow (Modern)
1 Star: Iron Man (Model 35)

New Characters:
5 Star: Gorgon (X of Swords)
4 Star: Maximus (Inhuman Royal)
3 Star: Gorgon (Hand Leader)

1/16/2025 - 1/23/2025
5 Star: Deadpool (Spirit of Vengeance)
5 Star: Havok (Classic)
5 Star: Iceman (Bobby Drake)
5 Star: Spider-Gwen (Gwenom)
4 Star: Ant-Man (Scott Lang)
4 Star: Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
4 Star: Melinda May (Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
4 Star: Moon Girl & Devil Dino (Marvel NOW!)
4 Star: Sam Wilson (Captain America)
3 Star: Black Widow (Grey Suit)
3 Star: Doctor Doom (Classic)
3 Star: Elektra (Assassin)
3 Star: Ragnarok (Dark Avengers)
3 Star: Wolverine (Patch)
2 Star: Moonstone (Dark Avengers)
2 Star: Nightcrawler (Uncanny Spider-Man)
1 Star: Spider-Man (Original)
1 Star: Yelena Belova (Dark Avengers)

New Characters:
5 Star: Gorgon (X of Swords)
4 Star: Maximus (Inhuman Royal)
3 Star: Gorgon (Hand Leader)

1/23/2025 - 1/30/2025
5 Star: Electro (Francine Frye)
5 Star: Heimdall (The Gatekeeper)
5 Star: Nova (Tanak Valt)
5 Star: Odin (All-Father)
4 Star: Annihilus (Classic)
4 Star: Deadpool (Uncanny X-Force)
4 Star: The Hulk (Totally Awesome)
4 Star: Nico Minoru (Runaways)
4 Star: Purple Man (Zebediah Killgrave)
3 Star: Gambit (Modern)
3 Star: Goose (Flerken Feline)
3 Star: Gorgon (Hand Leader)
3 Star: Mystique (Raven Darkholme)
3 Star: Victor Mancha (Runaways)
2 Star: Bob (Agent of H.Y.D.R.A.)
2 Star: Captain America (Steve Rogers)
1 Star: Juggernaut (Classic)
1 Star: Storm (Modern)

New Characters:
5 Star: Gorgon (X of Swords)
4 Star: TBA
4 Star: Maximus (Inhuman Royal)
3 Star: Gorgon (Hand Leader)

1/30/2025 - 2/6/2025

CHARACTER / SUPPORT RELEASES

11/14 “Seeking Saylum…” 3 Star: Namor (Rivals) / 5 Star: Namor (Phoenix Five)
11/28 “Winter’s Moon…” 4 Star: Luna Snow (Rivals)
12/12 "For the Benefits" 2 Star: Bob (Agent of H.Y.D.R.A.)
12/26 “For the GREATEST Good…” 4 Star: Maximus (Inhuman Royal)
01/09 3 Star: Gorgon (Hand Leader) / 5 Star: Gorgon (X of Swords)
01/23 “Spill the Tea…” 4 Star: Captain Britain (Betsy Braddock)
02/06 “Birds of a Feather...” 3/5 Star

Bustapup

I wish they'd just reveal the new characters instead of this drip feed b.s

Godzillafan67

@Bustapup said:
I wish they'd just reveal the new characters instead of this drip feed b.s

Even funnier when they're revealed the same day.

Ptahhotep

Shouldn’t there be a boss event starting on the 30th?

bluewolf

@Ptahhotep said:
Shouldn’t there be a boss event starting on the 30th?

There’s no pve there at all right now, but yes you’re correct. A boss is expected since they have run one every 4 weeks for, as far as I know, years.

Sometimes we get an extra one, but there’s always one as the season ends over the final weekend.

Bullroarer

Boss events are every 28 days.

There definitely should be one starting on 30 January.

I can only assume that it was left off this preview calendar because there wasn't enough space to fit it in (see the graphic to see what I mean).

