A Modern Crisis (Sersi)

Introduction

"A Modern Crisis" is Sersi's story within the greater "The Fate of Mankind" Epic Quest. You unlock a Tier-2 Sersi immediately once you start this story (or gain 384 Biometrics as compensation if you already have her Tier-2), and by progressing through the various stages, Sersi reaches Transcended Potential.

  • Mission & Rebates

    Mission & Rebates

    Unlockable Mission - Reclaimed Memory
    Industrial Complex
    Industrial Complex

    Basic character farm mission. This mission has an individual limit of 10 character drops (but a single run that drops 2 Biometrics only counts as 1 run), so you can get at least 10 Biometrics a day from it.

    Since they're cheap at 4 Energy (3 Energy with Stage 1 Boost Points), running this mission is a decent way to farm Uniform EXP and fodder Biometrics while maintaining a decent Bio-to-Energy ratio.

    Additionally, you can get 3 Ikaris Biometrics per day if he appears as a Shifter. This limit is not shared between Industrial Complex and Deviant Diversion (Ikaris' mission).

    Level Rebates

    Certain stages of the Epic Quest will reward you with Sersi level ups, for each 2 levels above 60 (and stopping at 70). However, if you have manually levelled your Sersi to an equivalent or higher level than what the stage reward wants to give you, you will receive some materials as rebates.

    Note that these are generally less than what you put in manually, so it is best to let Sersi be levelled up by the Epic Quest.

    Sersi Biometrics
    Sersi Biometrics

    Lv.62: x200  Lv.64: x225  Lv.66: x250  Lv.68: x275  Lv.70: x300
    Total: x1250

    Rank 1 Black Anti-Matter
    Rank 1 Black Anti-Matter

    Lv.62: x150  Lv.64: x300  Lv.66: x450  Lv.68: x900  Lv.70: x1150
    Total: x2950

  • Costs and Rewards

    Costs and Rewards

    Research Costs
    • 300
    • 350
    • 1050
    Implicit Requirements

    Additionally, this Epic Quest requires that you rank up Sersi's gears and Awakened Skill manually. The costs for these are shown below - in the case of gear upgrades, they are averages. More data can be found on the Gears page of THANO$VIB$.

    Gears

    Gear Levels 20-25
    Gear Levels 20-25

    On average, x2784 Rank 1 Black Anti-Matter, x1355 Titan Component Packs, x1355 Essence of Dimension, x3,468,819 Gold

    Awakened Skill Levels
    Awakened Skill Levels

    x725 Rank 1 Black Anti-Matter, x180 Norn Stones of Chaos, x350 Awakening Crystals, x2,614,000 Gold

    Rewards

    These are the various rewards accumulated as you complete the stages of the Epic Quest.

    • Transcended
    • 60
    • 80
    • 100
    • 125
    • 125
    • 600K
    • 100
    • 50
  • Quest Progression

    Quest Progression

    Stage List

    Below is the full list of Epic Quest stages and their associated rewards. Remember that you can:
    - Scroll down to the "Search and Research" section for details on those.
    - Scroll up to the "Requirements" heading for information on resource and material farming.

    The stage numbers that are highlighted are ones that might take some time to complete.

    • Celestial Components

      Use 1,000,000 Gold
      Reward: Mandalay Gem Fragment x25

      1

    • Tower Siege

      [COMIC CARDS] Upgrade 3 times
      Reward: Cosmic Cube Fragment x25

      2

    • All Access Pass

      [SEARCH] Search for Celestial Components
      Reward: Sersi Lv. 62

      3

    • Matter of Safety #1

      [ASSEMBLE POINTS] Send 1 Alliance Point.
      Reward: Mandalay Gem Fragment x25

      4

    • Matter of Safety #2

      [TIMELINE BATTLE] Participate 5 times
      Reward: Titan Component Pack x15

      5

    • Private Files

      Reach level 21 with all of Sersi's gear.
      Reward: Cosmic Cube Fragment x25

      6

    • Access Denied

      [RESEARCH] Celestial Component Data Research #1
      Reward: Sersi Lv. 64

      7

    • Party Crashers #1

      [ISO-8] Combine ISO-8, 1 time
      Reward: Awakening Crystal x25

      8

    • Party Crashers #2

      [DIMENSION MISSION] Acquire Contribution Reward 1 time
      Reward: Titan Component Pack x15

