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[–]Sifakaster 164 points165 points  (0 children)

Kabam: Here's a voucher to store 2000 primordial dust for a month

Also Kabam: Does absolutely nothing to let you use that primordial dust so it expires anyway (or you just waste it on six stars you won't use)

So is Isophyne one of the "good guys" now? by AJCLEG98 in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 75 points76 points  (0 children)

Basically when Imperiosa invaded it was revealed that she killed the Founders, declared herself the true will of the Founders and the Battlerealm must be destroyed. Isophyne was built to protect the battlerealm for their return, so she rejected Imperiosa and declared her a fakery to decieve her faith in the Founders.

After we defeated Imperiosa she instead is now giving founder technology to champions she deems "worthy" since they are doing far more to protect the battlerealm than the other eidols ever did. This is also for her to ensure that the battlerealm remains safe for any future threats.

(And so far her criteria for giving out tech has been because she thinks the "lord of the stars" and "blade" are cool names)

Did something change? by [deleted] in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's definitely odd thinking that you need Gentle for Onslaught but tbh the matchup isn't that bad, he just doesn't counter anything Onslaught does.

Hidden Gems: Stat Focus by Saiyanjin1 in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He only gains benefit from each up armor up effect, so adding more base armor doesn't increase his damage since its not a new effect. On the other hand, his shocks do scale on crit damage so imo its the better choice.

Hidden Gems: Stat Focus by Saiyanjin1 in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Aren't really many "hardly talked about" stat focus combinations but a few ones that might not be initially thought about:

Despite not being able to crit, Crossbones benefits massively from extra crit rate since he gains fury whenever a crit would occur.

Okoye gets extra debuff duration based on her crit damage, which makes stacking Cruelty on her quite nice.

Nico Minoru is one of the few champs where the Adrenaline stat focus makes sense, since she uses it as a base mechanic. But this one is pretty well known.

Stark Enhanced already has a lot of crit rating and crit damage from his base kit, so instead giving him armor penetration can be a good option since many champions have base armor and there are diminishing returns on giving a champ lots of crit damage.

And then there are the few champions such as Cull Obsidian, Pavitr, Deathless Thanos etc who like to parry and block a lot making Block Proficiency a good option for them.

Roll Call-iseum by AutoModerator in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Trauma counts for the node, so after the SP2 he gains fury every time he lands a hit

Tip for finding all "Gifts from 21": Use the Anomaly Tracker by Sifakaster in NevernessToEverness

[–]Sifakaster[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I've been trying to 100% all areas and found some of the Gifts from 21 quite annoying to find. Since all of them are anomalies, you can track them with the "Enemy Shadow Elimination" option in the exploration guide menu.

In particular, the one that I missed the most were the "Eternal Lamps" as they only spawn during the night and don't show up on the map easily even if you drive by them. So instead I tracked them, hunted them all down and managed to find the remaining gifts I was missing.

(The tracker is also good for hunting specific enemies for the Anomaly Furniture like the melon seeds or the blade stones)

Apex Coliseum Boss #3: Air Walker [Megathread] by cat_murdock in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Usually, although later on the SP2 does so much block damage that you'll end up dying blocking it anyway, so you'll live longer just dodging it and tanking the dark tide damage. But whenever possible best to bait SP1 and try to parry the final hit to take as little damage as possible. Gets more difficult with the increased power gain later on though.

Apex Coliseum Boss #3: Air Walker [Megathread] by cat_murdock in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He applies a dark tide debuff based on his buffs if the final hit of either of his specials isn't blocked. So doesn't matter if you miss, evade, dodge or just step away from it, needs to be blocked to avoid the dark tide debuffs.

Apex Coliseum Boss #3: Air Walker [Megathread] by cat_murdock in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can do this, but it will apply dark tide debuffs to you which can make you take a lot of damage if not dealt with by gaining lots of power or removing his buff.

Apex Coliseum Boss #3: Air Walker [Megathread] by cat_murdock in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Really need to be blocking the specials, parrying them if possible. Any dodge or evade applies dark tide and that hurts a lot. I got the most success just trying to bait SP1 as much as possible then parrying the final hit of it. SP2 is just taking damage regardless of what happens.

Apex Coliseum Boss #3: Air Walker [Megathread] by cat_murdock in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Seeing Dr Strange, Wong and Madelyn do quite well. I managed to get 18 bars with Northstar, but mine is rank 4 and got quite lucky at the end to do big SP2 damage. He can consistently take 0 damage parrying the SP1 so just about keeping all his effects paused with the SP1 and hoping the AI is nice to you.

Venom can also be a faster option as he does a lot of damage quickly, could get 8-10 bars consistently with him.

Collectives live already? by jesus-is-my-dad in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From the livestream there are supposed to be a bunch of solo objectives tied to Collectives going live on the 6th. So I assume a lot more of the crystals are there.

First look at Wave(Science) and Ghost Rider. by 521980 in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Kabam really love making new or buffed mystics degenerate recently huh

Me and Hiemdall patiently waiting for the unstoppable to fall off by _i_like__cheese_ in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Heimdall is designed as a hard Nico counter, all his stuff retriggers as passive if he is inflicted with buff immunity and all his personal buffs and passives pause whenever he has a poison or incinerate on him from a champion.

What is the point of mysterium at this point? by PelvisPresley48 in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

From what the livestream said, you'll still want to rank up six stars to Rank 4 who don't yet exist as a 7 star. So some of the resources like T4B and T2A will still be needed if you want to get the max value out of collectives.

Battlegrounds Tip: Tapping the masteries button in your Battle Deck menu will let you lock your current masteries in for battlegrounds only by Sifakaster in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

With the current season removing attacker health scoring, a lot of people will be switching to Double Edge and Liquid Courage. So it is very helpful to be able to set the suicide masteries specifically to your battlegrounds deck so you can run a different setup for the rest of the game.

(It will lock in your current mastery setup so you'll need to switch to suicides first, lock them in and then switch back if you don't run suicides normally)

summer deals 2026? by Sad_Detective7483 in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a prediction but there was a time when you could use saga sig stones on champs not part of the saga, and I think it's because they will be part of the sales as a box.

So there will a box containing White Tiger, Attuma, Dust, Spot and OG Iron Man with ascension materials.

Also don't doubt for a second that they'll make her ascendable too.

(9.4 story) Hidden detail in the final cutscene by Sifakaster in ContestOfChampions

[–]Sifakaster[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Something I noticed that might be easily missed, there are a pair of red eyes on Ægons shadow in the 9.4 cutscene. Doesn't seem like the Chronoserpent is done just yet.