The Mediocre Players Guide to Cav EQ

April 2024

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NOTE: I only do a write up on my first fight against the bosses in this Guide. All other Rounds are recorded in the TB Guide since they are the same exact nodes.

Old Sarge's Initial Thoughts: Easy Paths are pretty good. Watch out for 2.2 Easy Path- a lot of difficult defenders on that one. Both Prowler and Spider-Punk look like amazing additions to the game! I think I want Prowler more for utility, but I wouldn't be mad if I got a Spider-Punk (Spunk? sounds wrong). Hardest Boss Fight for me was 2.1 Purgatory. It's a tough one.

Good luck to everyone running EQ this month, I hope this guide helps. As always- when someone posts a champ that kills a quest or a Boss, I'll update the guide!

Chapter 1.1

MUTANT with TECH Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

Deadpool (Red): Easy fight.
ProfX: Watch his Miss timer and you should be good. He is a pain to Parry though so be careful.
Karnak: Easy fight- watch his early shrug of Parry or use someone like Bishop/Apoc/Storm(s).
Man-Thing: Bring a Poison Immune!
Agent Venom: Same as Karnak- bring a champ that he can't shrug Parry from. Push him to SP2 for easy SP Dex.
Diablo: Easy fight.

Landmine Path Fights:

Quest Boss: Mordo (Mystic)

Main Nodes:

Brutal Refresher: When you knock him down he gains a 50% Energize Passive for 6 seconds.
Explosive Personality: When you hit his block he gets an Armor Up Buff. At 5 they explode and you take big damage.
No Hit-M...ercy (Passive): He gets a 7 second Cruelty Passive when you knock him down. While he has a Cruelty he can Crit through your block.
Special Coup D'etat: You start withan 80% Cowardice passive. Intercepting Mordo transfers it to him fo 10 Seconds (paused during Special Attacks). It jumps back to you when the timer expires or if it is removed for any other reason.
Inside Out: If you are near him for 4 seconds you get Rooted for 4 seconds. Special Attacks remove root and prevent it from applying.
Piercing Pursuit: When you Dash back he gets a Pierce Passive (Max: 5). Intercepting removes them and prevents him for gaining more for 0 seconds {typo in game maybe - lol} [submitted as a bug - should be resolved soon]

Old Sarge Says:

TB Fight1: This could be a very annoying fight. I took him with Morbius so that I could break his block when I needed to. Thankfully he was pretty liberal with launching his SP1 so I was able to get him down with an SP1 and an SP2. You really want a champ with built in Unblockable. If not- you can't hit his block too much because of Explosive Personality node.

More Tips and Tricks & Boss Fight Videos:

Please see the Thronebreaker Guide for Boss Fight videos and updated information about all boss fights. The Nodes are exactly the same.

Chapter 1.2

COSMIC with MYSTIC Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

Hawkeye: Easy fight.
Psycho-Man: Easy fight.
Ronin: I like to bait his SP1.
Red Guardian: Easy fight.
Green Goblin: I hate fighting him- I bait and block his SP1. I can't dex either worth a damn. lol
DareDevil (Hell's Kitchen): Easy fight- SP1 is loooong so bait SP2 if you can.

Quest Boss: Venom the Duck (Cosmic)

Main Nodes:

Genetic Recode - Hive Mind: +40% Aberration Buff charge at the start of the fight.
Dot Dot Dot: If you put a Damaging Debuff (DOT) on him then you are Power Locked for 10 seconds.
Icky Sticky: Every 10 seconds you are Rooted for 4 seconds land 10 hits to reset the timer. Special Attacks will get you out of it and prevent it.
Demigod Essence: Every 14 seconds he gains an Unblockable Passive for 7 seconds. Hitting him or his block while he doesn't have an Unblockable pauses the cooldown timer for 1 second. Also paused during Special Attacks.
Natural Armor: Armor Break Debuffs that you put on him are 25% more potent. However- he takes 75% less damage from all sources unless he has an Armor Break on him (break out your Iron Fists lol)

Old Sarge Says:

TB Fight: The good news is that the path fights need a Cosmic that can Armor Break- so you should have solid choices. There is a lot going on in this fight, but King Groot was great here- if you can get those Permanent Armor Breaks on him from SP1 it's not bad. The Root sucks a bit but KG can regen damage taken. The Unblockable is pretty easy to manage as long as you're aggressive. A Power Lock/Drain champ would be solid here- just not Doom because of the Dot Dot Dot node.

