6.6 Update Recap - Dark Avengers

Introduction

This image is intended to provide a short summary of the characters added or improved by a recent update. Use this as a recap, not a definitive guide: for more detailed reviews you may have to look elsewhere.

Everything is to a degree subjective and I've tried to ensure the information here is as accurate as possible, but if I have included any completely garbage takes please let me know.

Please note that I am referring to the current update when discussing characters.

Quick link to the patch notes:

6.6 Patch Notes

Thanks to proton, stro, TClord, anuswarp and IGN: Ren Vader for the help!

• Characters

  Characters

  Listed below are the new characters in this update. They are roughly in order of quality but this is not a tier list so please don't crack a stiffy over it.

  Moonstone

  Moonstone

  Possibly the best PvE character in the game, with incredibly high DPS, high level of proc-friendliness, and a full heal each rotation.
  Still worth grabbing even if you won't get the Crystal rebates from the Epic Quest immediately - she is worth the extra 1.5k over the other Deluxe characters.

  Sentry

  Sentry

  As to be expected from the first Native Tier-3, Sentry is an incredibly strong hybrid character.
  His main strength is in PvP, with a debuff removal + attack lead, revive, and multiple skills that ignore GBI.
  In PvE he is quite proc-friendly and insane for WBU with an 80% ADD cap, but needs a Rage to really shine against harder content like Knull.

  Ares

  Ares

  A pretty good Combat Hero, with the option to Transcend Potential.
  However, being worse than Moon Knight overall while being a semi-premium and having horrible cooldowns makes him pretty redundant.

  Scorpion

  Scorpion

  Scorpion adds plenty of value to the roster of F2P characters, being a free Speed Villain that reqiures no uniform.
  A solid Shadowland character and is capable of one-shotting low-mid Proxima WBU, but doesn't have much use in lategame.

  Molecule Man

  Molecule Man

  Has his niche uses, but isn't worth the high cost for the majority of players.
  While a meta support for PvP, his face, fit, and damage numbers are very unfortunate.

  Daken

  Daken

  A pretty unremarkable character and isn't anywhere near meta for anything.
  Basically just a Shadowland character, a massive pain to farm, and has one of those boring rotations where you just use the same 2 skills.

• Uniforms

  Uniforms

  Listed below are the new uniforms in this update. The ordering here is not as important: I've roughly sorted it to have the uniforms that offer the most improvement first, but obviously the most improvement doesn't necessarily mean the best character overall. For individual character details - which is more important than a ranking anyway - just read the descriptions.

  For the characters that have also received a Tier-3 or Awakening this update, I go into more detail in that section below.

  The uniform options are listed from Advanced to Mythic, left-to-right.

  Bullseye [Dark Avengers]

  Bullseye [Dark Avengers]

  A solid uniform and a massive improvement to Bullseye's previous performance, but nothing really spectacular.
  While his damage is vastly improved, his skills aren't too proc-friendly and he still has no heal.
  Awakened Skill and Transcend Potential improve him even further.

  White Fox [Lifestyle Series 2]

  White Fox [Lifestyle Series 2]

  Her new 4 gives her a permanent 98% ADD with her own lead, making her a rare lead + support + main all in one.
  One of the easiest Proxima and Corvus clears and can even push Cull decently.
  Unfortunately the PvE meta has now shifted to Knull, hugely diminishing the value of ADD and characters without 6th skills.

  Green Goblin [Dark Avengers]

  Green Goblin [Dark Avengers]

  A fun uniform with a proc-friendly rotation and really good lead/support for Dark Avengers characters.
  Without a 6th skill he's not much more than a Shadowland and early WBU character - even his support can't be used against Knull.

  Groot [Snowflake Festival]

  Groot [Snowflake Festival]

  A disappointing Christmas uniform, especially given how good Deadpool and Cable were.
  Has a weird delay on his 5th skill that throws off what would otherwise be a proc-friendly rotation, is not a heal striker like regular Baby Groot, and overall just doesn't do enough to justify the full price.

• New Tier-3 Advancements

  New Tier-3 Advancements

  I have not included Sentry here as he is a Native Tier-3.

  Molecule Man [Universal Manifestation]

  Molecule Man [Universal Manifestation]

  A decent upgrade, and if you've built Molecule Man to max rank you might as well go all the way.
  Tier-3 boosts his stats enough to make him a reliable 800k+ auto in Squad Battle with a pure PvP build, and allows him to fare a lot better as a main in Timeline.

• New Transcended Potential

  New Transcended Potential

  Again, best uniform is assumed.

  Moonstone [Moonstone Eclipse]

  Moonstone [Moonstone Eclipse]

  Best Transcended character in the game.
  Insanely high DPS which makes her meta for just about every PvE gamemode and the easiest Knull clear without Rage.

  Bullseye [Dark Precision Destruction]

  Bullseye [Dark Precision Destruction]

  The third addition to the roster of Transcended Speed Villains, Bullseye is likely the best of the bunch with a Rage.
  However, Gwenom is much more proc-friendly and performs better if both have a proc - and Bullseye not being astonishing with a Rage means Gwenom remains preferable for most players.

  Ares [Final Avenging Strike]

  Ares [Final Avenging Strike]

  A really good Awakening Skill for one-shotting WBU, but loses relevance with defense down not applying to Knull.
  Better than one of those Transcends that are given to a shitty character with no uniform, but still not worth it.

• Crystal Cost

  Crystal Cost

  Below is the net Crystal cost up this update.

  Uniforms: 3850 Crystals

  Uniforms: 3850 Crystals

  Assuming regular 40% sales, Goblin and Bullseye can be bought for 1050 each.
  Being an holiday exclusive, Snowflake Festival Groot doesn't go on sale so he costs 1750.

  Deluxe Pack: 5100 Crystals

  Deluxe Pack: 5100 Crystals

  Costs 6600 upfront but unlocks 1500 in rebates - however note that with the high cost of the EQ researches, these Crystals might take a while to redeem.

  Total: 8950 Crystals

  Total: 8950 Crystals

  A pretty expensive update overall, but that is to be expected from an Epic Quest update.
  It helps that the Groot uni is really easy to skip.

  Not a crystal cost, but it should be noted that the White Fox [Lifestyle Series 2] uniform was paywalled and required roughly 20 USD of purchases to unlock.