Week 4 of Anthem’s Cataclysm is just about to start and with it BioWare is ready to throw the new weekly update, including a new arena in the Cataclysm, new Seasonal Store refresh featuring a ton of new customizations and the long-awaited Ranged Weapons, new Inversions and more! Read below for the full preview of what Anthem’s Cataclysm Week 4 has in store for you!
CRUSIBLE OF ASTRID EVENT AND NEW INVERSIONS
Located to the far east on the map, in the Trial of Might district, is the newly available event, called “The Crucible of Astrid.
“The Crucible of Astrid event, located in the “Trials of Might” District on the Cataclysm map, will have Freelancers working together with a set of 5 Echoes to switch ON and OFF the relic suppression fields. Per usual, teamwork is key and utilizing communication with your squadmates will help optimize your time.”
As always, you can find everything about the new event in the Anthem Cataclysm Complete Guide. The Trial of Might is a small district, but it hides enough secrets worth exploring thoroughly!
The Crucible of Astrid is similar to the Britaheim puzzle, but would require at least two players to be completed. It is a nice mix of action and mechanics, as usual. A lot lighter and funnier compared to last week’s Castle Kelrik event, in my opinion.
The new Inversions this week are about defenses and survivability.
- On the Edge: At low armor, damage dealt increases.
- Soldier’s Reward: Killing an enemy restores a small amount of shields.
SEASONAL STORE REFRESH
As BioWare’s original announcement says – “Ever since these first showed up on the PTS for the Cataclysm, Freelancers have been asking when they’d be able to get their hands on these news weapons.” That is so true! And the good news is that these weapons can be used by any javelin. Not by any build, of course, but at least the chance for something useful to drop from a War Chest of a Challenge is higher compared to the class-specific items.
Here is the complete list of what you will be able to find in the Seasonal Store tomorrow. Expect a full review of all items shortly after the refresh!- War Chest: Weapon – Pulse Accelerators, Volt Casters and Blade Slingers (all with three additional MW/LEG variants) are available in these new War Chests and loot drops. The War Chests allow you to trade in Crystals for a Masterwork item (with a chance to roll Legendary). The chests are also the only way to acquire the lvl 66 MW and lvl 80 LEG items.
- War Chest: Melee Weapon – (returning)
- Piercer Armor Pack (Interceptor Javelin)
- Wrap: Neon Shard
- Painted: Diamond Gemstone
- Graphic: Gleaming Mantle
- Graphic: Purple Spire
- Decal: Guard Sheen
- Decal: Parry Sheen
- Decal: Strike Sheen
- Arrival Emote: Triple Axel (Storm Javelin)
- Emote: Cameraman
COMPLETE LIST OF ALL NEW RANGED WEAPONS
The new Weapons have their own Inscriptions pools. Some new Inscriptions specific to these weapons and some general ones like Armor buffs.
Below I will show you all nine new weapons. The images are from PTS as this article is published a day before their official arrival on the Seasonal Store. The images are taken by player 1nfinityEagle.
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 27, 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:
- Daily Cataclysm Arenas Challenge: Weapon – These challenges granted a Support piece in week three, and now they will reward you with a new Weapon (Masterwork with a chance to be Legendary) here in the Week 4 update. These can be repeated daily, so… just another reminder to do your dailies.
- Power of the Storm (Daily) – Complete 3 Cataclysm arenas using the Storm javelin and be rewarded with one Weapon.
- Heart of the Ranger (Daily) – Complete 3 Cataclysm arenas using the Ranger javelin and be rewarded with one Weapon
- Strength of the Colossus (Daily) – Complete 3 Cataclysm arenas using the Colossus javelin and be rewarded with one Weapon.
- Speed of the Interceptor (Daily) – Complete 3 Cataclysm arenas using the Interceptor javelin and be rewarded with one Weapon.
WHEN DOES WEEK 4 OF ANTHEM CATACLYSM BEGIN
The update should go live some time around 12:00 (noon) GMT on August 27. 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:
- NA: 8am EDT, 7am CDT, 5am PDT
- EU: 1pm BST, 2pm CEST
- 9pm JST
The Cataclysm is a lot more fun with a group that you can communicate with. I have published earlier today a handy guide with sources and information on how to find a group to play Anthem with. Take a look and see if you have tried any of the listed suggestions.
