Goblin Queen (Havok)

Please note that this Epic Quest guide is a WIP. This text will be removed once the guide is finalised.
Introduction

Epic Quests are sets of story-based missions that allow you to build up characters as you progress through a list of challenges.

The Goblin Queen Epic Quest follows the story of Havok and the Krakoa X-Men.

Like the Rise of the X-Men and X-Force Epic Quests before it, this Quest only contains Mutant characters, and includes a Deluxe Pack and second Native Tier-2 (Madelyne Pryor) that requires other quest-related characters to be built up.

  • Basics
    Characters

    Below are the characters involved in the Epic Quest. This Epic Quest incorporates characters from previous updates (Kid Omega, Cyclops, Cable, Rachel Summers).

    All the below characters are Mutants, so Biometric Selectors do not work on them. X-Gene Selectors do, but those are much rarer.

    The Native Tier-2s (Havok, Cable, Madelyne Pryor) require Phoenix Feathers and M'Kraan Crystals to build up, not Black Anti-Matter and Norn Stones of Chaos.

    Havok
    Havok

    The protagonist of the Epic Quest. As a Native Tier-2, he will gradually be built up to Tier-3 as the Quest progresses.

    Kid Omega
    Kid Omega

    A free, farmable character, who ccan be obtained from X-Gene Selectors.
    He can also be farmed from the "Time Travel" missions that unlock as you progress.

    Cyclops
    Cyclops

    A free, farmable character, who ccan be obtained from X-Gene Selectors.
    He can also be farmed from the "Time Travel" missions that unlock as you progress.

    Exodus
    Exodus

    A Premium, semi-paywall character who can only be selected from the "20 X-Genes Daily" subscription.
    As the "Shifter" of this Epic Quest, he can be farmed at up to 8 X-Genes a day (elaborated on in the Missions section).
    Rank Up Tickets & Tier-2 Tickets can be used to speed up the process if you wish to rush through this Quest.

    Cable
    Cable

    Native Tier-2 character that is unlocked by running his World Boss mission, and ranked up as a regular-cost Mutant Native Tier-2.
    He is not required for the main Quest progression itself, but is required at Level 60 to unlock Madelyne Pryor.

    Rachel Summers
    Rachel Summers

    Difficult to acquire character who can either be purchased for 4500 Crystals, or acquired via a rare drop in the 8th Dimension Mission reward.
    She is not required for the main Quest progression itself, but is required at Tier-2 to unlock Madelyne Pryor.

    Hope Summers
    Hope Summers

    The Deluxe Pack character, who can only be unlocked by purchasing the Deluxe Pack for 7700 Crystals.
    She is unlocked at 6 Stars upon purchase, and additional X-Genes are given as Deluxe Rewards and Deluxe Mission drops.

    Madelyne Pryor
    Madelyne Pryor

    The Ultimate Native Tier-2, who can only be unlocked by upgrading the prerequisite characters to Tier-2 and Level 60.
    She is unlocked at 1 Star once this is done.

    Deluxe Pack
    6 Star Hope Summers
    6 Star Hope Summers

    Instantly unlocked when purchasing the Deluxe Pack.

    Deluxe Mission (Sinister Schemes)
    Deluxe Mission (Sinister Schemes)

    Instantly unlocked when purchasing the Deluxe Pack.

    Deluxe Packs are a feature of every Epic Quest except the Doctor Strange one (and a slight exception for the Fate of Mankind / Eternals Epic Quest, which features two Deluxe Packs). Deluxe Packs can be purchased with Crystals (7700 of them in this case, 1100 higher than most other Quests), and unlock an exclusive character who cannot be otherwise acquired, and an exclusive mission that drops valuable rewards.

    Deluxe Packs are generally viewed as solid investments. Even if the character that is unlocked gets power creeped, the mission stays unlocked for you to keep farming materials at a higher rate. Mutant materials, which drop from this Deluxe Pack, are useful throughout all stages of the game - both for building mutants and for recipes in the Crafting Lab.

