Fateful Showdown

Magic: The Gathering - Puzzle Quest MtGPQ Events Event Details
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PvE, against pre-designed opponents
Coalition event - you need to be a part of a coalition in order to join it
The event ends when players bring the counter to 0% - the health pool is shared by all players
You can freely change your planweswalkers between attempts, no color requirements
Rewards: progression, coalition ranking
Limited number of attempts
Number of nodes: 3
Charges per node: 3

Please, be aware that the information below may be inaccurate, as opponents’ statistics are often readjusted (especially things such as abilities or hp). This post was last updated on 29.01.2017.

Secondaries:

Node 1

Encounter 1.1. - Filigree Familiar (level 25)
HP: 53
Ability: All Construct creature you control gets +2/+2 (6 loyalty)

  • Optional Objective 1: Win in 12 or less rounds.
  • Optional Objective 2: Win in 6 or less rounds.

Encounter 1.2. - Salivating Gremlins (level 45)
HP: 77
Ability: Destroy 1 Support gem controlled by your opponent and a 3x3 block around it. (6 loyalty)

  • Optional Objective 1: Take 45 or less damage.
  • Optional Objective 2: Take 25 or less damage.

Encounter 1.3. - Cataclysmic Gearhulk (level 75)
HP: 158
Ability: Summon 3 1/1 Thopter creature tokens. (4 loyalty)

  • Optional Objective 1: Cast 4 or less Spells.
  • Optional Objective 2: Cast 2 or less Spells.

Node 2

Encounter 2.1. - Arborback Stomper (level 60)
HP: 95
Ability: Disable the first creature your opponent controls until the beginning of your next turn. (6 loyalty)

  • Optional Objective 1: Lose 3 or less Creatures.
  • Optional Objective 2: Lose 1 or less Creatures.

Encounter 2.2. - Ruinous Gremlin (level 90)
HP: 181
Ability: Destroy 1 Support gem controlled by your opponent and a 3x3 block around it. (4 loyalty)

  • Optional Objective 1: 50 HP or more remaining.
  • Optional Objective 2: 70 HP or more remaining.

Encounter 2.3. - Torrential Gearhulk (level 130)
HP: 352
Ability: Fabricate 2. (3 loyalty)

  • Optional Objective 1: Cast 4 or less Creatures.
  • Optional Objective 2: Cast 2 or less Creatures.

Node 3

Encounter 3.1. - Scrapheap Scrounger (level 115)
HP: 218
Ability: Fabricate 2 (4 loyalty)

  • Optional Objective 1: Take 40 or less damage.
  • Optional Objective 2: Take 20 or less damage.

Encounter 3.2. - Territorial Gorger (level 155)
HP: 402
Ability: Disable the first creature your opponent controls until the beginning of your next turn. (3 loyalty)

  • Optional Objective 1: Cast 4 or less Spells.
  • Optional Objective 2: Cast 2 or less Spells.

Encounter 3.3. - Noxious Gearhulk (level 195)
HP: 482
Ability: All Construct creatures you control gets +2/+2. (3 loyalty)

  • Optional Objective 1: Cast 4 or more Supports.
  • Optional Objective 2: Cast 8 or more Supports.

Post your questions and strategies for this event below!

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Alve thanks a lot. Just, may I have one small request. If by any chance could you add planeswalkers skill in pve event it would be complete set of information.

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I actually have the bosses’ information if you’d like to post it. I created some Google Docs for this before I realized we could find some of this information here:
Node 1 bosses:
-Filigree Familiar (53 HP; all Construct creatures you control get +2/+2):
-Salivating Gremlins (77 HP; destroy one support gem of opponent and 3x3 block around it)
-Cataclysmic Gearhulk (158 HP; summons three 1/1 Thopter creature tokens)

Node 2 bosses:
-Arborback Stomper (95 HP; disables 1st creature of opponent till beginning of its next turn)
-Ruinous Gremlin (181 HP; destroys 1 support gem controlled by opponent and a 3x3 block around it)
-Torrential Gearhulk (352 HP; Fabricate 2)

Node 3 bosses:
-Scrapheap Scrounger (218 HP; Fabricate 2)
-Territorial Gorger (402 HP; disables 1st creature opponent controls till start of its turn)
-Noxious Gearhulk (482 HP; all Construct creatures you control get +2/+2)

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Post updated with the information provided by AbisMal (thanks!). If you’d like to contribute to this (or any other) post, please, let me know :slight_smile:

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Why has D3 cheaped out and there’s no rare fpr getting 450points on the event this time?

