Villain Merit Rewards

Overview

Issue 13 introduced Merit Rewards, which included a reworking of the reward system to obtain Invention Recipes from Task Forces, Trials, and Story Arcs.

Task Forces give an average of 1 merit every 3 minutes of average time (20 merits an hour), Trials give an average of 1 merit every 2.5 minutes (24 merits an hour), and Story Arcs give an average of 1 merit every 7.5 minutes (8 merits an hour). The reason for this major difference is due to the considerable time and effort Task/Strike Forces can take to set up and complete, so naturally these tasks grant a much greater reward.

For the following summaries, there are various options that an activity can involve, as follows:

• Door Missions: An instanced mission that only teammates can enter.
  • Defeat All: Requires defeating all enemies in the instance.
• Talks: Deliver information or items to or obtain information or items from an NPC other than the contact.
  • In a regular Story Arc, only the mission holder may complete the talk mission.
  • In a Task Force, Strike Force, or Trial, anyone on the team may complete the talk mission, not just the mission holder.
• Hunts: Defeat enemy critters, sometimes restricted to a particular zone.
  • Ambushes of the required enemy faction often accompany hunt missions.
• Patrols: Explore a zone by "calling in" at (clicking on) specific items, including pay phones and other items.
• Contains tough enemy critters:
  • EB: Contains an Elite Boss, which does not upgrade into an Archvillain/Hero, even when Notoriety and team size is high enough.
  • AV: Contains an Archvillain/Hero, which may or may not downgrade into an Elite Boss, depending on Notoriety and team size.
    • AVs in most Task Forces, Strike Forces, and Trials do not downgrade.
    • Ouroboros Task Forces and Strike Forces are Story Arcs that utilize the TF function, thus AVs/etc. will downgrade like in a Story Arc.
  • Monster: Contains a Monster, whose defeat is usually required to advance the story.
  • GM: Contains a Giant Monster, whose defeat is usually not required to advance the story.

Strike Forces and Trials

Additional Task/Strike Forces: Cooperative Merit Rewards

Name	Merits	Contact	Summary
The Beast Beneath the Mountain	13	Virgil Tarikoss	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 2 AVs
Pirates of the Sky	42	Silver Mantis	6 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 AV
Temple of the Waters	24	Operative Renault	5 Door Missions, 2 Talks, 3 Hunts, 3 AVs
The Crystal of Serafina	26	Ice Mistral	6 Door Missions (3 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
Barracuda Strike Force	30	Barracuda	5 Door Missions, 4 Talks, 6 AVs
Lord Recluse Strike Force	25	Lord Recluse	5 Door Missions, 1 Talk, 1 Monster, 18 AVs
First Respec Trial	14	Sparcetriel	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 EBs, 1 AV
Second Respec Trial	14	Trepsarciel	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 1 AV
Third Respec Trial	15	Ractespriel	2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 AV
Mender Lazarus Task Force	10	Mender Lazarus	4 Door Missions, 5 AVs
Mender Tesseract Strike Force	8	Mender Tesseract	3 Door Missions, 4 EBs, 2 AVs
Mender Silos Strike Force	10	Mender Silos	3 Door Missions, 14 AVs

Flashback System

Soldier (Level 1 - 14)

Unless otherwise indicated characters malefactor to level 14 for these missions.

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
The Origins of Snakes	Matthew Burke	00006 6 Reward Merits	Snakes		3 Door Missions, Level 9
Weird Science	Doctor Creed	00006 6 Reward Merits	Arachnos Longbow Infected		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All), Level 8
Earning Arachnos' Favor	Kalinda	00004 4 Reward Merits	Snakes		3 Door Missions (2 Defeat Alls), Level 9
Snake Uprising	Mongoose	00005 5 Reward Merits	Snakes		2 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Hunt, Level 8
The Council Cargo	Angelo Vendetti	00005 5 Reward Merits	Council	Lt. Blechley	3 Door Missions (One Defeat All), Level 10
Give 'em Hellion!	Billie Heck	00008 8 Reward Merits	Hellions	3K Kelvin	3 Door Missions, Level 9
Family War	Billie Heck	00009 9 Reward Merits	Mooks The Family Hellions	Emil Marcone Guido Verandi	5 Door Missions, Level 9
The Book and The Burning	Mr. Bocor	000011 Reward Merit	Hellions The Family Legacy Chain		3 Door Missions (Two Defeat All)
An Arachnos Ghost Story	Veluta Lunata	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Legacy Chain Spectral Pirates		3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Power of the Spirit	Veluta Lunata	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Legacy Chain Spectral Pirates	Phil x2	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
The Hit List	The Radio	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Legacy Chain Wyvern		3 Door Missions
The Vahzilok Conference	Dmitri Krylov	00007 7 Reward Merits	Clockwork Longbow Skulls Vahzilok	Facemaker	3 Door Missions
Spy Hunt	Dmitri Krylov	00016 16 Reward Merits	Arachnos Clockwork Gold Brickers The Lost Luddites Skulls Spetsnaz Commandos Vahzilok Wyvern		6 Door Missions (Two Defeat All), The last mission can be failed.
Midas Touched	Dr. Shelly Percey	00011 11 Reward Merits	Arachnos Gold Brickers Luddites		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All), The last mission can be failed.
Breaking Bows	Peter Themari	00005 5 Reward Merits	Luddites		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge	Peter Themari	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Legacy Chain		3 Door Missions

