Sentinels of the Multiverse contains many unlockable Variant Cards for heroes and villains. To switch to an available variant, just tap "Variants" on any card where it appears. Variants can be unlocked by performing specific story challenges in the game. If you're feeling a bit stuck, select a variant below to see instructions for unlocking it.

Still too much work? Approximately 30 days after first release, or once the official unlock condition has been discovered (whichever happens first), each variant will also have a button that can be used to automatically unlock that variant in-game. However, unlocking a Variant this way will not fulfill any related achievement once those are added to the game (but it also won't stop you from earning the achievement if you do complete the challenge in the future).

Unlock conditions are posted to this page once they have been discovered by the community. Players often work together to discover Variant unlock conditions on the Handelabra Games Forum, the Greater than Games Forum, and the Steam Forum.

To unlock a variant hero in multiplayer, you must be controlling that hero. Variant villains can be unlocked in multiplayer by anyone playing the game who meets the conditions.

(Mouseover a Variant to view its unlock conditions. On Mobile, rotate your device to landscape and tap.)

Villains

Mad Bomber Baron Blade

Defeat standard Baron Blade. Then, while fighting Citizen Dawn, destroy Citizens Blood, Sweat, and Tears in the same round.

Omnitron II (AKA Cosmic Omnitron)

Defeat standard Omnitron. Then, while fighting Grand Warlord Voss, destroy two spaceships in the same round.

Spite: Agent of Gloom

Defeat standard Spite. Then, defeat GloomWeaver by having 3 villain relics in the villain trash. At least two of the following must be in play: Cursed Acolyte, Profane Zealot, Chosen Disciple, or Ophidia the Deceiver. No Voodoo Pin may be in play.

Skinwalker Gloomweaver

Defeat standard Spite and GloomWeaver. Then, do one of the following:

Defeat Spite: Agent of Gloom in Rook City on his “Broken Vessel” side with zero cards under the Safe House and at least five Victims in play.

-OR-

Be defeated by Spite: Agent of Gloom in Rook City on his “Agent of Gloom” side with no more than two Drug cards face up. Spite must have destroyed at least five Victims.

Heroic Infinitor

Defeat Infinitor with damage dealt by a Construct. Captain Cosmic must be the first hero and no heroes may be incapacitated. Each different Manifestation must enter play at least once.

Trickster Kismet

Lose a game against regular Kismet in The Block, with at least K.N.Y.F.E., The Argent Adept, and Fanatic on the team. Over the course of the game, the Talisman must spend more full turns in hero play areas than full turns in the villain play area.

Heroes

Season 2:

K.N.Y.F.E Rogue Agent

In a game with regular K.N.Y.F.E. in The Block, have K.N.Y.F.E. destroy 5 Agents other than Warden Hoefle. K.N.Y.F.E. may not destroy Warden Hoefle.

The Hunted Naturalist

Win three games where regular The Naturalist deals the final blow to the villain. Each different villain must be defeated while The Naturalist is in a different form.

Fugue State Parse

Defeat Progeny with regular Parse on the team. At the end of the game, Parse must have at least 10 ongoing cards in play, and must be at exactly 1 HP.

The Adamant Sentinels

Lose a game with regular The Sentinels incapacitated at the end. The Sentinels must be incapacitated before any other heroes are incapacitated. All four Signature cards along with Sentinel Tactics must have been in play at the same time during the game.

Dark Watch Setback

Defeat The Chairman in Rook City with the 4 hero team: Setback, Dark Watch Expatriette, Dark Watch Mr. Fixer, and Dark Watch NightMist (in any order).

Season 1:

America's Greatest Legacy

Defeat Ambuscade in Silver Gulch with no hero character cards over 9 HP and Legacy not on your team.

America's Newest Legacy (AKA "Young Legacy")

Baron Blade himself deals damage that incapacitates Legacy in Wagner Mars Base.

Dark Visionary

Defeat GloomWeaver on his “Demon-God Incarnate” side using The Visionary. Telekinetic Cocoon must have been destroyed at the start of The Visionary’s turn.

The Eternal Haka

Win a game where Haka is the only non-incapacitated hero. Then, defeat any villain in The Final Wasteland, playing each “Haka of” card at least once each. Again, Haka must be the only non-incapacitated hero.

Redeemer Fanatic

Defeat Apostate with damage dealt by Fanatic using the power on “Absolution.” Undaunted must be in play. Prayer of Desperation must have been played at some time after Fanatic was restored by Aegis of Resurrection.

G.I. Bunker

Play all three mode cards in the same game.

Santa Guise

In a game with Guise on the team, allow a single player to take 25 actions outside their turn. Valid actions are playing a card, using a power, or drawing a card. The actions must be caused by hero cards, powers, or incapacitated abilities.

Omnitron-U

Defeat regular Omnitron with Omnitron-X and Unity on the team; neither of them may be incapacitated. Then, defeat Cosmic Omnitron with Omnitron-X and Unity on the team; Omnitron-X must be incapacitated, but Unity may not be incapacitated. Then, defeat any villain with Unity and without Tachyon or Omnitron-X on the team. Construction Pylon, Modular Workbench, Scrap Metal, Supply Crate, and Volatile Parts must be in play. Robot Reclamation must be played at least once.

