Marvel's Avengers took the stage for a few minutes during yesterday's Square Enix E3 2021 showcase to build hype for upcoming content and share a new look at the upcoming War for Wakanda expansion. During the presentation a short trailer was shared for the new Villain Sector content associated with the Cosmic Cube, but the video didn't go into great detail about what player's could actually expect or when they could expect it. Luckily, an official blog post released after the event does exactly that.
The Marvel's Avengers Cosmic Cube Villain Event has been on the game's 2021 Road Map with a scheduled June release, but up until now no real details had been shared. It seems like maybe Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics were just saving the news for the E3 buzz and the full event details including all dates and rewards are now available.
There are technically two release dates here to take into consideration: One for the Cosmic Cube Villain Sector missions that start with Beating The Odds and another set of dates for the limited time Cosmic Threat Event. Like with previous events, there will be set date range for players to complete the activities and unlock some limited time rewards during the Cosmic Threat activities...
Cosmic Cube "Beating the Odds" Release Date
June 22nd and can be played with any Hero with Power Level 35+.
Intro Mission Chain Rewards:
1 Hero Set gear
PL100 and under: Epic gear
PL100 and above: Legendary gear
1 DNA Key
3 Polychoron
1 piece of gear that has its quality scaled to your Power Level
Weekly Mission Chain Rewards:
Gear depending on Power Level
Under PL80: 2 pieces of gear that has their quality scaled to your Power Level
PL80+: 2 pieces of Surging Set Legendary gear
PL120+: Chance at Tachyon Exotic gear
15 Polychoron
1 DNA key
1 piece of gear scaled to your Power Level
Repeated Completions (Missions Chains already completed):
1 piece of gear that has its quality scaled to your Power Level
Cosmic Threat Event Dates
June 24th and end on July 8th
Minor Missions (Total of 8, 1 Themed Per Hero)
These require the use of specific Hero abilities or the completion of general objectives.
Completing these missions will reward the themed Hero a scaling quality gear if that Hero is below PL 120. If that Hero is PL 120+, you’ll be rewarded with a Tachyon Exotic
Major Mission - A Cosmic Threat
This mission will require you to beat the new Villain Sector, defeat a large number of enemies in Cosmic Threat Sectors, and deal Cosmic damage. Rewards for this mission below:
The new animated team nameplate
If the Hero you are playing is PL120+, you’ll receive 1 Tachyon Exotic for the melee/ranged slots and 1 Tachyon Exotic for the Defense/Heroic slots. If the Hero is under PL 120 you will receive gear that scales in quality to your heroes PL. Make sure you’re playing the Hero you want those rewards on.
For fans who were a little worried after the initial E3 2021 presentation, the details presented in the new blog post should hopefully go a long way to making them feel a little bit better. Some members of the fanbase are questioning why the Cosmic Cube dates and War for Wakanda release month were announced in tweets after the event, rather than during the presentation, but regardless of the strategy the dates are out there now and fans can start planning ahead and getting ready to dive into the new content.
Marvel's Avengers is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