Malcontent (Level 16 - 19)

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
Echo Down the Aeons	Marshal Brass	00009 9 Reward Merits	Shivans Wyvern	Professor Echo	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
The Aeon Conspiracy	Marshal Brass	00010 10 Reward Merits	Arachnos Clockwork Gold Brickers Shivans Wyvern		7 Door Missions
High-Tech Gold	Golden Roller	00010 10 Reward Merits	Arachnos The Lost Crey		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
Breakout at the Zig	Operative Wellman	00011 11 Reward Merits	Longbow Security Guards		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
Master of Destruction	Operative Wellman	00008 8 Reward Merits	Longbow Outcasts Wyvern		3 Door Missions (One Defeat All)
There's a Sucker Born Every Minute	Willy Wheeler	00017 17 Reward Merits	Arachnos Longbow	Ace McKnight	6 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Hunt, Includes badge mission for Paragon of Vice.
Oh Wretched Man!	Seer Marino	00008 8 Reward Merits	Arachnos Legacy Chain The Lost		6 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Talk

Insider (Level 20 - 24)

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
Iron Widow	Captain Petrovich	00006 6 Reward Merits	Council The Family Freakshow Scrapyarders	Spinnerette	6 Door Missions
Kings of the Sky	Lt. Chalmers	00006 6 Reward Merits	Longbow Wyvern	Ballista-1	3 Door Missions
Operation Skyhook	Lt. Chalmers	00007 7 Reward Merits	Arachnos Council Wyvern		3 Door Missions. The second mission gives you the Holographic Projector, Nictus Gravitic Emanation, Nictus Shadow Step and Nictus Absorption
Coral Bonanza	Crash Cage	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Cage Consortium Circle of Thorns	Silver Mantis	3 Door Missions
Breaking the Cage	Crash Cage	00006 6 Reward Merits	Cage Consortium Circle of Thorns Legacy Chain		3 Door Missions, 2 Talks
Any Body Will Do	Vince Dubrowski	00003 3 Reward Merits	Circle of Thorns Scrapyarders		3 Door Missions
Disturbing the Dead	Henri Dumont	00005 5 Reward Merits	Arachnos Circle of Thorns Freakshow Legacy Chain		4 Door Missions, 2 Talks
Carpe Diem	Lorenz Ansaldo	00005 5 Reward Merits	Legacy Chain Scrapyarders	Sea Witch	3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt. Final mission grants Seaweed.
A Web of Intrigue	Operative Vargas	00011 11 Reward Merits	Arachnos Council Freakshow Longbow Sky Raiders	Leoknight	6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)

Insider (Level 25 - 29)

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
Aurora Fades	Darla Mavis	00003 3 Reward Merits	Longbow	Aurora Borealis	3 Door Missions
Power Mine	Darla Mavis	300004 4 Reward Merits	Longbow The Lost Rikti Arachnos		3 Door Missions
Sabotage!	Kristof Jaeger	00007 7 Reward Merits	Longbow Crey		5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Trust and Betrayal	Lt. Demitrovich	00007 7 Reward Merits	The Lost Longbow Arachnos Freakshow Sky Raiders	Furious B(EB)	6 Door Missions
Zag Breakout!	Shadowy Figure	00007 7 Reward Merits	Arachnos Longbow		3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
Forging the Blackwand	Archmage Tarixus	00011 11 Reward Merits	Legacy Chain Slag Golems Scrapyarders Freakshow Longbow Circle of Thorns		5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Die by the Freak!	Doc Buzzsaw	00007 7 Reward Merits	Council Scrapyarders Freakshow Arachnos Legacy Chain Slag Golems	t3h S00p4rFr34k!	7 Door Missions
Heavy Metal Doctoring	Doc Buzzsaw	00007 7 Reward Merits	The Family Council		3 Door Missions
The Cult of the Shaper	Diviner Maros	00008 8 Reward Merits	Freakshow Slag Golems Legacy Chain Arachnos Coralax	Metal Shift x2 Barracuda x2 Calystix
On the Trail of the Leviathan	Operative Kirkland	00005 5 Reward Merits	Circle of Thorns Legacy Chain		2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt

