The Mediocre Players Guide to Cav EQ

March 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: A couple hard fights on the Easy Path. I had issues in Chp. 1.2 with Annihilus and Mordo. And I had an issue with Red Skull in Chp. 3.2. Chp. 1.2 Mangog Boss is a pain to fight as well. All the other Bosses were easy if you have the right counters (especially for Korg in Chp. 2.1). Both Bosses are solid. I like The Destroyer more. Serpent was the easier fight with Doom.

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

COSMIC with MYSTIC Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

Deadpool White: Easy fight- Bait SP1.
Red Hulk: Easy fight- Bait SP1.
Stealth Spidey: Bring Venom or another Evade Counter. Bait SP1.
Cyclops Red: Easy fight.
Shocker: Kind of a Pain. Watch for his Back-to-Back SP1's and his Unblockable.
Captain Britain: Pretty easy fight. I like to bait SP2.

Quest Boss: Squirrel Girl (Skill)

Main Nodes:

Combo Up: Every .2 seconds her combo meter goes up !. If you intercept this is paused for 5 seconds.
Performance Anxiety: You get an Unsteady Debuff if you launch 2 Special's within 15 seconds. Your attacks will glance for 10 seconds.
Rubber Band: When you Combo Meter hits 10 (or any multiple of 10: 10, 20,30, etc), she will get a 5 second Unblockable Buff.
Whittle Down: She takes 60 % less damage when she has no Debuffs on her. Each Debuff lessens the damage reduction by 20%. They can be the same Debuffs.

Old Sarge Says:

TB Fight: Pretty easy fight. I bait her SP1 and she is usually quick to throw it. I used OG Wolverine but anyone that puts Debuffs on her will work. Sunspot would probably dominate this fight.

More Tips and Tricks & Boss Fight Videos:

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

Boss Fight:

Hammy Plays MCOC

Boss Fight:

Mint

Chapter 1.2

MUTANT with TECH Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

Cyclops Yellow: Easy fight. I like to bait SP1.
Annihilus: I hate this bastard. His SP1 is easier to dex for me. I prefer to use a champ like Angela that can Parry him but this is the Mutant Quest so...
Red Mags: Easy fight- I bait SP1. (Don't use a #METAL champ though)
BlackBolt: Easy fight.
Cull Obsidian: Easy fight.
Mordo: He's always a fun fight. When he starts blocking do a Heavy to snap him out of it.

Landmine Path Fights:

Left Path: First fight is Spiderman Supreme and he is such a pain without a counter. I had to restart the path 3 times before I had a good run on him. If you have ProfX then bring him but I got stubborn and wanted to use Onslaught.

Quest Boss: Mangog (Mystic)

Main Nodes:

You Get the Horns: If you Intercept or interrupt his Heavy he gets an indefinite Fury. When he gets 5 Fury buffs they are removed and you get 1 for 10 seconds.
Dazed and Confused: If you Parry more than once within 9 seconds you get a Falter for 5 seconds.
Powerful: He is immune to ALL forms of Power Manipulation.
Cold Turkey: Whenever you purify a Debuff you take a burst of Degen Damage equal to 40% oh his Attack.
Consistent Combos: You have to do full 5-Hit Combos or you get an Unsteady Debuff for 8 seconds causing you to Glance.

Old Sarge Says:

TB Fight: I got the solo with Luke Cage I hate fighting Mangog. His Unstoppable is SO LONG. Remember not to Parry. I used Luke in case I pushed him to SP3. I never got him there but I did eat and SP2 to the face and Luke shrugged it off thanks to his Awakened Ability.

More Tips and Tricks & Boss Fight Videos:

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

Boss Fight:

Hammy Plays MCOC

Boss Fight:

Mint

Chapter 2.1

MYSTIC with SCIENCE Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

Cap Sam: Easy fight just watch his Auto Block.
Cable: Easy fight. I prefer to bait SP2.
Punisher 2099: His SPs are hard to Dex. But not a hard fight.
Iron Fist: You got this.
OG Punisher: I suck at Dexing both his Specials so I just block.
Stark Spidey: Easy fight- Parry/Heavy to knock his evade down. Note: He will still evade sporadically.

Quest Boss: Korg (Skill)

Main Nodes:

Immovable Object: Every 10 hits on your Combo Meter gives you a Steadfast Buff (can block 1 Unblockable hit)
Roll With The Punches: Each time you Stun him the Stun time is reduced by 20% unless you have an active Buff or Prowess Passive when he is Stunned.
Root or Rooted: You get Rooted every 12 seconds for 5 seconds. If you are far away from him when the timer expires he gets Rooted. Timer is paused during Specials.
Powering Up: You can only gain power while Charging Heavy.
Perforate: Both champs Specials are Unblockable.

Old Sarge Says:

TB Fight: OK- so I got the solo with OG Storm. This is kind of a fun fight. You definitely wanna bring one of the Storms or Bishop- a champ that has a passive stun on Parry. Then use the Root or Rooted node to your advantage- don't attack while he is Rooted (stay away when that timer expires so he gets Rooted) and then just back up and hold Heavy to get your Power up while he's Rooted. Just remember to knock his Rock Stacks down.

