The Vault

The Vault is a bonus instance, located in the Joker's Funhouse and accessible through the On Duty Menu after level 6. Players can access the Vault once during a certain period based on the type of account:

• Free to Play: Once per week.
• Premium: Once every three days.
• Legendary: Once per day.

The Vault must be visited once to complete the Vault Ambush! mission.

Gameplay

Joker's Vault is filled with presents that fall from the ceiling over a short period of time. Breaking open the presents (with 1 hit each) earns the player a prize. Once all the presents are opened, the Vault run ends and the player is prompted to leave. There is no actual time limit, despite the Joker's taunting to that effect, nor does it require a cash payment. While the prize loot that appears is up to random chance, it is usually appropriate to a player's level. Above level 30 one Source Mark and one piece off Attuned gear are always received from two presents near the exit.

Balls of various sizes and bombs also drop randomly, causing some frustration as they push players around and obscure vision. Those were completely removed with game update 26 and slightly changed, reintroduced with game update 31. Now, the presents also can contain little Jokandroids, which mostly drop for Villain characters.

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Prizes

Every present will drop a small amount of cash depending on player level, with a small chance for Uncommon or Unique styles and an even smaller chance for a flavor trinket or other forms of currency.

All prizes can't be traded, sold and they are not account-shareable.

Unique Styles

Clothing merchandise featuring a DC character's logo. Colors are locked, that is not changeable by the player.

Aquaman Tank Batman Boxers Batman Hoodie Batwoman T-Shirt Bizarro Cap Captain Marvel T-Shirt Deadman Hoodie Flash Boxers Flash T-Shirt Green Lantern Hoodie Hawkman Hoodie

Joker Hoodie Lobo Hoodie Martian Manhunter Hoodie Riddler T-Shirt Robin Cap Sinestro Hoodie Steel Cap Superboy Hoodie Two-Face Hoodie Zoom T-Shirt

Styles

The most common rewards aside from cash are various style items. These include:

Biomech Simium Headguard Simium-Sheathed Shoulderguards Laminated Gorillatech Shirt Gorilla Omen Backguard Advanced Gorilliumweave Gloves Belt of the Simian Threat Slim Gorillatech Legguards Gorilla Stompers	Checkmate Informant Informant's Blast Helmet Informant's Dense Shoulderguards Informant's Sturdy Jacket Informant's Durable Pack Informant's Padded Gloves Informant's Tactical Belt Informant's Assault Pants Informant's Armored Treads
Checkmate Operative Operative's Blast Helmet Operative's Dense Shoulderguards Operative's Sturdy Jacket Operative's Durable Pack Operative's Padded Gloves Operative's Tactical Belt Operative's Assault Pants Operative's Armored Treads	Demonic Demonforged Helmet Sulphuric Shoulderplates Chestguard of the Abyss (Hellspawn Wings) Abyssal Peril Gauntlets Hellthreat Belt Legguards of the Demon Host Frightening Helltreads
Egyptian Pharaonic War Headdress Sunstone Shoulderguards Jackal's Shirt Backguard of the Desert Sun Gloves of the Ancient Builders Sunstone Belt Pyramid Leggings Desert Wanderer's Boots	Jah Kir Dread Coluan Helmet Galactic Battle Shoulders Coluan Battleshirt Alien Threat Backguard Dominator's Gloves Galactic Belt Starseeker's Legguards Alien Threat Boots
Sharpshooter Sharpshooter's Hood Sharpshooter's Shoulderpads Sharpshooter's Vest Sharpshooter's Gun Case Sharpshooter's Gloves Sharpshooter's Belt Sharpshooter's Padded Leggings Sharpshooter's Boots	Shielded Robot Ancient Qwardian Helmet Honored H'levenite Shoulderguards Galactic Guardian's Shirt Burnished Bolovaxian Backguard Starguard Gloves Universal Protector's Belt Galactic Guardian's Leggings Galactic Guardian's Boots

Furthermore the following styles may drop: Logistics Officer, Malevolent Knight, Virtuous Knight.

The Greco-Roman style set is not longer available from The Vault.

