DCUO CR Combat Rating is a statistic possessed by player characters representing the overall item level of equipment. which will unlock in-game content like Zones, Challenges, Duos, Alerts, Raids and Operations, missions, and more.

This guide provides a complete vision of the activities that players must do to make your character more powerful and unlock new in-game content. Next, we will list the steps to reach the highest combat rating and their requirements:

Combat Rating: Level 30 to CR 43 – T1 Guide

• Total Free Access
• Access to T1 Vendor with:
  • CR 46 Equipment — CR 42 Weapons — Generator MODS 3.2

Combat Rating: CR 43 to CR 53 – T2 Guide

• Can be achieved with Free Access
• The Battle for Earth required for 3 Duos
• Lightning Strikes required for 1 Duo
• Fight for the Light required for 2 Alerts
• Access to T2 Vendor with:
  • CR 56 Equipment — CR 52 Weapons — Generator MODS 3.2

Combat Rating: CR 53 to CR 70 – T3 Guide

• Can be achieved with Free Access
• Fight for the Light required for 1 Duo and 1 Alert
• The Last Laugh required for 1 Duo
• The Battle for Earth required for 1 Alerts
• Lighning Strikes required to access Central City, daily missions, and T3A Vendor with:
  • CR 62 Equipment — CR 62 Weapons — Synthetic MODS III
• Access to T3 Vendor with:
  • CR 70 Equipment — Synthetic MODS III — Generator MODS 3.2

Combat Rating: CR 70 to CR 84 – T4 Guide

• It is hardly achievable with Free Access
• The Battle for Earth required to access 2 Raids
• Hand of Fate required to access 1 Alert and 2 Raids
• Home Turf required daily missions
• Origin Crisis required for 2 Challenges
• Access to T4 Vendor with:
  • CR 78 Equipment — CR 70 Weapons — Synthetic MODS IV — Generator MODS 4.2

Combat Rating: CR 84 to CR 100 – T5 Guide

• It is imposible to achieve with Free Access
• Origin Crisis required for 2 Challenges, 2 Alerts, and 2 Raids
• Sons of Trigon required for 3 Duos and 1 Alert
• War of the Light: Part 1 required for 2 Alerts and 1 Raid
• Origin Crisis required for T5 Vendor with:
  • CR 85 Equipment — Synthetic MODS V — Generator MODS 5.2
• Sons of Trigon required for T5A Vendor with:
  • CR 86 Equipment — Synthetic MODS V — Generator MODS 5.2
• War of the Light: Part 1 required for T5B Vendor with:
  • CR 90 Equipment — CR 90 Weapons — Generator MODS 5.2

Combat Rating: CR 100 to CR 111 – T6 Guide

• It is imposible to achieve with Free Access
• For Combat Rating 100 to 106
  • Amazon Fury: Part 1 required for 2 Challenges, 2 Duos, and 1 Alert
  • Halls of Power: Part 1 required for 2 Alerts and 3 Raids
• For Combat Rating 106 to 111
  • War of the Light: Part 2 required for 1 Challenges, 1 Duo, 2 Alerts, and 1 Raid
  • Amazon Fury: Part 2 required for 2 Alerts, and 3 Raids
• Amazon Fury: Part 1 required for T6 Vendor with:
  • CR 92 Equipment — CR 92 Weapons — Synthetic MODS V Expert — Generator MODS 6.2
• Halls of Power: Part 1 required for T6A Vendor with:
  • CR 94 Equipment — CR 94 Weapons — Synthetic MODS V Expert — Generator MODS 6.2
• War of the Light: Part 2 required for T6B Vendor with:
  • CR 97 Equipment — CR 97 Weapons — Synthetic MODS VI
• Amazon Fury: Part 2 required for T6C Vendor with:
  • CR 99 Equipment — CR 99 Weapons — Synthetic MODS VI — Generator MODS 6.2

Combat Rating: CR 111 to CR 154 – T7 Guide

• It is imposible to achieve with Free Access
• For Combat Rating 111 to 113
  • Halls of Power: Part 2 required for 2 Duos, 1 Alert, 3 Raids, 1 Daily Mission, and 1 Weekly Mission
  • Halls of Power: Part 2 required for T7 Vendor with:
    • CR 108 Equipment — CR 108 Weapons
• For Combat Rating 113 to 131
  • Episode 15: Bombshells Paradox & Corrupted Zamaron required for 1 Duo and 1 Raid
  • Episode 16: Desecrated Cathedral & Oa Under Siege required for 1 Mission, 1 Alert, and 1 Elite Alert
  • Episode 17: Unholy Matrimony & Flash Museum Burglary required for 1 Duo, 1 Raid, and 1 Elite Raid
  • T7A Vendor requires Episode 15, Episode 16, or Episode 17:
    • CR 118 Equipment — CR 121 Equipment and Weapons — CR 124 Equipment
• For Combat Rating 131 to 142
  • Episode 18: The Demon’s Pit & Blackest Day required for 1 Duo, 1 Raid, and 1 Elite Raid (CR 131 Required)
  • Episode 19: The Demon’s Plan & Deep Desires required for 1 Challenge, 1 Alert, and 1 Elite Alert (CR 134 Required)
  • Episode 20: Blackest Night & Wastelands Wonderland required for 1 Duo and 1 Raid (CR 138 Required)
  • T7B Vendor requires Episode 18, Episode 19, or Episode 20:
    • CR 128 Equipment — CR 131 Equipment — CR 134 Equipment and Weapons
• For Combat Rating 142 to 154
  • Episode 21: Prison Break & The First Piece required for 1 Duo, 1 Raid, and 1 Elite Raid (CR 142 Required)
  • Episode 22: Science Spire & The Phantom Zone required for 1 Challenge, 1 Alert, and 1 Elite Alert (CR 146 Required)
  • Episode 23: The Will of Darkseid & Brainiac’s Bottle Ship required for 1 Duo and 1 Raid (CR 150 Required)
  • T7C Vendor requires Episode 21, Episode 22, or Episode 23:
    • CR 138 Equipment — CR 141 Equipment — CR 144 Equipment and Weapons

Combat Rating: CR 154 to CR 190 – T8 Guide

• It is imposible to achieve with Free Access
• For Combat Rating 154 to 166
  • Episode 24: Harley’s Heist & Darkseid’s War Factory required for 1 Duo, 1 Raid, and 1 Elite Raid (CR 154 Required)
  • Episode 25: Iceberg Lounge & A Rip in Time required for 1 Challenge, 1 Alert, and 1 Elite Alert (CR 158 Required)
  • Episode 26: Wayne Manor Gala & Kandor Central Tower required for 1 Duo and 1 Raid (CR 162 Required)
  •  T8 Vendor requires Episode 24, Episode 25, or Episode 26:
    • CR 148 Equipment — CR 151 Equipment — CR 154 Equipment and Weapons
• For Combat Rating 166 to 190
  • Amazon Fury: Part 3 required for 1 Duo, 1 Alert, 2 Raids, 2 Elite Raids, 4 Daily Missions, and 1 Weekly Mission
  • Amazon Fury: Part 3 required for T8A Vendor with:
    • CR 165 Equipment and Weapons — Generator MODS Plans — Base Item Box