September 26, 2014 Patch Notes

Special Operation 21: Savage Lands

 * Briefing - Home to untold wonders, S.H.I.E.L.D. must move quickly to help protect the Savage Land from the predations of scientists gone mad, internal power struggles, and the threat of Iso-8. Defining the age old adage of evolve or die, the High Evolutionary has made the Savage Land his personal playground.

Spec Op 21 Reward Hero: Ka-Zar

 * Bio – Lord Robert Plunder, with his eldest son, Kevin Plunder, fled to the Savage Land to escape those seeking to exploit its rare deposits of Vibranium. After Lord Plunder was killed by the native Maa-Gor tribe, the same fate seemed to be in store for Kevin until he was rescued by Zabu, the last of a species of saber-toothed tiger. The two formed an empathic bond and became legendary to the denizens of the Savage Land. Kevin was given the name of Ka-Zar, which means "son of the tiger," and has allied with many heroes that have found themselves lost in the Savage Land.


 * Class: Scrapper
 * Self Passives
 * Hunter's Senses
 * Takes 10% less damage for each application of Bleeding on attacker
 * Survival Training
 * Damage is reduced by 50% while Health is over 80%
 * Kindred Spirit
 * Counts as both a Scrapper and a Bruiser, gaining the advantages and disadvantages of both
 * Attacking grants a stack of Empathic Bond
 * Increases Attack by 10%
 * Can be removed by Psychic Attacks
 * This Effect can be applied up to 5 times


 * Action 1: Knife Slash
 * Unlocked at Level 1
 * Slashing, Melee
 * Targets One Enemy
 * One Enemy
 * Exhausted
 * Cannot take extra turns
 * Quick Actions become normal actions
 * Lasts 1 Round
 * Bleeding x 2
 * Taking damage every round or after performing hostile actions
 * This effect can be applied 3 times
 * Lasts 3 Rounds


 * Action 2: Zabu Pounce
 * Unlocked at Level 2
 * Slashing, Melee
 * Targets One Enemy
 * Special Properties
 * Hemorrhaging Attack
 * Causes all applications of Bleeding to trigger
 * One Enemy
 * Impaired
 * Attacks do 20% less damage and cannot crit
 * Cancelled by Restrain or Subdue
 * Lasts 1 Round
 * Tenderized
 * Takes increased damage from Slashing attacks
 * Lasts 3 Rounds


 * Action 3: Primal Roar
 * Unlocked at Level 6
 * Buff
 * Targets One Ally
 * Special Properties
 * Quick Action
 * Grants an immediate free turn after using
 * Does not trigger follow-up attacks
 * One Ally
 * Protect the Pride
 * Ka-Zar and Zabu offer their protection from single target and area attacks
 * Lasts 1 Round
 * Self
 * Steadfast
 * Removes Opportunist effects
 * Bared Fangs
 * Ka-Zar and Zabu counter enemy attacks
 * Lasts 1 Round


 * Action 4: Jungle Combo
 * Unlocked at Level 9
 * Slashing, Melee
 * Targets All Enemies
 * Special Properties
 * Exploit Attrition
 * Deals extra damage against targets with Bleeding, Burning, Chilled, Dark Void, Iso-8 Corruption, Poisoned, or Radiation Exposure
 * Exploit Opportunity
 * Deals increased damage against targets with Cornered, Exhausted, Impaired, Neutralized, Off-Balance, Staggered, or Winded
 * Cat-astrophic
 * Can't be Protected against
 * Ignores most Avoidance effects
 * Guaranteed to hit

New Lockbox Hero: Kang

 * Bio: In the year 3000, a distant relative of Mr. Fantastic named Nathaniel Richards discovered the secret of time travel. Using the technology of the future to enslave the past, Nathaniel carved an era-spanning empire under the moniker of Kang the Conqueror. As enigmatic as he is powerful, Kang's devotion to preserving the timeline exceeds even his desire for conquest.


 * Class: Tactician
 * Self Passive
 * The Conqueror
 * May not be on the same team as other Heroes
 * Greater than average health
 * Immune to Exhausted
 * Takes 2 Actions each Round


 * Stable Time-Loop
 * Self Passive
 * Future Knowledge
 * Chance to pre-emptively counter enemy attacks


 * Action 1: Tachyon Blast
 * Unlocked at Level 1
 * Ranged, Energy, Temporal, Tech
 * Targets One Enemy
 * Special Properties
 * Temporal
 * Ignores most Avoidance effects
 * Does not trigger Protect abilities
 * One Enemy
 * Impaired
 * Attacks do 20% less damage and cannot crit
 * Cancelled by Restrain or Subdue
 * Lasts 1 Round
 * Self
 * Rally
 * Next Buff action becomes a Quick Action
 * Lasts 2 Rounds