    The exclusive character for this Deluxe Pack is Hope Summers, who gets unlocked at 6 Stars immediately after purchasing it. To get her to Tier-2, you can use a combination of the X-Genes given as "Deluxe Rewards" in the Epic Quest progression, and farmable X-Genes from the unlockable mission rewards at about 20/day.

    Deluxe Rewards

    Deluxe Rewards are additional rewards given at each stage of the Epic Quest after a Deluxe Pack is purchased. These can be claimed retroactively, so you can go back to missions already completed and collected the Deluxe Rewards - there is no penalty for progressing far in the Epic Quest before buying it. The total Deluxe Rewards are listed below.

    380 Hope Summers X-Genes
    380 Hope Summers X-Genes

    Deluxe Rewards gained from progressing in the Epic Quest.
    This is more than enough to get her to Tier-2, with the average cost to upgrade gears to 20 being 166 X-Genes.

    620 Norn Stones of Energy
    620 Norn Stones of Energy

    Deluxe Rewards gained from progressing in the Epic Quest.
    Hope Summers is a Combat Mutant. Are they stupid?

    1500 Crystals
    1500 Crystals

    Deluxe Rewards gained from progressing in the Epic Quest.
    A decent "cashback", putting the net price of the Deluxe Pack at 5100 Crystals.

    2,700,000 Gold
    2,700,000 Gold

    Deluxe Rewards gained from progressing in the Epic Quest.

    Power Saving Mode Theme: Goblin Queen
    Power Saving Mode Theme: Goblin Queen

    Awesome!!!

    The Goblin Queen
    Madelyne Pryor
    Madelyne Pryor

    "The Goblin Queen" allows you to unlock a 1 Star Madelyne Pryor once you reach Lv.60 and Tier-2 with the 7 listed characters (Havok, Exodus, Rachel Summers, Kid Omega, Cyclops, Cable and Hope Summers). You will then have to build up Madelyne Pryor manually as a double-cost Native Tier-2.

    Note that Hope Summers is required, so you can consider Madelyne to also be locked behind the Deluxe Pack's 7700 Crystal cost.

    Rachel Summers' requirement is also painful if you have not been lucky with the Dimension Mission contribution chest, as she also costs 4500 Crystals in the Store.

    Requirements
    Rewards
    Tier-3 Havok
    Tier-3 Havok

    Various X-Genes
    Various X-Genes

    You get 50 Kid Omega and Cyclops X-Genes, and 30 for Exodus.
    These should help with Rank Up requirements in the quest progression.

    200 Dimension Debris
    200 Dimension Debris

    These should help with Research.

    100 Norn Stones of Chaos
    100 Norn Stones of Chaos

    These should help with Research.

    2 Rank 3 Black Anti-Matter
    2 Rank 3 Black Anti-Matter

    These should help with Research.

    1 Rank 4 Black Anti-Matter
    1 Rank 4 Black Anti-Matter

    These should help with Research.

    1 Rank 5 Black Anti-Matter
    1 Rank 5 Black Anti-Matter

    These should help with Research.

    1 Rank 6 Black Anti-Matter
    1 Rank 6 Black Anti-Matter

    These should help with Research.

    200 M'Kraan Shards
    200 M'Kraan Shards

    These should help with Research.

    200 Phoenix Feathers
    200 Phoenix Feathers

    These should help with Research.

    20 Titan Component Packs
    20 Titan Component Packs

    These should help with Research.

    20 Essence of Dimension
    20 Essence of Dimension

    These should help with Research.

  • Unlockable Missions

    Listed below are all the playable missions that are unlocked during the Epic Quest, and their rewards (excluding S.H.I.E.L.D. Archive drops).

  • Stage List

    Below is the full list of Epic Quest stages and their associated rewards. Remember that you can:

    - See the "Research" section below for details on those.