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I presume it’s because we’ve exhausted the list of exclusive rares.

Would be nice if we did get one though. I’d really like a Bomat Courier, or Insidious Will.

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Should I post in this thread or ask for a new one?

Regardless, in light of the new format of the Fateful Showdown event, I’d like to say:

THANK YOU

The fact that we can get full progression rewards (55 points) without literally having to win AND complete every single objective (okay, except 1 pt) is a BIG plus, thanks to the fact that the current event format have total 63 points available to try shooting for the 55 point progression.

This may not mean that much in easy PvP events where completing full 63 points can be quite easy for medium to good decks, but when things like Tezzeret comes along, nobody wants to be forced to win every single objective for full progression (looking at you, Kozilek and Tyrant of Valakut)

So again, thanks.

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I have one AKH rare card. There are 30 AKH rare cards in total. The final reward in the new Fateful Showdown event awards an AKH rare card. The odds were 97% in my favor to get a different rare card, and yet I got the same one. Does that seem messed up to anyone but me?

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For anyone preparing to fight the last node, here’s the info I gathered in a few attempts - your creatures will probably be killed outright a few times through the fight:

Noxious Gearhulk

Mana Gains:

Black: +9

Red/Blue/Green: +5

White: +4

Ability: 3 loyalty, All construct creatures you control get +2/+2

Creatures: Skysovereign, Metalwork Colossus, Noxious Gearhulk, Demon of Dark Schemes, Multiform Wonder

Supports: Dynavolt Tower, Underhanded Designs, Midnight Oil

Spells: Eliminate the Competition, Lost Legacy (these seem to have a lower priority than the creatures or supports, as I only saw them cast when there were no other cards in its hand)

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For people who haven’t played through the event yet, I thought I’d provide the deck lists I’ve encountered so far for Fateful Showdown opponents.

  1. Filigree Familiar

Creatures**:** Kujar Seedsculptor, Narnam Cobra, Wild Wanderer

2. Salivating Gremlin

Creatures: Salivating Gremlin, Weldfast Monitor, Thriving Grubs

Spells: Unlicensed Disintegration

Supports: Decoction Module

3. Cataclysmic Gearhulk

Ability: 4 - summon 3 1/1 Thopter tokens

Creatures: Cataclysmic Gearhulk, Propeller Pioneer, Aerial Responder

Spells:

Supports: Consulate Surveillance, Authority Of The Consuls

4. Arborback Stomper

Ability: 6 - disable opponent’s first creature

Creatures: Arborback Stomper, Fairgrounds Trumpeter, Longtusk Cub, Elegant Edgecrafters

Spells: Larger Than Life, Natures Way

Supports: Aether Hub

5. Ruinous Gremlin

Ability: 4 - destroy opponent’s support

Creatures: Ruinous Gremlin, Iron League Steed, Speedway Fanatic, Ovalchase Dragster, Maulfist Doorbuster, Lathnu Hellion, Ruinous Gremlin

Spells:

Supports: Aether Hub, Aetherworks Marvel

6. Torrential Gearhulk

Creatures: Padeem Consul of Innovation, Torrential Gearhulk

Spells: Confiscation Coup, Paradoxical Outcome

Supports: Insidious Will, Metallurgic Summoning, Aetherworks Marvel

7. Scrapheap Scrounger

Creatures: Aetherborn Marauder, Electrostatic Pummeler, Scrapheap Scrounger, Kambal Consul of Allocation

Spells: Make Obsolete

Supports: Dynavolt Tower, Aetherworks Marvel

8. Territorial Gorger

Ability: 3 - disable opponent’s first creature

Creatures: Territorial Gorger, Metalwork Colossus, Skyship Stalker, Combustible Gearhulk

Spells:

Supports: Dynavolt Tower, Aetherworks Marvel, Aetherflux reservoir, Panharmonicon

9. Noxious Gearhulk

Ability: 3 loyalty, All construct creatures you control get +2/+2

Creatures: Skysovereign, Metalwork Colossus, Noxious Gearhulk, Demon of Dark Schemes, Multiform Wonder

Supports: Dynavolt Tower, Underhanded Designs, Midnight Oil

Spells: Eliminate the Competition, Lost Legacy

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Is there any reason to keep playing Fateful Showdown once you achieve a score of 55?
I managed to defeat all the bosses this go around and accumulated 56/55 points.
The last award is a booster pack.
Is there any consolation for getting the rest of the points in the event?

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This is a bit late, but the event will be recurring so I thought I’d respond. No, there is no tangible reward for going past 55 points.