More Tips and Tricks & Boss Fight Videos:

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

Boss Fight:

Hammy Plays MCOC

Boss Fight:

Mint

Chapter 2.2

SCIENCE with SKILL Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

America Chavez: She's a pain for me. She LOVES throwing those Heavies. Bait SP1 and don't let her finish a Heavy.
Gladiator Hulk: Easy fight- watch for his SMASH.
Psylocke: Easy fight- bait SP1.
Immortal Hulk: Pretty easy fight. Watch for his Unblockable at the end.
Man-Thing: Pertty easy fight. I prefer to bait his SP2 as I get clipped by SP1 about 62% of the time.
Whit Mags: Easy fight- bait SP2.

Quest Boss: Odin (Cosmic)

Main Nodes:

Usurpation: Your Combat Power Rate is reduced by 100%. Every 15 hits you steal a bar of his Power.
Combat Deja vu: When you land the same type of hit twice in a row he gains a Prowess Buff for 10 seconds.
Buff Toggle (Unblockable): Every 8 seconds he gets an Unblockable. for 4 seconds.
Apex Predators: Every 30 seconds, all Buffs on both Champs are Nullified. Whoever has the most Buffs nullified gets a 500% Fury passive and an Unblockable Passive for 10 seconds. In the event of a tie both champs get the Fury and Unblockable.
Inflated Ego: The Defender takes 100% less Damage when he does not have at least 3 Buffs on him. (Welp- that eliminates all the Nullifiers. lol)

Old Sarge Says:

TB Fight: This was an easy fight for Hulkling. I'll be honest, I just played like he was Stun immune so I didn't have to watch for Unblockable. I didn't worry about the Combat Deja vu Prowess's. I just fought him normally. I ended with 100% health. Both his SP1 and 2 are easy to Dex. And you steal a bar every 15 hits so the SP3 was never really a concern. I did have one SP3 not do any damage thanks to Inflated Ego mixed with Apex Predators nodes.

More Tips and Tricks & Boss Fight Videos:

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

Boss Fight:

Hammy Plays MCOC

Boss Fight:

Mint

Chapter 3.1

TECH with COSMIC Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

- OG BP: Easy fight.
- Immortal Abomination: Bring a poison immune.
- Baron Zemo: Bait SP1. Watch for Shrug.
- Joe Fixit: Bait SP2 if you can. SP1 gives a ton of Block Damage.
- Diablo: Easy fight.
- Black Cat: I like to bait SP2. Watch for her evade and shrug stuff.

Quest Boss: The Destroyer (Mystic)

Main Nodes:

TB Fight:

Old Sarge Says:

His Power Gain mechanic is dumb. It doesn't take long for him to just run straight to SP3. You need someone that can just put a ton of Debuffs on him to keep his Destruction Charges down (remove 1 charge for each Debuff)- when he hits 100 Charges its straight to SP3. Doom put in some solid work but I screwed up and tried to intercept him (he is always Unstoppable when he is Dashing). I got my ass kicked when I used HulkBuster (too many Buffs). And Scorpion put in some solid work. But I couldn't keep up with his Destruction Charges. Finally got him with Warlock. I am sure the Community will spill the tea on the best champs. I'm gonna bring Torch next time. Also NOTE: If a champ is immune to Buffs, he still gains a Destruction Charge when they should have gotten a Buff (that's kind of OP in my opinion).
- - His SP1 is easy to Dex. I only saw the SP2 once but there is a beam on a downward angle at the end to Dex.

Sarge's Initial Thoughts: Super cool champ. I really love his look- the Eye Blast is ridiculously awesome.

More Tips and Tricks & Boss Fight Videos:

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

Boss Fight:

Hammy Plays MCOC

Boss Fight:

Mint

Chapter 3.2

SKILL with MUTANT Secondary

Easy Path Fights:

Sigil Witch: Easy fight- bait SP1.
Cassie: Pretty easy fight.
OG Abomination: Bring a Shrug champ or Poison Immune.
Spider-Ham: Annoying champ. bait SP1. Watch for Evade and the Poppers.
Red Skull: He is a pain in the ass now. I hate fighting this guy. Damage over time champ like Nick is about the best option I can give you. I used to say bait SP1, but his Auto block after it is such a pain. I guess I gotta get good at Dexing his SP2. I would save for SP3's to get some distance if he corners you.
Invisible Woman: Easy fight- keep Bleeds on her to reduce her invisibility timer.

Quest Boss: The Serpent (Cosmic)

Main Nodes:

- Mystic Curse: When a Mystic Attacker launches a Special it puts a Poison on him. The potency of the Poison is increased by 40% for each Buff on him.
- Special Vortex: When he gets a Bar of Power, a 5 second timer is started, unless it's already active. If you launch a Special before the timer ends you steal 30% of his Power for yourself. If the timer expires without you launching a Special you drain 10% of his Power.
- Immunity (Shock): Immune to Shock.
- Obstinate Charge: He is Stun Immune on his first attack. Cooldown for 8 seconds when you parry.

Old Sarge Says:

TB Fight: Not gonna lie- I have no idea what was going on in this fight. He kept getting locked in place- so when I was hitting him he wasn't moving back. He has Stun immunity as well sometimes. And he resisted Doom's Unblockable on SP1 but he never punished me for it. Doom wrecked him- just spam SP1 the whole fight. I ended at 99% health. It was a really really weird fight. Just be super aggressive and when you get an SP1- launch it. My 6* R4 Sig 200 Doom did it in 121 hits.

Sarge's Initial Thoughts: I think The Destroyer looks better. But Serpent is cool as well. I didn't get to see many of his moves or anything since Doom just kind of kept him in the corner and never really let him do anything.