    - See the "Basics" > "Requirements" subsection above for information on resource and material farming.

    • Chaos on Krakoa

      [DIMENSION MISSION] Clear 3 times
      Reward: Havok Lv. 20

      1

    • Mutant Melee

      Use 50 Energy
      Reward: Gold

      2

    • Omega Level

      [DIMENSION MISSION] Acquire Contribution Reward 1 time
      Reward: Havok Lv. 25

      3

    • No Way In

      [COMIC CARDS] Upgrade x1
      Reward: Dimension Debris

      4

    • Krakoan Key

      [RESEARCH] Krakoan Key Crafting
      Reward: Havok Mastery 1

      5

    • Arbor Magna

      [TIMELINE BATTLE] Participate 5 times
      Reward: Havok Rank 2

      6

    • Lost Hope

      [TIME TRAVEL] Clear Broken Home 2 times
      Reward: X-Gene: Kid Omega

      7

    • Hope Restored

      Rank Up Kid Omega to 3 Star
      Reward: Havok Lv. 30

      8

    • Escaping Reality

      [ISO-8] Combine ISO-8, 3 time
      Reward: Rank 3 Black Anti-Matter

      9

    • Futuristic Forge

      [RESEARCH] Forge's Tools #1
      Reward: Havok Rank 3

      10

    • Into the Unknown

      [ALLIANCE BATTLE] Participate 1 time
      Reward: X-Gene: Kid Omega

      11

    • The Darkest Timeline

      Rank Up Kid Omega to 4 Star
      Reward: Havok Lv. 35

      12

    • Warped World

      Use 1,000,000 Gold
      Reward: Clear Ticket

      13

    • Sinister Spells

      [TIMELINE BATTLE] Participate 10 times
      Reward: Havok Rank 4

      14

    • Hounded

      [TIME TRAVEL] Clear A Bleak Future 3 times
      Reward: X-Gene: Cyclops

      15

    • Already Gone

      Rank Up Cyclops to 3 Star
      Reward: Rank 4 Black Anti-Matter

      16

    • Cerebro Search

      [RESEARCH] Cerebro Unit
      Reward: Havok Mastery 2

      17

    • Tracking Trouble

      [DISPATCH MISSION] Clear 5 time
      Reward: Havok Lv. 40

      18

    • Sentinel Circuits

      [SEARCH] Sentinel Circuits
      Reward: Energy

      19

    • Signal Boost

      [CUSTOM GEAR] Upgrade Custom Gear 5 times
      Reward: Gold

      20

    • Telepathic Link

      [ASSEMBLE POINTS] Send 1 Alliance Point.
      Reward: Phoenix Feather

      21

    • Homeward Bound

      [RESEARCH] Forge's Tools #2
      Reward: Havok Lv. 45

      22

    • Summers Long Ago

      [DISPATCH MISSION] Clear 5 time
      Reward: X-Gene: Cyclops

      23

    • Dangerous Demons

      Rank Up Cyclops to 4 Star
      Reward: Rank 5 Black Anti-Matter

      24

    • Out in the Cold

      [RESEARCH] Snow Clearing Equipment
      Reward: Havok Rank 5

      25

    • Mother Knows Best

      [COMIC CARDS] Upgrade 3 times
      Reward: Clear Ticket

      26

    • Slim Chance

      [Brother in Crisis] Clear Faded Memories 2 times
      Reward: Energy

      27

    • Runaway Bride

      [TIMELINE BATTLE] Participate 10 times
      Reward: Havok Mastery 3

      28

    • Hot Pursuit

      Use 1,000,000 Gold
      Reward: X-Gene: Kid Omega

      29

    • X Marks the Jet

      Rank Up Kid Omega to 5 Star
      Reward: Havok Mastery 4

      30

    • Plane Parts

      [SEARCH] Blackbird Parts
      Reward: Havok Lv. 50

      31

    • Vital Repairs

      [ISO-8] Enhance x5
      Reward: Gold

      32

    • Back to School

      [DISPATCH MISSION] Clear 5 time
      Reward: Havok Mastery 5

