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Hair on Fire

These 25 Tasks need to be completed in order to unlock and recruit Ghost Rider.

Contents 1 Hair on Fire 1.1 General Rules of Thumb 1.2 Hints on Demon Fights 2 Tasks 2.1 1. Hell on Earth 2.2 2. Demonology 2.3 3. The Usual Suspects 2.4 4. Dance with the Devil 2.5 5. Chain Reaction 2.6 6. Al Dente 2.7 7. Resource Management 2.8 8. Mindless Violence 2.9 9. Hypocritic Oath 2.10 10. Trespasses 2.11 11. Hot Knives 2.12 12. Like a G6 2.13 13. Trick or Treat 2.14 14. Mystic Masters 2.15 15. Greenwich Gatecrashers 2.16 16. Hack and Slash 2.17 17. S.O.S 2.18 18. Mouthful 2.19 19. Fight Fire with Fire 2.20 20. Exothermic 2.21 21. Warning Signs 2.22 22. Pop a Wheelie 2.23 23. Danger Room 2.24 24. Dark Dimensions 2.25 25. All Hallow's Eve 3 Optional - Unlock Grief Research 3.1 Harness the Power

General Rules of Thumb

• Red fights are the most Unstable ISO-8 cost-efficient. Yellow, Blue and Deploy Missions should be avoided if possible.
• Look ahead and save Gifts (Unstable ISO-8/Pumpkin Bombs, etc.) and Distress Calls in advance.
• Look ahead and plan your battles. Ex. Waiting to fight the mini-boss (Task 3) until after 3 demons are defeated (Task 2). Sometimes it can cost you an entire run.
• Mastery Stars can be completed in advance.
• Spend your Unstable ISO-8 wisely. Unlike previous Ops, almost all of the tasks must be done within this Operations.

Hints on Demon Fights

• Some demons have the ability to gain health from Burning and Energy attack. Avoid using weapons or Heroes that have that type of damage type. Magik, Gambit, Human Torch, and Phoenix may not be the best choices.
• BE VERY CAREFUL when fighting the Subcinctus demon. Her Hell Hath no Fury buff results in a massive counterattack. DO NOT hit her directly if you can avoid it (this includes distress calls), but use Recharge, Psychic, Stealthy/Subtle Attacks or Items that do not trigger this buff. (If you have Phoenix or Invisible woman, defeating this demon becomes fairly easy)
• Mephisto in mission 3 of the spec ops 'All Hallows' cannot be defeated in the traditional manner. If his health is reduced to 0 during the second wave, he will regain a small amount of health relative to your agent's level. The battle can only end when he uses "Prince of Lies." It is advisable however that your agent along with Ghost Rider (Team-up Hero) and the other hero you use must be kept alive in the second wave. This increases the probability to trigger Mephisto to use his 'Prince of Lies' ability, ultimately ending the battle. Mere one-on-one fight with Mephisto (e.g. Torch vs. Mephisto or Agent vs. Mephisto) may not trigger 'Prince of Lies' ability of Mephisto soon enough, thus prolonging the boss battle.

Tasks

1. Hell on Earth

• Defeat 2 Escaped Prisoners
  • Escaped Prisoners are still at large throughout the city, armed by and assisting super-powered villains. They can be found in Mission 1: Devil's Daughter.
• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 100 XP

Hints:

• Escaped Prisoners from Story Missions 3.1, 4.1, 6.6, and 9.1 do not credit this task

2. Demonology

• Defeat 3 demons
• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 1000 Silver

3. The Usual Suspects

• Defeat a Mini-Boss in Mission 1
  • Defeat either Jack O'Lantern or the Hood in Mission 1 to complete this task.
• Requires 10 Gold to skip.
• Reward: 200 XP

Hints:

• The Mini-Boss must be fought seperately from Satana (Boss in Mission 1) in order for the task to be completed.

4. Dance with the Devil

• Complete Mission 1
  • Complete missions to add points to your cumulative score . Achieve a high enough score to earn a new Mastery Star!
• Requires 10 Gold to skip
• Reward : 1 Command Point

Hints:

• To get the highest score with minimal ISOs, it is generally better to only do Red fights, the Yellow and Blue fights as necessary, and avoid the deploys.
  • It may be required to do deploys to complete a task (as in Task 24).
  • It may be more efficient in certain cases to do a deploy in order to complete a sequence of tasks.

5. Chain Reaction

• Use Ghost Rider's "Damnation Chains" ability 3 times
  • Damnation Chains is Ghost Rider's first ability. You can use him as a Team-Up in all three Spec Op 4 Missions.
• Requires 10 gold to skip.
• Reward: 100 XP, Blueprint: Infernal Fang, 1 Infernal Fang

Hints:

• Damnation Chain's follow-up attack againts Infiltrator is not counted.

6. Al Dente

• Research the Infernal Fang in the Lab
• Requires 20 gold to skip
• Reward: Infernal Fang

Hints:

• Purchasing 60 UISO at the cost to 6 gold is more efficient than skipping for 20 gold.
• Researching the Infernal Fang requires 8 Hours, 100 Silver and 60 Red Unstable Iso-8.