 * Action 2: Out of Time
 * Unlocked at Level 2
 * Buff
 * 1 round shared cooldown with Back In Time
 * Targets Self
 * Special Properties
 * Quick Action
 * Grants an immediate free turn after using
 * Does not trigger follow-up attacks
 * Time Flux
 * Kang's presence in our timeline is in flux
 * Enemy attacks may miss if Kang is in flux
 * Self
 * Out of Time
 * 50% Chance to slip out of time and avoid an attack


 * Action 3: Temporal Armory
 * Unlocked at Level 6
 * Melee, Temporal, Tech
 * Targets One Enemy
 * Special Properties
 * High Crits
 * Increased chance of critical hits
 * Temporal
 * Ignores most Avoidance effects
 * Does not trigger Protect abilities
 * One Enemy
 * Reduced Potential
 * Prevented from using a random set of ability types
 * Lasts 2 Rounds


 * Action 4: Maha-Kalpa
 * Unlocked at Level 9
 * Melee, Slashing, Tech
 * 3 round cooldown, starts cooled down
 * Targets One Enemy
 * Exploit Opportunity
 * Deals increased damage against targets with Cornered, Exhausted, Impaired, Neutralized, Off-Balance, Staggered, or Winded
 * Exploits Shields
 * Bypasses and deals extra damage against targets that are protected by Shields
 * Wrinkle in Time
 * Deals extra damage against targets with Timestream Displacement


 * Time Flux
 * Self Passive
 * Out of Time
 * 50% Chance to slip out of time and avoid an attack


 * Action 1: Quantum Purge
 * Unlocked at Level 1
 * Ranged, Energy, Tech
 * Targets One Enemy
 * One Enemy
 * Time Burn
 * Time Displacement deals additional damage when removed
 * Receives additional damage from Energy and Temporal attacks
 * Lasts 2 Rounds
 * Neutralized
 * Removes and prevents stat increasing effects
 * Lasts 1 Round


 * Action 2: Back in Time
 * Unlocked at Level 2
 * Buff
 * 1 round shared cooldown with Out of Time
 * Targets Self
 * Special Properties
 * Quick Action
 * Grants an immediate free turn after using
 * Does not trigger follow-up attacks
 * Stable Time-Loop
 * Kang's presence in our timeline has stabilized
 * Kang is able to use his knowledge of the future against his opponents
 * Self
 * Future Knowledge
 * Chance to pre-emptively counter enemy attacks


 * Action 3: Chrono Shield
 * Unlocked at Level 6
 * Buff, Tech
 * 3 round cooldown
 * Targets Self
 * Self
 * Chrono Shield
 * Shield effect absorbs incoming damage
 * Attackers gain Timestream Displacement
 * Evades Temporal attacks
 * Immune to harmful Time effects


 * Action 4: Timestream Burst
 * Unlocked at Level 9
 * Energy, Temporal, Tech
 * 3 round cooldown
 * Targets All Enemies
 * Special Properties
 * Temporal
 * Ignores most Avoidance effects
 * Does not trigger Protect abilities
 * All Enemies
 * Timestream Displacement
 * Gains an additional stack when attacked by Temporal attacks
 * All stacks are removed and cause damage by all other attacks
 * Lowers Accuracy but increases Evasion
 * This effect can be applied 5 times
 * Exhausted
 * Cannot take extra turns
 * Quick Actions become normal actions
 * Lasts 1 Round
 * Self
 * Ripple Effect
 * Kang counters and prevents counter-attacks and follow-up attacks
 * Enemy attacks cannot be Stealthy
 * Lasts 1 Round

New Villain: Stegron

 * Bio: Dr. Vincent Stegron experimented with dinosaur tissue on a S.H.I.E.L.D. project with Dr. Curt Connors. Stegron stole the samples, fled to the Savage Land, and created a formula that transformed him into the "Dinosaur Man."

Group Boss: High Evolutionary

 * Bio: Herbert Wyndham was a geneticist, cast out for his inhuman experiments. He evolved his own mind using a genetic accelerator. As the High Evolutionary, he seeks to evolve all life on Earth to perfection… with or without their consent.

Bug & Balance Fixes:
Note: Work on fixing issues in the Pre Season PvP Beta is on going. We thank you for your continued patience.


 * PvP Adamantium League now correctly shows top 5% of players
 * Agent's Level over 100 receive more Silver when visiting friends
 * Guardian Groot will no longer dance in Cutting form if Drax is in play
 * Fixed an issue with Budget Airfilters protecting healing effects in Season 2, Chapter 1, Mission 4 Heroic Battle
 * Afflictions, like Polarized, will now appear in the bottom tray as a harmful effect

Known Issues:
A patch is forthcoming to fix these issues. We're working quickly to make this available as soon as possible so your task progression isn't hindered.


 * Completing Task 16 may result in an error.
 * Attempting to play Spec Op 21 mission Incursions will result in an error. Chapter Incursions are not affected.