      33

    • House of X

      Use 100 Energy
      Reward: X-Gene: Cyclops

      34

    • Broken Rune

      Rank Up Cyclops to 5 Star
      Reward: Havok Rank 6

      35

    • Protective Pieces

      [SEARCH] Ancient Rune Pieces
      Reward: Havok Mastery 6

      36

    • Rune Reassembled

      [DIMENSION MISSION] Acquire Contribution Reward 1 time
      Reward: Havok Lv. 55

      37

    • Twisted Path

      Use 2,000,000 Gold
      Reward: Rank 6 Black Anti-Matter

      38

    • Untold Danger

      [RESEARCH] X-Mansion Investigation #1
      Reward: Havok Lv. 60

      39

    • Oh, Brother...

      Reach level 20 with all of Havok's equipment
      Reward: Energy

      40

    • Total Havok

      [Brothers in Danger] Clear Fabricated Will 5 times
      Reward: Havok Lv. 62

      41

    • Reality Rift

      Reach level 21 with all of Havok's equipment
      Reward: M'Kraan Shard

      42

    • Final Destination

      [RESEARCH] X-Mansion Investigation #2
      Reward: Havok Lv. 64

      43

    • How Low Can You Go?

      Reach level 22 with all of Havok's equipment
      Reward: Gold

      44

    • Inferno Redux

      [UNFORTUNATE FATE] Clear Ready For Battle 3 times
      Reward: Havok Lv. 66

      45

    • Legions of Limbo

      Reach level 23 with all of Havok's equipment
      Reward: Essence Of Dimension

      46

    • Might and Magik

      [RESEARCH] Soul Swords
      Reward: Norn Stone Of Chaos

      47

    • Soul Swords

      [SEARCH] Ancient Scroll
      Reward: X-Gene: Exodus

      48

    • Testing Metal

      Rank Up Exodus to 5 Star
      Reward: Havok Lv. 68

      49

    • To the Throne

      Reach level 24 with all of Havok's equipment
      Reward: Gold

      50

    • Queen's Gambit

      [Unfortunate Fate] Clear Queen of Limbo 2 times
      Reward: Clear Ticket

      51

    • Cry for Help

      [TIMELINE BATTLE] Win 10 times
      Reward: Havok Lv. 70

      52

    • Family First

      Reach level 25 with all of Havok's equipment
      Reward: Titan Component Pack

      53

    • From the Ashes

      [RESEARCH] Forge's Tools #3
      Reward: Energy

      54

    • Breaking the Cycle

      [EPIC QUEST] All Stories Complete
      Reward: Tier-3 Havok

      55

  • Search and Research

    At various points in the Stage List, you will be asked to complete "Research" tasks. These require you to sacrifice some resources to progress.

    The Researches are listed here in the order they appear in the Stage List (and generally, goes from easiest to hardest).

    Searches
    Sentinel Circuits
    Sentinel Circuits

    Find 30 Sentinel Circuits in Dimension Mission
    Skip Cost: 30 per item, 900 total

    Blackbird Parts
    Blackbird Parts

    Find 20 Blackbird Parts in Broken Home, A Bleak Future
    Skip Cost: 15 per item, 300 total

    Ancient Rune Fragment
    Ancient Rune Fragment

    Find 30 Ancient Rune Fragment in Dimension Mission
    Skip Cost: 30 per item, 900 total

    Scroll of Souls
    Scroll of Souls

    Find 50 Scroll of Souls in Dimension Mission
    Skip Cost: 45 per item, 2250 total

    Researches
    Krakoan Key
    Krakoan Key

    x500 Gear Up Kit, 500 Dimension Debris
    Skip Cost: 1 Crystals per Gear Up Kit, 1 Crystals per Dimension Debris, 1000 total