7. Resource Management

• Collect 10 Unstable Iso-8
  • Unstable Isotope-8 can be found in normal combat, as well as rewards from deploys and boss fights. You can also get some from your friends!
• Requires 20 gold to skip
• Reward: 100 XP and Unlocks Mission 2 - The Hoary Host

Hints:

• Purchasing 10 Iso-8 at the cost of 1 gold is more efficient than skipping this task.

8. Mindless Violence

• Defeat 4 Mindless Ones
  • The Mindless Ones are denizens of Dormammu's Dark Dimennsions who exist only to destroy. They can be found in Mission 2: The Hoary Hosts
• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 1000 Silver

Hints:

• Only the Mindless Ones in Spec Ops 4 will credit this task.

9. Hypocritic Oath

• Defeat Moonstone
  • Moonstone is a Mini-Boss in Mission 2: The Hoary Hosts
• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 100 XP

Hints:

• Only the Moonstone in Spec Ops 4 will credit this task.

10. Trespasses

• Use Ghost Rider's Penance Stare on an enemy with Sin
  • Penance Stare is Ghost Rider's second ability, use it on an enemy afflicted with Sin for extra damage. You can use him as a Team-Up in all Spec Op 4 Missions.
• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 2000 Silver, Infernal Blade

Hints:

• Enemies are afflicted with Sin when they attack. Also, Damnation Chains can apply Sin to an enemy.

11. Hot Knives

• Upgrade the Infernal Blade to Soulfinder in the Lab
  • The Soulfinder can be researched after acquiring the Infernal Blade
• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 100 XP

Hints:

• Takes 1 day and costs 100 Silver and 80 Red Unstable ISO-8 to complete.
• Skipping this task means that you do not receive the Soulfinder.
• Instead of skipping, you could use 8 gold to buy the 80 Red Unstable ISO-8 needed. However, the research would still cost 1 day, locking out any other research opportunities.

12. Like a G6

• Complete 3 Flight deck Mission
  • Send any hero on any flight deck mission
• Requires 20 gold to skip
• Reward: 3000 Silver

Hints:

• Send 3 heroes with 3 minute flight deck missions.
• You can collect missions you send out the day before to complete this task.

13. Trick or Treat

• Use 5 Pumpkin Bombs in Combat
  • Pumpkin bombs can be gifted from/by friends
• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Unlocks Mission 3

Hints:

• You may use Pumpkin Bombs already in your inventory from before the Task started.
• You can complete this task in normal missions outside the Spec Op.

14. Mystic Masters

• Defeat Baron Mordo
  • Defeat Baron Mordo in either Mission 2: The Hoary Hosts, or Mission 3: Signed in Blood.
• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 100 XP

Hints:

• You do not need to complete this task in Mission 2 in order to unlock Mission 3, but it will help towards completing Task 15.
• You do not need to use 3 Magic attacks against him. There are many people who believe that you do, but it has been proven that you do not.
  • There is a translation error into some foreign languages that changed the task text to read as magic attacks. It is a translation error, not a functional difference.

15. Greenwich Gatecrashers

• Get 2 Stars of Mastery in Mission 2
  • Complete missions to add points to your cumulative score. Achieve a high enough score to earn a new Mastery Star!
• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 100 XP, Infernal Axe

Hints:

• To get the highest score with minimal ISOs, it is generally better to only do Red and Yellow fights while only doing Blue fights as necessary, and avoid the deploys unless you are able to unlock the Epic Boss.
  

16. Hack and Slash

• Upgrade the Infernal Axe to Sinflayer in the Lab
  • The Sinflayer can be researched after acquiring the Infernal Axe (granted after Task 15 completion).
• Requires 20 gold to skip
• Reward: 100 XP

Hints:

• Researching the Sinflayer requires 48 Hours, 300 Silver and 120 Red Unstable Iso-8 to Research.
• Skipping this task means that you do not receive the Sinflayer.
• Paying to skip this task will save two days of research, which may be valuable if you have limited time and/or ISO.
• Instead of skipping, you could use 12 gold to buy the 120 Red Unstable Iso-8 needed. However, the research would still cost 2 days, locking out any other research opportunities.
• You're better off saving your gold for Mission 24. With the initial and 50 bonus Iso, it only takes 4-5 days to reach this point, then another 2 days for research. During this time, you can collect another 100 Iso for the next set of Missions.

17. S.O.S

Save Our Souls

• Collect 3 Distress Calls
  • Distress Calls are obtained from visiting Allies in your Allies Bar
• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 100 XP

Hints:

• If you are close to this task, leave your Distress Calls uncollected so that you don't have to wait an extra day.

