ANTHEM Cataclysm Changes and New Gear coming on August 20

Monday is not just the beginning of the week, but also the last day before the Anthem’s weekly reset. Tomorrow BioWare brings another new arena with new objectives to the game – Castle Kelrik is a large stone ruin, located in the New Dawn District of the new Cataclysm map. Along with that there are also new set of Inversions, new items in the Seasonal Store with a new Support Gear War Chest and a lot more! Read below for the details!

ALL IN ONE PLACE ► Everything about Anthem’s Cataclysm!

Week 3 of the Anthem Cataclysm starts tomorrow, on August 20. I have broken down the new features, gameplay mechanics and content that are coming with the weekly reset. Keep in mind these are all server-side changes. There should be no new patch for you to download.

CASTLE KELRIK CATACLYSM EVENT AND NEW INVERSIONS

South from last week’s addition – Dianna’s Landing, located in the middle of New Dawn, lies a ruined castle – Castle Kelrik. This place will become home to the fifth arena in the Cataclysm.

The task will be for you to unlock the four rooms, guarded by more than just a puzzle. In each one of these rooms you will find an Echo. Two of these rooms have a field, blocking access. It is up to you, Freelancers, to figure out how to open them to get to the Echoes. If you need some help, the Anthem Cataclysm Complete Guide is at your disposal!

Inversions Changes – You’ll have a new set of Inversions to capitalize on for some extra buffs this week. Get ready to make use of some of those longer range weapons.

Precision Operator: Snipers and Marksman Rifles deal increased damage.
Immunity Pack: Ammo pickups grant brief immunity to damage

SEASONAL STORE REFRESH

All those minor and major crystals you have been collecting throughout Week 2 of the event, you will be able to spend some of them now on the newly arriving items. The Seasonal Store will be restocked with a whole new set of cosmetics, including the Crystal-themed Ranger armor pack, a Wrap, several Graphics and Decals, plus the usual couple of new emotes.

The new War Chest this week contains Support items. That’s right! It is finally time for you (and me!) to ditch those damned purple 38s and gear up to a Legendary level once again! The Melee Weapon chests will remain for another week in the store too.

Reminder: The War Chests are the only source currently where you can get Masterwork 66 or Legendary 80 items for your exosuits.

It is most likely that the New Weapons will be released next week.

Here is a complete list of what you will find in the Seasonal Store for the week of August 20:

War Chest: Melee Weapon – (returning)
Fragmenter Armor Pack (Ranger Javelin)
Wrap: Crystal Sky
Painted: Quartz Gemstone
Graphic: Shattered Sea
Graphic: Greed’s Glisten
Decal: Amethyst Warp
Decal: Jade Warp
Decal: Ruby Warp
Arrival Emote: Entry Roar (Colossus Javelin)
Emote: Just… Stop.

After the update went live I published my regular Vanity Store and Seasonal Store New Items Review article, where you can find high resolution imaged and videos for all new cosmetics from both stores!

WHAT NEW SUPPORT ITEMS ARE COMING THIS WEEK

Here is a gallery of all new Support Items – Masterwork 66 or Legendary 80 – the only difference are stats pools (Legendary items can get much higher bonuses). The orange text and the static bonuses are the same, just the values may be higher on good rolls for Legendaries.

Special thanks to Zakvoline for providing the images minutes after the update went live (I was stuck at the office for hours after that :P)

RANGER

Tarsis’ Last Stand
Vanguard’s Rampart

COLOSSUS

Berserker;s Cry
Surging Shield

STORM

Anthem’s Grace
Howling Veil

INTERCEPTOR

Voice of Courage
Slayer’s Furor

DAILY CATACLYSM CHALLENGES

The same thing happened last week, so it should not be a surprise for you to hear that with the reset on August 20, the new daily challenges related to the Cataclysm’s events will not reward you Support Gear Chests.

Here is the full list of Dailies that are changing their rewards:

Power of the Storm (Daily) – Complete 3 Cataclysm arenas using the Storm javelin and be rewarded with one Storm Support piece War Chest.
Heart of the Ranger (Daily) – Complete 3 Cataclysm arenas using the Ranger javelin and be rewarded with one Ranger Support piece War Chest.
Strength of the Colossus (Daily) – Complete 3 Cataclysm arenas using the Colossus javelin and be rewarded with one Colossus Support piece War Chest.
Speed of the Interceptor (Daily) – Complete 3 Cataclysm arenas using the Interceptor javelin and be rewarded with one Interceptor Support piece War Chest.

WHEN DOES WEEK 3 OF ANTHEM CATACLYSM BEGIN

The update should go live some time around 12:00 (noon) GMT on August 20. In some cases you may need to exit the game and load back in for all the new changes to be visible and accessible.

Here are the timers, as per BioWare’s official announcement: