Great guide! I've got one thing to add tho.
Make sure that you have 2 open slots in your Enhancement inventory!! You get an SO drop from Infernal (for killing a hero), and you WILL get a +3 SO from the completion of the SF. Make sure you have room in your inventory, or you won't get the reward!
Ah yes a very good point on that. I totally forgot about that one.
Thank you for that post VelRahn. I will add that to my guide in the very near future.
Also, please feel free to go to my fan site or do a serch on the coh forums for more SF guides... I have made 1 for every SF currently on COV.
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A good tool to use for this SF is the Shivan Shard. You throw him down in the boss fight and he'll decimate the AV. WHen I did this SF my team was getting creamed until I dropped my Shivan and a buddy of mine did the same. Then we're all "Hey, where'd the AV go? Dead already?" We took our SO's and went home.
A good idea for each of these guides would be to give a time estimate for completion. also, the minimum number of participates.
Otherwise, very nice.
For last mission I suggest someone with concealment powers to spawn Bat'Zul by clicking on the altars and watch the fight. Had Infernal defeated and Bat'Zul down to 3/4 HP. Got experience for getting Bat'Zul to kill Infernal. Great fun to watch Heroes and AVs go at it. As well as only have to deal with one AV instead of an AV and a hero.
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Taken from my fan site. City of Villains Virgil Tarikoss Strikeforce Guide
Created by: www.geocities.com/acohfan (04/24/06)
Level Range: 15+
Reward: Binder of Beasts Badge
/loc (-2,795.7, 238.5, -526.5) in Cap Au Diable east of the Mt. Diable waypoint next to the portal.
Total Missions: 6
Mission 1
Name: Defeat all Legacy in office [find the ritual notes]
Zone: Cap Au Diable
Setting: Office
Villain Type: Legacy of Chain
Mission 2
Name: Find reason for circle attack [Find foreman and defeat mob, defeat Attack Leader Zurabsal]
Zone: Cap Au Diable
Setting: Outdoor Mission
Villain Type: Circle of thorns
Mission 3
Name: Take book and stop investigator
Zone: Cap Au Diable
Setting: Office
Villain Type: Legacy of Chain
Mission 4
Name: Find circle plan BatZul [Discover circle plan, defeat circle librian]
Zone: Cap Au Diable
Setting: Temple
Villain Type: Circle of thorns
Mission 5
Name: Steal barrier piercing knowledge [kidnap portal tech, escort to portal cpu]
Zone: Cap Au Diable
Setting: Longbow base
Villain Type: Longbow
Mission 6
Name: Bind BatZul [5 alters remaining, stop Infernal, Bind BatZul]
Zone: Cap Au Diable
Setting: Lava cave
Villain Type: Legacy of Chain, BatZul, AV BatZul the imprisoned
Last mission info: (Spoiler)
The last mission is not as complicated or large as some of the other strikeforce maps. You will enter into a main cave filled with Legacy of Chain and the Hero infernal, yup the hero.
Clear out the cave of all the Legacy of Chain and Infernal; proceed to the end of the main cave and you will then come to the lava pit. You will see BatZul around the lava pit and opening to other caves. There about 8 caves and within them contain more BatZul and alters that need to be clicked. Not all caves have alters in then, if you have a team member with hide or invisibility you can simply scout out the caves and click the blinkies.
Once all the blinkies have been clicked you will have an ambush of BatZul back at the main cave that leads to the lava pit, take out the ambush. The AV will spawn shortly after you defeated the ambush. You will know you have activated the AV spawn when you see purple triangles rotating in the center of the lava pit. Once the AV has spawned, he will be in the center of the lave pit. Do not try to take it on in the middle of the lava pit, it helps it regen and also you take a considerable amount of damage while in the lava. Instead, pull him back towards the main opening of the hall. Due to the size of the AV it will not be able to follow you all the way to the mission entrance but at least you will be able to fight it out of the lava pit. The AV can and most likely will summon a large amount of fire imps to aid him, get ready for a fair amount of fire damage. Once you defeat him; you will get the badge.
Good Luck!