      9

    • Stark Warning

      Reach level 22 with all of Sersi's gear.
      Reward: Mandalay Gem Fragment x25

      10

    • Friend Turned Foe #1

      [RECLAIMED MEMORY] Clear Industrial Complex 3 times
      Reward: Sersi Lv. 66

      11

    • Friend Turned Foe #2

      [TIMELINE BATTLE] Win 10 times
      Reward: Mandalay Gem Fragment x25

      12

    • Friend Turned Foe #3

      Use 1,000,000 Gold
      Reward: Titan Component Pack x15

      13

    • Temporary Alliance #1

      Reach level 23 with all of Sersi's gear.
      Reward: Awakening Crystal x25

      14

    • Temporary Alliance #2

      [DISPATCH MISSION] Clear 5 time
      Reward: Sersi Lv. 68

      15

    • Age of Marvels #1

      [CUSTOM GEAR] Enhance x3
      Reward: Awakening Crystal x25

      16

    • Age of Marvels #2

      [RESEARCH] Celestial Component Data Research #2
      Reward: Titan Component Pack x15

      17

    • Trouble at the Triskelion #1

      Reach level 24 with all of Sersi's gear.
      Reward: Rank 1 Black Anti-Matter x30

      18

    • Trouble at the Triskelion #2

      [ISO-8] Enhance x3
      Reward: Sersi Lv. 70

      19

    • Knock, Knock #1

      Use 50 Energy
      Reward: Rank 1 Black Anti-Matter x30

      20

    • Knock, Knock #2

      [RECLAIMED MEMORY] Clear Industrial Complex 3 times
      Reward: Titan Component Pack x20

      21

    • Imperfect Machine #1

      Reach level 25 with all of Sersi's gear.
      Reward: Energy x50

      22

    • Imperfect Machine #2

      [ALLIANCE BATTLE] Participate 1 time
      Reward: Sersi Awakened

      23

    • Fatal Flaw #1

      [DIMENSION MISSION] Clear 5 times
      Reward: Cosmic Cube Fragment x25

      24

    • Fatal Flaw #2

      Reach awakened skill level 2 with Sersi.
      Reward: Clear Ticket x25

      25

    • Code Blue #1

      [COMIC CARDS] Upgrade 5 times
      Reward: Mandalay Gem Fragment x25

      26

    • Code Blue #2

      [TIMELINE BATTLE] Participate 10 times
      Reward: Cosmic Cube Fragment x25

      27

    • Ancient Advancements #1

      [RESEARCH] Celestial Component Data Research #3
      Reward: Clear Ticket x25

      28

    • Ancient Advancements #2

      Reach awakened skill level 4 with Sersi.
      Reward: Gold x200,000

      29

    • Missing Piece #1

      [RECLAIMED MEMORY] Clear Industrial Complex 3 times
      Reward: Awakening Crystal x25

      30

    • Missing Piece #2

      [ISO-8] Enhance x5
      Reward: Gold x200,000

      31

    • Backup Data #1

      [CUSTOM GEAR] Upgrade Custom Gear 5 times
      Reward: Awakening Crystal x25

      32

    • Backup Data #2

      Reach awakened skill level 6 with Sersi.
      Reward: Energy x50

      33

    • Back on Track #1

      [TIMELINE BATTLE] Win 10 times
      Reward: Sersi Transcended Potential

      34

    • Back on Track #2

      [Epic Quest] Complete A Modern Crisis Story 1 time
      Reward: Gold x200,000

      35

    Search and Research

    At various points in the Stage List, you will be asked to complete "Research" tasks which basically just require you to sacrifice some resources to progress. They are listed here in the order they appear in the Stage List (and generally, goes from easiest to hardest as you go down).

    This Epic Quest also includes Searches. These require that you run a particular mission over and over to acquire some RNG drops. They are awful and universally despised. It is generally accepted that Search items drop at a fixed rate regardless of level (e.g. Dimension Missions having levels 1-15), so if you want to rush Search stages, run the missions with lowest Energy requirement (e.g. Dimension Mission stage 6).

    [Search] Celestial Components
    [Search] Celestial Components

    Find 40 Celestial Components in Dimension Mission
    Skip Cost: 45 per item, 1800 total

    [Research] Celestial Component Data Research #1
    [Research] Celestial Component Data Research #1

    x150 Cosmic Cube Fragment, 350 Mandalay Gem Fragment
    Skip Cost: 6 Crystals per Cosmic Cube Fragment, 8 Crystals per Mandalay Gem Fragment, 3700 total

    [Research] Celestial Component Data Research #2
    [Research] Celestial Component Data Research #2

    x350 Awakening Crystal, 350 Mandalay Gem Fragment
    Skip Cost: 6 Crystals per Awakening Crystal, 8 Crystals per Mandalay Gem Fragment, 4900 total

    [Research] Celestial Component Data Research #3
    [Research] Celestial Component Data Research #3

    x150 Cosmic Cube Fragment, 350 Mandalay Gem Fragment
    Skip Cost: 6 Crystals per Cosmic Cube Fragment, 8 Crystals per Mandalay Gem Fragment, 3700 total

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