Contact is the first Quest in Act 5 Chapter 4: Cornerstone, and was released on December 15, 2017.
It contains 5 paths and ranges from 7 to 13 Opponents per path. This Quest, like the remainder of the Chapter, has a locked camera view, and its portals contain hints for their respective paths - Vitality, Life Transfer, Power, Rage, and Poison & Bleed.
It is preceded by 5.3.6: Fitting Punishment and succeeded by 5.4.2: Friends and Foes.
Nodes[]
Global 
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| Name | Effect(s) |
|---|---|
| Champion Boost | +300% Attack & Health |
| Iso-Infused | +50% Attack and Health |
| WARNING | A third Special Attack has been activated! |
- All Global Nodes are removed immediately before the boss fight.
Paths[]
Local 
| Path | Name | Effect(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Vitality | Vigor | Every 15 seconds after the start of the fight, the Defender Regenerates 50% of Base Health over 5 seconds. The timer refreshes when the Defender reaches intervals of 25% missing Health. |
| Life Transfer | Life Transfer | The Opponent suffers a permanent Degeneration effect, losing 2% of their Max Health per second, but Lifestealing 125% of their Damage done. The Lifesteal percentage is affected by Class Relationships. |
| Power | Feats of Power | When above 1 Bar of Power, gain a Fury Buff. When above 2 Bars of Power, gain a Precision Buff. When at 3 Bars of Power, gain a Cruelty Buff. |
| Rage | Rage | Damage taken in a single hit is capped at 2.50% of Max Health. When damage cap is reached, gain a Fury Buff. Upon reaching 5 Fury Buffs activated by Rage, attacks become Unblockable. Ability Accuracy modification doesn't affect this Node. |
| Poison & Bleed | Enhanced Bleed | Bleed abilities are 40% more effective. |
| Enhanced Poison | Poison abilities are 40% more effective. |
Boss: Punisher 2099 []
Local
| Name | Effect(s) |
|---|---|
| Maximum Overdrive | When Punisher 2099’s Battery reaches intervals of exactly 25%, he gains 25% of his Max Power over 5 seconds. |
| Enhanced Special 2 | Special 2 deals 20% more damage and the first melee hit or instant projectile hit, such as that from a beam or psychic blast, is Unblockable. Projectiles with flight time, such as an arrow or rock, are not Unblockable. |
| Critical | +28% Critical Rate |
| Critical | +100% Critical Damage |
| Health | +200% Health |
| WARNING | A third Special Attack has been activated! |
| Champion Boost | +300% Attack & Health |
| Iso-Infused | +50% Attack and Health |
Dialogue[]
Black Panther (Civil War): A narrow escape. Well done, everyone.
Doctor Voodoo: We have woven a spell to guard us from the Grandmaster's sight, but it will be broken in short order.
Doctor Strange: Indeed. We have already accrued many of these Cornerstone fragments; if they're as powerful as we assume...
Civil Warrior: He's gonna be after them. Let's keep moving.
- Transmission #1 - Upon entering the Quest
Black Panther (Civil War): Our research has yielded fruit, Summoner. Black Panther (Civil War): This Cornerstone holds great power, not as influential as the ISO-Sphere, but more all-encompassing. Doctor Voodoo: If we were to reconstruct it, the flow of the Grandmaster's power would be disrupted. We would be able to defy him. Black Panther (Civil War): Unfortunately, his agents are already in possession of many more fragments, and still others lie strewn about this place. Black Panther (Civil War): I believe he hasn't yet deduced their function, and gathers them only to oppose us. Civil Warrior: Then it's a recovery op. Stick together everyone, we can't afford to lose steam now!
- Transmission #2
Civil Warrior: I’ve sent out comms to as many others as I can. The word is spread: get the Cornerstone pieces, push back against the Grandmaster! Black Panther (Civil War): A full blast is risky, but it’s now or never. We will have strength in our unity. Doctor Strange: It’s good that we will, more foes coming from ahead!
- Transmission #3
Civil Warrior: Watch out, Summoner. This guy is as rotten as they come.
Punisher 2099: The only bad news here is the lack of control. The Grandmaster is bringing some welcome change to this messy, unruly place. Punisher 2099: And I, for one, am happy to enforce it. You were always soft, Cap; the fact that you’re trying to stop the one person who can clamp down these monsters just proves it. Civil Warrior: A free ticket to murder doesn’t make you the law, Punisher. We’re going to show you what the right side of history fights like!
- Transmission #4 - Before fighting Punisher 2099