Week 5 of Anthem’s Cataclysm is just about to start, with one day delay. BioWare revealed what is coming with the new weekly update – the final arena in the Cataclysm, new Seasonal Store refresh featuring a ton of customizations, new Inversions and more! Read below for the full preview of what Anthem’s Cataclysm Week 5 has in store for you! Update 1.4.0 is also arriving on September 4!
The best news at the very top:
This week, we are not taking away the Weapon War Chests… or the Melee War Chests… And we’re adding back in all the other previous War Chests (Gear and Support) plus adding 4 brand new War Chests, detailed below. We think this will give you the freedom to spend Crystals however you want. We know many of you were hoping to have another chance at those War Chests, and now you will! – Andrew Johnson, global community lead at BioWare for Anthem
SEA OF TAKARO EVENT AND NEW INVERSIONS
The last piece of the Cataclysm puzzle – the Sea of Takaro event – is coming tomorrow. It is located in the Dark Passage District, far in the north, near the border of the map. As the name of the region reveals – it is a dark cave full of… trouble and rewards. The event itself involves a crystal once again. To open it you will have to gather and place Echoes from and to certain locations to unlock energy barriers (doors).
The main goal of the “Sea of Takaro” event is to carry 3 echoes to the echo consoles at the top of the water tunnel to disable the emitter field. Similar to other events, you’ll want to keep an eye on the light solutions in the puzzle to see if you’re going about it the right way. Pressure plates, echoes, a water tunnel and spawns of Wolves and Dominion Soldiers are all part of this one. These arenas are all optional before you take on Vara, but you’ll definitely need to complete them if you’re looking to put up a high score and top the leaderboards.
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!
This event can be completed solo. As usual, however, it is recommended that you use team effort to save time that you can spend later on collecting secrets.
Here are the two new inversions that will alter your gameplay and performance inside the Cataclysm for Week 5 (September 4 to September 9):
- From the Skies: Heat build-up while hovering is decreased.
- Air Support: Defeating an enemy while hovering grants increased damage while on the ground for a short time; stacks up to 5 times.
SEASONAL STORE REFRESH
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: Ranger, War Chest: Interceptor, War Chest: Storm & War Chest: Colossus (New) – These new War Chests will cost you more Crystals to open (2 Major + 100 Minor), but eliminate the possibility of getting a piece for a non preferred suit by granting a javelin specific item. Each chest will include 1 Gear, Support or Melee piece for the javelin of that War Chest. As a reminder, all 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: Weapon (Returning) – Grants one item from the new pool of weapons (which include MW and LEG variants): Pulse Accelerators, Volt Casters and Blade Slingers. These weapons are not javelin specific, so they can be used across all suits.
- War Chest: Gear (Returning) – Grants one Gear piece for a random javelin.
- War Chest: Melee (Returning) – Grants one Melee weapon for a random javelin.
- War Chest: Support (Returning) – Grants one Support gear piece for a random javelin.
- Fragmenter Armor Pack (Ranger)
- Piercer Armor Pack (Interceptor)
- Shatter Armor Pack (Colossus)
- Shard Torrent Armor Pack (Storm)
- Drummer Boy (Ranger Arrival Emote)
- Kung Fu Bring It (Interceptor Arrival Emote)
- Triple Axel (Storm Arrival Emote)
- Entry Roar (Colossus Arrival Emote)
- Wrap: Royal Fragment
- Wrap: Fractured Twilight
- Graphic: Radiant Burst
- Graphic: Emerald Husk
- Graphic: Harmonic Crest
- Graphic: Night Lattice
- Decal: Crystal’s Rage
- Decal: Crystal’s Strength
- Decal: Crystal’s Grace
- Decal: Guard Sheen
- Decal: Parry Sheen
- Decal: Strike Sheen
- Leather: Shark Skin
- Painted: Shiny Acrylic
Here are the articles I published in the previous four weeks, each one detailing all of the items above. Once the Seasonal Store is refreshed tomorrow, I will post a new one, collecting everything in one place.
- What is the ANTHEM Seasonal Store (Introduction and Overview)
- ANTHEM Seasonal Store and Vanity Store Update | August 13
- ANTHEM Seasonal Store and Vanity Store Update | August 20
- ANTHEM Seasonal Store and Featured Store Update | August 27
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 September 4, the new daily challenges related to the Cataclysm’s events will reward you something different and this is where the best news come!
Daily Cataclysm Arenas Challenge: Javelin War Chest – These challenges granted a Weapon in week four, and now they will reward you with a new javelin specific War Chest (Storm, Ranger, Colossus and Interceptor). Once again, these items within the Chests will be Masterwork (lvl 66) with a chance to roll Legendary (lvl 80). Each one of these can be repeated daily.
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 War Chest.
- Heart of the Ranger (Daily) – Complete 3 Cataclysm arenas using the Ranger javelin and be rewarded with one Ranger War Chest.
- Strength of the Colossus (Daily) – Complete 3 Cataclysm arenas using the Colossus javelin and be rewarded with one Colossus War Chest
- Speed of the Interceptor (Daily) – Complete 3 Cataclysm arenas using the Interceptor javelin and be rewarded with one Interceptor War Chest.
WHEN DOES WEEK 5 OF ANTHEM’S CATACLYSM BEGIN
The update should go live some time around noon GMT on September 4, 2019. A new client-side Patch will also become available for download. Update 1.4.0’s patch notes will be detailed in a separate news post here on VULKK.com!
Here are the maintenance timers, as per BioWare’s official announcement:
- NA: 8am – 11am EDT, 7am – 10am CDT, 5am – 8am PDT
- EU: 1pm – 4pm BST, 2pm – 5pm CEST
- 9pm – 12am 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.
And last, but not least, a curious twitter message from the official Anthem account urged us to go check out the Emerald Abyss area in Bastion (Freeplay). I wont spoil the surprise for you, so go check it for yourselves and tell me if it is what you expected :)
Hey Freelancers: you might want to check out the landmarks around Emerald Abyss. You never know what tomorrow holds…
— Anthem (@anthemgame) September 3, 2019