More Tips and Tricks & Boss Fight Videos:

Please see the Thronebreaker Guide for Boss Fight videos and updated information about all boss fights. The Nodes are exactly the same.

Chapter 2.1

TECH with COSMIC Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

Captain America Sam: Easy fight. bait SP1.
Darkhawk: Always a pain if you don't have a counter. Bait and block SP1 if you can't dex it.
Sentry: Easy fight. Both SPs are easy to Dex.
BlackCat: Can be a pain. I bait the SP1. Back up and time it right you can Dex the lasso easier.
ArchAngel: Easy fight.
Deadpool (X-Force): Bait SP1. Easy fight.

Quest Boss: Purgatory (Mystic)

Main Nodes:

Beast of Burden: For each Debuff you put on her she reduces the next ones by 30%.
Conflictor: Every 7 seconds the next Debuff you put on her is Purified and she gains 75% of a Bar of Power.
Obstinate Charge: She is Stun Immune for her first attack in a combo. Goes on cooldown for 8 seconds when you perform a Well-Timed Block.
Do Not Go Gentle: You gain 1 charge for every hit in your combo meter. When she receives damage from any source that would knock her out and you have 1 or more charges, a charge is consumed instead and you take damage equal to her attack. Intercepting her removes 2 Charges with no penalty. Landing a Heavy Attack also removes 1 charge with no penalty.
Bloody Mess: Bleed Debuffs and Passives deal 25% more damage to her and she takes 90% less damage from all sources unless she has a Bleed Debuff or Passive.

Old Sarge Says:

TB Fight: NGL- this is a pain in the ass fight. A lot of Power gain- I don't like the pairing of the Conflictor node with her built in Power Gain and then to put the Bloody mess node on it makes it even worse. I used Ultron since he can Bleed her and his SP3 Power Drains. He got her down to 33% health but I mistimed an SP2 Dex and then she went Unblockable when she launched her SP1 and I couldn't back up fast enough. Brought in Nick Fury and she just gained sooo much power. And I was having a hard time landing Re-Parry's. I got her by just going Nuke and sacrificing his Decoy and then just going ham on her. She also went super passive on the second fight and just kept saving for SP3. But this might be a hard fight for smaller accounts. Hopefully the Civilian Intel comes through, cause this isn't a fun fight for me. lol

More Tips and Tricks & Boss Fight Videos:

Please see the Thronebreaker Guide for Boss Fight videos and updated information about all boss fights. The Nodes are exactly the same.

Chapter 2.2

MYSTIC with SCIENCE Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

Sasquatch: Always a pain in the ass. Bring someone to knock him out quick. Good luck.
Ebony Maw: This isn't looking like the "Easy Path" to me. I hate him. Use someone that can knock him down alot. And watch for Falter.
Aegon: Finally- an easy fight.
Moondragon: Pretty easy fight- Bait SP1.
Mangog: Back to hard fights. Don't do Full 5-Hit Combos and have an SP ready when he gets Unstoppable.
Dragon Man: Not to bad, but his SP1 is long and his SP2 is almost impossible for me to Dex. Bring a Power Control champ if possible.

Quest Boss: Stryfe (Mutant)

Main Nodes:

Now You See Me: You get a Falter debuff every 10 seconds. When you land a hit the timer is reset.
Critical Interruption: When you Intercept you get a Precision Passive granting Guaranteed Critical Hits for 7 seconds.
Arc Overload: Every 10 seconds he gains a 25% Armor Up Buff and a Regeneration Buff the heals him for 25% of his Max Health for 6 seconds.
Micro-Reflect: When he Glances an attack some of the damage is reflected back to you.
Hard Knock Life: When you Parry you get a Disorient which makes it harder to parry and lowers your Block Proficiency for 15 seconds.
Sloped Armor: Each Armor Up buff gives him a 15% chance to Glance incoming attacks.