Ra: Horus of Two Horizons

A member of The Ennead deals damage that incapacitates Ra. The Staff of Ra, Flame Barrier, Flesh of the Sun God, Living Conflagration, Solar Flare, and Wrathful Gaze must be in play.

The Scholar of the Infinite

Defeat either GloomWeaver or Apostate with The Scholar incapacitated. The Scholar must have healed hero targets for at least 20 HP in total.

The Super-Scientific Tachyon

Put five or more Burst cards into the trash in a single turn.

Rook City Wraith

Use the Infrared Eyepiece power twice in the same turn.

Teams:

Termi-Nation Absolute Zero

In a single non-hero turn, regular Absolute Zero must take over 10 damage, regain over 10 HP, and deal over 10 damage to a single non-hero target (in one shot). These three things can happen in any sequence, but all must occur on the same turn.

Termi-Nation Bunker

Defeat Omnitron in Omnitron-IV with regular Bunker as the first hero. Then, defeat Cosmic Omnitron in Omnitron-IV with regular Bunker as the last hero. At the end of both games, Bunker must be active and have less than 10 HP.

Termi-Nation Unity

In a game with regular Unity on the team, more than 5 times (H) hero targets must be in play for a complete round (from the start of the villain turn through the end of the environment turn). Only hero targets that have HP printed on their card count.

Prime Wardens Argent Adept

Lose a game to Akash’bhuta with the regular Argent Adept on the team. Then, defeat Akash’bhuta with the regular Argent Adept as the first hero; the rest of the team must be regular Haka, regular Captain Cosmic, regular Tempest, and Redeemer Fanatic (in any order). Each of the Argent Adept’s instruments must enter play during the game.

Prime Wardens Captain Cosmic

Prime Wardens Argent Adept must be unlocked. Then, in a game in Dok’Thorath Capital, standard Captain Cosmic must prevent a total of 20 damage that would be dealt to other heroes or refugees. The prevention must be accomplished with Energy Bracers or by redirecting damage from Abject Refugees to Captain Cosmic.

Prime Wardens Haka

Prime Wardens Argent Adept must be unlocked. Then, defeat Ambuscade with regular Haka on the team. At the end of the game, Haka must the only active hero, and be at maximum HP.

Prime Wardens Tempest

Prime Wardens Argent Adept must be unlocked. Then, with regular Tempest in a game, play Ball Lightning, Chain Lightning, and Lightning Slash at any time when Electrical Storm, Grievous Hail Storm, Localized Hurricane, and Vicious Cyclone are all in play.

Prime Wardens Fanatic

Prime Wardens Argent Adept must be unlocked. Then, in a game against Apostate, regular or Redeemer Fanatic must destroy 2 Imp Pilferers, 2 Fiendish Pugilists, and 2 Relic Spirits.

Dark Watch Expatriette

Defeat Baron Blade in Rook City with Expatriette using the card “Unload” to fire guns at least 3 times at Baron Blade to destroy him.

Dark Watch Mister Fixer

The Operative herself deals damage that incapacitates Mr. Fixer in Rook City. Bloody Knuckles, any one Style, and no Tool must be in play.

Dark Watch NightMist

In the Realm of Discord, deal damage to both hero and villain targets with an Oblivion play that revealed two 4 spell icons. Expatriette must be on the team and Master of Magic must be in play

Dark Watch Setback

Defeat The Chairman in Rook City with the 4 hero team: Setback, Dark Watch Expatriette, Dark Watch Mr. Fixer, and Dark Watch NightMist (in any order).

Freedom Six Absolute Zero

Lose a game to Iron Legacy with regular Absolute Zero on the team. Then, defeat any villain with regular Absolute Zero and without a Legacy on the team. Each of Absolute Zero’s equipment cards must be destroyed at least once, and he may not be incapacitated.

Freedom Six Bunker

Lose a game to Iron Legacy with regular Bunker on the team. Then, defeat any villain with regular Bunker and without a Legacy on the team. Bunker must draw at least 12 cards, and he must be the only incapacitated hero.

Freedom Six Tachyon

Lose a game to Iron Legacy with regular Tachyon on the team. Then, defeat any villain with regular Tachyon and without a Legacy on the team. Fleet of Foot must be played at least 5 times.

Freedom Six Tempest

Lose a game to Iron Legacy with regular Tempest on the team. Then, defeat any villain with regular Tempest and without a Legacy on the team. Aquatic Correspondence, Localized Hurricane, and Reclaim from the Deep must be played at least once each. Tempest must be the only incapacitated hero.

Freedom Six Wraith

Lose a game to Iron Legacy with regular The Wraith on the team. Then, defeat The Chairman with The Wraith as the first hero and without a Legacy on the team. The Wraith must deal the final blows to The Chairman and The Operative.

Freedom Six Unity

Lose a game to Iron Legacy with regular Unity on the team. Then, defeat any villain with regular Unity and without a Legacy on the team. Unity must end the game with more mechanical golems in play than her HP.

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