PVE: Hearts of Darkness (2016-05-12 to 2016-05-15)

Event Summary

[spoiler]Hearts of Darkness
Length of Event: 3 days
Sub-Events? Yes
Alliance Rewards in Sub-Events? Yes
Number of Sub-Events: 3 Length of Sub-Events: 24 hours
Main Bracket Size: 1000 Sub Bracket Size: 1000
Unique Reward(s): ?
Other Notes:

  • There are Main nodes to open up the sub-events. These nodes are one time only nodes.

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Event Details

  • Sub 1
    • Three in the Hand (100)
      Shinobi, Shinobi, Shinobi
    • Unholy Alliance
      • Unpleasant Surprises (244)
        Don, The Hood, Shinobi
      • Tracking the Source (159)
        Thug, Muscle, Thug
      • Tempting Fate (191)
        The Hood, Koran, Koran
      • Full House (518)
        • Wave 1: Kishu, Kishu, Shinobi
        • Wave 2: Teisatsu, Konran, Teisatsu, Teisatsu, Konran
        • Wave 3: Shinobi, Shinobi, Shinobi
        • Wave 4: Kishu, Konran, Kishu
      • Run From the Rider (311)
        The Hood, Hitman, Hitman
      • Hand in Hand (613)
        • Wave 1: Shinobi, Muscle, Shinobi, Hitman
        • Wave 2: Don, Thug, Kishu, Thug, Thug
      • Target-Rich Environment (451)
        The Hood, Konran, Don
      • Essential: Legendary (387)
        Kishu, Kishu, Muscle
      • Essential: Rare (573)
        • Wave 1: Don, Teisatsu, Teisatsu
        • Wave 2: Muscle, Don, Muscle
      • Essential: Uncommon (451)
        Teisatsu, Konran, Thug
  • Sub 2
    • Interrogation (100)
      Thug, Muscle, Hitman
    • Dark Design
      • Mountfort, IL (300)
        Shinobi, Teisatsu, Shinobi
      • H.A.M.M.E.R. Patrol (150)
        Soldier, Lieutenant, Soldier
      • Worst of Both Worlds (240)
        Pyro, Thug, Konran
      • Ninjas and Hired Guns (786)
        • Wave 1: Sniper, Pyro, Grenadier
        • Wave 2: Teisatsu, Kishu, Teisatsu
        • Wave 3: Soldier, Shinobi, Kishu, Shinobi, Commander
        • Wave 4: Muscle, Don, Thug
      • Spies and Swords (465)
        Lietenant, Spy, Kishu
      • Lost Souls (555)
        The Hood, Kishu, Hitman
      • The Unimaginable Power (1275)
        • Wave 1: The Hood, Shinobi, Grenadier
        • Wave 2: Soldier, Soldier, Assasin, Kishu, Shinobi, Thug, Hitman
        • Wave 3: THe Hood, Muscle, Don
      • Essential: Legendary (555)
        Muscle, Konran, Muscle
      • Essential: Rare (1428)
        • Wave 1: Don, Teisatsu, Teisatsu
        • Wave 2: Konran, Soldier, Soldier
        • Wave 3: Grenadier, Pyro, Lieutenant
        • Wave 4: Hitman, Assasin, Spy
      • Essential: Uncommon (555)
        Shinobi, Commander, Soldier
  • Sub 3
    • Move or We Move You (100)
      Shinobi, Konran, Muscle
    • Spirits of Vengenace
      • Ghosts of the Past (557)
        Commander, Sniper, Pyro
      • The Devil’s Due (449)
        Bullseye, Kingpin, Elektra
      • Keep Moving (277)
        Soldier, Analyst, Analyst
      • Family Business (864)
        • Wave 1: Daken (Dark Avengers) Cyclops (Uncanny X-Men), Beast (Classic)
        • Wave 2: Deadpool (It’s Me, Deadpool!), Colossus (Classic), Psylocke (Classic)
        • Wave 3: Magneto (Classic), Jean Grey (All-New X-Men), Storm (Classic)
      • The Hand’s True Power (1010)
        Kishu, Shinobi, Konran
      • Back to the Beginning (847)
        Hitman, Don, Hitman
      • The Rider Awakens (1450)
        • Wave 1: Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), Daken (Classic)
        • Wave 2: Sentry (Dark Avengers), Loki (Dark Reign), Magneto (Classic)
        • Wave 3: Mystique (Raven Darkholme), Bullseye (Classic) , Ares (Dark Avengers)
      • Essential: Legendary (883)
        Cyclops (Classic), Professor X (Charles Xavier), Jean Grey (All-New X-Men)
      • Essential: Rare (1776)
        • Wave 1: Teisatsu, Thug, Soldier
        • Wave 2: Shinobi, Lieutenant, Hitman
        • Wave 3: Don, Pyro, Konran
      • Essential: Uncommon (883)
        Venom (Dark Avengers), Ragnarok (Dark Avengers), Moonstone (Dark Avengers)