Old Sarge Says:

TB Fight: Got the solo with BWCV but it was a long fight and he went Invisible a lot. Bait the SP1. This is a standard Stryfe fight if you can consistently Nullify his Armor Up and Regen from the Arc Overload node.

More Tips and Tricks & Boss Fight Videos:

Please see the Thronebreaker Guide for Boss Fight videos and updated information about all boss fights. The Nodes are exactly the same.

Chapter 3.1

SCIENCE with SKILL Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

- Invisible Woman: Easy fight- use a Bleed champ to reduce her Invisibility duration.
- Rocket Racoon: Easy fight. Bait SP1.
- Air-Walker: Not bad- bait SP2. Block SP1.
- Danni Moonstar: I'm not overly familiar with her- but I bait SP1.
- Quake: This is one of those "easy" fights that I always struggle with. I get her After Quake stuff on me and I alway take a lot of damage. I perfer to Bait the SP2, but she always gets a Heavy off on me while pushing her to it. lol
- Rintrah: Easy fight- bait SP1.

Quest Boss: Prowler (Tech)

Main Nodes:

On the Prowl: You are Special Locked for 2 seconds when you gain a Bar of Power.
Power Pain: If you are immune to Power Drain you are inflicted with a Power Detonation Passive for 5 seconds unless one is already active. If it expires naturally you take a burst of Direct Damage. If you launch a Special Attack it's removed. Cooldown: 5 seconds.
Buff Toggle (Unblockable): Every 8 seconds he goes Unblockable.
Rushdown: You start with 7 Rushdown Charges. When Prowlers Dash attach hits you or your Block it removes 1 charge. If you Knock him down you get a Charge. If you drop to 0 charges you get a 3 second Stun passive and your Charges are restored.
Defensive Transference: He gets an Armor Up Buff when you block an Attack. Max stacks 10.

Old Sarge Says:

TB Fight: Cool champ!! I ran CapIW in to get a feel. I kept forgetting that I can't run in and punish his SP1 (he makes you miss for a second or two after his SP1). SP 1 is easy to Dex- just don't rush in lol. I got him down to about 60% with CapIW. Welp! Doom handles him just fine. Just watch for the Unblockable and remember that you can't launch Specials for 2 seconds after you gain a Bar of Power. Other than that- easy win for Doom.

Sarge's Initial Thoughts: I really like him. I watched his Deep Dive before I fought him and I suggest you do the same. Design Team Don't Miss!

More Tips and Tricks & Boss Fight Videos:

Please see the Thronebreaker Guide for Boss Fight videos and updated information about all boss fights. The Nodes are exactly the same.

Chapter 3.2

SKILL with MUTANT Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

Captain Marvel Movie (CMM): I know she's easy- but I struggle with her. Bait SP1.
America Chavez: Don't let her finish a Heavy Attack. Bait Sp1.
Falcon: Bait Sp2.
Hit-Monkey: Bait SP1- easy to Dex. Watch his Evade after you knock him down.
Kushala: I'm not overly familiar with her. I think her SP2 is easier to evade.
Spider-Gwen: Easy fight- watch her evade.

Quest Boss: Spider-Punk (Science)

Main Nodes:

Old Sarge Says:

TB Fight: He's so badass looking! I got the pretty easy 1-Shot with Masacre. Just DON'T try to intercept him!! He retaliates. His SP1 is easy to Dex- but there are several hits- 4 actually. So even though you are Rooted- they are easy to Dex. With the Prowess you gain from Dodge Souls node- 1 SP2 was pretty much all it took.

Sarge's Initial Thoughts: The Design Team totally nailed this one! Such a great looking champ from a purely aesthetic angle. And he looks like he will be great Offensively and Defensively. 10/10!!