Attuned Gear

Since game update 74, attuned gear drops in The Vault if you have reached level 30. The gear has the Psycho style (except for face, which has the Freaky Clown style) and the weapons come in the Maniacal Weapons Box. From game update 74 to game update 77 it had item level 10-172, then gradually upgraded from updates and currently it is at 10-280. You will usually get 1 piece of it from every Vault visit.

Movement Gear

There are purple-quality gear drops that in addition to a unique style will also temporarily change a character's movement mode while equipped. However, the new movement mode will not have any skill upgrades.

• Monitor Propulsion Pack (Flight) - as used by the Joker in Legends PVP, particles and sounds included
• Gloves of Clinging (Acrobatics)
• Journeyman's Boots (Super Speed)

Nth Metal

Since the introduction of artifacts with game update 76 the Vault also provides Nth Metal including a bonus once per week.

Trinkets

• Sinister Clockwork Key - Transforms you into one of Toyman's dolls.

• Phantom Zone Kryptonite Chunk - Legendary item that turns you into a ghost with Kryptonian powers.

• Clown Nose - Transforms you into a mutated clown like Clownsanity inside Ace Chemicals.

• Demon Figurine - Transforms you into a demon of Greed (male) or Lust (female).

• Lion Tooth Juju - Turns you into one of Circe's lion bestiamorphs.

• Kryptonian Bouncy Sphere - Summons a giant Superman-themed ball that can be thrown around for fun or to damage enemies.
• OMAC Nanite Circuitry - Briefly changes you into an OMAC increasing toughness and health for a short time.
• Manhunter Circuitry - Disguises you as a Manhunter.
• Death Blossom Seed - Summons a Death Blossom that aids you in combat for a shot period of time, when it withers, near by allies are healed.

Most of these are only cosmetic changes and have no practical uses. Transformations will last several minutes and can be removed by activating the trinket again. They will also override any active model changes, like the Doomsday form that players briefly acquire in Smallville Alert.

For a more complete listing of Vault items, please see Category:The Vault/Items.

Marks

Since game game update 47 marks drop as follows:

• Level 30: 1 Mark of Victory

Since game game update 94 marks drop as follows:

• Level 30: 1 Source Mark

Extra Visits

When players reach level 9 with any newly created character and after they complete the Reseach and Development mission, Ambush Bug will sent a consumable Vault Ticket to the player, which is included in the Vault Ambush! mission. When consumed, it will give the player a one-time extra visit to the Vault. This is currently the only item capable of doing this and is a one-time bonus for every character.

The Vault can be accessed through the On-Duty menu at any time, and you will be returned to the location you were at when you entered.

The Multi-Use Vault Tickets hinted at by Ambush Bug are available via the in-game Marketplace button as a micro-transaction available for 100 Daybreak Cash (DBC) per Single Use Vault Ticket, or 400 DBC for a 5 use Multi-Use Vault Ticket.

Trivia

• The Vault looks very similar to a room in the Joker's Funhouse.
• One of the largest balls will be blocking the door. You may either smash it or when you finish it will blow up, allowing you to leave.
• Occasionally holiday event items such as Form: Snowman or Valentine's Heart Bed can be obtained from the vault during their respective holidays.
• Vault drops are random, but some have shown that on lower levels, they get better gear, and otherwise on higher levels.
• During holiday events, The Vault changes in appearance and has a different theme.
• Before the Game Update 18, one Mark of Triumph would always drop, once players had reached Level 30, with a rare chance of getting a Mark of Distinction or even a Mark of Krypton.
• Before the Game Update 44, one Mark of Triumph would always drop, once players had reached Level 30, with a rare chance of getting 5 or even 25 Marks of Triumph.
• From game update 44 to game update 47 a tier adjusted guaranteed drop of marks had been introduced: Tier 1: 1 Mark of Triumph, Tier 2: 5 Marks of Triumph, Tier 3: 25 Marks of Triumph, Tier 4: 125 Marks of Triumph, Tier 5: 625 Marks of Triumph, Tier 6: 1 Mark of Fury

Gallery

Christmas Theme 2014

Springtime Theme 2015

Summer Theme 2015

Halloween Theme 2015

Videos

DC Universe Online - Playstation 3 - Villain Vault February 21, 2011 (1)

DC Universe Online - Playstation 3 - Villain Vault February 21, 2011 (2)