Powered Up

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icon_iceman.png
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icon_wintersoldier.png
icon_drax.png
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icon_hulkcho.png
icon_redhulk.png
icon_mrfantastic.png
icon_spidergwen.png

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icon_humantorch.png
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icon_cyclops.png
icon_punisher.png
icon_blade.png
icon_hood.png
icon_psylocke.png

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icon_captainamerica.png
buff_weekly.png
icon_ms_marvel.png
icon_magneto.png

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icon_storm.png
icon_hawkeye.png
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Progression awards:

[spoiler]100: token_standard.png

500: 100 iso8big.png
1000: Rainbow Power Boost
1700: healthpackbig.png

3000: Rainbow Stockpile
4600: 140 iso8big.png
6600: star.png
star.png
icon_captainamerica.png
yellowflag.png

9000: 140 iso8big.png
11500: token_event.png

14000: 140 iso8big.png
17000: star.png
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icon_magneto.png
purpleflag.png

20000: 250 iso8big.png
23000: 25 heropointsbig.png
26500: 250 iso8big.png
30000: star.png
star.png
star.png
icon_humantorch.png
blackflag.png

34000: 500 iso8big.png
39000: 25 heropointsbig.png

45500: token_event.png

52000: 1000 iso8big.png

59000: 25 commandpointsbig.png
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Placement rewards:

[spoiler]1: icon_thor.png
yellowflag.png

  • rewards for 2-5
    2-5: icon_thor.png
    blueflag.png
  • rewards for 6-10
    6-10: icon_thor.png
    redflag.png
  • rewards for 11-20
    11-20: icon_groot.png
    greenflag.png
    blueflag.png
    yellowflag.png
    , 1500 iso8big.png
    , 50 heropointsbig.png

21-50: icon_groot.png
greenflag.png
blueflag.png
yellowflag.png
, 1000 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png

51-100: icon_groot.png
blueflag.png
yellowflag.png
, 1000 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png

101-200: icon_groot.png
yellowflag.png
, 500 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png

201-300: icon_storm.png
greenflag.png
, 500 iso8big.png
301-400: icon_storm.png
greenflag.png
, 250 iso8big.png
401-500: token_standard.png
x 3, 250 iso8big.png
501-600: token_standard.png
x 2, 250 iso8big.png
601-800: token_standard.png
, 250 iso8big.png
801-1000: 250 iso8big.png
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Alliance rewards:

[spoiler]1-2: icon_groot.png
yellowflag.png
, 2500 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png

3-10: icon_groot.png
yellowflag.png
, 2500 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png

11-25: icon_groot.png
yellowflag.png
, 1500 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png

26-50: icon_groot.png
yellowflag.png
, 1000 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png

51-100: icon_groot.png
yellowflag.png
, 500 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png

101-250: 500 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png

251-500: 250 iso8big.png
, 25 heropointsbig.png

501-1000: 250 iso8big.png
1001-10000: 140 iso8big.png
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Sub-Event Placement Rewards

[spoiler]1-2: token_event.png
x2, 1000 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 2 commandpointsbig.png

3-10: token_event.png
, 1000 iso8big.png
, 100 heropointsbig.png
, 1 commandpointsbig.png