Wiseguy (Level 30 - 34)

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
Nictus Dissection	Psymon Omega	00004 4 Reward Merits	Rikti Longbow Arachnos		3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Psymon Says	Psymon Omega	00011 11 Reward Merits	Freakshow Cage Consortium Security Guards Longbow Arachnos	Ballista, Aurora Borealis	6 Door Missions
Lost and Found	Timothy Raymond	00012 12 Reward Merits	Rikti Circle of Thorns Crey Longbow		5 Door Missions, 1 Talk. First mission grants the Exterminator
Strange Memories	Timothy Raymond	00006 6 Reward Merits	Rikti Circle of Thorns		3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Snuffing the Light	Operative Rutger	00006 6 Reward Merits	Longbow	Luminary	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Into Valhalla	Operative Rutger	00009 9 Reward Merits	Longbow Crey	Infernal	4 Door Missions, 2 Hunt
Taming the Tigress	Crimson Revenant	00004 4 Reward Merits	Crey Longbow	Mynx	2 Door Missions (One Defeat All), 1 Hunt
Brawling with the Big Boys	Crimson Revenant	00004 4 Reward Merits	Cage Consortium Longbow	Back Alley Brawler	3 Door Missions
Breaking the Streak	Hard Luck	00004 4 Reward Merits	Freakshow Carnival of Shadows		2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Silver-Tongued Devil	Hardcase	00005 5 Reward Merits	Wailers Circle of Thorns		3 Door Missions
Sold for a Song	Hardcase	00012 12 Reward Merits	Wailers Circle of Thorns Security Guards		4 Door Missions, 2 Hunt, 1 Talk
Chaos Unbound	Vivacious Verandi	00008 8 Reward Merits	The Family Freakshow Devouring Earth Circle of Thorns Tsoo		5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 Talks
Miss Fortune's Wheel	Slot Machine	00003 3 Reward Merits	Tsoo Arachnos Freakshow Carnival of Shadows		3 Door Missions
High Roller's Last Gamble	Slot Machine	00005 5 Reward Merits	Council Devouring Earth Circle of Thorns		3 Door Missions
The Dead Man's Deck	Mercedes Sheldon	00002 2 Reward Merits	Longbow The Family Security Guards Carnival of Shadows		2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 2 Talks

Criminal (Level 35 - 39)

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
A Traitorous History	Magus Mu'Drakhan	00002 2 Reward Merits	Circle of Thorns Longbow	Aurora Borealis	3 Door Missions
The Secret of the Circle	Magus Mu'Drakhan	00006 6 Reward Merits	Circle of Thorns Longbow	Infernal Lilitu	6 Door Missions 2nd mission can be failed.
Blurring the Lines	Kelly Uqua	00004 4 Reward Merits	Longbow	Ballista	3 Door Missinos (1 Defeat All)
Bravo for the Shadow Shard	Technician Naylor	00007 7 Reward Merits	Longbow Nemesis Soldiers of Rularuu	Ballista	3 Door Missions
Automatic Villainy	Technician Naylor	00007 7 Reward Merits	Nemesis Devouring Earth Council	Ballista	6 Door Missions
Crossfire	Arbiter Leery	00004 4 Reward Merits	Arachnos Longbow	Indigo	4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
No One Gets It	Arbiter Leery	00003 3 Reward Merits	Longbow Arachnos	Ice Mistral Wretch	3 Door Missions
Fat Cat City	Basse Croupier	00000Unknown Reward Merits	Carnival of Shadows Longbow		3 Door Missions
Pied Piper	Hardcase	00000Unknown Reward Merits	Freakshow Wailers Longbow		3 Door Missions
Chaos Affair	Hardcase	00008 8 Reward Merits	Wailers Carnival of Shadows Circle of Thorns		5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt The last mission can be failed.
The Missing Maidens	Jezebel Jones	00004 4 Reward Merits	Carnival of Shadows		3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Johnny's Squeeze	Jezebel Jones	00004 4 Reward Merits	The Family Longbow Arachnos		3 Door Missions
Devil May Care	Johnny Sonata	00014 14 Reward Merits	Arachnos Longbow Wailers Circle of Thorns	Wailer Lord Johnny Sonata's Soul	6 Door Missions, 2 Talks

