Marvel Avengers Alliance : Spec Ops 5 Mission Tips & Guide

Special Operation 5 Mission Tips ; How to complete spec ops 5 and unlock valkyrie easily.  

Special Operation 5 Task List  

Completing Tasks 1 ~ 7:
First of all, make sure not to collect your UISO-8 from free gifts just yet as you will need it to complete task 7. Since mission 1 contains the Epic boss, you have the option of going after it if you want. If you do, you might as well complete task 2 in SpecOps, otherwise you can do it outside of it. Task 1 requires you to beat 3 prisoners, which you can do by beating a medium and low threat or two low threats. Once you completed task 2, you need to face a mini-boss for task 3. Wrecker should be the first mini-boss that shows up, so defeat him as soon as he appears. For task 4, defeat any combination of high and medium threats to complete it. Then you should be able to two-bird Enchantress to complete task 5. Start the research and wait for the timer to end to complete task 6 and if you followed my instructions, you should be able to collect 10 UISO-8 from free gifts to complete task 7.

Completing Tasks 8 ~ 13: 
You will need to defeat a mini-boss in mission 2 in order to complete task 8. I decided that the best way to do this was to three-bird the boss battle after taking the optimum path, which doesn't require any deploys. Be prepared when fighting the boss battle though as all three villains takes two turns in a row. Task 9 requires you to replay mission 1 again in order to use Valkyrie's abilities and a couple task after that requires that you start a research with 80 UISO-8. It's probably not a good idea to do an epic run again if you don't have at least 230 UISO-8 (150 is needed to 3-bird the main boss battle, then 80 is needed for the research). After you complete task 9, task 10 should automatically be completed for you. Then you can start your research for task 11. Task 12 is just a repeat of mission 2, following the optimum path once again. You can clear battles up to the main boss while you wait for your timers to finish. And for task 13, hopefully you will have 3 distress calls available to be collected from friends.

Completing Tasks 11 ~ 15: 
While you are waiting for the research to finish to complete task 11, you can get started on task 12. Task 12 requires you to defeat Executioner in mission 2. You can start to clear most of the threats, but leave the main boss battle alone until after you receive task 12. And for task 13, hopefully you followed my preparations above and you will have 3 distress calls available to be collected from friends. Task 14 can be performed outside of SpecOps, just bring Thor and/or Sif into any battle and it will count. If you don't have either, you can find them in normal missions 1.4, 1.5, 5.1, 5.5, 7.4, and 8.6. Task 15 should be simple enough, just collect from 3 remote ops. If you're like me, you will have run out of UISO-8 and need to wait a couple of days before you can start the next research. If you haven't done so already, there are some free UISO-8 links near the top of this post which might help speed the waiting process.

Completing Tasks 17:
On the day that the timer for the research ends, do not collect at least 20 UISO-8 from free gifts as you will need them to complete task 19 (at least keep in mind that you will need to collect 20 UISO-8 in the future). While waiting for your research to finish, you can get started on task 17, which has a glitch (see above or here). You can go back to mission 1 if you want, but I suggest tackling mission 3 and using Valkyrie in the main boss fight there. Whatever you do, do not fight the main boss fight until after you receive task 17. The task says to use Sacrificial Blessing in battle, but since it's glitched for the time-being, you can use her 2nd ability, Dragonfang.

Completing Tasks 18 ~ 24:
Here we will be replaying mission 3 in a single run. Task 18 requires you to defeat illusionary Lokis in battle. So first thing you want to do is enter and abort mission 3 until a medium threat battle appears with Loki? in it. Fight through more threats until you are able to complete task 18. Hopefully you remembered to not collect 20 UISO-8 from free gifts so you can finish task 19. Task 20 requires you to defeat 4 members of the Wrecking Crew. While you could defeat the mini-bosses, you can save yourself the UISO-8 and fight them in Chapter 5 Mission 3 where they will all appear. Task 21 requires you to win a PVP battle, which I believe should also work in practice battles. Task 22 requires you to use Valkyrie's 4th ability. I will advise you to face one of the mini-bosses as she appears as a team-up in them. The reason for that is because task 23 requires you to defeat Loki, who is the main boss of mission 3. Once you have completed task 23 and exited the mission, you should have at least 3-star mastery in all three missions and task 24 will automatically be completed.

Completing Tasks 25: 
Go on an epic run in mission 1 to defeat Destroyer. These heroes are needed for deploy: Beast, Kitty Pryde, Storm, and Wolverine. In order for Destroyer to appear, you need to complete all of the deploys and defeat all of the threats. That's it, enjoy Valkyrie!

Special Operation 5 Task List

Marvel Avengers Alliance Special Operation Tips

Introduction
Hey guys, I'll be doing the Special Operation missions just as I did the regular Mission Guide. Please refer back to the Mission Guide if you are having trouble reading this.

What are Special Operations?
Special Operations are Limited Time challenges where you can earn unique boss items through battle and even a new hero by completing all of the chapter's tasks (new for Spec Ops 2).
Once the time for the mission has expired, the hero is put back in the vault. So act fast, Agent!
Special Operations require the resource Unstable Iso-8 to access it's mission events, including battles and deploys.

How do I unlock Special Operations?
Complete Story Missions to unlock Spec Ops!