BlackBoltRocks

Either that, or they might just skip a boss event because of the extended 5* release. We just had 5* Namor as the progression in the Kingpin boss event, so if they wanted to avoid doubling up, just skip one boss and resume next month with 5* Gorgon.

bluewolf

They can also do something like give out a random Classic from the boss instead of a Latest person.

Who knows, I mean everyone likes bosses a lot, but they keep doing stuff we don't like. so maybe they'll just run DP v MPQ again or whatever.

BobDucca

They should give out 500 5* Shards as the top progression for alliance and individual so they can get back on track.

Bullroarer

@BobDucca said:
They should give out 500 5* Shards as the top progression for alliance and individual so they can get back on track.

That would be a player-friendly way to handle it.

Pottsie1980

I thought the ascended 4* characters from the monthly vault rewards were planned to be integrated in the season pass? Any news about these?

Scofie

The way I read it was that Vault tokens would be built into the Season Pass excess levels so I'd expect a Vault to pop up too with possibly different ways to earn tokens too? But that is a guess.

ArchusMonk

Only 6 vault tokens available in season pass (2 free, 4 premium), so I hope there are lots of other ways to earn tokens. Otherwise 6/120 doesn’t give very good odds for getting the good stuff.

Scofie

@ArchusMonk said:
Only 6 vault tokens available in season pass (2 free, 4 premium), so I hope there are lots of other ways to earn tokens. Otherwise 6/120 doesn’t give very good odds for getting the good stuff.

Fingers crossed for daily play plus additional tokens in placement or progression rewards.

bluewolf

@ArchusMonk said:
Only 6 vault tokens available in season pass (2 free, 4 premium), so I hope there are lots of other ways to earn tokens. Otherwise 6/120 doesn’t give very good odds for getting the good stuff.

I suspect that there will be lots of opportunities to spend cash and get tokens.

Like the Steel vault at anniversary had.

bluewolf

@S0kun
The current release event for Gorgon is Cosmic Chaos, not Honor Among Thieves as is listed here.

I am not sure if the future events are correct, obviously.

GrimSkald

@bluewolf said:

@ArchusMonk said:
Only 6 vault tokens available in season pass (2 free, 4 premium), so I hope there are lots of other ways to earn tokens. Otherwise 6/120 doesn’t give very good odds for getting the good stuff.

I suspect that there will be lots of opportunities to spend cash and get tokens.

Like the Steel vault at anniversary had.

LOL. The anniversary vault has a lot of chaff in it. The "Steel" vault didn't. I don't think there will be many takers for purchasing tokens.

entrailbucket

@GrimSkald said:

@bluewolf said:

@ArchusMonk said:
Only 6 vault tokens available in season pass (2 free, 4 premium), so I hope there are lots of other ways to earn tokens. Otherwise 6/120 doesn’t give very good odds for getting the good stuff.

I suspect that there will be lots of opportunities to spend cash and get tokens.

Like the Steel vault at anniversary had.

LOL. The anniversary vault has a lot of chaff in it. The "Steel" vault didn't. I don't think there will be many takers for purchasing tokens.

Depends how much they cost!

S0kun

HIGH STAKES: Blade (Daywalker)> @bluewolf said:

@S0kun
The current release event for Gorgon is Cosmic Chaos, not Honor Among Thieves as is listed here.

I am not sure if the future events are correct, obviously.

That was an error on my end, but the rewards should've been correct.

Updated this week's buff list along with the following events.

PVE:
VENOM BOMB
OPERATION SPIDER SILK

PVP:
STICKS AND STONES: Luke Cage (Hero for Hire)

DAZ0273

Boosted Havok should be fun. Boosted 1* Spidey could help Gwenom, I don't have a 1a5 myself though so not for me. Iceman and Deadpool are pretty solid otherwise

S0kun

Mostly done with the updates for the month except the last 3 PVP & PVE events respectively and I'll be pulling boss info for the upcoming one on the 30th!