18. Mouthful

• Get 5 Demon Teeth/Infernal Fangs
  • Infernal Fangs have a high PVP value, and can be purchased from the Store after researching them
• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 3,000 Silver

Hints:

• Infernal Fangs cost 2 Gold at the Store.
• Instead of skipping for 10 gold it's better to buy 5 Infernal Fangs for the same cost and use then to complete the optional mission: Harness the Power.
• Special Op missions, Story missions and PvP battles all drop Infernal Fangs . Infernal Fangs dropped in PvP sometimes do not credit this task, however.
  • Any type of attack that produces a Critical Hit has a chance of a drop. There is no evidence at this time that unarmed attacks will increase the drop rate of these items.
  • A technique to improve your odds.
• Highly recommend you run regular mission or PVP fights to get this. It takes a while (1-2 days), but think of it as CP farming and you're saving ISO for Epic Boss fight later.

19. Fight Fire with Fire

• Defeat Satana
  • Defeat Satana in either Mission 1: Devil's Daughter , or Mission 3: Signed in Blood.
• Requires 20 gold to skip
• Reward: 100 XP

Hints:

• There is a translation error into some foreign languages that changed the task text to read as fire attacks. It is a translation error, not a functional difference.

20. Exothermic

• Make 4 Demons Explode
  • The Nefaralae, Inves, and Verignis demons explode when they are killed, they can be found in Mission 1: Devil's Daughter and Mission 3: Signed in Blood .

• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 100 XP, the Signpost

Hints:

• Nefaralae, Inves, and Verignis must be killed with physical damage or fire damage in order to induce explosion. Nefaralae demons won't explode if defeated by any harmful status effects such as Magik's secondary demon attacks, Static Charge, Poison, Burning, Soulfire, etc.
• IMPORTANT: Any debuffs applied onto the Nefaralae, Inves, and Verignis will not be able to cause explosion. Confirmed using Captain America and Shield Bash. Therefore use heroes which don't apply debuffs during turns or counter-attacks e.g. Iron Man, Invisible Woman, She-Hulk. (Sometimes happen)
• Avoid using Heroes with Avengers Uniform or Coulson's Revenge to avoid Coordinated Attack. If Nefaralae, Inves, or Verignis got attacked with Coordinated Attack, it won't explode except it still not died.

21. Warning Signs

• Equip the Signpost
  • The Signpost makes it possible to wield the rest of the Demon Set. It is the reward for completing Task 20.

• Requires 50 gold to skip
• Reward: 4,000 Silver
• Seriously, who would skip this!!?

22. Pop a Wheelie

• Use Ghost Rider's "Burn Out " ability 3 times
  • Burn Out is Ghost Rider's fourth ability. You can use him as a Team-Up in all three Spec Op 4 Missions.

• Requires 10 gold to skip
• Reward: 100 XP

Hints:

• Burn Out has a 3 round cool down.
  • It will take 9 rounds of fighting to accomplish this task in one fight.
• You can do this by fighting Mephisto, but be sure you read up on how to defeat him here: All_Hallows#Battles
• Other way is to use also Invisible Woman against a single foe. Using repeatedly her force cage ability could give you the turns you need in order to complete the task.

23. Danger Room

• Win 1 PVP battle
  • Compete in PVP to test your skills against other players. PVP requires completing Chapter 1 Mission 4 of Story Mode.

• Requires 20 gold to skip
• Reward: 5000 Silver

Hints:

• If you have been banned from PVP, you will have to skip this task in order to get Ghost Rider.
• Practice matches will count for this task.

24. Dark Dimensions

• Defeat Dormammu
  • Dormammu is an Epic Boss in Mission 2: The Hoary Hosts.
• Requires 25 gold to skip this task
• Reward: 1 CP

Hints:

• All deploys should be completed as soon they appear. The required heroes are Daredevil, Quicksilver, Gambit, and Hercules.
  • How to get More Command Points
• There are 3 rounds to fight, however, you only need to defeat Dormammu once in order to complete this task.
• Only Dormammu in Spec Ops 4 - Mission 2 will credit this task.

Some people feel skipping this task is better, as it requires 25 gold which is 50 CP if converted and if you complete this task it requires 276 CPs- (Daredevil, Quicksilver, Gambit, and Hercules). If you have many of the heroes, or can get them fairly easy, then this advice is not for you.

25. All Hallow's Eve

• Complete 3 Stars of Mastery in all three Chapters of Spec Ops 4
• Requires 25 gold to skip
• Reward: 1 CP and unlock Ghost Rider

Hints:

• Aim for the highest score you can with battles, using Team-Up Bonuses, Two and Three birding bosses, etc.

Optional - Unlock Grief Research

Harness the Power

• Collect 30 Infernal Fangs (Will Be Used)
  • Infernal Fangs can be bought from the store for 2 gold or obtained through combat drop in all modes of the game (Special Op, Story Mode, PvP).
• Find the Frozen Hell
  • Frozen Hell is dropped by the Epic Boss of Mission 2: The Hoary Hosts.
• Requires 75 gold to skip Infernal Fang Collection
• Reward: Blueprint:Grief
  • Blueprint enables research for Grief

Hints:

• May be combined with Task 18: Get 5 Demon Teeth/Infernal Fangs
• Since they'll be used, Fangs obtained and placed in PVP armory will NOT count towards the total and will be subtracted from the total count.

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