    Forge's Tools #1
    Forge's Tools #1

    x8 Rank 3 Black Anti-Matter, 100 Norn Stone of Chaos
    Skip Cost: 400 Crystals per Rank 3 Black Anti-Matter, 5 Crystals per Norn Stone of Chaos, 3700 total

    Cerebro
    Cerebro

    x5 Rank 4 Black Anti-Matter, 300 Norn Stone of Chaos
    Skip Cost: 800 Crystals per Rank 4 Black Anti-Matter, 5 Crystals per Norn Stone of Chaos, 5500 total

    Forge's Tools #2
    Forge's Tools #2

    x1000 Phoenix Feather, 800 M'kraan Crystal
    Skip Cost: 7 Crystals per Phoenix Feather, 7 Crystals per M'kraan Crystal, 12600 total

    Snowplow
    Snowplow

    x3 Rank 5 Black Anti-Matter, 500 Norn Stone of Chaos
    Skip Cost: 2880 Crystals per Rank 5 Black Anti-Matter, 5 Crystals per Norn Stone of Chaos, 11140 total

    X-Mansion #1
    X-Mansion #1

    x3 Rank 6 Black Anti-Matter, 500 Norn Stone of Chaos
    Skip Cost: 6400 Crystals per Rank 6 Black Anti-Matter, 5 Crystals per Norn Stone of Chaos, 21700 total

    X-Mansion #2
    X-Mansion #2

    x500 M'kraan Shard, 500 Norn Stone of Chaos
    Skip Cost: 3 Crystals per M'kraan Shard, 5 Crystals per Norn Stone of Chaos, 4000 total

    Soulsword
    Soulsword

    x800 Essence of Dimension, 1200 Cosmic Cube Fragment
    Skip Cost: 10 Crystals per Essence of Dimension, 6 Crystals per Cosmic Cube Fragment, 15200 total

    Forge's Tools #3
    Forge's Tools #3

    x10 Titan’s Record: Blast, 400 Titan Component Pack
    Skip Cost: 1100 Crystals per Titan’s Record: Blast, 2 Crystals per Titan Component Pack, 11800 total

  • Epic Quest Collections

    Epic Quest Collections contain random items that have a chance to drop every time you run a specific mission. Each Collection comes with a reward upon completion.

    The X-Force Armory Collection contains 4 items, each subdivided into 3 sub-items that can be farmed from missions within the Epic Quest. Once the required amounts of all 3 sub-items for a Collection item are reached, it is marked as collected, and your reward can be redeemed.

    The amount you need to farm for each sub-item is more or less arbitrary. Each sub-item has its own drop percentages, and some will drop in higher quantities at once than others. None of the rewards for this Collection are much good anyway, so it's probably not worth focusing on any of these.

    For each sub-item, the number of items needed is shown to the side. The icon shows the mission the sub-item drops in: as listed in the "Unlockable Missions" section.

    Havok's Battle Armor

    • 1. Cosmic Energy

      Location: Broken Home

      80

    • 2. Energy Locking Fiber

      Location: TODO

      20

    • 3. Special Sewing Tools

      Location: A Bleak Future

      50

    Cable's Plasma Rifle

    • 1. Plasma Controller

      Location: Broken Home

      30

    • 2. Cybernetic Rifle

      Location: Manipulated Will

      20

    • 3. Matter Converter

      Location: Ready for Battle

      10

    The Phoenix Force

    • 1. Cosmic Being

      Location: Queen of Limbo

      10

    • 2. Resistance to Power

      Location: A Bleak Future

      30

    • 3. Daughter of the Phoenix

      Location: TODO

      30

    The Goblin Queen's Magic Circles

    • 1. Evil Plot

      Location: Ready for Battle

      25

    • 2. Connecting Dimensions

      Location: Manipulated Will

      5

    • 3. Hidden Magic Circle

      Location: TODO

      20

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