Captain (Level 40 - 44)

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
The Arachnoid Cure	Terrence Dobbs	00004 4 Reward Merits	Arachnoids Freakshow	Biff	3 Door Missions, (1 Defeat All). The last mission can be failed.
Arachnoid Appetizers	Terrence Dobbs	00003 3 Reward Merits	Arachnoids		2 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
Building a Better Vermin	Terrence Dobbs	00008 8 Reward Merits	Arachnoids Crey		4 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Hunt, 1 Talk. Gives Arachnoid Gas
Countess Coup	Regent Korol	00000Unknown Reward Merits	Crey	Countess Crey	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Miss Francine the Freakshow teacher	Westin Phipps	00005 5 Reward Merits	Freakshow Longbow	Luminary	4 Door Missions
The Rebels	Westin Phipps	00004 4 Reward Merits	Rogue Arachnos Longbow	Swan	3 Door Missions. Last mission can be failed. If failed: 00002 2 Reward Merits
The Bane of the Heart	Westin Phipps	00010 10 Reward Merits	Arachnos Longbow Crey	Manticore	7 Door Missions
Project Fury	Dr. Forrester	00003 3 Reward Merits	Arachnoids Arachnos	Widdershins	2 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Breaking Knives	Arbiter Daos	00009 9 Reward Merits	Knives of Artemis		3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All). Gives Arachnos Power Shield
Absolute Vengeance	Arbiter Daos	00004 4 Reward Merits	Malta Operatives Council		3 Door Missions. Gives the Arachnos Shotgun
Shucking Souls	Mage-Killer Zuhkara	00006 6 Reward Merits	Arachnos Circle of Thorns		3 Door Missions, 1 Talk
The Hunt	Mage-Killer Zuhkara	00007 7 Reward Merits	Circle of Thorns	Senestrus	3 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
The Circle's Plot	Mage-Killer Zuhkara	00009 9 Reward Merits	Circle of Thorns	Lilitu Blade Prince Hertuu (EB) Blade Prince Tirses	5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt
Kuhr'Rekt Diplomacy	Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt	00006 6 Reward Merits	Council Longbow Rikti		3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All). Gives Rikti Rifle and Rikti Drone.
Kuhr'Rekt Revenge	Ambassador Kuhr'Rekt	00005 5 Reward Merits	Longbow	Positron x2 Valkyrie	3 Door Missions
Apt Pupil	Number 204	00009 9 Reward Merits	Arachnos Arachnoids Wyvern		7 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)

Made (Level 45 - 50)