11-50: token_event.png
, 1000 iso8big.png
, 50 heropointsbig.png

51-100: token_event.png
, 1000 iso8big.png
101-200: token_event.png
, 500 iso8big.png
201-300: token_event.png
, 250 iso8big.png
301-400: token_heroic.png
, 250 iso8big.png
401-500: token_standard.png
x3, 250 iso8big.png
5ß1-600: token_standard.png
x2, 250 iso8big.png
601-800: token_standard.png
, 250 iso8big.png
801-900: 140 iso8big.png
901-1000: 70 iso8big.png
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Sub-Event Alliance Rewards

1-10: token_event.png
, 250 iso8big.png
11-50: token_event.png
, 100 iso8big.png
51-100: token_heroic.png
, 100 iso8big.png
101-250: token_heroic.png
,70 iso8big.png
251-1000: token_standard.png
x3, 70 iso8big.png
1001-2000: token_standard.png
x2, 70 iso8big.png
2001-5000: token_standard.png
, 70 iso8big.png
5001-10000: token_standard.png

Ending Time Countdowns:

Slice 1
Slice 2
Slice 3
Slice 4
Slice 5

Previous runs

PVE: Hearts of Darkness (2016-02-15 to 2016-02-18)
Heart of Darkness Nov 26 - Nov 29

When this ran in February, the final progression was at 55k points.

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inflation everywhere in this game except rewards.

Anyone know if Hearts of Darkness is the new PVE format with no point cooldowns for the first six clears or traditional flavor?

I’m kinda hoping it is… if only because 59k for progression seems… hmm… steep icon_e_smile.gif

Its the old format with ~8 Hr refresh timers

Figured as much. They wouldn’t run another test without announcing it first.

I decided to document the nodes in this event. I’ve added the details for the first sub to the first post under the Event Details section. I tried to capture the full point values for the nodes before I realized that rubberbanding was enabled for this event. Oh well… I’m leaving the values there so that I won’t have to reformat the whole section when I get my hands on the base values. In the meantime, the opponents should be correct. I hope…

Does anyone have any suggestions for teams for the next to last main node in the second sub?

It’s Hood, Sniper and Kenshi

I’m 3-4 star transition so any suggestions would be appreciated. I’ve wiped three times on that node so far.

I used the tried and true Im40, KK, 3Steve. Not a fight created that I can’t win with that team as long as I hit 6 yellow fairly early.

That’s my normal go-to team, but having wiped twice due to being yellow starved for 2 boards in a row, I’ve out KK for 3* Torch for any nodes with Hood in it since he’s boosted. I can usually get either 6 yellow or 8 red to blow Hood up first. After that, it’s business as usual.

Any ideas for final node of 3rd sub? Getting some bad boards, but nothing seems intuitive for this one.

I cleared it easily with Iceman, Hood and Iron Man 40. It’s a lot trickier without Iceman though…

Thanks - after thinking about it, I realized I just got my 5th PX blue…so I went with my Winfinite and demolished it.

Sub 2 details added to first post. Oddly, I think this time I was able to capture the base values for each node, since they appear to be round numbers. Except for the wave nodes, but I think that’s typical.

One thing I will say is that it is hard to distinguish Shinobi from Kishu. Protip: Kishu have horns on their helmets, Shinobi are holding shurikens.

I used my go-to Simulator team for The Rider Awakens, or whatever it’s called, Gamora, IM40, 4* Thor. Stun is your friend.

That’s the furthest I’ve gotten, but can’t make it past mag, sentry, Loki.

I tried Logan, fist, witch several times. I’ll try the stun team again.

Will this work without an optimally covered hood? Ive got a 335 iceman, a lvl 90 im40, and a hood with 4 blue. Ive actually got enough iso to level im near max but i cant do that AND champ hood to fix his covers

A bit slow, but kk, hood (boosted), shulk worked for me. Spam shulk green to keep health up, opponent ap down. Ride the other colors to knock em down. Use shulk blue to gain Daken strike tiles early. Hood yellow particularly to blast someone off the board … icon_e_biggrin.gif

Edit: for the last node in sub three.