Potential Search Percentages

Here is some info on the dumb potential search minigame - this is where you have to fill a bar up to 100% by playing World Boss. Once the potential search is done, you can start levelling to 70 or 80.

Characters are subdivided into "Low-Cost" (i.e. Native Tier-1s and single-cost Native Tier-2s like Doctor Strange, Black Order) and "High-Cost" (i.e. double-cost Native Tier-2s, Native Tier-3s). Quicksilver and Cable are exceptions, who are considered High-Cost for Potential Search despite their upgrade costs being regular.

Characters have to meet 100,000 "Potential Points" to complete their Potential Search. Each successful World Boss run will select from a pre-set list of point increments - usually a 60% chance for a low increase, a 35% chance for a high increase, and a 5% chance of instant completion. In the progress bar in-game, these are expressed as percentages of the total points.

The probabilities of point increments are included in the sections below. Additionally there is a table with summary stats - i.e. how many World Boss runs are expected to be required to complete Potential Search. Each table contains summary statistics from 1,000,000 simulated runs.

• Low-Cost, 1st Potential

  Low-Cost, 1st Potential

  • 60% Chance

    50000 points (50%)

  • 40% Chance

    100000 points (100%)

  Statistic	Value
  Average	1.600454
  Mode	2
  Min	1
  25%	1.0
  Median	2.0
  75%	2.0
  Max	2

• Low-Cost, 2nd Potential

  Low-Cost, 2nd Potential

  • 60% Chance

    25000 points (25%)

  • 35% Chance

    71428 points (71.42%)

  • 5% Chance

    100000 points (100%)

  Statistic	Value
  Average	2.945085
  Mode	3
  Min	1
  25%	3.0
  Median	3.0
  75%	3.0
  Max	4

• High-Cost, 1st Potential

  High-Cost, 1st Potential

  • 60% Chance

    16666 points (16.66%)

  • 35% Chance

    47619 points (47.61%)

  • 5% Chance

    100000 points (100%)

  Statistic	Value
  Average	3.998725
  Mode	5
  Min	1
  25%	3.0
  Median	4.0
  75%	5.0
  Max	7

• High-Cost, 2nd Potential

  High-Cost, 2nd Potential

  • 60% Chance

    8333 points (8.33%)

  • 35% Chance

    23809 points (23.8%)

  • 5% Chance

    100000 points (100%)

  Statistic	Value
  Average	6.587103
  Mode	7
  Min	1
  25%	5.0
  Median	7.0
  75%	9.0
  Max	13