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
Power from the Past	Sister Airlia	00002 2 Reward Merits	Cimerorans Longbow	Lt.Alston (Ballista)	3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All)
Politics, Cimeroran Style	Sister Airlia	00005 5 Reward Merits	Cimerorans Longbow Cimerorans Crey The Family	(3 EBs)	5 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 4 Talks
Ouroboros Initiation	The Pilgrim	00006 6 Reward Merits	5th Column Longbow Prison Guard Escaped Prisoner Rikti Shivans		4 Door Missions, 4 Talks. Level order for missions: 50/1/50/25
Vindication	Abyss	00005 5 Reward Merits	Longbow Vindicators	Ms. Liberty x2 Valkyrie Luminary Mynx	3 Door Missions
Light and Darkness	Abyss	00003 3 Reward Merits	Paragon Police Department Longbow	Sunstorm	3 Door Missions
Ancient History	Operative Grillo	00003 3 Reward Merits	Snakes Circle of Thorns		3 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 1 Talk
Escaped!	Operative Grillo	00003 3 Reward Merits	Crey		3 Door Missions
Snake Fist	Operative Grillo	00009 9 Reward Merits	Snakes Crey	Stheno	5 Door Missions (1 Defeat All), 4 Talks
Alone in the Darque	Efficiency Expert Pither	00005 5 Reward Merits	Nemesis Arachnos Soldiers of Rularuu	Dr. Aeon	3 Door Missions
Indigo Hunt	Shadow Spider	00004 4 Reward Merits	Longbow Paragon Police Department	Indigo
Crimson Hunt	Shadow Spider	00004 4 Reward Merits	Longbow	Crimson	3 Door Missions. The final mission can be failed.
The Code Merlin	Tavish Bell	00006 6 Reward Merits	Circle of Thorns Crey	ARCH-A	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All)
Vigilante Justice	Tavish Bell	00007 7 Reward Merits	Council Arachnos Longbow Scrapyarders	Synapse x3 Mynx x2	6 Door Missions. The final mission can be failed.
The TV Report	Television	00007 7 Reward Merits	Arachnos Malta Operatives Knives of Artemis Arachnoids		3 Door Missions( 1 Defeat All), 3 Talks
Video Killed the Radio	Television	00002 2 Reward Merits	Council Arachnos Freakshow	The Radio	3 Door Missions
The TV Invasion	Television	00007 7 Reward Merits	Freakshow Devouring Earth Nemesis The Family		3 Door Missions
Von Grun's science	Vernon von Grun	00004 4 Reward Merits	Devouring Earth	Devoured Pyriss	3 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), Gives Tranquilizer Darts.
The Great Grun Gathering	Vernon von Grun	00005 5 Reward Merits	Council Malta Operatives	Indigo	2 Door Missions, 2 Talks. Gives Vial of Bees.
Von Grun's Lament	Vernon von Grun	00003 3 Reward Merits	Devouring Earth	Woodsman	3 Door Missions. Gives Creeper Seed.
Von Grun's Redemption	Vernon von Grun	00012 12 Reward Merits	Devouring Earth Paragon Police Department Longbow Crey	Zenflower	6 Door Missions (2 Defeat All), 1 Talk. Gives Tranquilizer Darts, Vial of Bees, Creeper Seed, and Force of the Earth.
The Conference of Evil	Viridian	00013 13 Reward Merits	Longbow Council Crey Nemesis Freakshow The Family Tsoo Paragon Police Department	Nemesis Ballista Dreck Countess Crey Archon Burkholder Maestro Vandal Nosferatu Arakhn Requiem	6 Door Missions
The Strange Case of Benjamin A. Decker	Levantera	00003 3 Reward Merits	Arachnos Nemesis Rikti		3 Door Missions. The last mission can be failed.
Welcome to the Vanguard	Levantera	00009 9 Reward Merits	Rikti		5 Door Missions, 1 Hunt, 5 Talks
Dreams of Peace and Acts of War	Serpent Drummer	00009 9 Reward Merits	Nemesis Nemesis Automatons Rikti	Lord of War: Hro'Dtohz
The Red and the Black	Gaussian	00014 14 Reward Merits	Vanguard Longbow		6 Door Missions
The Horror of War	The Dark Watcher	00018 18 Reward Merits	Rikti Nemesis Arachnos	Silver Mantis Lord of War: Hro'Dtohz	6 Door Missions. The first and fourth missions can be failed.

Villain Badge Missions

See also: CoV Accomplishment Badges

Soldier (Level 1 - 15)

• Steal the Facemaker's Reanimation Chemicals
• Steal the Outbreak Virus (level 15)
• Hurt the Traitorous Vendetti (level 10)
• The Loa Bone (level 10)

Malcontent (Level 16 - 19)

Insider (Level 20 - 24)

• Ashley McKnight's The Origin of Power (level 20)

Undesireable (Level 25 - 29)

• Retrieve Crash's Shipments (level 25)
• Bust Up the Dockworker's Strike (level 25)

Wiseguy (Level 30 - 34)

• Lost and Found
• Offer Soul of Akarist
• Eliminate Negotiator and Witnesses

Criminal (Level 35 - 39)

• The Unlucky Artifact (level 35)

Captain (Level 40 - 45)

• Party Crasher
• Selestar
• Attack Longbow Portal Base (level 40)
• B4nKbUsTah (level 40)

Made (Level 46 - 50)

• Video Games Made Me Do It

Events

Event missions are available from levels 1 to 50. Events are not available via Flashback.

Arc Name	Contact	Merits	Enemies	EB/AV/Hero	Summary/Notes
Unlock DJ Zero (Spring Event)	Scratch	00002 2 Reward Merits	Arachnos Circle of Thorns		2 Door Missions
Defeat Snaptooth (Spring Event)	DJ Zero	00000 0 Reward Merits	Arachnos Red Caps	Snaptooth	2 Door Missions
Rescue Baby New Year (Winter Event)	Father Time	00000 0 Reward Merits	Red Caps Tuatha de Dannan Winter Horde	Snaptooth	1 Door Mission

See Also

• Merit Rewards
• Hero Merit Rewards
• Cooperative Merit Rewards
• Miscellaneous Merit Rewards