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Vault Chain
Marvel's Avengers

Vault Chain

Master the Vault Chain in Marvel's Avengers. Learn how to find DNA Keys, complete missions like Stark Realities, and secure valuable rewards in this comprehensive walkthrough.

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Master the Vault Chain in Marvel's Avengers. Learn how to find DNA Keys, complete missions like Stark Realities, and secure valuable rewards in this comprehensive walkthrough.

DNA Keys are used to unlock DNA strongboxes found within Vault missions. These keys can be obtained from humanoid boss-type enemies, and Villain Sectors are a frequent source of them.

You can exploit the game's date/time settings to reset Villain Sector missions. To do this, turn off your internet connection, navigate to your system's date and time settings, and advance the date. You may need to exit to the Main Menu and reload the game after changing the date.

Walkthrough
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    Vault Onboarding: Loot Shield Caches in War Zone locations. This requires replaying a mission similar to one where you followed a radar to an underground bunker. The specific mission is 'Stark Realities' located in the Pacific Northwest. If this mission isn't available, try the internet/date change exploit. Complete the initial objective, 'Defeat enemy squad.' Instead of proceeding to the right towards the destination marker, go left around a bend of trees, approximately 255 meters away.
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    Snowy Tundra Vault (Elite): Locate the bunker in the Snowy Tundra region and secure the vault within the time limit.
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    Forest Vault (Elite): Locate the bunker in the Pacific Northwest. This mission has modifiers: 'Clash' (Melee Damage from players is increased) and 'Torpedo' (Projectile damage from players is increased). Find the bunker and secure the vault within the time limit. You will also find 'Intelligence: Correspondence Subject: About Tony' before securing the vault.
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    Vault Coordinate I (Forest Vault): Locate the Shield bunker in the Pacific Northwest. Before finding the bunker, there are DNA strongboxes available in this mission (1 strongbox). You will also find 'Intelligence: Alone Again, N. Romanoff, To: Director Fury, From: Commander Hill'. Secure the Vault (timed).
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    Vault Coordinate II (Desert Vault): Locate the Shield bunker in the Utah Badlands. Before finding the bunker, there are DNA strongboxes available in this mission (3 strongboxes). You will also find 'Intelligence: George's Diary: On the Future, To: Andrew Forson, From: Hank Pym'. Secure the Vault (timed).
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    Vault Coordinate III (Snowy Tundra Vault): This step involves completing a Vault mission in the Snowy Tundra.
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    Vault Coordinate III (Desert Vault - Elite): Locate the Shield bunker in the Utah Badlands. This mission has modifiers: 'Clash' (Melee damage from players is increased) and 'Torpedo' (Projectile damage from players is increased). Before locating the bunker, there are DNA strongboxes available in this mission (3 strongboxes). Secure the Vault (timed).
  • Vault Onboarding Chain Reward: Norn Stone of the Fanatic, Rare Resource Bundle.
  • Individual Vault Mission Rewards: Rare of Better Gear.

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