How do I earn Unstable Iso-8?
You can earn Unstable Iso-8 through battle or deploys, gifts from friends, or buy it from the store to help you complete the challenge. You may ask your friends for Unstable ISO-8 by clicking the '+' arrow next to the Unstable ISO-8 box and then selecting 'Ask Friends.' However, once the mission is expired that flavor of Unstable Iso-8 goes away with it, so try to use it all up! 
The odds of getting Unstable ISO-8 from a hero-specific deploy in Special Operations is only 2%. There is no guarantee that it will pop-up in any of the other deploys.

Where can I see my available Unstable ISO-8?
You may view your available ISO-8 from inside of the Special Operations tab. 

I just accepted a bunch of Unstable ISO-8 from my gifts, why hasn't my total Unstable ISO-8 increased?
You will need to refresh your game client (F5) to see the change.

How do I obtain the hero that is associated with the Special Operation?
In SpecOp1, you must achieve 5-Star Mastery in all three missions to unlock/earn the hero reward.
In SpecOp2, you must complete all 25 tasks in order to unlock/earn the hero reward. It is unconfirmed that you can achieve 5-Star Mastery in all three missions like SpecOp1.

What happens if I run out of time?
Once the timer expires, the Special Operation will no longer be available for play.

What happens when I abort a Deploy mission?
Aborting the Deploy mission consumes the Unstable Iso-8 used to activate it. So abort at your own risk!

I want to send a hero on a deployment, but it says they are busy and already out for deployment.
You can play Special Operations simultaneously with story missions. If you are in the middle of a story mission, you may have heroes that are already out for deployment. They will not be available until you either complete or abort the deploy mission.

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Some Tips on Tackling Special Operations
Below I will include general tips on how go through Special Operations. If you want me to add some tips, please post in this thread or send me a PM. For more helpful tips, the developers has also created a guide for your viewing pleasure.

• Fight the minimum. You want to maximize your score per energy spent since the Unstable ISO-8 are only given in a limited supply unless you spend gold. You do not need to clear all threats and deploy missions to complete a mission.
• Deploy when Necessary. In Special Operations 1, it was unnecessary to send deploys because they did not contribute much to your overall score and was essentially a waste of UISO-8. In Special Operations 2, you may want to consider deploying at least once or twice a mission. The reason being is that it is difficult to three-bird the mission without using deploys. You may have to end up fighting a mini-boss battle for 20 UISO-8, or you could use that 20 UISO-8 for deploys and attempt to three-bird the main boss battle.
• High to Low. Fight only the high and medium level threats for a higher score per UISO-8 ratio. Do not fight the low level threats unless you absolutely have to to unlock more threats.
• Restart Missions. You can abort and restart missions to change the types of threats you see at the start of a mission. The higher the level threats you play, the better your mission score. Do this if you only see deploys and low level threats in the beginning. Keep in mind that some missions will not have high level threats at the start and you may need to settle for medium level threats. Please note that you will not need to restart missions for Spec Ops 2.
• Choose your Battles. Sometimes you will be choosing between two different medium or high level threats with different enemies. Choose the ones that are easier to handle with your team. Below I have provided you with the two choices that will come up. Use it to help you decide which of those two battles are better for you. In Special Operations 2, you won't need to make any choices.
• Make use of bonuses:
  • Quartermaster/Endurance. There is at least a 125-250 point bonus (Quartermaster) at the end of the battle if you use between 5-10 items. There is also another 150 point bonus for not recharging during a mission. You can use stamina packs instead if you are low and this way you can preserve the endurance bonus as well as contribute to the quartermaster bonus.
  • One-shot/Overkill. One-shot kills give 150 bonus points and depending on the magnitude of the overkill, you can get up to an additional 150 points for each one you perform. Performing overkills is relatively simple if you dwindle your enemies HP before hitting them with a big attack. However if you want to one-shot kill your enemies you will need to boost your hero's stats. In addition to slotting ISO-8, you can buff during battle with gadgets and/or items. Some items to use are Revenge Strikes (with Protect to get enraged), Kinetic Amplifiers, Armor Piercer, Strike/Focus Patch and Zap-8.
  • Vitality. Maintain your health at the end of the battle to get a max bonus of 500 points. Use health packs or weapons that cure. You can also use shield weapons/items to prevent any damage at all.
  • Two/Three Bird Boss Fights. You will get higher multipliers for tackling mini-bosses and main bosses together. Please note that you will not be able to do this in certain missions.
  • Team-Up Bonuses. Click here for more information on team-up bonuses.
• Avoid Losing. Once you exit the mission, you are given a survival bonus. If you did not lose, then you will double your mission score. If you did lose, you could lose anywhere from 10 to 20k points.
• Take your time. While there is a time limit on these Special Operations, there is no need to try to 5-star all the missions as soon as possible. You can store your Unstable ISO-8 that you gain from battles or gifts and use them at a later time. Use the time in the beginning to level up your heroes if you need to so you will have a stronger characters to deal with the enemies. Play the regular story missions in the mean time. Keep in mind in Special Operations 2, you will need to set aside 86 hours to complete research.
• PVP. I added this last because some of you probably don't like PVP. However, the UISO-8 can drop from any battle and PVP allows you to get more when you don't have energy to play missions. Take advantage of this to get more of the UISO-8 before your time runs out!